The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-02

I'm his death the nation has been
deprived OF one OF Its greatest cit
liens BY profession lawyer. his
cnief services to his country were ran
derod during his long, varied and hon.
orable career In pubic life."
In testimony OF the respect In
which his memory Is held by the gov
fernment and people OF tho United
States, do hereby direct that the
Hags OF the white house and the sew
eral departmental buildings be display
ed at half-staff for period OF thirty
days. and that suitable military and
naval noHors under orders OF the Sec
retaries OF war and navy be rendered
on the day Of the funeral.
Done this Gath day of June, In the
year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eight and of the indepen-
dence OF the United States OF Amer
lea the one hundred and thirty second.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
President.
by A. A. ADEE, Acting Secretary
OF State"
Grover Cleveland was twice presi-
dent OF the United States from the
state of New York. He defeated James
9. Blaine, the republican nominee for
the Office In 1884, again the candidate
or his party in 1883, but was defeated
by Benjamin Harrison. He retired to
private life for four years and again
made the race in 1892, defeating Har-
rison for the most honored position
within the power of the American
people.
the rank of the people who had strong
er friendships Or more bitter enemies.
In most things he was plain, blunt
man, who thought strongly and gener-
ally said just what he thought
His rise to power formed a striking
illustration of the democracy Of this
country-a country where mans worth
has often BEEN weighed against all
other considerations.
He was known as the veto president
having, during his terms vetoed one
hundred and fifteen bills out of eight
hundred and ninety-seven bills sub
mitted to him. Of the bills disapprov-
ed one hundred and two were private
pension cases and he took similar ac-
ton ON general pension bill. He
turned forty-three thousand republi-
can office holders out of their positions
IN two years. OF these forty thous-
and were fourth-class postmasters.
offensive partianship" and perm
clous activity in politics were the
reasons given for great majority of
these removals. These terms proved
to be notable contributions to the Ian
guage of politics. The removals caused
one of the most spirited quarrels with
the senate. The latter called for the
papers giving fully the cause of dis
missals. The president refused to
send the papers and gave the senators
to understand that their only duty un-
der the constitution was to act on his
nominations This occurred during
his first term
Most popular of all Mr.. Clevelands
acts as president was his treatment of
the Venezuela boundary question. That
was in 1895 England, it was charged
was encroaching on Venezuela and
threatened the appropriation of large
and valuable territory Cleveland went
20 the rescue of the republic, and. at
the risk of war with England, fsrced
an arbitration of the question at is
sue. England was belligerent and Eu-
rope frowned savagely, but the fellow
citizens of the president were wildly
enthusiastic in his support
Mr.. Cleveland being the only dem
ocratic president since the civil war
was greatly beloved in the south. Soon
after leaving the white house in 1896,
he established his family in a comfor-
table home at Princeton, N. J. He had
fortune ample for his needs. Ap-
parently he had no further ambition
for public office, and he settled down
in peace and contentment to enjoy the
declining years of his life.
Time softened the enmity of those
who had been arrayed against him,
and so he gained the good will of the
great mass of Americans His deliv-
erance on any public question was re-
ceived by them with the deepest inter
est. He wrote occasional articles for
various periodicals. Some of the
themes to which he gave attention
We're: Integrity of American Char
acter,'' mission of Sport and Out
door Life" "Woman's Mission and Wo-
mans Clubs. Word Concerning Rab-
bit Hunting" Would Womans Suf-
frage Be Unwise?" Citizens Duty"
independence of the Executive"
Word to Fishermen" and Word for
Forestry"
The only occasion on which he left
his retirement was in response to
call that he assist In bringing order
to one OF the companies involved In
the New York insurance scandal
1t seems poor and trite to say that
that long life OF usefulness and hon
or comes to a close by the death OF
Grover Cleveland. The news flashed
from Princeton chilled the heart Of
thousands of devoted followers who
have looked upon him for years as the
one supreme and uncompromising
exemplar of democracy as it was
taught by the fathers of the republic
the strongest, ablest, sanest of them
ALL