The Evening critic., 1883-02-27
PRESIDENTIAL "sCANDALous.,


Some Hack Counties That Arc Just
Heard From.
Wash. Cor Philadelphia Record.
The old wives OF society talked about the
friendship existing between the President and
the wife OF one OF tho Assistant Secretaries OF
State until they had twisted a scandal out OF
spects the proprIeties. His friond-tho daugb.
ter OF a friend and the wlfo OF another-is
bright, viyacious attractive gentlewoman.
She respects the proprietles. l don't believe
that there ever was anything improper In
their relations. But some of the old scandal
moneing -, downgers thought differ,
was favored by tho President not
only in social matters, but In appoint.
ments to ofllce. There werc good, innocent
reasons why these things should be, but their
unclean minds jured up other reasons, and
they talked about them until they got into
come second.rate newspapers in Western
Pennsylvania. Last Tuesday the scandalOus
statements we're republishod In tho Star Route
organ here. That night Attorney.deneral
Brewster gave theatre party, TO which he in-
vited tho President, the latter's sister and his
niece: Patti was "indisposed " TO sing, 30
"Semiramide," which had been ilxod for that
eyeniDg,w was Withdrawn and good old "William
Tell" substituted, with the powerfu1.luuged
Mierzwinski MS tenor and tho sweot.voced
Dotti as soprano. Brewster's party came
in Just MS the fine old overture was concluded.
Brewster, ms usual, attracted so much alton
tion that the other members OF his party were
overlooked. Ardlti however, saw the Presi-
| dent through the back OF his head, and In
moment tho orchestra was playing that tire:
been crying "presldents scandalH "presi-
| dents scandal" all the afternoon. Almost
| everybody had heard something Of It, II was
| therefore in the nature of public vote Of con.
| fldence-the applause and three rounds OF
| cheers which the audience Immediately gave.
| Tho President was pleased, but he did not say
| anything, and the curtain rose Immediately.
Special Telegram to the Pioneer Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Two or three papers
have within n few days published scandaous
| insinuations about the President. They have
| not dared TO go farther than to inslnuate.
| There are no facts known TO any ono to Justify
| these insinuations. Tho President has shown
| some attentions TO tho Wife OF an official nigh
in one Of the Departments, which, though en-
| tirely uncXceptionable as far as any one knows,
have been enough TO set the tongues OF male
| and female gossip TO wagglng. That tho Presi-
| dent has often made early and informal calls
| at the house of the lady In question has been
| frequently stated. There has been no
attempted secrecy. The lady's husband
| and her father who is In even higher posi-
| tion than her husband have remained on tho
| most intimate personal and official terms with
| the President. But the prominence OF the
for certain persons, and 30 there have been un-
| pleasant guesses and surmises passed around
among the wives of oilicials at their recep'
tions and by their husbands retailed In club
rooms. Nobody processes to know anything
discreditable to the distinguished persons
whose regulations are trined with. The talk
| has been passed around In an underhand way
for many months, but during that limo no
| facts have come to light, and nothing has oc'
|
newspaper or two has published some vague
illusions to the matter.
Pioneer Press. editorial.
And now the busy tongue of scandal at Wash.
ington is triAing with the reputation Of no less
distinguished parsonage than the President
of the United States, whose line OF social con-
duct should certainly be above suspicion. The
lady in the case is the daughter OF a man In
high official position, and her husband like
wise. Unreasonable calls are said to bo the
foundation for this mischievous rumor. There
is probably not the smallest foundation for the
scandalous inferences outside of tho salacious
imaginations of washington mschlef-makers.
A certain element in Washington society has
been trying to hound tho President into mar
riage ever since his elevation to office. Likely
enough the story is part of the same social
crusade. He is paying the penalty exacted OF
| every rich and prominent bachelor or widower
| to whom society's edlct says: "Marry, or sub
nit to be gossiped about" The whole bust
ness is intolerably offensive. 1t is about tlme
that Washington had been fumigated. board
| of moral health should be appointed for the
District OF Columbia.
Lynchburg Virginian, editorial.
| 1t Is now said that the recent scandal
| about the President, was started by tho Star
Route ring, to divert attention from tho de
velopments that are being made against then
| In the court whore they are upon trial. Blu
1t happens that the principal organ OF thi'
ring, at Washington, is the organ OF the Ad
| ministration as well. We do not know that II
| published tho report, which was rife In Wash
ington for a day or two; but the President
should see to It that his organ Is divorced
from association with such set or divorce
the Administration from It. This last accom-
plished, the Washington Republican woult
have to be content with the championship o
the cause Of Billy Malone.
Atlanta Post-Appeal editorial.
Nostation is too high and no name too spot
, | less to escape the slanderous pencils OF som
of the Washington correspondents. Parte
| who are well posted state that there Is n
, | ground whatsoever for the recent scandal II
| Droc hrtb
spicuously. The author OF the scandal shoul
be bounded down and jailed.