Daily Republican., 1884-08-12
|EyELAND SEDUCTION.
nurFALO PAPER HAn
TOsAY ABOUT THE
NATTER

nUrFALO PAPER Has
TOsAY ABOUT THE
MATTER.
following ia the Buffalo Courtsr's
~ cleveland
SS cSsn an the scandal against Cover.
rsvelapd was first published the
ap aid not notice 1t. The news
~ which it appeared was known
,n.h u. sensational and venal, and
@ n",ation of tho man behind the
lans. who was found to be pri.
.rrsssousible for tho scandal, was
msans as sacred as his calling,
I, n seemed good 10 trust TO the
ctar of Mr.. Cleveland as q shield
=. the arrows of slapder. The
ss we're cunningly concocted and
';srenresentation 80 mingled with
m stances of detail that no more
would suffice. Investigation was
sary TO disentangle the single
N If truth from the web OF
Ber and it is on the basis of such
Syestipation that we speak.
fbe Bufialo Telegraph made only
ccnsation in detail wherein names,
and places were given. 1t has
nossible to trace this case and re-
IN The slarderous story accuses
prnor Cleveland of seduction, alb
Hon and cruelty, and evidence can
broduced to disprove each one OF
charges. There was no seduction,
f,his statement is not based on any
iie as , o the fact that the woman
u case was not n young girl but a
XIV There was no abduction. The
Ration of the mother and her child
He removal of the former to an inc.
q asylum, told with 30 much cheap
cs. was the act of the authorities OF
u Buffalo Orphan Asylum, taken
bly in the interest of the latter.
"a infant had been intrusted to the
of the orphan asylum and thea
Adrawn by the mother, and the
Sorities interfered and took posses
| of the child again only when in.
led that he was in danger. There
|po cruelty. The mother was In
kte of intoxication, and she was re-
ed lawfully and with no more force
was necessary. There was nc
agreement in the settlement of the
as has been reported. The same
bs said about the story that two
liable citizens once found Governor
eland lighting with another lawyer
saloon for the possession OF
IAN.
Tbe general accusation of drunk
kss and debauchery made in the
graph can only be met in q gene
Iway. Governor Cleveland ID
known TO the business and pro
|onal men of Buffalo and esteem.
hmong them. The uniform an
of such men when questioned AT
lis habits is, L never saw hin
b ! never heard that he WAS i'm
The Rev. George ii. Ball has beer
btng himself for month to the
)icalion Of scandalous lies respect
Grover Cleveland. We have be-
us one of his letters written to 6
leman in another city, from which
|uole
b. TO Mr.. C.'s drinking, take on,
He and two other lawyers a few
since visited their club house OF
bl Island, n place of drunkenness!
lust, and the three were beastly
X on their return to the city
y Folsom, Esq., one of them, fel
r. c2rriage and broke his neck
bu desire more facts l will do my
TO supply them. Yours truly,
GEORGE III. BALL.
ln August, 1876, Oscar Folsom o
eity, while out driving with War
j. Miller, was thrown from hi
By and killed. Mr.. Cleveland haC
been with either Mr.. Folsom or Mr.
Ter that day, but was in his room il
pany with George B. Wardwel
the SAD news came of the death O
friend. All these gentlemen wer,
hers Of the Beaver Island Club
Ncssrs. Folsom and Miller had no
ed the club on the day in q uestion
Perly construed, The last clause o
Balls letter would read: If yo'
e more lies. l will do my best I,
Ny them.
is humiliating thing for news.
y to discuss such a matter as this
doubly humiliating To be compel
10 so In behalf of the Chief Mag
le Of the Commonwealth. a oandi
ior Chief Magistracy of the N alton
pincial leader OF "a great party; an,
lo' unnatural that in the ashes O
disgust there should linger SOM
Ks Of indignation at the thought
the source OF the scandal is a va
clergyman with an itch for poll
pa the ventilator of it a venal cd
but more than one scandalou
about the private life OF James q
De mas been brought to US. vouche'
Wrll Known names. If they b
he is not fit TO be President. Blu
inethod have we of testing tbei
and 10 give them cousiderat 10
they are mere matters of rumo
20 be contemptible.