Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
EXECUTIVES MEETING
 MEMORY 0F CLEVELAND

there without mission He was there to testify to my fathers lofty civic righteousness his simple and sure standards of public morality; his stern insistcncc on official honesty; his sturdy adherence to opinions delibcr. ately and eouscicutiou-iy adopted, and his passionate desire to serve the best interests of his fellow countrymcn. know of nc picture could draw of Mir. Cleveland that would more fully describe himself than his opinion thus expressed of my own father, and | know you will all excuse the personal reference in my quoting from that ad dress.
 One year ago he was presiding at this Convention, and it was at that time that his insurance address SO i'm pressed itself on everybody who heard it.
 Mir Cleveland came into the life in surance situation late in life some years after he had twice been the vic torious leader of nis party and the Chief Executive of this great nation. At the time he was easily the hrst citizen of the country.
 His advent first as Trustee or me Equitable and afterwards as Chairman and General Counsel of this Associa' ton met with the emphatis approba' ton of the American public because every one knew that in m way would 1 Grover Cleveland wink at any wrong doing. or in any way be connected l with maj administration.
 ! He was grand old pilot taken on i board very important ship that was | in danger among the rocks, and at
 once all on board were pacihed and i confidence fully restored.
 As Chairman of this Association he
 added character, dignity and probity to our cause. and he accepted the posi- ton met with the emphatic approba' great public duty than for any other reason He became intensely inter ested in the study of life insurance
 and its benefits, and was greatly i'm.
 pressed with the fact that it IS one of
 the best institutions of civilizaion.
 Mir. Cleveland often referred to the
 small policyholders in whom he took tho kcenest interest, and many times
 mentioned the unfortunate and sensa
 tional publicity that frightened sc
 many of them into surrendering theii ! VI
 pret to him that any policyholder who
 could afford to pay premiums was SC unwise as to forego the protection t' his family. He frequently talked t'
 me about it, and wished way migh
 be devised to restore such policies
 with as little expense as possible t' the insured.
 In one of his addresses he said Life insurance is one of the greates economical factors in modern life. is one of the boons of civilization. !
 policy was made to hold. Let ever.
 polieyholder think twice before n gives way to the temptation of bor I rowing on his poiey.'
 Grover Cleveland was a most con
 scientious man. He never for on moment hesitated as to what was righ and what was wrong. His courage T doing right was no less than his eoui ' age in denouncing wrong.
 Mir Cleveland was patriot not ' partisan. His love of country wa greater than his love of party. II
 frequently did things which he kne'
 would benefit the nation, and wnic
 he knew would not meet the approva . of his party. If his own conscienc |, told him thing was right he aete - and took the consequences. He neve
 did things because they were exped
 ent. His creed was that honesty wa ' the best expediency in the long ruI . He never did things for temporary ei f feet. He always had his eye on wha
 was the best thing to do in the Ion
 run, and when once that conclusio
 was reached he followed his eonvi'
 ton.
 r The third and last time he was non l mated the platform on which he stoo a was in every respect true to the Demo D cratic faith which he had preache [ and practiced. He never v8cillate l. from that faith. He never change @ his convictions in order to catch votei g He was n careful student of huma
 events. The study of government wa n favorite one, and he gave 1t dee v thought. He longed to accomplis @ things that would benefit people ger h orally.
 V He was very socially inclined !. Companionable, gentle in manner an a sweet in his nature he was in his ow - houseaold all that man should b' Il Always an affectionate husband, most ueNOttu tdlHtT, loyui iiNh' ( no one could visit the Cleveland hom ' without being impressed with il !. simplicity and happiness.
 1 will leave it to other and nor n able hands to record the merits of M q Cleveland statesmanship, and hi \ performance of public duties. nee n not call your attention to the fact tbs s in all of his public career, from th | position of sheriff to that of Presider l; he always lived up to the sentimer r. expressed in the resolution which Il r made when in 1882 upon his electio I as Governor of the state of New Tor he wrote to his brother that he il r tended "to make the matter busine' c agreement between the people of tl c state and myself in which the oblig E ton on my side Is to perform tt n duties assigned me with an eye sing q to the interests of my employers. c Neither will dwell upon the broa' y minded patriotism of the man wf l. was the Chief Executive to show h t faith in the Confederate soldier, b