Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-07
Hen.y Ward Beeoher 1.-the Ragged
Edge

he8Ty Ward Beecher on tine haSca
EDGE
New YoFsx. August 6th.-BeecheT, being
interviewed, said: Ten days since l wrote
g hurried and private letter to an old friend,
in which said substantially that II the
charges against Cleveland were proven 1
should not support hlm, If he is such O
man rs this, | am done with him. TINS
letter was entirely private, and / am panied
thatextracts from it have found their wsy
into print. | have now suspended judg-
NEXT and am awaiting more light. You
know that sometimes one gropes III the
darkness for time, but the exercise of a
llItle patience viii generally show the way
clearly. My establishment at these charges
Isnade me determine to ascertain the exact
truth. [ had never heard a breath of scan
! dial against Cieveland's moral character
during the wears he was Mayor of Buffalo,
and during his gubernatorial canvas, and
! later-till, in fact, q few weeks ago, not a
breath of scandal reached me. have said
l am now simply waiting, and when put
| down my foot it will not be to take 1t up
again. l ana no politician, but simply a
private citizen, and as such l think am
entitled to east a vote in accordance with
the dictates of my best Judgment. Cleve-
land seemed 10 be III every way worthy.
When have made up my mind us to the
truth of these charges against him will
| make the decision public, and not till then
do not Nish to give publicity to my every
| process of mind, and when ] speak it will
be to some purpose.
The TrutI, of the Cleveland Scandal
Again Admitted.
New YORK, August 6th.-The Herald this
morning follows in the wake of the Pos
last evening in admitting the truth of the
| Cleveland scandal 1t saws: The story
| as told by the Post is true, and we print il
| for that reason At the time that Cleveland
| was Il candidate for Governor this scandal
made its appearance We then inYesti
| gated it and discovered the facts TO be as
| the Post now reiterates them. 1t will be
well for Blaine if, when his story come:
out, it shall contain nothing worse"
The Position of Tammany.
| WASHINGTON, July 6th-A Democrat to
| day gave very Specious explanation o
| the position of Tammany. According to
him Tammany is way deep down in polit-
| ical strategy. 1t is holding back simply &c
| help Cleveland. Here is the scheme
"Tammany knows that there are goot
many Democrats who are drawn to Cleve
| land simply because he is not whooped by
| John Kelly and his braves. Many of then
would not support Cleveland if they
| thought that Kelly and Tammany were fol
| him To catch these votes is the reason
that Tammany is holding back; but il
September she will come out with big
bang for Cleveland
| Butler and the Presidency.
New YORK, August 6th.-General But
ler's letter accepting the Presidential nom
| nation from the Workingmen ant
Anti Monopolists will be issued on Friday
or Saturday of this week. A member o
| Tammany Hall, who claims to know, sale
to-day: Just at present the Tammany mer
are anxious TO have him run, as they be
lieve he holds the key TO the situation, and
can defeat Cleveland. General Butler be
lieves that he can poll 1000, 900 votes, anc
carry his own State, thus building up
party which he fondly dreams will steI
into the shoes of the party defeated il
| November
The Democratic Leaders and John Kelly
New YORK, August 6th.-A gentleman
in q position to know assures your CORE
spondent that there IS a regular interna
conflict going on among the leaders owe
John Kelly. Tammany has stated its ulti
matum, The New York city patronage
must be given to it, or out it goes, bag ant
baggage. from the Democratic camp. Cleve
land and one element of his followers ar
disposed to bid Tammany go, and say
Good radiance to bad rubbish" Hen
bricks. on the other hand, insists that Tam
many must be seduced back into the fold a
any cost 1t is known that while Clevelan'
and Hendricks were holding their first in
terview in Albany the other day, the mat
ter was touched on, slightly, to be sure, We
still enough to evinCe that the head and tai
of the ticket differed widely in their view
as to the best policy to be pursued.
The Breach Not Yet Healed.
NEW York, August 6th.-Roswell P
Flower is at Saratoga aiding Boss Man
ming in his missionary work on John Kelly
and using Mr. Hendricks as the man at thu
wheel SO far Mr. Flower has not succeed
ed in healing the breach between Kelly anC
Cleveland, nor has he succeeded in gettins
the Tammany pledge for Mayor of thi
city. Flower says he will be very great,
disappointed if Cleveland does not sweel
everything before him.
CIeveland's Movements.
ALBANY, August 6th.-Governor Cleve
land leaves Albany tomorrow for Uppe
Saranac Lake, in the Adirondacks, wher
he will probably pass two weeks vaca
: ton. The Governor states that all remark
concerning his letter of acceptance ar
without foundation. He received a dele
, CATION of French Canadians, residents o
the United States, who are holding Con
vention here to-day.
The National Autobiography Committee
CHICAGO, August 6th-The following
will be sent out tomorrow to each membe
of the National nti-Monopoly Committee
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL !
ASTI-MoNoPoI.Y ORGANIZATION,
CHICAGO August 9TH.
, DEAR SIR Under instructions from the Con
vention of May 18th, it becomes the duty of tn
National Committee to select a candidate 70
Vice President of the United States. For thi
! purpose, and for the transaction of other i'm