Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-11
Mrs. LivermOre.
Her Opinion about Cleveland as n Cand =
dste.-She EXhOrts Women to Support
the Republican Party.

Ina letter published In the Boston journal, Mrs.
Lyermore writes IA follows:
Blu there il another reason why women, this
year, should 'saad by the republican party Women
are not more the victims of mans drunkenness than
of his consuming lust. A liquor seller is not II
greater toe to the happiness of woman, or Of the
community, than Is an habtua bertime. Drunk
rnuess and centiousncss twin evils, aud the de
bauchee IA usually addicted to both vices.
When there ore. a gr, at poll ical party nemnates
IA man for the ChIef Magistracy of the nation who
Is charged with the gravest and most heinous sins
against women they should not be dumb witnesses
Of this Insulting and demOralZing act. When, in
addition, OF our noblest men, at whose ieet
have sat for ethical teaching and religious inspra
ton after Informing that the paramount issue of
this campaign is IN prai rather than POLITICAL and
that the whole question hinges on tue moral chArac-
ter of the presidential candtda'e-thrn proceed to
adv ocate the claims OF this lIbidtnous man t. the
Presidency, it is the duty of all women who stand
for social purity to protest earnestly and perstenly
The treatment of the grave charges against GOV.
Cleveland b. some of the most respectable Journals
Of the day Il rs amazing AS II is reprehcnsible.
These charges taciy admitted but it is declared
that they do not render him unfit for the high office
to which he is nominated The chastity or unchas-
tity OF public men of national repue aud nomin ated
for office before the people of the whole country, is
not proper subject for discussion, are told. And
that "A man may be private reprobate and yet be
a par gon of public excellence In the presence of
young sons shall we silently assent to this de
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to US during the last few weeks.
Let Us remember that there is no sex in guilt.
Those vices which men condemn in won n, and for
which they relegate them to ohScurity. and subj ct
them to osracism, not to be condoned by women
when men are guilty of them. Social impurity taiuts
the whole being and untOnes and deprayes the intel
leCtual character as all of US know who have worked
among the fallen of own After twelve
years of service n Board of Directors OF a Magda
len asylum there is left in my mind abiding con-
victou that vice damages not ouls the PHI, cal
and moral, but the mental nature, that of licen-
tiousness
IL GOV Cleveland be the immoral man he is rep.
rescnted-and there has been responsible denial
of the charge, which was in current circulation long
before ne was thought of for the Presidency-he Is
wholly unfit to be the standard bearer of the Amer
exclude him from decent society should not be in
stalled Ia the White House the host OF the nation
and the dspeuser OF its Inequalities. Could re.
spectacle women be expected to attend the recep.
tons of such President?
Either James c. Blaine GOV. Cleveland will be
elected TO the Presidency. There l. chance for
GOV. st. John. immaculate As he is in all respects
Mere an habiiual drunkard nominated for the fresi
dency women would work TO prevent his election by
all tlr and nest means The elevation to the
Chief MagiStracy Of an habiiually unchaste men
would be equal calamity. shall not all women
exert their influence to hinder unfortunate con-
sumstions And the surest way to do this is to
"stand by the republican party" Its candidates for
President and ice President are alb Z men, whose
long OF public service have entitled them the
recognition they have received. they are neither
women a~c noble that they will be accompanied
20 the national capita by wives and women friends
Of rare intelligence, high culture and unquestioned
moral worth.