The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-25
GROVER CLEVELAND.


 Grover Cleveland, who was Presi- dent of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to lS97 can only be spoken of at this time as a great. representative citizen of the country. By his death the nation loses the services in counsel of man, who understood the needs of the peo- pie, realized their aspirations and la- bored as 1t has been given few men to labor for their achievement, some of the time appreciated, some of the time unappreciated, but all of the time stern and uncompromising for the right as he saw and understood 1t. Small indeed appear the men today who for reasons of the most selfish character, undertook to provoke a sus- picion of his motives and did not hesi- tate to misrepresent him that they might profit by the crime.
 Grover Cleveland's career from the moment the call to service awoke him from an indifferent attitude of mind until his death yesterday morning rested on superb and finely balanced conscience. Suddenly armed with power as the mayor of the city of Buff falo, what was good for that commun- ity and what squared with the princi- \ pies of justice arrested and held his Attention. It was not what others thought of his official conduct which moved him, though at times 1t may have worried him to find that he was without support in the house of his friends, 1t was what he concluded was best. Doing things right with him was second nature. He had no idea of how to do things fundamentally wrong, and 1t is on that account that his mis- takes of judgment were studied from an impersonal rather than a personal point of view. He was great advo- cate of popular rights rather than born fighter He turned deaf ear to his most intimate counsellors in 1887, when he penned his famous tariff mes- sage. who told him that 1t was bad politics. He replied that 1t was good morals Time has told the country how much more clearly he saw the trend of things than those who betray- cd him in the halls of national legisla- ton.
 Grover Cleveland was instinctlvely honest and upright. It was matter of temperament with him. He claimed no credit for that nor did he change his faith when he heard the voice of hate and of scorn raised by the faith less in the congress of the United States. He blded patiently his time, and he lived to hear that miserable voice silenced by the more sonorous voice of popular affection and esteem. Well may the country mourn him. It never had better friend nor a more patriotic citizen. Even when he saw the convictions of q century swept aside by musical phrase, and sentl- mental impressions substituted for them, he held to his faith in the intel- ligence of the American people and their power to ultimately understand that truth Is stronger than fiction. though less agreeable to the ear. No- thing could be more impressive in its exhibition of calm than his conduct Curing the years when his labors were being ignorantly embarrassed and his love of country derided. Then and there stood the man revealed, for all honest men to see and understand. Then and there stood revealed all of the sources of political corruption and commercial greed for those who had the faith to see and understand. Grover Cleve- land would have saved his country the suffering it has since endured and would have fought the battle for polt- ical,and commercial righteousness be- fore political and commercial immoral ities of themselves impaired the great national structure. Honor to whom honor Is due, but let 1t not be forgot ten that it was Grover Cleveland who sounded the note of warning, and who with the inspiration of prophet sought to stem the mad current of human selflshness
 A great American citizen has died and in his death are withdrawn capacl- ties of penetration and an understand ing of the ills which afflict democratic institutions which cannot be estmat- ed accurately until sober history comes to be written. Tears of righteous cit izenship will be shed at his grave and from them will rise some day mem orial so substantial and beautiful in