Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-24
Ex.pREslDENT CLEVELAND.

With the passing away OF hon.
Grover Cleveland, the United States
loses not only one of the most con-
spicuous of it's recent historical figures
and the only living ex-president OF
the United States, but man of rare
weight, courage and strength.
His dissolution at this time seems
almost significant in view Of the fact
that there is imminent a battle polit-
ical between two parties, of one OF
which he was the honored leader for
many years-possibly the ablest leader
it ever had Whether we may dispute
about the comparative greatness OF
partisans, 1t has been agreed by men
OF all parties, especially since Mr.
Cleveland stepped down from the Of
flee Of president the last time and his
administrations could be reviewed with
more calmness than was possible IN
cere, thinking executive, with strong
convictions and the courage thereof.
No man Of any party, in or out Of Of
flee, was ever more bitterly abused
than Stephena Grover Cleveland, who
from his eaFiy manhood, saw fit to
keep his first name in the background.
What man lives today that remembers
the aggravating assaults on the then
presidents daily habits, his failure to
go into the ssiyil war ana his veto of
numerous prtsate pension bills, but
will say the seHticism was as hard as.
could be utttred by disgruntled peo-.
pie?
in his first campaign, against James
g. Blaine in 1884, won the election, got,
a plurality Of ss,o17 votes against
Benjamin. Harrison in 1888. altho in
the electoral college he was defeated by
score OF 2s3 to 1853. This evidence
OF his strength in 1888 was renewed
with emphasis in 1892, when he ran
again against President Harrison and
won by a plurality of 3S0.S10 in the
popular vote and the electors fran
chises stoods2T7 to 145 in his favor.
He furnishes the only instance in
American history Of a one time presi-
dent being defeated for a second term
and securing apparent vindication by
the result Of third contest.
On his retirement from the cares Of
state he accepted a chair at Princeton
university, which he held up to the time
Of his death. Mr.. Elmer Cline Of
this city, a Princeton alumnus, recalls
a lecture which the ex-president gave
to the students in which Mr.. Cleveland
analysed number Of the situations
which enmeshed him while in office,
giving his reasons for his course in the
different problems. In this the students
got facts which may never be known
to history, ana there will be great re-
greet if Mr.. Cleveland did not bequeath
this interesting data to posterity in his
writings.
Mr.. Cleveland married Miss Frances
Folsom, of New York, a young woman
whose beauty and sweet dignity gave
her an envied, place in the hearts of
nation when she graced the White
House as the first woman Of the re-
public. In domestic life the Clevelands
seem to have found rare felicity, and
at Princeton, where they made their
residence Of late years. they were re-
garded with that true respect which
is the sincerest tribute to the hearth.
The United States has to acknowl-
edge its great loss in the passing Of
Mr.. Cleveland, and national sorrow will
join that of the widow and children.
Their loss Is of devoted husband
and father, while that of the nation is
OF highly capable servant and most
distinp11ished citizen