Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-29
CLEvELAND'S WITHDRAWAL DE-
handed.
Catholic and Protestant Religious Jour
mails Denounce his Continuance as
IA Candidate.

Catholic and Protestant Religious Jour
mails Denounce his Continuance as
IL Candidate.
That the independent does not stand
alone demanding that the Democratic
party shall show so much respect to Amer
lean moral sentiment us to compel Gov
crnor Cleveland's withdrawal as II can
didate for President, is shown by the FOL!
lowing extracts. The first is from the 81.
MdrV'S institute journal, II Roman Cath
Ollie newspaper published at Amsterdam,
y. Y:
No man with Cleveland's bad record in
private life can hope for election ut the
hands of the American people. The re
lgious and moral elements in our life are
too powerful to admit of such II result
The chief reason that Aaron i'urrS mem
ory is held in execratiOn is the record of
his lecherous life. The people can not he
brought to favor any candidate for public
honors whose lcentous habits preclude
the possibility of his representing the best
estate of American manhood in the Presi-
dental chair. The American people Will
not take kindly to another Burr The
only chance of success for the Democracy
in the coming election lies in the with
drawal of Cleveland and the substitution
of II statesman with clean heart and
clean hands.
:
iSt says
Neither Mr. Clcveland's reputation nor
the cause which he represents II helped 10y
the dcfenCcS which have been attempted
i'm certain quarters. If the charges against
GOV. Cleveland are true, his friends should
counsel him to take himself off from the
ticket and if they do not, the lovers of
domestic purity and the rcSpccters of
womanhood should sweep him OF.
The Cutholic TnjrcrSc of Cleveland,
Ohio, Roman Catholic journal, and the
organ of Bishop Spauldng, says:
The imperative conditions must be Iln-
derstood and conSumated: Cleveland 5
withdrawal from the ticket. or his Vindi-
cation before the country. That Il candi-
dates personal character is not to be ques-
toned. if not the argument of Il mercen-
AIRY or of blind partisan, can only mean
that moral character is not to he weighed
in trusting and hOnOring public official.
To such as have degeneTated into that
contention we have no reply to make: no
party could discipline us into such tenet.
We wish to unvcil no mans pri-
waite vices The best of us are frail.
But for Gods right arm extended to
all who seek it, our scorching passions
would withcr every virtuouS inclination
as the midsummer sun dries up the drol
Of dew Neither would we constitute our
selves Il public tribunal to pass sentence on
strictly private guilt: but Il candidate. 10y
that fact tlaunts his personal record in tn,
public face. and then the right and duty OF
the clCCtor is clear as that of the father o
Il family, who protects his tircsidc from al
evil contamination.
The Boston COHgrcyutiOHuiiNi says:
Common deCency. the morals of the
Young regard for the sacrcdness of HON,
life and the very maintenance of our Ma
tiOnal existence require that the prCSi
dent of these United States-Our foremOs
representative official before the Worlc
should be Il man of pure privat,
morals as well as of public. If these charge
he untrue it ought to he easy to SHOW
the fact. They are definite and PERSONAL,
+ endorsed. If they he not disprOvcd. thcl
the indignant public sentiment of tn,
. Nation should be given voice, and the par
, ty which nominated Gov. Clcvelan,
should demand that he withdraw from tn
ticket which his name now leads.
The Rev. Washington GLADDEN.. Writin:
to the independent says:
, / do not think | am mistaken in my
. judgment that the large class of indie
pendent voters is turning away from Coy
, Cleveland with sorrow, ifnot with disgust
, do not believe that the plain people o
, this country will regard his offence a
, venial or will deliberatela consent that
man with Il name so furnished should &C
cupy their chief seat of honor, Last Of al
to accept such IL candidate will he thos
independent voters who were intending
E ernor Cleveland.
The Morning star, a Free Baptist news
:, paper printed in New Hampshire. It
marks that if Mr. Cleveland is licentiou>
1.-THE mere mention of his name in connet
ton with the White House is Il gross sac
rilege.'
That the considerations which HAY
= operated to cause these organs of the re
Y ligOus sentiment Of the country to de
/ mand the withdrawal of Governor Clevt
land are beginning to have a similar effec
> on the party papers is shown by the TO
e lowing from the Dubuque, Iowa, Tel,
:, grdph, a Democratic party paper.
4 What method the committee will adoI
, to promote Democratic success in the Yves
l we do not know but in view of the az
e missions of the Buffalo courier, it woul
S seem that the best way to promote Dem,
cratic success both East and West woul
be to secure if possible, the withdrawal {
Mr. Cleveland from the Democratic tick,
o and the substitution for him of ma
Il whose personal record will not requil
e either apology of defence.