The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-04

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knowledge OF him as he lIIIs IA an ne
relations OF slIfas Z mi ~ Prove to the
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"A letter resolved from Gcvern0r
tI9iee smith. Of eeqEgia. who was see
retary OF the lut1rior IN ar CleVe-
lands cabiuet nom 1873 10 1895,
contained the fonowings
While lrr. Colevelaud pras natural
b Conservative ana retictent 70 The
fnembers OF his cabinet he was most
free IA the e5Cpresst0ns OF Vows ana
tae discussion. of policies. and his re-
lations with them was. extremely cor
dial He was not only Admired by
thefn. bnt am sure each member
had cordial affection ror- him
Mr.. Cleveland was a man of great
Industry although not naturally fond
Of work His sense OF duty caused
him to labor continuously upon any
problem connected with his oficial
responsibilities until he had exhnust-
ed all mems to ind the truths while
going through the process of investi-
cation OF any subject he was a ready
listener. and glad to receive Informs
ton and suggestions. After having
completed the work OF investigation
and having reached a conclusion. ne
adhered immovably TO that conclu-
sion and then nothing was left 70 him.
but adhere to the conclusion form
His great Characteristic Hns fdeIi-
~ to his conception OF duty. but this
Characteristic was 50 marked that
from Il followed tireiess industry and
unyieldinE courage. He was a man OF
unusual wisdom, and his intnid9ni
was most acute. His opinions OF men
were almost unerrine-
He vvns suspicious OF politicians
and could not tolerate machine meth
DDS. but he had an abiding faith in
the people. and was devoted to the
governmental Institutions OF his coun-l
try He really loved his country. not
as a matter OF personal ambition. but
as thing apart from his own inter
.ests.
NJ ueLGsl6d even IN Ks lllAl-i
est form, and intensely believed the
doctrine that public odice should be
treated AZ public trust not to be
used for private gain
That $4,000. 900 OF the funds OF the
life insurance policy-hOlders are each
year diverted to the treasures o. the
various stntes OF this country. in the
ment made by Robert Lynn Cox, gem
eral counsel and manager OF the As
ISOLATION OF Life Insurance Presi-
dents. ut the afternoon session OF the
annual meeting. which took the form
OF a conference on the necessity for
reform IN life Insurance taxation BY
the states Mr.. Cox stated that this
large sum paid IN addItion 10 taxes
on real estate and was usually based
on the premiums paid annually in
each ctate BY the PoIicy-holders-
While the companies hand over the
tax money to the states, ar. Cox de-
clared that the policy holders actually
pay the taSes-that these special
taxes result IN just 30 much lower div
policy-holders. The rate .of the
premium tax ranges from -sne-half
Of one per cent in one state to 2 per
cent in many ard to as high as . Der
cent in one or two states. Mr.. Cox
said that the first step toward secur-
ing Justice for the .polIcyrholders
should be reduction OF the amounts
charged by the high rate states. and
thus bring about uniformity,
This meeting should have been I
called Il convention rather than a
conference said Mr. Cox. at IS dis
tinctlNely a representative body. You
meet here nR the accredited delegatesl
of about 2o,OOO,OOo policy-hoIders.
SCOntfnuad IN mage !