New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
MR. BEECHER ON CLEVELAND
WAITING TO MAKE UP HIS MIND.


x.Dr III ny WORRY ABOUT THE BDFFALo SOAN-
nAI,-wHAr MR.. BEEcHTR AND his WIFE sAi'
hiring the last few days several OF the "esV-
rD p,pers have eonta ned extracts from iet'eI ~ =.
NV Henr. Ward Reecher to George X Feoa' o. 49, -
which he SAYS: lowing TO the late dcVeo ~ -
Albany eauuot c0nscientiousy' anu ". .,-
,upport Grover Clegeland Tor President III 'H'
csmra' gn." a. po.obor,s rial
,piops are on The ma Ter. TRIBUNE reporter N'sc"
"a, vesterday a, his c0u try home a. IeeAsh' ~.
rer,h.r As ,eated in the library and asked th'' M
D., ar Ia. even ed for half hour as he mao jS' 'iu
down Ny husband has been quite ill Tor -e'e u"''
..,1 80. ~ard don't think II best 20 disturb MN
yben asked as 90 the nature Of The Illness MIS- VecHe
d th, ~ appeared TO be merels an attack OF cohc pu
tina 10 she aud the ainily physician ma ret ".,"
,oncrrn for M Becchcr. and that she had NOT Tl'i
foltyeighl hours pa sing her entire time IN h'i H'"
ale, room The truth OF the mltter H. r"I ''''
worrs IN anxiety ABOUT this C'evcano So"h"'' ~
,oe, tho ,,s alaenty vi Mr. BE cher. II Come nroh
him ike - nssh Of lightning. Tie ma "'""' -
rarded Mir. cleveland NJ 'lelh "''' -,
,,,t,c,ii, and morally and ne Wa conplefN p'"7'''
when he henr reports 10 the contrary AZ hrt We "ou
none ~ II, liz en- tn but SION sieh pr's'w' W"
brcngb {, bra up1n Mr. he cher that he tot tnt '
,,,er unnst be invest gated e do not matter nov ne
canned hIa Information but q h sInicent 10 say ihni
80 fr,m what n REGARDED as the most an
,boritative source possible. u was MOI Nv
mid but tina Mr. Cleveland hal son
,bsis now living at BuTalo n was represented tnd'
a. Csve and hnd supported both the methrr AMI ehh
sna had dom Oh ~ hs power o. 81 lust &c ~ uot n,
jesmng ths Nr Bee.her was luollah ss1"s II never
,ss,ess ~ ei ~ pe N o man scarcely vas he setisu
n mis- conviction When letter. rom pl2nan n po,r
III plaoin4 the worst c1nstrn ton p's-lnW ,D h
ihe iuaalo story Mon whose nlnes hay' N" dri
fot,ntafinn rs riptaYnrn sud laws ers gave mon
ustltanv ou the matter The result "as tNHs ~
{eeee"t wa ,,n lgai9 I"nsg # il enaher reporter
hf neechof had us ohteted tl' r'p''i l''u n6 hi
sSsstni otifaes ffom recent uov spap,is aa Asa, ~
the rriotfs lhoY contained "i iHs hivnF 'NAh-f ~
stdni0t of ST. cleveland sefr tfir W. Hr''l't ',s''
,r,n a, ,aa side ahd SAID Enoa perfectly ven hhi
they contain anA ih measure ih'f '" lN' wv, A. -,
n DAYS since wrote hurried nnd rt fhi H''' ,ta
old FREUD ST. Peck. lH which said snash t.f i! ln
charges against Ar cef Gland were pro- [
support him. u he d such man 10 ln''' III a. ~ |
dhs entirely private. and m tnn'a ''' 20
tracts from q should nave IonhH ttn way ,itiI I'm,
pnnt have now suspended ihd- lhrn'' 'i'' a' "a M tI
more light Aou knOW that n'hr lilr- ono ELlt ,'
St generally show tue Way clearly nv astonlsment
Nj these charges made me determined To ass ~
Cegelands moral character during inc years ne vac
MAYOR of Buffalo, aud duTng.hs -uheih'loiitI can, y
Of thS scandal reached me. 60, ,-,.,. -
"A, ITlaye Said am now Simply %ltIns' anu "r'H I
su no politician. but an simply pr, ate 'itI d. ,,nu S
such feel that am entitled 10 ct,I S Ny'' NJ Ciy
land seemed 10 he IN every WAY worthy. Nheh ualr
mai nm INV mind as 10 the truth OF these Charge,
against him viii make my decision public and NOT uI.
fhrn do not wish TO give publicity 10 my every process
az mind and when speak 10 viii He 10 SOME lrlost
After Mr. Beecher had made the foregoing statement
he Va. asked how far he thought mans ullFa'c me
should influence mis- public career.
n nv child we're ill.," be replied or It, limb needed
smnutqrion should send for the most skilled hian
whom could command would not stop 20 question '7
a. his morals We're NY estate invOl, cd Ot were ]
Threatened with legal complications, H. WouH oc TIE
abest urist o. whom knew that ] Snnhln secure.
@Or" said Mrs Beecher. " If one Is building mousse
those are selected who known To he cool "Oknt.
Verv true said MI Beecher; but when ilhh is 20
be 81 % "A
puhic teacher the is altered The Pre- lO,nl pi te
tinted states. not only administers the th'r- o. Ct
Government but he also become, model ~ it Ntlt oI
the Young men land aud must see 10 n t'l ne
g. IN every way clean. He might not give any 't l'-' y
clean admins trati0n. but the precedent of such man IN
the Presidential chair would be- not alone harmful Du'
positively GemprdhZug.