The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-06
The Rev. George II. Ball, of Buffalo
Reiterates His Original
Charge.
The Rev. s. s. Mitchell "Has Reason TO
Know" the "Telegraph"
Told the Truth.
The Editor of the telegraph" Serene and
Confident, Invites Mr.. Cleveland
70 Sue for Libel,


How it came to be published | do not
know, neithcrdo l particularly care. The
letter was copied from the San Fransisco
Chronicle.-Editor Tribune. The sole OBJ
ject IN writing It was to put the Advance
on its guard and draw its attention TO Mr.
Cleveland's immoralities. had
carefully Investigated the case and found
the evidences of its guilt overwhelming
He was being urged upon the confidence
of good people on the plea of exceptional
purity, and religious papers were being
msled and were misleading others. l
wished them to consider the case and dis
cuss the relation Of unchastity TO civil
promotions. The people need instruction
on this point. Politicians are inclined to
treat II lightly and our youth are being
swept away from the path of virtue by
their example. Ii seems TO me that re.
lgious journals have a special duty to do
in the matter.
The publication Of my letter is bring
ing me flood OF inquiries 1t consumes
my strength to answer them, and want
relief. The Telegraph in this city has
published the case quite fully, and ] be-
lieve truthfully and without exaggeration.
The editor of that paper is a Christian gen.
tlcman, who would not knowingly publish
an untruth. He took great pains to ascer-
tain the facts before disclosing anything.
That paper can be had singly or by the
quantity. II people will send for il in
stead OF writing to me shall be greatly
obliged.
The case is now in the political arena,
yet ii is primarily moral one. Every
good man and pure woman is interested
TO have a bachelor of bad habits kept out
of our national mansion. Mormonism is
odious, but free-love is Tar more odious
Onr President should be personally pure
as well as politically sound.
Very Truly,
GEORGE II. BALL,
Pastor Hudson Street Baptist Church, Buf.
falo, NY.
THE "TELEGRAPH" ARTICLE WAS PRE-
PARED BY A CLERGYMAN AND ANOTHER
CLERGYMAN HAS "REAsoN TO KNOW IT
Is TRUE"
Editor Of the Chicago Tribune:
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 2l.-lt seems 10
me that a leading question of this cam.
paign ought TO be: "Do the American
people want a common libertine for their
Presdentp
Ifnot, II is easy Tor you to show that
they ought not to choose Mr.. Cleveland of
this city. Every word concerning his
character in or from the Buffalo Telegraph
of this date have reason to know is true.
Unfortunately for many clean men will
vote the Democratic ticket this year, in
the interest Of "purity and REFORM" the
publication referred to is not campaign
lie, but the saddest and most solemn truth.
The man who prepared II for the press is
one of our best known and most widely
honored clergyman, and he did 1t after
personal investigation, and influenced
only by sense of the sternest moral obli-
CATION. SIS. MITCHELL,
Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
Buffalo, N. Y.
THE EDITOR OF THE BUFFALO "TELE-
oRAPHn QUITE sERENE-DRING ON YOUR
LIBEL SUITS. ~
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 20-[special.l j
1t was rumUed to-day that suits had been
brought by Governor Cleveland against
the Evening Telegraph for criminal libel.
Investigation shows the report to be un-
true. The Telegraph this afternoon, under
the heading, "The talk Of libel suit"
says: Numerous inquiries come 10 the
editor Of the Telegraph about the piobabil-
ity of his arrest for libel on account Of the
Cleveland exposure. In reply we have TO
say: The editor OF the Telegraph has
positive information that he is TO be ar.
rested for libel; he has positive informa-
tion that he will not be arrested He
knows nothing about II, and gives himself
no concern about the matter. He feels
prepared to meet the issue in any shape II
may take"
A FUNNY "DEFEscE" (O-ovISo THE CASE
AWAY.
Editor Buffalo Daily Times;
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 23.-I was greatly
pleased with your brave and manly editor
ial in yesterdays Times when you, as a pol.
itical opponent OF Governor Cleveland,
gave him justice and defended him when
the Cleveland organs said nothing and left
the public to inier that there might be
truth in the grave charges =.a!e ash!nst