Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Forgotten Gossip Abcst She Presi-
dent-How the Press Dealt
A Democratic Paper the Proper Vehicle
for the Loatbsome Lie-Beu But
ler's Power.

Special Crr.Asroudcnce OF the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July sp--Twelvc or
eighteen months ago there was just such
u story brulted abroad about Arthur
as this which newspapers print about
Cleveland. However seemingly well
authenticated the horrible recitals az.
fecting the president very few news
papers gave them currency, and the
wonder OF
AN HOUR WAS roWGoTrEN.
Cleveland spent his life in Buffalo. He
practiced law there. There he was
sheriff and mayor and there he had
violent enemies and devoted friends.
His fiercest, bitterest foes live In Buff
falo. Why did they not toll these
ffightful stories about Cleveland when
the good of Buffalo imperatively de.
manded It? Considerations OF local,
public and private morals failed TO
evoke this hideous publication. But
now, when great knaves, even star
reuters, designate the presidential
candidate and conduct the campaign,
there are found, by means of limitless
money to foot the bills, five hundred
knaves In n great city like Buffalo
ready to swear that Mr.. Cleveland Is "A
greater knave than ever swindled his
pitiful dupes In Wall street, wrote Null
iigan letters or sold the speakers place
for shares In the Fort Smith 4 Little
Rock railway.
THE STORIES ABOUT BLAINE.
These last are not campaign lies. "
They were not discovered aud pub
lished, like this horrible deed OF Cleve.
land, as Campaign thunder" They
were established facts when blaine
WINS nominated and because established
he was naturally preferred by the star
route gang and rs naturally repndiated
by the non placeholding, decent Re
puhlicans.
But the star reuters and Blaine have
enormous riches. They could discover
no foul stains on any page OF Cleve-
lands public history. He had stolen
nothing. He had never sold his
shrievalty or mayoralty or governor's
prerogative. He was blameless and
could neither be bought nor brow
beaten. He was, too, most esteemed
where he was best known, even In
Buffalo. BY the devotion OF this city
he was elevated to the chief magis-
tracy of New York. No Northern
city boasts OF better or more intclli-
gent population than Buffalo. But
ttar reuters have enormous riches.
Since Cleveland's public career was
faultless It only remained for money
and the power II gives to hire kpaves
and 10 print and swear TO lies affecting
Cleveland's private character.
The scene Of Cleveland's nameless
crimes Is laid la Buffalo where
he was sheriff and mayor and
where he was made governor
of New York and where tbs
people were mad with delight when
their friend aud neighbor, Gro
yer Cleveland, was made the Demo
cratic candidate for the presidency
I What knaves are the leading ciJiyeiii
OF Buffalo, both the Democrats and thu
J Republicans, for the best men Of bott
parties are Cleveland's adherents II
Buffalo. Would these be facts II tina
obscure so-callcd "preacher" tell TIN
truth In his solemn assertion OF Cleve
lands infamy? Ia II not rather to b'
believed that this unctious good maj
IL a levier OF bla, kmail2 Was ! . no
, hired to lie and with his coadjutor
paid his price? Don't the star reuter-
, understand this sort OF work. Their
, was no DeGolyer or Cfedi
Mobjlier transaction, aud there wer
no letters from Cleveland to Chile
Justice Chase written beside Rose
GRAMS desk full of treason to R0secrans
honest faith. There are no Mulligal
letters and none To "My Dear Cald
welln of Little Rock treating rnainl.
OF "Divisi0n and Silence and there
fore Cleveland's private life must b
Invaded aud all Its facts perverted
Blaine's personal, private and publ
character was driving multitudes Q
honest people 10 the support OF Clevs
land. The star reuters knew how I
, blacken Cleveland's fame: The,
would have accomplished thel
Z purpose II the alleged facts the.
now publish had been presents
to the country even In the Chicag
convention when every New Y0rl
, aud other enemy OF Cleveland state
everything that was known, whethe
true or false, derogatory to his charat
ter.
!, HOW THE. PRESS DEALS WITH BLAINE
D You will observe that Democrat
( newspapers have evaded illusions 3
! Blalne's history. They have made NJ
r special effort 10 expose his persona
, conduct or his vices In character. III
majority of Blaine's lending supporter
r. are neither better nor worse tina
/, Blaine. Az class they have bee
1 corrupted by long tenure Of place, pow
err and gold and bonds. They have bee
e enriched by class legislation.
Blaiue's character were black NJ Gul
! teau's he would be none the less al
3 IDENTIFY supported by the star routeS
and barnacles. Their prospects {
r gain grow brighter W Blalne's charac
{ Ter grows blacker. Conscious OF thi
3 | and that Blaine's supporters woul
only discover Ia assaults upon his fam
: stronger reasons for more earnest "a
: ertion and devotion, the Democrats
D press hiss been almost silent IN this b
: half. But the stories told by BeecheI
I'll Curtis and the convention OF b0ltin
! I Republicans have steadily gone abr0a
h and are steadily and silently digglnI
4 Blaine's grave. Honest patriots an
! sturdy country farmers are eppalle
q by facts affecting Blaine
Z Offictal and personal lntef
a rity, which nobody controverti
Z Seeing these progressive facts. thsr
r was but one recourse ieft the stA
"a reuters and other managers Of Blaine
I. campaign. Cleveland has no money
i He caunot buy the knayes whom "a
= star reuters may bribe and ~
i wretcbed preacher and hide0us o.
q crones and cunning knaves, like tliOs