The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-06


 own states, Out in Nupois in the year 1894 tho people were having some trouble with some strikers. The men on strike took the law into their Into the mud and trampled on 1t. Business was blocked, the United States mall was tempered with, the courts were defed That was a crisis. That Is ugly business no matter who Is in lt. That Is anarohism. What happened IL so happened that thero was q man In the executive ehalr tt Washington. It was crisis in our history. Wisdom and firmness were necessary And without ostentation or heslteney President Cleveland call cd to his aid the unquestioned powers of the federal government, viz, the standing army, to uphold government, The promptness and vigor of his ac- ton brought order out of chaos, and served notice to all anarchists that we were under government by law, and that lawessness would not be toler- ated. by rich or poor, In Illinois or anywhere. The president did his work so well, and so quickly, and so fearlessly that the trouble was over before the people realized how serious the trouble was. 1t was only a mas ter who could have done It. It was only a brave man who would nave tried to do .it. That Is fadeless star in the crown of the heroic chief.
 The other case was our little scrap with Great Britain. There was much talk about the Monroe doctrine. We do not hear much about 1t now. But i've did then Venezuela was having a dispute with Ci,at Britain over d boundary line The Monroe doctrno said, That we, on this side of the sea- were able to take care of ourselves, and that we would let them alone, un- less we were invited to do something. European powers must cease to co,on- i2a American sJ'l. England has al ways had a passion for territory. She hasn't gotten over 1t yet. It is not easy to satisfy her There has been some good in 1t, we admit. The world Is q great deal the better for much of t, But when she looks this way, she has turned her eye In the wrong direction.
 England was ready to put her big foot down upon q big slice of Vene- zuela Venezuela objected. The lis- pute was of long standing. The two | governments-the one in Washington, the other in London, had exchanged some pleasant and coquetsh messages 1 on the subject President Cleveland was not in the coqueting business. He was for real business. He did the business
 The president did what was chara ,- teristic of him. Most of us con demned him for 1t at the time. We said, Ii was more than risky, 1t was undiplomatic and impudent. It was insulting a friendly power and inv!.- ing war between two parts of the same family. His ultimatum to Eng- lard was little short of declaration oe war. But England herself was no: faultless in the matter. Fortunatah England had a wise and careful prime minister, holding the destinies of tn, kingdom in his hands. and thank Goo war Wal aveFted.
 To-day We are able to see the soot which Mir. Cleveland's bold and a the same time misunderstood act. ha brought to the United States and th, world That was the brilliant mov, of patriot and a statesman.
 
 was being made to vitiate the eur rency and to put in circulation a dis honest dollar, MT Cleveland said NC with emphasis. And he stood as firm ly as any republican for good ant honest money. And he bolted hi
 party's nominee eight years ago ol that Issue. That is the mark of |
 man.
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 my work. But here if s It Is ,h work of one who appreciates the goo
 and the true wherever he snds it Here then has lived and served useful and great man A man v'h
 made himself by honest endeavor an hard work. Honest purpose and har
 work are the way to the summit. Mi Cleveland was as simple in his man ners and life as Hayes He coul
 coin a sentence like Garfield. He va as fixed in his purpose as Harris1r He was as sincere in his desire q
 Mckinley. He was as bold to rree his duty as Roosevelt Not by scham inc or by trickery or by laziness q men succeed, but by honesty and in s dustry So has passed from us ou great brother and fellow citze, : Quietly and patiently he came dow | tc the end of the journey. He fs 2 asleep. Some of the greatest me1 ( "a the ration helped to put his body int It's last resting place. They stood q hii grave and remembered that the 3 too must go the way of all fesl T Death to the good, Is but to be Dor