New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-16
g Clair McKelway Calls
u;m Conscientious, Brave
and Charitable.
little CALDWELL
CHURCH CROWDED
Tolls Why Ex-President Did Not
Attend Funeral of His Demo-
cratic Colleague.
b. Telegraph 10 The Tribune


..5veu. y j.. March 15.-Picturing
...,,- Cleveland as conscientious,
-.,,ops and charitable man. often
,oisrepresented. St Clair McKelway
a . glowing tribute to the ex-President
,,c exercises iu honor Of his seventy
.,.rtb birthday at the First Prcsby-
..-,,n Church here tonight.
II. John IT, Finley, who presided at
... .xerciscs i'm the church. Of which Mr..
,,.,eropd's father was once pastor. and
ar :. Straus Joined with Mr.. Nickel
20, in eulogizing the eX-President. Mr..
'...olspd's widow, Mrs. Thomas II. Pres
,,r occupied a front pew.
Il is not Of the Mayor, the Governor
tho President" said Mr. MckeiwaN.
',,., = the man / would speak. lie was
modest man. lie was proud man.
vodestv and pride are not Incompatible.
~ uas modest as TO his ability. lie was
.o,,5 ~ the fact that ne verified his
5.,a before he veutured on his announce
&c lie was modest in the receipt of
&c vet proud Of the Endorsement Of
Ne nainstaking accuracy 10y his country
men ,,
ouis belief I'm truth and his adherence
I'm, ipdirection were ingrained and sin
..rs Mlsrepresented he was silent. Ke-
,ss,45lv rendered opportunity to inj1re
md 10 retaliate on those who misrepre-
,epted him. he spoke not i'll of them VINO
..d snoken not we'll Of him.
Especially great in no particular men
,,l ouality. he was notable for the uni
fo-mtv of his average qualities and their
,orsonance with his absolute veracity and
eourage. and he went as a rounded man
,r,o rounded fame. 1t is here his be-
ginpjpgs were. IT is here that the cul-
ripaticn of his career can well easter.
For here We know that the justice OF
HE eouptrymen will affirm that whatever
record of others leaps TO light his never
sm he sbamed and his never be misin-
,srnreted lie forgave his enemies before
,bey foreave him. The maturity of the
man harked back to the simplicity OF
The child. and I'm his light We can see the
igbt bv the glow Of his luminous life.
The patience with which he could wait
,or the Justice OF his countrymen was
.sriscant Of the man. All the nation
knew that Mr.. Cleveland did not attend
me funeral Of Thomas \. Hendricks. the
Vice. President. who died on Thanksgiving
Dav i'm Mr. Clevelands first Presidential
ear
None knew until a long while that
he abstained from going 10 the funeral
On the request of the Senate OF the
United States. conveyed 10 him by Sena-
Tor Edmunds. There was no orderly
Presidential succession law then. A mis-
hap to Mr.. Cleveland en- route to Indian
ipoHs would have devolved the Presi
lency upon a Republican. when the
people had voted it to a Democrat
The strength of reserve which his long
silence showed was as fine as it was
strong"
The little church was crowded to the
doors. gray haired men wing with those
much younger I'm paying tribute to the
memory Of the ex-Presldent. Members of
the Cleveland Memorial Association occu-
pied front pews. Assemblyman Charles
j. Nutting represented the state.
During the day there were many p.l-
grimages TO the old Cleveland home,
which IS a short distance from the church.