The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-29

te1ulnS personally CO Ilduy d.
fairs which other Presidents
turned over to their secretaries.
His mind worked best through
his arm and his finger tips. His
messages to congress he wrote
with his own hand, as, in fact,
all his important state papers.
Thus nobody could charge him
with being a dictator.
President Cleveland's severe
conception of dignity was indicat-
ed by his quarrel with Colonel
Henry Watterson, the Kentucky
editor. Once the President was
too busy to go to the theatre
when young Mrs. Cleveland ex-
pressed a desire to hear Clara
Morris. Col. Watterson happen
ed to be at the White House. The
President requested him to es-
cort Mrs. Cleveland, whicht illegal
liant Kentuckianwas happy to do.
Between the acts Mrs. Cleveland
suddenly announced that she de-
sired very much to have chat
with the noted actress. The col
onel arranged for her to visit
Miss Morris in the latter's dress
ing room. Delighted with her
experience, Mrs. Cleveland en-
Enthusiastically told her husband
about it as soon as the colonel
took her home.
The President turned to Colo
mel Waterson and somewhat an
grily rep1oached him for permit
ting the first lady Of the land to
visit an actress in her dressing
room instead of having the act
ress call at the box. He had
trusted to the colonel's age and
discretion, he said, to protect
Mrs. Cleveland from yielding to
a schoolgirl fancy so undig-
nified.
! Grover Cleveland was the first
Democratic mayor of Buffalo and
the first Democratic Governor Of
New York since the civil war.
Then he became the first and
only Democrat elected to the
presidency since James Buchan-
an, who defeated John C. Free
mont, the first Republican can
didate, in 1856. These facts vii
} enhance his distinction.
HELPED FANNY CROSBY WITH HEF
HYMNS.
From his boyhood, Mr.. Cleve
land manifested those traits Of
iron courage which may be term
| ed self-confdence, so character
: istic of his official career. Young
Growers first job away from
home was a clerkship in a schoo
: for the blind. Fanny Crosby
: the noted hymn writer, herself
= blind, was a teacher there
t Young Cleveland used to assis
her by taking down her poem
7 in handwriting. The principa
e of the school upbraided Mis-
J., Crosby for utilizing Grover il
l that way. Grover heard of it.
: Look here" he said to tn
v blind singer, you have a pei
feet right to use my service
e in this way. Your hymns d
l. much good for this school. Yo
:. tell the principal so the mex
d time he Objects.
1t Miss Crosby boldly stood u
y for her rights after that, an
It the principal meekly submitted
k while the young amanuensis COZ
k tinued the penmanship practit
le which enabled him later along
life to write presidential me
le sages legibly.
t, Mr.. Cleveland made his oW
~ way in the world. His father,
u Presbyterian minister, died whe
ke Grover was sixteen. The be
st after his brief experience in tt
J" school for the blind started fl
a Cleveland, O. 1t is said thi
It, the name of that city aWas
I'd chief attraction for him. But
~ visited an uncle in Buffalo on h
IN way West and was induced
MT remain in that city. Grover
IS. mother, when he left home ga
lg him a little Bible. Daniel L
d, mont, who was private secret;
o. ry to Grover Cleveland and /
Id ter a member of President Clev
le lands cabinet, told a highly i
p. teres ling story of this Bible.
or Il first saw it," said Mr.. L
at mont, ION table in Cleveland
US law Office in Buffalo. When N
Id Cleveland became Governor tt
r. little Bible was generally to
e. seen on the bureau in h
ne bedroom in Albany. Just befo
ell his Inauguration as President
IS found the book in his rooms
so the Arlington Hotel, Washingto
ng and carried it to Chief JUST
i'm Waite, requesting him to use
IS, when he swore the new CHI
Ia Magistrate into office,
le- About 10000 witnesses S;
Grover Clevenland press
on mothers gift to his lips on tt
mp memorable occasion.
te- Later the little Bible lay an \
no Cleveland's writing table in
Mt. library at Princeton. On
he outside cover is inscribed in 6
We letters the name IS. C. Gle
he land" and on the fly leaf in
ose mothers handwriting fare
the words, my son, Stephen Gro
Or Cleveland, from his loving mo
err"
Or. DISPLAY OF SELF-CONFIDENC
The late Senator ingalls,, h