The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
THE CLEVELAND SCANDAL.
Character of the Democratic Nom
inee Vindieated.

address appeared In the Courier this
morning:
{ To the Independent Republicans of the
Nation:
Gas Republicans and Independents
residing in Buffalo, and having peculiar
means of knowledge, we have been fire.
quently called upon by private letters
and otherwise for information in regard
to the scandals which have been put in
circulation respecting Gov. Clevelaud's
private life. We have felt it to be a
duty imposed on us by circumstances to
examine those stories in detail and 10
make formal statement of the results
No such examination would have been
necessary to satisfy ourselves, but il
was due to those who have read the
charges against Gov. Cleveland without
knowing personally his general charac-
ter and reputation in this community
and without knowing either the position
or the means of information of those
who make the charges, that we should
not put forth more general statement
without a previous investigation.
eve have therefore, through COM
mittee appointed from our number for
that purpose, carefully and deliberately
made such an investigation, and we have
taken every available means 10 ascer-
tain the precise facts in each case.
The general charges of drunkenness
and gross immortality which are made
against Gov. Cleveland are absolutely
false. His reputation for morality has
been good. There is no foundation for
any statement to the contrary. He was
sought out and nominated for the
against his will, and was sup,
ported for that position by the larger
portion of the educated, intelligent and
moral citizens of Buffalo, without re-
gard to politics, and on purely personal
grounds.
after he had gone through this CON
test he was again put forward, as one of
The most distinguished citizens of Buff
falo, as a candidate for the governor.
ship, and again received the support of
.he same class of his fellow-citizens. In
his community, where he had lived for
years, and where his life
vas known and his character well under
tood, this support would not have been
,iven to him had he been either a
lrunkard or libertine.
we are able to speak from personal
as his acquaintance of long
landing, and to say that his general
private life has been that Of quiet, or.
lerly, self-respecting and always highly
citizen.
"Since he assumed his present Office
lis visits to Buffalo have been few and
I short duration. 1t is susceptible of
bsolute proof, and has been proved to
is, upon no one of these visits has
occurred to justify the state
nents which have been made by his
The charge that he has recently taken
art in a drunken and licentious de-
auch in Buffalo on the occasion of such
visit is entirely false.
We have been particularly careful
nd thorough in our investigation of the
LEGGED betrayal, abduction and inhuman
reatment of woman of this city de-
allied in local newspaper.
The circumstances out of which this
tOry1was fabricated occurred eight wears
go. The woman in question was at that
me widow between thirty and forty
ears of age, with two children, the
ounger of whom was ten years old. The
Icts of the case show that she was not
'ducedand that the allegation respecting
er abduction and ill-treatment are
holly false.
eve deem these the only features of
le charge in connection with this mat
r which constitutes public question
quiring any declaration On our part.
"0ur examination of the other
larges which have been made against
ov. Cleveland's private character shows
at they are wholly untrue. In every
stance in which the reports and insin-
ltions have been tangible enough to
rnlsh clue to guide US in our investi-
ton they have been positively proved
be false.
"The attack upon Gov. Oeveland's
aracter is thoroughly discredited
len we consider the sources from
lich it comes. 1t was first publicly
lde in Buffalo by a newspaper of no
nding whatever. We have twice
led upon the editor of this paper and
red him to produce his proofs, the
mes. dates and other particulars, which
had publicly stated he was at liberty
show. He declines to do so, or to
iiitate investigation into the truth Of
1er his own charges or those contained
me anonymous letter which he pub
led.
de admitted that he had no evidence
support any accusation against Gov.
veiand except in the one instance to
len we have partially referred. He
yea MS case on that story, and as to
! story ne Is contfadicted by the wit
ses having personal knowledge.
The two clergymen, whose profess
mas been evoked to give weight
those charges, have no personal
'Wledge of the facts. and under
circumstances could not posi-
nave such knowledge. They have
tured 70 state as facts known to
mseives stories which rest upon the
est hearsay, and which, when traced
their alleged sources, are in every
denied By the persons to whom they
asefibed.
We have designed to make a candid
Judicial statement of the results Of
stigatlon of this matter, without
lisan coloring. We have not thought
necessary or proper to repeat the
rges against Gov. Cleveland in de-
nor to present in full the evidence
which they have been disproyed.
Buffalo, n. ". Aug. 8, 1854
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