The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-04
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tctcn finled mn plGe IL
- onr elzlse and sle . t nle.d the l,n-
sltt1n n ore On uccoitiif 81 it, belnfc Q
Isreilt f.lilfe duty tliiIIl for any selll.E
reason. BE became intenaaly ihter-
ftea te study og lie itsuEeqce
ana its ana and vas grc1tiE Inn
I4lreaed Vim the fact that 4 - one OF
i the bet INSTITUTIONS Of cfgilzafon-
iiroFerC lereIaud WIS q most con
sttlnti1ilss Enan. He never for one
I IIluiIfeIIe Tesftated a. To what VIZ
irisht aiitI what was wrong. Ills corr-
lngein doing right WAS no leis thnn
This courage In denonncinK wrong.
san. His love OF country was greAt9r
than lais love or party. II his oEFn
Coincidence TOLD him q thing was
right he acted and took the couso-
duence4- He never did things BE-
cause they were expedlent, HIS
Greed NJ that honesty was the best
expedient In the long run
Mr. Marion related an incident IL
lttstratinG 2Er- CleveIand.s regard FOR
I economy even IN comparatively small
/ matters In a letter addressed TO
ar. MoFc5n on October i. 1905. ar,
CIeDeland wrote: Il believe you esS-
pect to send a statement 20 each OF
the Equitable policy holders. Can
the trustees send somethIng in the
same enclosure and thus save ex-
pepse ,"
Ar, example iof the conscientious
ness OF the late President and Of his
faithfulness to his employers was
contained IN another letter 10 Mr..
Morton. written on February 10.
1907, In which Mr.. Cleveland saId=
I want very much to<o TO South Car
olina for ten days or two weeks as
soon as possible after my return from
Chicago. I can see my way clear to
do so unless the duties Of my position
prevent would not think OF taking
the trip for pleasure. but I am satts=
fed that a loadng outing in warmer
climate just At this time would in
crease my usefulness In all matters
with which Lam concerned. Do you
think can go without any danger or
embarrassment to the work OF the
Presidents Association %
Among the letters read at the me-
mortal exercises from Cabinet officers
of the Cleveland administrations was
one from the Hon Hilary A. Herbert
OF Washington. who was SECRETARY Of
In responding to your request for
q letter concerning the great man
whose memory you are to honor. ana
who, WAS formerly my political chief.
Il Is perhaps TO be expected that I
should speak OF him mostly as saw
him w hen he was q public servant
wrote 3Tr. Herbert. Grover CFeve-
land, the only Democratic President
during the 81 years stretching from
March & 1851. to March 4. 1913, win
always stand out as one OF the most
striking figures IN our political his
tory-strihfng not only because OF his
Intellectual ability and unswervinE
devotion to lofty ideals. but also be-
cause of what he accomplished as
well as what he sought but failed 90
accomplish
After reviewing Mr.. CIeveIand's two
administrations, AR. Herbert conclud-
ed as folioNEs:-
When the Democracy went ON IN
1906 after the ignis fatuIs OF free sill
Yer the shifty Republican party had
seen its new opportunity. 1t adopted
a sound money platform. placed up
on It one OF II smany statesmen who
had recently assailed Mr.. Cleveland'sl
sound money views. and AFR. ATcKin-
ley now had the supreme good for
tune OF coming in to preside over a
country whose prosperity had been
assured by the wisdom and courage Of
Mckinley fOurished. not because of.
but IN spite OF. his DinEIey law which
has proven to be the great mother Of
trusts and the GRANDMOTHER OF the
present .trust-busting' era OF politics.
Mr.. Cleveland was not n polite
ian; he Intrigued neither for place
nor fame; his shining qualities gave
him place and impartial history Will
take care OF his fame. Duty was not
his wRtchword because he did not in