New-York tribune., 1909-03-19

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cad tjdrgs Of the death Of General Grant Pres e
sdent Cleveland said that, whether az Sstrod
as Chief MAGISTRATE the IIusTmtoudT ~ d,tY undeterred
pI SoIbts sngie-inded and var
I In IN IneT tFoVght most commendabie in public ser
want. and in eylogzing an0tnsF snIlgSie-mnded and
strsightfo-ward and answering ana nothing douO'-
ing in his adherence to duty . ..,,r-a+io, of the
organization Of the federal judoiaEy I he5q Rr N ceys
n0Tk on fs9Tg9Ty % great isyg drRty the eminent rs
and eioauent speaker Edward j PheRss Ia i. '1l oc
c3uTse OF one one OF nF G 10 Nj Cleveland and the
court referred to Mr.. Burke declaLatlULi ~ riSbt
e II The rain might enter ii, but the King 81
England could not enter itand san . +bs Perlis-
snt of reat Brtan might enter I IT. oT yst 1as hsrs
might resort whose judgment. pron9uneso IN IN que an
course of judicial proceedings cou1u 80 @ hold to he
contrary to the Constitution Of the Jnltsd esse +
I happened to glance at Mr. C4e'ela'Iu anu ~
tears were rolling down MS lace"
GOVERNOR HUGHEs's TRIBUTE.
c.ovsrror Hughes spoke Of the work Of Cleve-
land as Mavor Of Buffalo and Governor OF tiiis
state He was a hero Of civil adnlilllsli a'ioi4'
the Governor said, not having come lH'o p'0
nsnoe through military achievement as vas the
case with many figures in history iHe
ernor added: . -. t,s
rggedness Of character and his infexi6ility IN ea
ec1ng his honest judgments CuI Pqplith 40 tha minds
Of the people with the public POLICIES Tn Tbf pubo
their life has been concerned aca wn IN hisfory be-
os the sPg 81 hf PSSP5sS Sspsse and ID
tb. the that we have hope for the future honor
To-day We honoT Fss rIy Of the conviction
fba+ a public officer public servant q Iepte
sentative Of his eOn5uenGy sy paqcEar pp scheme
20 help himself or his friends
-rba Governor spoke OF the advocacy Of home
rule by Cleveland OF the latter's EFFORTS 10 pre-
vent unnecessary special legislation ana OF MS
belief that the state should act with exact Jus
tice toward all. I'VE should not forget tlloS0
nr,neinIes" said the Governor. (which were per
hans better illustrated in Grover Cleveland as
Navor Of Buffalo and Governor OF New AorA
tban IN anv public servant this state has ever
had"
MR. ROOsEvELTS LETTER
Mr.. stetson read the following letter from ex-
President Roosevelt. dated at the White Honss
on November Is, 1908:
ant fp nerson son AZ the meeting held under the aus
pices of the Cleveland memorial committee WISH
'fu I was a member Of the Legislature when Mr.
Cleveland became Governor OF the stsre OF Nsw fo
the next twentS-fve years several different oc-
For two years during his second administration I
served under him as civil service MS hi
Like all others who were thrown closely win nm s
/ was much impressed by his high standard OF Of
1ea cGnogSi & ana cam ns pfg fagfmse aea9ated with
the manner in which ne upheld ana 9 endorGe1 , tEs
his c & "a sRss std free m sn sVg5 Ike ahe tbe late ate
Senator Cushman X. Davis Of Minnesota. sup
ported the judiciary at the time Of the Chicago
which / knew Intimately how he acted and the
reasons why he acted in the Venezuelan matter
This knowledge. gained at first hand: enables me
10 bear testimony, which am more than glad 10
serve the whole country. and the high courage with
which he encountered every species Of opposition
circumstances ne vent out Of Office asselled
more bitterly by bis own party than by the oppos,
ing party, and shoTtsighted persons thought that
the great mass OF American citizens had repudi-
ated him and disbelieved IN him;
Louis as President when Mr. Cleveland, then
the great hall Of the exposition; and no one who
ception given him by the scores Of thousands pres
ent. II extraordinary testimony 10 the
eoy IN to So e s hat fa h
can people had not forgotten him. and. looking
back, had recognized In him man who with
Straightforward directness had sought to do ali in
Moreover. all Americans should pay honor TO the
memory Of Mr. Cleveland because OF he sim
led his life in The beautiful college town wherein
oTa6Ie tradition which has kept our Presidents
from making money while in office; His life was
Idnd Of life which it is good thing 10 led BY
any man who has held a position such as he held
MAYOR M'CLELLAN's REMARKS.
Mayor Mcclellan in his opening remarks said
that Clevelandism had been described az being
nothing but the expression OF the everyday and
Of the commonplace. And so It Is" he added.
for II is the enuncation Of right living and
thinking and doing OF rugged honesty and in
tegrity In thought and word and deed in private
life and in public affairs, Of plain speaking and
plain dealing, Of sincerity Of purpose and abso-
lutte certainty Of the Righteousness of its cause"
The hold that Cleveland had upon the hearts