Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-22
CLEVFLAND'S TRADUCERS.

New YORK, Aug. 14.-Several mem
bers of the Independent republican
party, resident in Buffalo, recently
determined to thoroughly investigate
the charges made against Governor
Cleveland and so extensively circu-
lated by the Blaine managers. They
made this investigation, not as mem
bers of the indep. ndent republican
party, but as citizens of Buffalo who
wished to forever set at rest the SIAN
ders that have been uttered against
the man whom they had raised to the
highest office in their gift, the mayor
atty OF tl.eir city. The result of their
Iabors is given in the following ad-
dress, which they yesterday made
| public. The men who put it forth
are among the first men of Buffalo,
for truth, integrity, social standing
and business character:
To THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS OF THE Ma
TION:
AS republicans and independents residing in
| Buffalo, and having peculiar means of knowledge,
we have been called upon by private letter and
9th rwiSe for Information i'll regard TO the scan
dG's which have been put in ch culatlon respect
ing Governor Clevelands private life. We have
felt il TO be duty imposed on us by circumstances
to examine these stories in detail and 10 make q
formal statement of the results. No such exam
ination would have been necessary to satisfy our
selves; but it was due to those who have read the
charges against Governor Cleveland without
knowing personally his gene al character ard
reputation in this community, and without
knowing either the position or the means of in
formation of those who have made the charges,
| that should put forth a more general state
ment without previous Investigation
w" have, therefore, through a committee ap-
pointed from our number for that purpose, care
fully and deliberately made such an investigation,
| and have taken every available means to
certain the precise facts in each case.
THE GOVERNORS uNsTAINED REPUTATION.
The general charges of drunkenness and fross
| immortality which ave made against Governor
Cleveland are absolutely false. His reputation for
morality has always been good. There is no foun-
| dation for any statement to the contrary He was
sought out and nominated for the nayoralty
against his will, and was supported for that posi-
ton by the larger portion of the educated ntelli-
! gent and moral citizens of Buffalo w a~Nt regard
! 10 politics, and on purely personal gf> ads. Al
! ter he had gone through this contest he again
| put forward one of the most distinguished cit
| izens of Buffalo, a candidate for the governor
| ship, and again resolved the support of the same
class of citizens. In this community, where he
| has lived for twenty-nIne years and whel g his
| life was known and his character well understood,
| this support would not have been given TO him
| had he been either drun"a or a Hbertine. We
are able to speak from personal knowledge as his
acquaintanceS of long standing, and to say that
his general private life has been that of quiet,
orderly ,self-respectng and always highly respect
| ed citizen.
Since he assumed bis present office his visits TO
| Buffalo have been few and of short duration. II
| is susceptible of absolute proof, and has been
proved TO u.s. that upon no one of these visits has
anything occurred to justify the statements which
| have been made by his detractors The charge
that he has recently taken part in a drunken and
| licentious debauch in Buffalo on the occasion of
| such a visit is entirely false.
| CAREFUL AND THOROUGH INQUIRY.
We have been particularly careful and thorough
in our Investigations of the alleged betrayal alb
| ductOn and iBhuman treatment Of a woman OF
/ 81 a.,Ttr lafaI in
| circumstances out of which the story was fabri
| Gated occurred eight years ago. The woman in
| question was at that time widow, between ~
and 40 years of age. with two children, the young
| er of whom was ten years old. The facts or the
| case show that she was not betrayed and that
| the allegations respecting her abduction and i'll
! treatment wholly false. We deem these the
| only features of the outrages in connection with
this nlatter which constitute public question re-
| quring am declaration on our part
On examination of the other charges which
| nave been made against Gov. Clevelauds private
| character shows that they are wholly untrue.
\ In every Instance in which the reports and in
| situations have been tangible enough tn furni>h
| a clew to guide us in investigation they have
| been positively proved to be false.
The attack upon Gov. Cleveland's character is
] thoroughly discredited when we consider the
( sources from which it comes 1t was first pub
licaIly made in Buffalo by newspaper OF no
staD ling whatever. We have twice called upon
| the editor of tnis paper and asked him to pro-
duce his prnofs-the names. dates and other par
| tiCuarS-which he had publicly stated he was at
liberty to show He declines TO do 90 or to facili-
ate investigation into the truth Of either his OWL
charges or those contained in the anonymous
letter " hich he published. He admitted that he
had no evidence to support the accusation agaisst
Gov. Cleveland. except in the one instance TO
which we have particularly referred. He rested
his case on that story. and to that story he IS
contradicted by the Witnesses having personal
knowledge.
ALI. HEARsAY.
The two clergymen. whose profession has been
invoked to give weight to these charges. have no
personal knowledge Of the facts, and under the
circumstances could not possibly have such
know ledge They have ysntUred 70 state as facts
known 10 themselves stories which rest upon the
merest hearsay. and which, when traced 20 their
alleged sources, are Ia every case denied by the
persons 10 whom they are ascribed.
We have designed to make candid and judi
cial statement of the results Of our investigation
of his matter, without partisan colorIpg. We
have not thought It necessary or praper to re-
peat the charges against Governor Cleveland In
detail nor 70 present IN full the evidence by
which they have been disproyed.
John Fl. Cowing, Josiah q. Munro,
AnsIey wilcox Lawrence d. RuInsey,
William r. Rip, O. Barrett Rich.
Thomas CARY. Charles r. Norton
CS-orge p Sawyer. John b Olmsfead,
Pa Oh Stone. j. Taliu1an Davis.
John z RAJ som, Henry Altman,
Henry ". Sprazue. j. y. Larned-
BEFFALo. y. Y, August Q, 1854