| Show HAS DOCUMENT REAllY Complete Text of Resolutions Resolutions teens Which Turned Democracy Democracy Democracy De De- De- De Topsy VOICES VOICES' COUNTRY'S GRIEF AT CLEVELAND'S DEATH Great Acts of a Great Man Recalled in Ringing g Periods DENVER July 7 Judge 7 Judge Alton B. B Parker of Now York completed today h his is redraft of the Cleveland memorial resolutions which ho he will offer in the convention if if recognized for that pur pur- pose poso Judge Parker was not sanguine that his resolution would go before tho the convention it being now understood that the active Bryan workers would offer offer of of- fer a resolution of their own It was in compliance with tho terms tenus of the statement statement statement state state- ment he made upon arrival in Denver that he ho would make any changes that seemed desirable In the resolution that Judge Parker prepared the new draft which is as follows I Bo Do Bo it resolved that before undertaking undertaking under under- taking the important work confronting us we tho the representatives CR of tho the Democratic Demo cratic critic party part in in national convention a assembled as assembled as- as record our profound grief at athe t tho he great loss sustained by the country und and nd civilization in the death of Grover Cleveland Cland lire Wo We honor him as a truo statesman who kept ept inviolate the faith bequeathed bv In Thomas Jefferson to this timo time honored hon hen ored or organization of tho the people His Signal Services Wo We Ye recall with grateful appreciation lion ion the Ri signal nal services ices he rendered in 10 maintaining jealously tho the just ers the servers by constitution con conn to tho executive le legislative o and judicial departments of our government govern govern- government o ern ment nt in insisting that no greater burdens burdens burdens bur bur- dens be c imposed impose upon the tho people by taxation than is necessary to administer the government o economically in striking striking in ing at the root of the ow growing n evils of special privilege and trust monopoly b by demanding in tariff re reduction luction in in makin making mak mak- in lag ing practical application of tho the prin prin- ciple of c civil l service co reform under the motto Public office is a public trust Cleveland's Ideals We Yc r revere rero ero him as a patriot who never nover failed to denounce wron wrong and uphold ri right bt wherever or found whoso whose courage was v unmistakable whoso whose inte integrity integ integ- rit rity was unquestioned whose adherence to hiM niH is high ideals could not bo shaken We Wt deplore his death as that of the first citizen of tho the United States States tho tho pre eminent embodiment of the political political cal al and social truths that from rom unselfish unselfish fish service conies comes the noblest power and that the tho power of influence is vastly vastly vast vast- ly greater than the thc mi might ht of authority Finally wo we commend to American youths tho study of this most striking example of universal honor and rover rover- won by true character through sturdy adherence to undying principles nail wo two hereby direct the tho officers of this convention to transmit by telegraph raph to Mrs Cleveland eland in iti Princeton N N. N J. J this expression of our sorrow an and our pride Demand for Monument Wo We further request tho Democratic members of tho the senate and house of representatives rp to take steps to insure tho the erection in in Washington at the tho earliest earliest earliest earli earli- est day possible of an adequate national national national na na- na- na monument to tc commemorate the tho services of Grover Cleveland H It It is still further resolved that in respectful m memory of this great J Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratie statesman and patriot this convention con con- shall immediately stand etan ad ad- burned until 10 0 o'clock clock on Wednesday July Tuly 8 1908 |
