Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-19

which even his enemies were bound
to respect.
Alton b. Parker. Democratic candi
date for President in 1904, then paid {
tribute to Mr.. Cleveland's memory
He said in part:
Cleveland illustrated in his officia
life the combined value of conscience
and the courage to perform the duty
| 1t points out. One example is beyond
I compare as conspicuous exhibition
of his moral courage.
~ refer, of course, to his attitude
toward the attempt of members Of
mis- own party to substitute the none
| tary value for a double standard Of
currency, free silver at ratio of II
| to l. We know now that the acceler-
ators of the movement were in am
bush behind their mountains of sill
yer, the value of which 1T was theiI
| purpose to double.
CIeyeland's win UnbreakabIe.
"He believed in his soul that such
system would infiict great injury to
the country and to the people whom
he was serving. One great party
pledged itself to support the proposi-
ton and another narrowly escaped.
The time selected for the promoters
came when there was an agricultural
depression and the opportunities for
their purpose were all that could be
desired.
cleveland as President would not
surrender. He conceived it his duty
to be honest to the people who trusted
him, even at cost, If need be, of the
loss of that appreciation. His deter
mination could neither be bent nor
broken.
Grover Cleveland lived to see his
Judgment vindicated, not only by his
party, but by the people generally,
and the movement relegated to a
point where it could no longer boast
of an advocate. Yet none ever heard
him speak of his work or his moral
courage in that trying time. 1t was
enough for him to know that the
people had been spared suffering.
1.-The day will come when his con-
duct at this notable time will be
recognized as patriotism and his ca
paeity for real leadership unparalleled
by any occupant of the White House.
Commodore T.. C. Benedict, "sort
of playmate" of President Cleveland,
said a few words about the former
President.
Professor Howard McClenahan, of
Princeton University, appeared for
Dean West and made a short adj
dress. st. Clair McKelway, chancel-
lor OF the State of New York and
editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
1t. e.;o 4 III, he
former President.
The speechmaking was followed by
a reception in the manse.
Among those present We're: Judge
e. E. Mccall and Charles S. Fair
child, New York; William McAdoo,
New York; Edmund B. Osborne,
Montclair; A. A. Raven. Brooklyn, N.
Y; Percy S. Straus, George BurdicE,
&c. w. Townsend, Secretary H. Her
bert, DR.. John H. Finley. George F.
Parkin and Henry E. Robinson, New
sor and Mrs. T. j. Preston and Abra-
ham D. Brittin New York; Mrs. SUI
san Cleveland Yeomans, Brooklyn, N.
Y. Mrs. c. II. Rogers, Brooklyn, N.
Y; Bayard Stockton. Princeton; Matt
land Bartlett, New York; w. |. Lin
coin Adams, Montclair; Thomas a.
Buckner, Commodore e. G. Benedict
and DIR. Joseph ID. Bryant, New York;
the Rev. Charles 7. Berry, Brooklyn,
\. Y; Thomas o. Bell, Westfield;
Judge William A. Day, New York;
Jacob A. Cantor Robert Lynn Cox and
J. e. Clarey,. New York; Joseph A.
Dulles, Madison; ]. M. Dickinson,
Princeton; e. j. Fellows and w. j.,
Gibson, New York; Miss Mary L.
Hastings, Hartford, Conn; John B.
I.unger. Mr.. and Mrs. st. Clair Nc
Kelway Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
MacLean and Herman A. Metz, New
York; Dr. and Mrs. William Alexan-
der Ewing, N. Y; Allan B. Walsh,
Washington, d. c.. and Mrs. r, W.
Glider. New York.
The men who acted on committees
for the exercises were; Mayor John
Espy, chairman; William III. Van
Wart, vice-chairman; George M. Can
field. Frederick G. Johnson. j. II,
Coddington, e. Augustus Rine, Harry
C. Havell and Frederick p Collins,
| finance committees; John A. Brown,
| committee on automobiles; Harry V.
Condict (chalrman). Colonel J. C.
| Sprigg, William n. Hasler, Joseph A.
Brady, Edwin e. Bond, Cyrus b.
Crane. ]. M. Mead, DIR. S. C. G. Wat
kins. Leon Cooper Caleb A. Harrison
Frederick p. Collins, Harry f.
Backus, w. Moore Gould, Lynn G
Lockwood, Leon A. Carley. b. A.
Mathews, J. w. Gosman. Ottoman
Block, Fillmore Condit, W. Foster
Cakes. James A. Speer Marian Spell
don, Sidney Speer, Thomas l.. Chap
man. William Little, Charles Braun
worth and Louis " Booream. recep-
ton committee; William Little. Aldus
/ Block Harold Van Wart and Roy
Hohald. aides.
One of the features of the exercises
was the reading of a poem writer
especially for the occasion by Fanny
l-t,rosby, the blind hymn writer, whc
knew Cleveland when he was clerl
at II in the New. York Institution fol
the Blind. She is SO years old.