New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
PRAISE FROM DEMOCRATS.
Resolutions Eulogistic of CleUetand
To Be Offered at DenUer.

Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker, delegate-at-arge to
the Democratic National Convention, will introduce
there resolutions eulogistic of ex-Presdent CleVe-
land and requesting the Democratic members of
Congress to take steps to insure the erection in
Washington of a monument in commemoration OF
the ex-Presdent-
These resolutions were drawn up as the result OF
informal meeting of leading Democrats from
various states on the day of the Cleveland funeral
Judge Parker, who took them with him when he
left here for Denver yesterday, will Introduce them
after the address of the temporary chairman The
convention will be asked to adjourn until the next
day in respect TO the memory of ex-President
Cleveland. The resolutions follows:
Be it resolved That before entering formally
upon the special and important work for when c
this national convention of the Democratic party
of the United States has been called We take the
exer the death of Grover Cleveland We record
profound appreciation of his lofty character.
We indulge Just pride that his patriotic and un-
selfish services, rendered to his country In the
cratic partv for President in three of its national
conventions We mourn his loss the more because
and SO effectively devoted to its services over a
period of fifty-two years. are no longer to be at
the command of his party and his country -.
felt, without reference to political opinion by
our fellow & citizens M fhe fogsy y s
times and under all circumstances to the settled
exempfed by its declarations OF principles. by its
acts and by the ideas and utterances or an It's IT'S
ieaueTS OStJS Va AHOAAoS 'O4AO oOAi
Although Mr.. Ceveland's important work was was
done and his greatest responsibility assumed in the
execution of federal authority. he upheld with all
ciple and with all the power of his great office and
influence the rights of the state and local govern
sertng and maintaining that just distribution OF
powers which so distinguishes the political system
He respected the integrity OF our courts and and
30 sbat eTery honest man or interest might be pro
tected and all offenders punished without fear or
On the one hand he consistently pressed upon
his sounrymen the necessity Tor reSsi0n ol GE
favor remove every excuse or reason for mionoI-
0 4nd 10 nd Shelter w on IN the
enforced that economy In expenditure wnlcD ne ne
from an era of extortion and extravaganza against
which his whole career @ was h proredd red and honor
stood firm as a rock in defence of sound princ1-
omc OF ootrnes snd practices left by the Repu
lican party as heritage to % our PeGpIei rica reform
was first redeemed from the region of pretension
He took the Monroe Doctrine out of the realm realm
of dreams and made it thing Of life and power,
He so Insisted that official responsbilty was
his bounden duty and the inalienable right OF our
people that his motto, "Pubc office Is ,s pu9iiic
trust was the ruling pr Prneiple Of his life and Is
NJ He preserved Simplicity Of living and character
in time when ostentation. both public and Pri,
been been raised ais d' to the rank Of virtue
of the only BemeeFac rnesT inducted into
office since 1857, proud tnat his life and career
have strikingly illustrated the fundamental
principles of party. the possibilities of our
social organization and the strength of our Re
publican institutions. hereby direct the officers
of this convention to transmit by telegraph to
Mrs. Cleveland in Princeton. n. j. this expression
of and pride.
We further request the Democratic members of
the Senate and the House of Representatives to
take steps to insure the erection in Washington,
at the earliest day possible of an adequate ma
. tonal monument to commemorate the service or
Grover Cleveland.
1t is still further resolved that, in respect for
the memory of this great and Democrat
this convention shall Immediately stand adjourned
until 10 o'clock on Wednesday, July s, 1908.