Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02
IN CLEVELAND'S HONOR.
Resolution to Be Presented At the
Convention In Lenver.

I
and other delegates from New York
left today for Denver to attend the
| National Democratic convention which
| viii meet next Tuesday.
ON the day OF Former President
| ClevelanG's funeral an informal con-
ference of leading men from many
states was held at which it was greed
| that upon the completion of the ad-
| dress OF the temporary chairman OF the
convention, a series of declarations
| commemorative of the former Presl-
| dents relations to his party and the
country should be introduced.
! As a result of this agreement, Judge
( Parker will present the following reso-
| luton:
| BE it resolved, that before entering
| formally upon the special important
work, for which this national conven-
| ton of the Democratic party of the
! United States has been called, we take
| the earliest opportunity solemnly to
| express our grief over the death OF
| Grover Cleveland. We record our pro-
| found appreciation of his lofty charac-
| ter, his commanding ability and his
| unfailIng wisdom. We indulge a just
pride that his patriotic and unselfish
services, rendered to his country in
| the time of need were made possible
as the representative and the chosen
| candidate Of the Democratic party for
| President in three of it's national con-
yentions We mourn his loss the more
because his great gifts of mind and
heart so cheerfully and so effectively
devoted to it's service over a period OF
80 years, are no longer to be at the
command of his party and his coun-
try.
ON thus giving expression to the
keen sense of loss felt, without refer
| ence to political opinion, by our fell
| low citizens throughout the country
we recognize and commend his faith
fulncss at all times and under all cir
| cumstances to the settled traditions
and policies of the Democratic party
| as exemplifed by its declarations of
u inciples, by it's acts, and by the
ideas and utterances of all it's great
leaders from the days of Thomas JEFF
| ferson to those of Samuel J. Tilden.
"Although Mr.. Cleveland's import
ant work was done and his great re-
sponsibiity assumed in the execution
| of federal authority, he upheld with
devotion to principle, and with all the
power of his great office and influence,
| the rights of the state and local gov
ernments. He thus rendered effective
service in asserting and maintaining
that Just distribution Of powers which
so distinguished the political system
bequcathcd by the founders of the re-
public.
"TIe respected the integrity Of our
courts and so insisted upon the strict
enforcement of law that every honest
man or interest might be protected
and all offenders punished without ia
VOr
"On the other hand. he constantly
pressed upon his countrymen the ne
cessity for revision of our tariff
Laws which should strip every vstage
Of favor, remove every excuse or rea-
son for monopoly and destroy every
harbor in which privilege is wont to
find shelter, while on the other hand
he forced that economy of expenditure
in which he believed would eliminate
the corruption entailed from an era of
extortion and extravaganza against
which his whole career was protest
He maintained the public credit and
honor, stood firm as a rock in defence
of sound principles of finance and re-
sisted the dangerous economic doc
trines and practices left by the Repub-
lican party as a heritage to our people.
Under his administrative civil SER
vice reform was first redeemed from
the region of pretension and became a
reality.
"FIe took the Monroe Doctrine out Of
the realm of dreams and made it a
thing Of life and power. which COM
mands universal respect
.He so insisted that official RESPONSE
bility was his bounden duty and the
inalienable right of our people, that
his motto public office is public trust
was the ruling principle of his life and
is the lifting epitaph for his monu-
ment.
HE preserved simplicity of living
and character in a time when ostenta-
ton both public and private only
seemed to be a necessity but had been
| raised to the rank of virtue.
Recognizing these commencing
achievements Of the only Democratic
President indicted into office since 1857,
proud that his life and career have so
strikingly illustrated the fundamental
principles of our party, the possibilities
of our social organization and the
strength of our Republican institutions
we hereby direct the officers Of this
convention to transmit by telegraph
to Mrs. Cleveland in Princeton, N. j.,
this expression of our sorrow and our
pride.
1--WE further request the Democratic
members of the Senate and the House
of Representatives to take steps to in
sure the erection in Washington at the
earliest day possible of an adequate
national monument to commemorate
the services of Grover Cleveland.
at is still further resolved that In
respect for the memory of the great
man and Democrat. this convention
shall Immediately stand adjourned I'M
til 10 o'clock on Wednesday. July s,
1905"
A large number of Tammany men
We're ut the Grand Central depot today
W hen the delegation started The Tam
many members of the delegation had
a special car attached to the Twentieth
Century Limited Charles r Mllrphy