The Washington times., 1908-06-24
Glasses Unite With Masses
in Paying Their Last
Respects.
TRIBUTE OF TEARS
SOFTENS EULOGIES
Honored Not Only as a Just Ex-
ecutive, But for His Qualities
as Friend and Man.

The National Capital became the seat
OF mourning today. when the wires
J flashed the sad intelligence that the
nations only living former President
had been defeated IL his struggle for
life
! Men and women Of every station have
paused In their daily pursuits to pay
| tribute by word or tears 70 Grover
/ Cleveland, the man, the friend the
| statesman, the President. They have
| not been perfunctory tributes. offered
because Of the dead mans prominence
and because the circumstances required
them. Instead, they have been spoken
/ with subdued voice and trembling lip,
with moistened eyes and with a sorrow
/ that was betting the pail which has
! been spread over the nation, and es-
/ pecially over the nations capital.
For eight years Grover Cleveland was
an honored occupant OF the White
/ House. The fruits OF those eight years
OF Democratic friendliness. of soncltude
for his cOuntry's people, of sterling in
| tegrity and rugged honesty, that i'm
/ pressed and helped the official family
! about him. acre shown today when
| those who had known him. either az
to say something Of their admiration for
Americas Grand Old Man"
Men high in the councils OF nation
and state tod eloquently Of the Cleve-
! land they he'd known; men lower DOWN
tho scale spoke Of the good that Cleve-
1 land had done for humanity and the
I people as whole while in the workshop.
IN the street and about the places
cOngregate, occasional sentences Of re-
sret and an air OF sorrow marked the
entire day. Some Of these tributes fol-
low:
SECRETARY YCORTELYOU-Altho
not cntirely unexpected az this time b.
those who knew Mr.. Clevelands real
condition, his death IS none the less
q keen sorrow. He was a fine American
type. rising from obscurity TO the high
est office in the peoples gift through
sheer force or character-a character
SO rugged, SO loyal and SO sincere as
20 excite not only the respect and af-
fection Of those who were privileged 10
be his friends, but Of those who were
opposed 10 him for political or other
reasons l know Of no man in our his
tory more unfinChing IN the perform
ance OF what he believed TO be his duty
No man realized more fully the ideal
Of an incOrruptlDle public servant. His
example has been most wholesome In
these years Of social and economic un-
rest. and the influences OF his calm,
reasonable and hopeful spirit has made
for a better understanding of the needs
and responsibilities OF our citizenship.
His death IS very great loss to the
country.
SECRETARY STRAUS-A great luss
of great man, whose life and services
will remain as a great moral asset in
the political history of our country.
POSTMASTER BARNES-To Tnyi
mind he was tho strongest man In men
tality and force Of character that the
Democratic party has produced IN many
years.
NJ O. CHANCE, auditor for the Post
office Department-The country suffers
a distinct loss when such men as for
mer Preslden- Cleveland pass away He
filed an important niche in his coun-
try's history. and measured well up 70
INC requirements OF the good citiZeT. !
the able statesman. the loving husband
attributes that would have distinguish
ed him aside from his preferment TO
the highest office in the land
JAMES F. OYSTER-It is a great less
to the country to lose a man who hasl
been so valuable an asset to the good
citizenship and the statemanship of !
the day as has former President Csleve-
land His life. his character. and his |
deeds. were an inspiration 20 the young /
as well as the older set
COMMISSIONERS WEST-GroverC1 C1ava-
land, the only Democratic President in |
fifty years. occupied a commanding
place in American history. His two ad- |
ministratiOns were marked by important |
events, in which he bore a most con-
spicuous part and throughout which |
the determination, not to say obstinacv
Of his character was fully shown II !
may have been that a more yielding /
disposition would have Injured TO the
greater benefit OF his party from n no 4
litical point of view. but no ono ever
doubted the honesty OF his convfctions l
There is no doubt that since his re-
tirement from the Presidency he has
grown in public estimation aod 49,
afford an admirable example of the
manner in which ex-Presidents should 4
end their days.
COMMISSIONER MACFARI,AND- |
Mr.. Geveland's death though not nm
expected, viii seem sudden, and win
make deep impression. 1t is safe 70
say that he had more admirers when
he died than at any time before. for
since he retired from public life. in the
agreeable academic atmosphere or
Princeton, his old political enmities were
sOftened or entirely removed. and he
came 10 the place where as the only
Nv liA5 tA-E LtSlQtuL, ne enjoyed mUfVpr-
sal esteem and honor. He used his new
influence wisely in politics and philanZ /
thropy, as well as in Princeton Univer-
sity. 1 have talked with him several
times IN these recent years. and found l
him broadened, oeepcned and mellow
ed. l saw him last when he presided q.
the national conference of charities and
corrections, at Philadelphia, and after
I had spoken. in the Academy Of Music /
meeting, on what had been done to
improve the public charities and cor
rections in the District Of Columbia he
spoke appreciatively OF Washfngton's
progress and his constant interest IN ITS
affairs History will give him a most
honorable place among the Presidents
Of the United States. apart from his
unique distinction of being reelected
after he had been out Of office four
years.
W b HIBBS, the Washington banker
and broker-He made a good President.
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