The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-09-06
The MORAL ISSUE
Governor >'cv".n,,i Must withdraw or bc
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with the MT Liz 1T iC@d'nG public Ems
sheet was at the tilile -! lis nomination.
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INV 'lii'- 90 ''.' H''l'I "''"' 'i'''t 81 III"
man II Las fsSam'd a tir city "a post
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here Is II" ':""ni that supposed avail
ability Was ne sole reason that con
toiIeI Ii'r democrats III l1tSHih" ihnf-
man l''i"l'l an" "l"'tN "l Ike Sta"f'
ana nominal! ing Governor IeNcIanu Il"
Their cdhGldatc Tor PRESIDENT ihtir
theory was that t." would rnn best. ant;
ne SHreSt |" carry we great 9fa'e 81 New
OK a'a' cHi'e'lalE. ''at he ""nid
Grih% /" 'He P"r'! aF@r "t'' Nsloh "i
Repu"!icau votes. lbs theory At the
time looked plausible. We az" rot sur
priSed that the democrats adopted 1t,
ana put forward Nr. cleveland as p1
hucal r"'orm"r. h"ping, ny tAt cry "i re
form Ia gef nDS"SSiph ~ tn" government
It turuS nur. however, even before the
active work nf the clnrASs has fairly he.
gun. that As to IA most vita. question of
personal morris til" private character of
this u-call,.c! retorm candidate has been
oae of such rottcnrs s. as Justly to de
strov all claim in his behalf to the conf
drncr aud respect of the American pco
pie Whether the members of the Dem
ucratic Convention were aCGuaiutC; vii II
the facts in his private life. when thrv
Nominated him. we 60 not kriou: but.
for their sane. we will assume that. If
they had known them. Mr. Cleveland
would not have been the candidate otthr
Democratic PARTY To nominate such Il
man with this knowlp; voI1,d irpiy =
most astounding lack ii common sense
aud an equal lack of moral and pnlitica!
Integrity,
Certain il is that The Independent 4"
ruhlicanS. who i.rnnrai?tly ind1rStd Mr.
Cleveland, and publicly declared their
purpose to Suppnrt him, dil not llnoN
the man As the record Of his private. He
has revealed him To he aud which re
cord. by God 5 lightning voice. has been
sent with a flash to ever, villauc and
hamlet of tine nation. and thence to the
very ends OF the earth These Repahh
cans cannot. in view OF what they now
know. give him their support, without
the grUSSgSt self qualification. and. in
deed, without justly exposing themselves
to the charge OF gross and ScnscieSS by
pocr'Sy. The simple and plain trGth Is
l. J
land touches upon Il domain Of family
and public m"r.ls 50 vitality and so dan
geTou>ly 10 the public good as utterly r,,
diSqualiiy him for the office of President.
OF any other off &c in the gtC of the PEG
pie, This is the Position ne Idfgtad,lf.
alter Il dri" consideration Of the facts and
our duty IL God and man. took last week.
and means stcrr.ly |" maintain. Any e.
tort t" evad" This conclusion only makes
the duty tie more ubHlnnS.
Ii 1t be sad that what Is true OF Nr.
Cleveland l. no Ih1!" than 'li@ often been
true of Other public men, then We reply
| thar it is hign time that Ill public mon
s'i"nid be tan -ht that personal AMI p.-
waite vlrtn. i iir't an inmateriai question
with the people Of this c"uutry. This
lessen Sho'''d " 80 emphasized aud pro
claimed - it:" Wnr''i that there viii be
no mlStak' iint% ct hereafter aS - what
is meant hy il.
The lmm"r..iIti"S ri man : private life
are matters hlCh do c1nC"rn the public.
whe, that public, with the hnowlrdG" of
these inlm""aiiliuS. is asked t. make him
tie Chief Magistrate Of great nation.
\ dchaa"acc, known t" be ~ to have
been. such. is not the man t. De elevated
to the "i!i'e oi President IF tsc>" nitcd
States. This one Tact >honid be fatal to
him. lac people Shnuli not, aud. as We
believe. nil not, 81 disgrace themselves,
i'll the SIGHT ot t'ud au,. man. ANA defy
the imperative mandate OF sound me-. ais
as to oeSt"W tins !inH"r OH any such base
pr0tllgatc.
W nat IS cur common Christianity
worth and what is orr b'aSf"d civIilZa-
tion worth ii such black stain in tie
character of u candidate Tor the pIaSi-
dency j.. in the popular eslimntr. - be
deemed a matter of no special co.sc-
qu"ncr? " adt o'raiiE - spectacle such Il
Law Gre ik"r, Il elected. W"ui'i present in
the pari"IS of t!.r W hit2 House. " nat
an opportunity II would give 10 Mormon
poly Im!s'S Il sirrr and Laugh there AT
the efforts. of the General .,,tlli,.Et 10
suppress the monstr"is denominations in
the Territory "f Utah.
y hat il m'vaiIZiu2 lesson it U0uli
be To the Voting men Of tl.r country
Wh1t Il barrier to the successful teach
ing oi rnDIaltrv from TIN. p.lIpIr .! p,lit-
zeal platform or IN the halls of COMPRESS,
M decent l,ali.. moi. Ia ,;.y tErr,, IAN
pecl.lr. wnul aavc 20 hi,l, their hrlds
viii. pralound sense of shame af,,! dis