Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
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Boston.
Among the speakers at the great meet
Ing oftndependent Republicans In fremont
Temple, Boston, last Wednesday night,
were Col Henry Lee, James Freeman G. arke
Dr.. Everett Of Quincy and Colonel T. W.
Higginson, the we'll. known friend of the
ooloSed people. The Boston RHsld
devoted nine oltsely printed columns TO
the meeting and referred edltorially to
Mr.. Ciarks's address as . splendid
effott." Mr.. Higginson said Mr.. Clarke
had dealt the Cleveland eosudal n death
blow. Below lie given the latter part Of
the address, referring particularly to
ClevelAnd's personsl character
"Bnt what" 1t wilt be said, 'shall we
support an Immoral and deprAved msu
for Presidents man whose III IA tanned
with dsbAuchery and vice Z" No. No
suoh mau shalt ever have my vote sor
no matter what his other quailties
might be, he never could Iulhl his public
duties right A deprsvtd man oOuld
never have the moral strength 10 resist
evil. But do not believe Cleveland to
bs such q man, and / will live my
reasons for this conviction.
First-It he were so, why did the best
citizens Of Buffalo, who knew him we'll,
support and elect him triumphantly for
the office OF mAyorf Why was not this
charge made against him then by those
who knew him Why did such an emil.
nent man % Sherman 3. Rogers lead the
Republican party to his side 7 And Why
were these charges not brought forward
when
HI WAS A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
The apparent reason Is that there were
people enough in Buffalo and New York
who knew that such charges were false,
aud only when his candidacy extends to
stAtes where he ia not known are the
accusations made against him.
Seoond-These charges originated In
one Rudalo newspaper, Of which hun
dreds OF thousands Of copies have been
circulated, which accused him Of "beAstly
| drunkenness" "hAbitusl immortality
with women" Of being found in =
drunken fight In q saloon, Of seduction
and Of being Q Notorious libertine.
Thereupon the Rev. DR.. Twining, one Of
the editors OF the New York Independent,
was sent to Buffalo 10 investigate the
facts. This Is his report:
| Iucfo ToLuhlu TUG WOEht 1nu uAu1uAhk
charges Of general liber.inism ano
drunkenness. say distinctly, after
abundant inquiry, they are false. They
are,I believe, the Product Of the magma
tion OF the stews. Bvery attempt to trace
them led back into the merest gossip Of
saloons aud brothels. On the other hand,
my inquiry OF the noblest Christian men
in the city, especially in the legal PROBES
sion, men above all reproAoh, men who
will vote for him, and men who will vote
and speak against him for political
reasons, men who know Cleveland most
intimately, who have been his partners
in business or his nearest neighbors, men
who know him by day and by night,
brings the unanimous reply that IL
ia utterly impossible that such re-
ports can be true. He Ia a
man Of true and kind heart,
go frank and open, 30 intensely devoted
10 his business duties that II is impossible
that he should be q debauohee. He
has the heartiest respect Of the best
families In the city, who only regret that
he keeps himself 60 much out Of the society
TO which he would be welcome. There are
some severe prejudices against Mr.. Cleve-
land in Buffalo. They have their chief
seat in the saloons, gainst whose tyranny
his election to the mayorality was the
protest of all good citizens Of both
parties. They have not forgiven him
for their defeat. From the best sources
Of information, received testimony oil
the strongest character that Mr.. Cleve'
land is born ruler OF men, cot the
greatest independence and
HONESTY OF CHARACTER,
man who believes In reform to the
bottom Of his soul, and has the indie
pendenoe to carry II out, and man OIL
whom the responsibilities OF office have
rested with a serious and solemn weight
The men are very few who could have re
ceived such testimonials To their eff
cheney, and conscientiousness, and indie
pendencs in public duties 40 heard siver
to Mr.. Cleveland from the most inilu
entail and trustworthy citizsus OF Buffalo
Thru. A committee OF 16 Buffal
gentlemen were appointed to search thi
mattsr to the bottom, and this Ia the sub
stance of their report:
We have, therefore, through q commit
tee appointed from our number for tina
purpose, carefully aud deliberately mad
such an investigation, aud We have take
every available means to ascertain tn
precise facts in each CASE. The genera
charges OF drunkenness and gross immC
. rality which are made against Gov
Cleveland are absolutely false. His req
utation for morality has been good. TheI
is no foundation for any statement to tn
\ contrary. lie was SOU hit out and nom
us'ed for the uayaTalty against his will
/, ard SAs support for that position b
q this larger portion OF the educated, INTEL
= gent aud moral cItizsns OF Buffalo, with
I out regard to politics, and on purel
:, personal grounds. We ale able
q speak from personal knowledge, ,
y his aOquaintGnoes Of long standing
!, and to say that his general private Ii
= has been that Of q quiet, ordsrly, dsi
respecting ard always highly rsspeott
- citizsn. Since he assumed his presei
= Cttice, his Visits to Buffalo have been fe
: and Of short duration. It Ia susueptib
= Of absolute proof, and has been proved
us, that upon no one OF these visits h
" anything occurred to juStify the stat
Y ments which have been made by b
= detrGctors. The charge that he b
u recently taken part in drunken al
Pc lioentious debAuoh In Buffalo, ON Il
80 occasion Of such visit, ia entirely falls
Fourth-one Of the signers Of u
= paper, Josiah @. Munro, Is
b. A GENTLEMAN WHOM l KNOW WE'LL.
vs. | wrote TO him personally, and recsiv
AZ the following auswer, which will re-
Up to You;
ne BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 6, lss4-Rev. Jan
IN Freeman Clarke, Magnolia, Mass-My dc
ais hafv aalrt .l.s1f, Ia,
of the 9TH During the 10 years have liv
"A in Buffalo, Mr.. Cleveland has been my o.
- trusted legal advisory as well as that Of
Boston corporation whose interests / rep
~ sent l have never seen anything in
ne Cleveland which would lead me to think
of was licentious man or one who would as
nj ciate with dissolute or abandoned characte
an His associates, whom know, are men Of hi
standing in tie community Of them
the highest standing He would be WELDON
10 into my own household, and l do not thi
IN anything has kept him out Of Buffalo soci,
ID. but his own modesty and retiri
al habits, 1t Is impossible to answer
% aSSa'A'1 Wherever except our in
". mittee could find a specific charge, Ii
81 followed it to its source and absolutely d
d proved 1t. / agree in thinking that Il
as failure to substsntiate specific charges is go
lie proof that the general charge is false. Z
lv whole tone Of Mr.. Cleveland's daily life a
~ conversation, as l have seen it IN priv
~ life, is 30 high, his faithfulness in the d
iu charge Of duty is 80 marked, and the &C
ne trolling principle Of his pnblic life is
q grand and yet 80 simple, that ii would
be impossible for me to believe he was eithe
ho profligate or lioentious man, unless I
q. charge was supported by strong and OF
-, vincing proofs. Believe me, sir, very trr
~ yours, JOSIAH G. MUNRO
~ Fifth-A few days since met at Sal
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