New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-04
MoRAL QUEsrIoNSIN THE CAMPAIGN.
FROM A "TIrr.RArr" POINT OF VIEW.
"TrIE INDEPENDENT" SAYS MIR. CLEVELAND Il
"sTAfNED WITH DISGUSTING INFAMH'
ILdlnrMhfnL AlpI 4

nom me IpdepcndenL sept 4 49, ,
Certainly Grover Cleveland and his polltlcal
frlcnds mad The strongest possible motives 10 brand the
whole sory IA an outrageous q and amp II IN iu9
dust by prompt ana abundant pr OIL W rmay
ncs,on that the acmpt II made; would owe az
uro. soon after the appearance OF hc ~ omet IN me
Tsicgyaph we M long conversation with Gle syman,
resident IN liun Ia. VIII, who profes ing no koWleEe
clarcd thai tncc aracter OF Mr. Cleveland as known II
Bun o, and Illustrated hy these alleged facts cnlre
spOndcd with the fac Mr. Cleveland " lie not more
than socundrac law,e err. was bachelor lVed hoIei
life, member oi nh of st men. was not as, "a
ISOLATED with bet or class n ctzeu., ana was lohcu
upon as a loose morals ana habi's IN r"pe 10
tie othcr Eek s'ch Is The cnre dr'wn ny ID oIofSy
man, and II has been confirmed To us py s"Nerai o,I
similar statements coming from persons entitled TO re-
spec.
The Boston Morning journal Of July 90 1854, pub
lisbed a statement he TN result OF IN mYe~ti-
gat,n wheat had made ov sending SIP cal mrssen-
an interview wi The Rev Mr. Ball, Baptist munster
of Buffalo 10 which he alx,s his name being correct:
and to several pcr'ons IN that CITY rs xnZah Oh
the fact aud al % interviews wi Dr. Rim ., MI BAKER
a. Mr. VII tney. These int views especially that
land q most e. ole d. being puoli-hel IN RE
Journal the have been scattered al over inc country.
slant and rcfu alton Il they were tal,c Ire
lea ers OF tn Democratic party including Governor
Cleveland hn'cl have maze no atteinpt % ,ninSm
such q utlton tot public, and thai. to- WIZ lul
know edge that IN question exciting the piofound
aten on OF the whole Am rican DrO lea I'd was proving
exceedingly damaging tothe political prospects oil Gov
Thc Nr,c- YORK World OF August g. 1884, published
ntcryi.w with General kl'g, VINO az the irlrnI Oh
Of .Ong "detec i've work on his "own account.
He LAY ,,,,, nam. veors 400 when the
Governor vas sowing his Wild Oa>, ne met tins woman
with whom his name Us been Coz neced an. became
I'm inptr wi her. H. was willow, AM not good
woman by any mems. Mr.. Cleveland, ar1ng q IL,
began g. ma e. inq 'ires about hcr ma u-coVerro lna
tAo of Is rieuds ere intimat with her n the 5 me
fine 8 him ell. when EN- ii W BON. CcYtlaHd. IN
olderto shield his two friends, who were both married
men. assumed T. q responsible OF It,"
General NJ, cpuI ed IN thl' interview clan' thl
~
should ring all the RESPONSIBILITY o the w lOe 'Hur'
'af,cr child born and thus r. ewing IN ntrs
Governor ,lcvcauI him of. In subs qucur interview,
Clcy land scandal he Ne,r-T ork WorH Of the same
d,ie in comm n ing upon the I'M nv cW w n Henrial
King sld; ." has been asserted ii rs ne that GOV
eiuor Clct e. and uucc al sp re- IT, ass ct lo WIN
