San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-30
Henry Ward Beecher on the ISLANDERS OF
Gov. Cleveland.

New York, October 25th,-Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher in the course of
n political speech tonight in the rink
ut Brooklyn, said:
The air is murky with stories of
Mr.. Clevelands private life. Lies so
cruel, 80 base, so atrocious have new
err before been set in motion. AS the
cockatrice's eggs brooded and hatch
ed by rash and credulous clergymen,
they couldn't 60 to Mr.. Cleveland
with honest inquiries, but opened
their ears to the harlot and the drunk
ard (sensation), and promulgated
SANDER to poison the faith Of holy
men and innocent women Do timid
ministers over reflect that the guilt of
the vice OF the crime measures the
guilt of him who charges it falsely =?
M. Beecher then stepped to the
desk and read in q trembling voice the
following:
NV honored and beloved wife,
quite unknown to me, made cuttings
from newspapers, all of which are in
respect to the life Of Governor Cleve-
land in Albany. She sent them to
him with letter that will not be
published, but which would be gem
in English literature fit were publish
ed. AS quick as the mail could
return she received letter from the
governor, which 1 have had between
two and three weeks and which he
meant to be, and was marked, private,
but such a complexion has this can
vass taken that 1 telegraphed him
two nights ago to ask if l could use
my discretion with regard to it. His
reply was: Certainly, if it is your
Judgment" Now l will read Cover
nor Cleveland letter
CLEVELAND TO MRS. BEEoHER.
My Dear Mrs. Beecher: Your letter, as
you may well suppose, has affected me
deeply. What shall say to one who writes
so like my mother l say SO like my
mother, but don't altogether mean that ;
for she died in the belief that her son was
true aud noble; that she knew he was duti-
founded by the clipping that you send me,
because it purports to give what man
actually knows, ana not mere report, rs
were the other four or five lies in which
have heard about my life in Albany. Ihave
never seen any living woman whom l have
reason to suspect was in any way bad.
do not know where any such woman lives.
In Albany have not been in any house
except the executive mansion, the executive
chamber, the first Orange club house twice
at reception given, and l think on two
occasions. at the residences of perhaps
fifteen or twenty Of the best citizens 10 dine
OF course I've been to church. There never
was a man who has worked harder or more
hours in the day. Almost all my time has
been spent in the executive chamber. and
hardly think there have been twenty nights
in the twenty one months / have lived in
Albany-unless / was out of town-that
have left my work earlier than midnight to
fluid my bed at the mansion. lam at loss
20 know how il is such terribly wicked and
utterly baseless lies can be invented. The
contemplate creatures who coin and pass
these things appear 10 think that the affair
which have not denied makes me defense
less against any and all slanderers. As 70
nv outward life in Buffalo. the mAnifesta-
ton Of confidence and attachment which
was there rendered me must be proof that /
have not led a disgraceful life in that city /;
and as to nv life in Albany, all statements
that tend 90 show that Il has been other than
lAborious and correct, are utterly and in every
shadow untrue.
DO not wonder that your good husband
j. perpleHod: I honestly think that deserve
his good opinion and any aii he i disposed
20 render me. don't want him % think
any better of me than I deserve. OF b be
deceived Can not I arrange 30 - him and
tel him uhEt ] can not urItes I shAl b
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