The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-25
All the Government Departments
 ShouRespect for Cleveland
ALL MEN HONORED HIS NAME
President Hadley Is Assisted By Mir. and Mrs. Taft In the Annual Re- ception-Meetng of National
 Committee Postponed.

Washington, June 24-Appropriate hon. ors will be paid to the memory of ex- President Cleveland by all branches of the government Immediately upon the receipt today of the Presidents proclamation for mally announcing MT. Cleveland's death, steps were taken to carry out the pro- visions of the executive proclamation. In the case of the state department all of ficials of the diplomatic and consular ser vice will be notified of the exPresidents S death, and will be directed to fly the at haif-mast for a period of 30 days. To- day all army posts and stations and all commanders in charge of fleets in the navy, captains of detached ships and navy yards and naval stations were ordered to fly the national colors at half-staff for 30 days. In the army and the navy today orders will be followed by more formal orders tomorrow, directing what shall be done on the day of the funeral, prescrib- ing the number of guns to be fired, etc.
 In Washington, where many of those who are now leading officials of the gov ernment came into office during his ad-
 
 ldents met him at social functions at the White House, the news of President Cleveland's death caused a profound sen- sation.
 Orders Carried Out. l Official action followed promptly. A few hours ahead of his formal proclamation l announcing the death, President Roose- welt directed Secretary Cortelyou, the senior member of the cabinet in Wash iEgton and thus the acting head of tho administration, to have ail executive de- Tartments place the national flags on their buildings at half-mast. This order was immediately carried out.
 Many forceful tributes were paid to the memory of the late President by those who had been more or less associated with him, and by those who had succeed cd to the cabinet councils of his regime Among them were Secretary Cortelyou, who as confidential stenographer to the President during the closing days of the last Cleveland administration had an in- innate association with MT. Cleveland.
 Sec retary Cortelyou made this statement regarding MT. Cleveland:
 MT. Cleveland was fine American type. rising from obscurity to the high est office in the peoples gift through sheer force of character l know of no man in our history more unfiinching In the performance of what he believed to be his duty. No man realized more fully the ideal of an incorruptible public serv- ant. His example has been most whole some In these years of social and econom- ifa ha f,A of la; reasonable and hopeful spirits has made for better understanding of the need and responsibilities of our citizenship.
 His death Is a very great loss to the country"
 Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor said.
 Inspiration To All.
 Another of the greater fathers of the republic has gone to his eternal home His fame and services belong to the country and will be handed down to a grateful posterity an inspiration and as example of unswerving devotion to the countrys welfare. Our greatest Pres idents, Washington, Jefferson and Lin coin, each rendered the services to the country which in their time it stood most in need of. Cleveland was one of thesc-- a mighty giant of political righteous ness
 The proclamation issued by President Roosevelt follows precedents in the cases of former ex-presidents. AS soon as ad- vised of the death of MT. Cleveland the state department officials began nasty examination of proclamations issued at the death of Benjamin Harrison and Rutherford B. Hayes. Later the procla- nation was issued from Oyster Bay
 Ava E. Adee, second assistant sec retary of state, Is one of the prominent officials in Washington who was in of flee at the time President Cleveland was in the White House. MT. Adee received his present commission from President Cleveland, and there was a strong per sonal friendship between the two men. MT. Adee paid high tribute to the for mer Presidents personal traits and to his great mastery of detail
 Admiral Dewey said:
 Tn the death of eX-President Cleve- land the country has lost a citizen whose wisdom, courage and patriotism were of the highest order. The whole country and its interests were the subject of his unremitting industry and best efforts. and he ignored any effects which a strict performance of duty might have upon his political fortunes
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