midd"-ayel female, and tina am III. Innate chld nom
e. M" Wom ~, whc her ms own offspring OF uo'; tn'ru
cared tor and protected b., him me World inquiries
whether ia iS an ollie &c ptrdonablct
The Democratic pap %, rr-1 Ting to vulo "rm7 Oh
az log tie eau 81 for the oft nee not only con cd'
the necessity of making an apo "s{ lot ]" VI
order 4" break "s i3r ~, ~ DIE, ,iISIo,,,JJ '
We. then assume fact admitted nud Known io ihe
people, tina rour ten Ncus W. 'lrVrlA ,' "h,' h'
impu ,d io Iiu. aud tha be- b. he tcpucd thrr of
b and son now NnEn lu1lo AMI "h 10 IN uN oi
Tnc onc.tion ih'n is. NOT whether 'oi win or
should to give Nh Cleveland mon h7 hcrrr repentance
.ut th. .n hut Whrlhrr .ti priv ir tuHtat 90 thhrl
wit ur. die ma lux IN ANY ho shold b, lac dciu.r'tc
sect u1d ,o,c Of the Ioop hr mdr be hc Mag 'lrll'
oft h. gr.t alton 'a O., the que. tion which every
voter tu ~ face II the Hrs tr u" known ul 81 tutio
were grounds tor q reason hD DOUBT a'uuI lhtw' ur
ca " uId bc entirely d'"rh Il. inri@' n'Nr.,E
utr buuWu. There rctucc of amy dcltI nf l'iul
lion of the chic tarl4 e. toe Hs AMI " mop up oI
the I'uued = ntrs VINO ntc IN favor oi E'uud n'r1uN
iu oN ADVICE, they Get my Will NOT h'el"" l' ~
o. uf be pusud, nci up ~ Gp'rru itNfh d INA
. ,ctiou would atgit luw sta cot morals AMONG NE
people ANA hc burnt % Ia mc ana over to-pr-inlto-
A., dis tncp to the Nltou. NJ nan with Slrh plNho
character ~ * shown Ia respect 10 him Is III 10 MI any
oli,o VA HE giit OF lie pcopc.
The tn cpcldcut icpuptu', IN refusing 10 glvc their
support 60 NJ blaine. Il not place thH refusal ON "a
81 uuud that hc not fairly huWii' tcl' lholr on.
,t ON My haatd O. thn Nl,W Nllrh IN i"A "l
thc porso Inl character Of th candidate. ihcy dI not
ii "a that Me. Bniuc wAe krpuhhcan or mat
go would n elected, be- true To the EcuriW
prucip -. hts rWtNi hu ,iN'} I' '",n
INN unit to h uuin nA o. h, any parry .rh u "r
nrpubuo, Hdoo. M ed q support dnNrr'nr cleveland
thr dd not do o., bccu ino he WI. bcuoe "a, hut .o
hr WAS Ia NrIy way N,r h, ciud date, WLu h1 reason
OF his ,c. suua c.urtctrr W uld GO lrullnu7N hd-
minister hc an iis ~ the Governments -uoh "dS inc
una ~ltl~ol openly tCC arCd hcuil ~ lhn
mdrprndrnt Republicans IA re- us lg 10 sup
pnr Mr. blaine dccl Ing their pa pose 10 supper
Govern Cove IT, IL action, as Ne SSH VAS
b sd % the supreme law, ,urnl ned moral rra"h'
How doe, TINS Jaw operate In respect tu t' sup
por of Governor eNrllud. Whcn - t"c Jet Ia his pr
tate ch idcter abundant, show, h Is ct al all MAJ
hey supposed him 10 viii o. Sc Republic N. IL tAe
&c OF - bat they ku0H dIl TO m, private mar
Ill MIN " do not 80 now tcy can 40 80
" th any co-ste Ycy. His private record Is blachencd
n offence aiust -Oclu morals that uuhS I'm Tor
IN. Precedence. the offence, Known, rs now Is, be-
10 e nj, nation. wOuu have itat Il III 'hlnt-
lion: ana ID = them being known before the election ~
n,olt 10 his election. Whatever hers may do,
W., all do what can To prove sucn disgrace 20
the Nation.