The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-21
CLEVELAND DEFENDED.

In its issue Of Monday the Buffalo
Courier, In long and able editorial ar
ticle, refutes the charges made against
Governor Cleveland, The article being
lengthy We give extracts as follows;
"When the acandal against Governor
Cleveland was llrst published, The COur'
Ter did not notice IT, The newspaper
IN which II appeared was known to be
both sensational and YenNl, and the rep
utatlOn OF the man behind the ueEapH'
per, who was found 10 ho primarily re-
sponslble for the scandal, was by no
means 40 sacred AZ his calling, and 80
4 seemed good 10 trust % tho character
Of Mr.. Cleveland aS o shield against lhe
arrowa OF slander. Bnt u h0s been DIFF
llcult to endure the constant challenges
10 speak In his defense. To The COur
ler many Of these challenges have been
specially directed, and we have deler-
mined 10 answer them formally. Not
10 much because we think them worthy
of notice, as because silence may DO
mlsConstrued. The Buffalo Telegraph
made only one accusation In detail,
wherein names, dates, and places were
given. II has been possible to trace
this case and relute the charges based
upon II. The slander story accuses
Governor Cleveland OF seduction, abb
ductiOn and cruelty and evidence can
be produced 10 dispr0ye each one OF
these charges. There was no ae'
ductlOn, and this statement II
not based on any quibble nv
to the fact that the woman In the
case was not young girl, but widow
There was no abduction. The separa'
ton Of the mother aud the child by The
removal OF the former TO an inobfiate
asylum, told with 10 much cheap pathOa
was the net of tho authorities OF the
Buffalo Orphan Asylum taken mainly
In the interest OF the latter. The infant
had been intrusted to the care Of the
orphan asylum and then withdrawn by
the mother, and the authorities inter
fered and took possession Of the child
again, only when informed that II was
In danger. There was no cruelty. The
mother was In a state OF intOxicnti0n,
and she was removed lawfully ana with
no more force than was necessary.
There was no such agreement In the
settlement Of the case No has been re-
ported. Every other accusation made w
The Telegraph lacks deluitepess, IL
said that Governor Cleveland came
home from Albany ono Saturday night
went 10 q saloon with three friends, or
dered liquors, sent out for four women
and pnsspd the succeeding Sunday IN
drunken orgy with these companions,
The editor Of the paper refuses to give
the date Of the event, the name Of the
saloon keeper or the names Of tho al.
legged companions Of the Governor, aud
as no IL the only ono who has ever heard
Of tho affair, no olew can bo obtained
FOR its investigation, the same may bC
said about the story that two respect
able citizens once found Governor
Cleveland lighting with another lawyer
In a saloon for possession OF u woman
Tho Governors friends can only recall
one incident that might have served ~
the foundation for the tale. IL occurred
at a dinner some twenty years ago
when no aud u young companion Were
skylarking IN consequence OF practical
Joke played by another Of the company
But there was no woman present NJ all
and the cuillng was u mere piece 0I
pleasantly, The general accusation oI
drunkenness and debauChery made IN
The Telegraph, can only be met IN .
general way. Governor Cleveland Il
well known TO the business and pr0fes
sIonal men Of Buffalo and esteemed
among them. .'he uniform answer q
such men when questioned NJ to hil
habits is. Il never eaw him drunk
never heard that he was immoral Coull
drunkard or u debaucheo have per
formed tlthe Of his labOrp In hls Vol,
messages alone lie the refutatlOn o
such accusations aud the vindication o
his character"