The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-24
THE PASSING OF d 7:
GROVER CLEVELAND
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Mr.. Cleveland on taking Office with
drew the annexation treaty from the
Senate and sent Col. Bount to Homo
lulu in a naval dispatch boat to inves-
tigate the facts of the overthrow of
the monarchy, giving him paramount
diplomatic authority end rank over the
Republican Minister Penipotentiary,
MIR. Stevens, who hau established a
protectorate over the islands. Col.
Bount forthwith had the flag lowered
by the same troops that had raised it,
from the cruiser Boston, Captain
Wiltse and the guard mat had been on
shore duty returned to the ship. He
conducted his investigation and in due
time made his report, on the strength
Of whose findings President Cleveland,
by dispatch signed by Secretary OF
State Gresham. directed Minister viii
| lis, who had succeeded Col. Blount to
restore Queen Liliuokalani to the
/ throne, provided however that she en-
gagged not to pursue a vindictive pol
/ icy toward the Provisional Govern
ment. it's authors and supporters.
Force was present to carry out the re-
storation in the shape of the cruiser
: Philadelphia. A demand was formally
made on President Dole to surrender
the government of the islands to the
Queen. The Provisional Government
in the meantime, backed by resolutions
of a mass meeting, had made show
of preparing to resist the United
States troops if they were landed.
President Dole, at the close of a meet
ing of the Executive and Advisory
| Councils, refused to surrender. Min
lister Willis failing to obtain a promise
of clemency from the Queen suspend
ed action for further instructions from
/ Washington on his report Of proceed
ings There was no Pacific cable then,
President Cleveland, after receiving
( Willis report, dropped the whole bust
ness
Stephen Grover Cleveland was born
at CaldweTf, Essex county, New Jersey,
March IS, 1887 His father was Pres
byterian clergyman. He received an
academic education. In 1897 he obtain
ed the degree of LID. from Princeton
University. Grover Cleveland went to
Buffalo in 1855, became clerk in a law
Office and was admitted to the bar in
1859. He was assistant district attor
ney of Erie county, 1896; sheriff of
the same county, 1903; established
law practice. In 1881 he was elected
mayor of Buffalo. His veto of eXtrava-
giant appropriations directed outside
attention to him and led to his nomin-
alton and election as Governor of New
York the following year
( In 1884, he was elected President OF
the United States as Democrat over
James G. Blaine, Republican, by a ma
jority of 81 electoral votes, the popu-
lar vote being Cleveland 4,9T1 OH and
Blaine 4,S48,334 In 1858 he was again
the Democratic nominee but was de-
feated by Benjamin Harrison, when he
returned to law practice, locating in
New York city.
In 1892 he was again elected as a
Democrat, defeating President Harri-
son by a majority of 1872 electoral
votes, the popular vote being 5,556,91S
Cleveland and 5,176,10 Harrison. At
this election there was an aggregate
popular vote of more than 100000 for
oTner candidates. as compared with less
than 100000 in 1884.
In 1896 the Democratic party having
declared for the free coinage of silver
in the platform of it's National Conven-
ton, Mr. Cleveland gave his approval
to the candidates of the National (gold
standard) Democrats.
Grover Cleveland on June 2 1886,
married Frances Folsom. Until this
event, from March, 1885, the mistress
of the White House was Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland, a sister of the
President, an author of considerable
note who, after a seminary education,
had maintained herself as a teacher
and lecturer, and with her earnings
bought homestead for her mother at
/ Holland Patent, N. 7. To Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland an Interesting family
of handsome children were born. No
more beautiful woman than Mrs. Gle
yeland ever presided over the social
kingdom of the White House.
After his second retirement from the
Presidency Mr.. Cleveland took I'D his
residence at Princeton, where he has
died During this last period he was
in much demand for addresses in uni
versities and elsewhere. He was also
a prolific essayist, many articles on
various subjects from his pen appear
ing in magazines and weeklies. After
The sad insurance disclosures a few
years ago, Mr. Cleveland was selected
as one of the three trustees to handle
the affairs of some of the mammoth
life companies with a view to restor-
ing public confidence in their vast op-
erations. All the old political animosi-
ties in his regard had disappeared or
toned down with time and Grover
Cleveland for some years past>has been
generally esteemed as one of the fore