Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-08
Mr. Beecher on Cleveland.



DURING ihe Ia" ie" aiy' several oil tle western
papers have Contained extracts from letter written
h Harry Ward R.a,h.r IA Gen r. Peck of Kansas
49,, ,
IN "Ilich ne says owing 10 Tue Iate ueNtiophehlS
from Albany. cannot couscentiously, and will not
now su,port over Ceyrl and for president in the
coming e'c. ION
with a view of asccrtaining what Mr.. Beecher's
real opiuions are on the matter Tribune reporter
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visited MN al ''' country NOME III i'ekNN'' Mrs
Brccher seated in the library. AMI asked that
n, t,,,.. -, .,o,,..,t CO., h,i, ~, bo,r a. no no,
~
Just lain down. "dy husband mas Deem quite III Tor
several days. said She "and don't think it best TO
bist,rb hin, 4"
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u'h aSk'i rs 20 Tue mature oi Tue Ii'heS' hrS
h'''hrr 'aia ,ha 1t apG'arrd 10 De merely an attack
81 'ni''' ""' '''t p"Uh sur az" Ji'r 'a'f PYSc'ih
han I'it mhth conCrrh toF MI hrechtr ana 'uat she
iR1 not S'p, IN = h"ut'' passing yer rhie lnt ia
H't n''na'h 'ltA 900 w. -. ruin Oh t'.P matter
- HAln sue WORN ANU ahN''N 'inpul 'hi' N''NF
iAhi 7'hndri nave h''n ne man nlluouty WIN VT
bt'ohrr' II came upon MN IKE "a h9sh OF lglthlhg
tie had always regarded Mt r"N'iinh a' a clean
man. "''h Pohu'aHS 'uI '"p'" any 'lN ' wa CON
p'i"N rrosfI'eh When ne u ara reports 70 tht con
irary Al hrst We would none OF ~ listen 10 them'
hnt soon such pressure " : hrolght To bear upon
Vt RccCh"r that he let that the matter must bs IN
Nes'iga'rd. II does not matter how ne gained ms
information, but II - 9uihctfnt to say mat ~ was
Cleveland hal a .on, who is now living at "udalo,
IT was Itpf Ntu''h 'htt Va "N'lIl' "hH NupP tth
both th" mother ami Chld, ana hid done All ms
power tn oJuStc" to both, On learning inns Mr.
B"'cher was JuhHant, ie"Hng thN II Mr.. NleVsiand
was not altogether hlameless he had nevertheless
acted the part OF mau. scarcely was ne settled IN
this conviction when letters from promn nj peop'e
from al over the country began pouring M nearly
all placing the worst construction possible on The
HuNal story. Men whose names have national
reputation "a clergymen aud lawyers gave their d.
rect ties imony on the mat rr. The result was that
Mr.. Berchnr was completely prostratr1 and
herr Mrs Beecher rose, and said; Henry, it Is
an Their reporter"
Nj Bcechcr had just entered he room. and came
orward 20 speak for himself. The reporter showed
him several extracts from recent newspapers, and
Il ked if the reports they contained OF his having
changed his opinion of Mr. Cleveland were true Mr..
Bcccher tossed them 70 one SIDE and said "l know
perfectly wei what they contain, and in measure
they tell the tr tn few days since wrote hur-
ried and private letter to old friend Mr. Peck, in
which said substantially, II the charges against
Mr. Cleveland were proved, should not supp lrt
him If he Is such man as this, am done. This
letter was entirely private, and am panied that ex
tracts from IL should have found their way into print
| have now suspended judgment, and am awaiting
more light. Ton know that sometimes one gropes
IN the darkness for time, but the exercise of little
patience will generally show the way clearly. Nv
astouishment at these charges made me determined