The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19

of speech; because he was man of tn highest character, a father and hus band of the best type. and because throughout his political life. he showe' those rugged virtues of the public ser want and citizen. the emulation O which by those who follow him wil render progress of our political life to ward better things a certainty. | Governor Hughes declared that the fame of Grover Cleveland was assured because of his inhexible character and for the service thatt he had rendered this State and the Milton.
 Chief Justice Fuller. who adminis- tered the oath Of ofilce to Mir. Cleve- land on his inauguration and to all greatness and told of his power in the nation. The audience frequently cheered the Chief Justice as he deliv- cred his speech.
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 Former President Roosevelt sent a letter to Francis Lynde Stetson. chair man of the Cleveland Memorial Con- mittee, in which the former President told of his personal relations with Mr Cleveland and praised the late Chief Magistrate as a man of earnest pur- pose and high courage in the face of opposition and attack.
 MT. Roosevelt's letters follows:
 The White House
 Washington, Nov. 1s. 1908 My Dear MT. Stetson:
 I regret that 1t is not possible for me to be present in person at the meeting held under the auspices of the Cleveland Memorial Committee. wish you all success in your efforts.
 was a member of the Legislature when MT. Cleveland became Governor of the State of New York at the begin ming of the year 1883. and for the next twenty five years on several different occasions I was brought into close con- tact with him. For two years during his second administration l served un- der him as Civil Service Commissio oner. Like all others who were thrown close ly with him I was much impressed by his high standard of official conduct and his rugged strength of character. Not only did I become intimately ac- quainted with the manner in which he upheld and enforced the civil service law, but I also saw at close quarters his successful fight against free. sil- yer and the courage with which he, aided by men Ike the late Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota, sup. ported the Judiciary at the time of the Chicago riot; and finally, happened to be in position in which knew, inti- mately how he acted and the reasons why he acted In the Venezuelan mat ter. This knowledge gained at first hand enables me to testimony, which I am more than glad to bear. to the late Presidents earnest purpose to serve the whole country. and the high courage with which he encountered every species of opposition and attack. Owing to peculiar com ination of cir cumstances he went out of office as- aaflad party than by the opposing party, and shortsighted people thought that the great mass of American citizens had repudiated him and disbelieved in him
 Six years later 1t happened that I was at St. Louis as President when MT. Cleveland, then a plain private ci- tizen. arose to make an address in the great hall of the Exposition; and no one who was there will ever forget the extraordinary reception given him bv the scores of thousands present. It was an extra ordinary testimony to the esteem and regard in which he was held an extraordinary testimony to the fact that the American people had not forgotten him. and. looking back, had recognized In him a man who with straightforward directness had sought to do all in his power to serve their interests.
 MoTeoVer, all AInerlcans N 0uld pay honor to the memory of Mir Cleveland because of the simplicity and dignity with which as ex-President he led his life in the beautiful college town wherein he elected to live. He had been true to the honorable tradition, which has kept our. Presidents from making money while in office His life was therefore of necessity. very simple; but 1t was the kifhF of fife which 1t. is a good thing to see led by any man who has held a position such as he held.
 Again wishing you all good fortune. I am,
 Sincerely yours,
 Theodore Roosevelt.
 MT. Francis Lynde Stetson, Chairman, Cleveland Memorial Committee IS Broad Street New York. N Y
 poem written in honor of MT. Cleveland by Richard Watson Glider and read by him was a feature of the exercises.
 The New York Symphony Orchestra. under the direction of Walter Dam. rosch, and the German Liederkranz. played and sang the musical numbers of the exercises.
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