Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-28
Oleveland's Withdrawal Demanded.
CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT RELIGIOUS
JOURNALS DENoUNcE HIS CONTINUANCE
hS 4 CANDIDATE.

That the Independent does not stand
alone demanding tina, the Democratic party
shall show 50 much respect To American
moral sentiment as To compel Governor
Cle,eland's withdrawal as candidate for
President. is shown hy the following extracts.
The first is from the 81 HIrg's Institute
Journal Roman Catholic newspaper pub,
lI>hcd al Amsterdam. y. y.
NO man with Cleyclaud's bad record in
private life can hope for election a, the
hands Of the American people The rrliy
iouS and moral elements in our life are too
powerful To admit Of such 4 result The
chief reason thar Aaron Burr's memory j.
held IN eNecration : the record of hi, lcch-
,rous life. The people cannot be brought
To favor any candidate for public hnnor>
whose !lcentious habits preclude the posi-.
bilrty of his representing the best estate Of
American manhood in the Presidential chair.
The American people will no; lake kind, T.
another Barr. The nnl, chance of ,uccr>>
for the Democracy N the coming election
lies in the withdrawal Of Cleveland and the
substitution Of statesman with clean
heart and clean hands
The catholic iairerse. of Cleveland.
organ of Bishop Spauid.ng. sly,:
The imperative conditions must be uadcr.
stood and contaminated Clevrland- With.
'lrawal from the ticket or ms indication
before the "oun,y That /. candidate.
persona. character j. not 10 b. questioned.
4 not the argument Of 4 mercrnar, or blind
PARTISAN, can unlt mean Tint moral character
! not TO BE- weighed in trusting ann honor
D AZ.
generated into that condition We have 10
reply to MAKE na part, could ai,c,pLne Us
INTO such a tenet W. wish 10
unvel no mans private vices. The best Of
uS are frail. Bat for Gods r,sh; arm eN-
tended - all who seek ii, nIr scorching
passions would vlther every ,irtunu, IN
cllnaiion as the midsummer sue dries up the
drop of dew. Neither would Ne constitute
ourselves public tribunal to na,> sentence
on strictly private guilt: bat candidate.
b, that fact, faunts his personal record IN
the public face. and then the night and du,v
81 the elec'Or are clear a, that If the father
OF family, whD protect. h.. fresIde from
all erii contamination.
The CHRISTINE tnioa tConyrcgationa.i,u
SAYS:
Neither Mr.. Cleyeland> rrputI'inI nor
th- cause which he represents i helped hy
the defence, which have been attempted IN
certain quarters Ii the charges against
Gov. Cleveland are true, his friends should
counsel hin 70 take himself off from the
ticket; aud il they do not. the lovers of
domestic purity and the respecters OF woman
hood should sweep him of.
The B0sfoH foHgTeyE,oHalid SAYS
Common deceney, the mora, Of the llung.
regard for the >acredncss VI home life. ana
the very maintenance 81 our national eNis-
tence require that the President %! these
lnIted States Our foremost Representative
olhcial before the world should Dc a man
OF pure private morals as vigil As OF public
If these charges he untrue it oUgh, TO be
easy TO show the :act. They are definite and
personally endorsed. Ii they be not dis
proved. then the indignant public sentiment
Of the nation should be given voice. aal the
party which nominated Cox Cleveland
should demand tina, he Withdraw from the
ticket which his name now leads.
The Morning Star. a Free Baptist news
paper printed IN New Hampst ire. remarks
that if Mr.. Cleveland is licenIous, THE mere
mention Of his name in connection with the
White House is gross sacsllege"