The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-08-27
The Charges Wholly
DisproVed. -
Citizens OF Buffalo Effectually
Nail the Lies Told About
Governor Cleveland.

| Governor Cleveland.
Several members of the Independ-
ent Republican party, resident in
Buffalo, recently determined to
thoroughly investigate the charges
made against Governor Cleveland
and so extensively circulated by the
Blaine managers. They made this
investigation, not as members of the
Independent Republican party, but
as citizens of Buffalo who wished to
forever set at rest the ISLANDERS that
had been uttered against the man
they had raised to the highest of
fee in their gift, the mayoralty Of
their city. The result of their
labor is given in the following ad-
dress, which they yesterday made
public -
To THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS
OF THE NATION -
As Republicans and Independents
residing in Buffalo, and having
peculiar means of knowledge, we
have been called upon by private
letter and otherwise for information
in regard TO the scandals which
have been putin circulation respects
ing Governor Cleveland's private
life. We have felt it to be duty
imposed on US by circumstances TO
examine these stories in detail and
to make a formal statement of the
results. No such examination would
have been necessary to satisfy our
selves; but it was due to those who
have read the charges against Gov
ernor Cleveland without knowing
personally his general character and
reputation in this community, and
without knowing either the position
or the means of information ofthose
who have made the charges, that
we should not put forth mere
general statement without q pre-
vious investigation.
We have therefore, through a
committee appointed from our num-
Der for that purpose, carefully and
deliberately made such an in
vestigation, and wo have taken
every available means to ascertain
the precise facts in each case.
THE GOVERNORS UNsTAINED REPUTA-
TION. -sr
The general charges of drunk
enness and gross immortality which
are made against Gov. Cleveland
are absolutely false. His reputa-
ton for morality has always been
good. There is no foundation for
any statement to the contrary. He
was sought out and nominated for
the mayorality against his will, and
was supported for that position by
the larger portion of the educated,
intelligent and moral citizens of
Buffalo without regard to politics,
and on purely personal grounds.
After be had gone through this
contest be was again put forward
as one of the most distinguished
citizens Of Buffalo, as candidate
for the governorship, and again re-
ceiVed the support Of the same class
of his fellow -citiEens- In this com
munity, where he had lived for
twcnty-nine years and where his
life was known and his character
we'll understood, this support would
not have been given to him had he
been either drunkard or hbSr-
tine. We are able to speak from
personal knowledge as his acqusint
ances of long standing and TO say
that his general private life has
been that of a quiet, orderly, self
respecting and always highly re
spected citizen.
Since he assumed his present Of
fee his visits to Buffalo have been
few and of short duration. 1t is
susceptible of absolute preof, and
has been proved to us, that npen no
one of these visits has anything oe~
Cured to justify the statements
which have been made by his de-
tractors. The charge that he had
recently taken part in drunken
and licentious debauch in Buffalo
on the occasion of such q visit is en-
tirely false.
A CAREFUL AND THOROUGH INQUIRY.
We have been particularly care
full and thorough In oul investiga~
tiOns Of the alleged betrayal, alb
duction and inhuman treatment of
q woman of this city, as detailed in
a local newspaper. The circum-
stances out Of which this story was
fabricated occurred eight years ago.
The woman in question was 81 that