The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-20
THE cHARaEs sRRpT ANAY.

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Cleveland,
slandsrsupon Che priyatelife Of
Gov. Cleveland which have gained
circulation hayebeen Investigated
by independent Republicans Of
Buffalo, aud the following report,
the resulto Of the inquiry, Is now
officially given tothe public:
10 the Independent tpublieaas ofhe
Nation:
AS Republicans and Independ.
ents residing in Bltfaln, aud hav.
ing peculiar means Of knowledge,
we have been called upon by pri.
vate letter and otherwise for in.
formation in regard TO the scandals
which have been put in circlla.
tion respecting Gov. Cleveland's
private life. We have felt Tito be
a duty imposed on us by circum.
stances ~ examine these stories in
detail and to make q formal state.
ment Of the results, No such ex.
animation would have been neces.
sary to satisfy ourselves; but il was
Idue To thOsn WIN had read thu
charges against Cleveland without
knowing personally his general
character and reputation in this
community, and without knowing
either the position or this means Of
information Of those who have
made the charges, that we shonld
not nut forth a mere general state.
ment without a previous inyesti.
cation.
vs. have tborofora thror,b .
comm;1tes onnointad from orr
nnn,hs, 81, AZ, n"sno.o c c".of,iI,,
md Jol;bo.a,al. NAH ~ ;""oa,;
s"tinn and va boSe ,aIar ," aysrr
srs;l"his ,oo,ns ~ os"as,a;n ~.
n,Sc;Se facts ~ oooh ~ a s"'
MI s !" . ,''sN s'g
-. ine general cnatgesnI utunSe !.
ness any gross la'n m, %hlch
are NIUE ag1,nss ~, Glevelana are
s 40 ,y..i iI l Ills, Ilis reputation
M lnoFansy nus aIways oeeh goOd'
nepe a u no y 4, lonnuasloa LOT any
s s saa ,,. . s.5 ' contrary. ne was
s s2,' ~. anu nominated nor sne
.,a aga INST. MS WIZ, ana
W., Nus s"pporseu loI'.f W POSITION oy
;n ,. iarger PoF. 5 ., .ne .. ennca'eo,
i ~ =, anu moraI el'lzens Of
Duiialo Without regard 70 poliuss'
anu on purely personal GROUNDS
Altef ne hau gone through tnis
contest ne !, was again put forward
a. one Of ln p'a most distinguished
cl1'zens VI Duualo as u canalaate
loF Ine ,u 70, ana again
l reserved e, L! .ne e. snppoIs Of 'he same
class u ms :. lell9@ ciI \, IN shiS
S"m nn where ne naa a., lived
,or zsyoats' ana @nore MS NE was
fu"sn anu ,; n's . character well wei un
a I,s. sl.l snls support @oI i, noI
nave oeen given 70 MN nag ne
oteh elmer ". U uruhSaru or q loer.
lne' we are an!e 70 SPEAK from
PERSONAL Kno%leage as MS ac9naln'
la "a :. o. long Standing, ana 70 say
shal nls genera private Iile ms
oeen lnat OF aq'lie'' orderly SELF
tespeciing' ahu always mighty re-
Fpec'eu cl'lzen'
olnce nc assumed y. ms present Of
nee Ms VISITS 70 D1llalo nave neen
lew ana SNORT DURATION IL II
snScepIloIe OF absolute PROOF, ana
Ilas oeeh proved J" w tnat upon
no one o. 'hete Stsl's mas AWNING
"ccare', 10 uSIlIy tne statement
Mhlch nave e, oeen maze oy ms de-
'rac'nrs' ! ne charge maj ne mas
recently leSen psrI IN orln J
ana lleenIloas de2aucn IN b"ila!o
OH ene OCCASION ol such y WISH il
enllrely ialse.
j., we have been particularly care
Iil ana thorough IN our lnvestlga'
t !, Of the alleged betrayal, 40.
dnction, and lanuman treatment
Of woman OF TINS CITY 4, as detailed
IN a local newspaper. The clrcnm
stances ont OF which TINS story was
1 fabricated occurred eight years ago.
Inc woman IN question was at
that y. time q widow, between ~ and
Az years OF age with two children,
the younger OF whom was 10 years
old. The facts Of the case show
that she was not betrayed, and that
the allegations respecting her alb
ductinn and ilI'treatment are Who'll
" false. We deem these the only
features Of the charge in connect.