The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-08-15
THE "Posr's" DEFENSE.

Intelligent readers are well aware that for
some weeks grave charges have been made
against the moral character Of Cleveland.
There was disposition by large portion
of press of both parties to ignore and exclude
these rumors, and this was generally done
until in hasty zeal their authenticity was de-
MED. This brought out the original authors
who demanded an investigation and the mat
ter assumed such shape that Cleveland's
friends felt compelled to take cognizance Of
and investigate 1t. Cleveland himself ad-
vised that the truth be told about It. As .
result, the New York Erening Post, perhaps
the ablest advocate Cleveland has and
doubtless presenting the matter most favor
ably for Its candidate, in Its leading editorial
Of August 9Th says:
The Boston Journal, which has b ad great
deal 10 say about what is called ''the Cleve-
land scandal" asks us TO investigate the
matter for ourselves, and says 1t "knows it
can lead only TO one result" relying on our
promise not to support . notorious liber-
tine and profgate" as q candidate for the
Presidency of the United States. There has
been from the beginning but little to inves-
tigate, and that little we have inveslig gated to
our own satisfaction. 1t Is admitted by
Governor Cleveland's friends that twelve
years ago he formed an irregular connection
with q widow, with two children, the eldest
IL years old; that she was q person Of in
temperate habits, and that the paternity of
child born subsequently was doubtful, but be
accepted 1t and made provisions for the child;
that after suffering much annoyance from
heroine of the natural and common penal
ties Of such errors-and after satisfying her
brother-in law, who appeared on the scene
as her protector, that he had behaved fairly
toward her, he laid the whole matter before
Mr.. BURROUGHS, lawyer of high standing in
Buffalo; that Mr.. BURROUGHS advised him to
leave IL TO him, and thereafter took charge of
it; that he (Mr. Burroughes) conceiving the
mother, for the reason given above, unfit TO
have the custody of the child, placed 1t in an
orphan asylum, the mother conserving there
to, and making, as we understand it, Q legal
surrender of the child for that purpose, and
occasionally visiting 1t at the asylum after
ward; that she subsequently stole and car
ried 1t Of from. the asylum; that Mr.. Bur-
roughes was notified Of the facts by the au-
thorities OF the asylum; whereupoD, acting
on his own responsibility, and without Mr..
Clevelands knowledge, he employed de-
tective TO discover and look after the child
that In one of the detectives visits he found
the mother suffering from delirium tremens
and threatening TO kill the child, which lay
on the floor; that he carried her off to the
Inebriate Asylum for treatment, and she
stayed there until she was cured, and no
longer, and that the child was restored TO its
previous guardians. The lawyer who acted
for the woman In one stage Of the affair has
formally aud In writing repudiated any
charge Of seduction or breach Of promise of
any kind. The family acknowledge that
Mr.. Cleveland treated her generously. So
much for the charge OF kidnapping which
many newspapers have been spreading.
No comment Is necessary on the above.