Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-22
the INDEPENDENT.

The New Nerk Politic0-Rshsasas rn0sr
Takes Another Tumble -his fiAs n y
"Fsrninst" the Reform 0ovsraer.
Fxw YoRK, August 2l.-The Indspsad-
ent under the caption The Crisis and Our
Duty" prints the following
ave published last week in our CORE
spondence columns a communication from
DR.. Kilsley Twining, one Of our editorial
staff. giving the result Of his investigators
in regard to the Cleveland scandal Tho
grave and serious part Of this scandal.
which be declares that he found to be true,
is that which imputes personal impunty 70
Mr.. Cleveland in the specific instance that
has come to the knowledge Of the public.
We cannot, in view Of al the facts. resist
the conclusion that this part Of the scandal
is true; and this is quite enough to deter
mine our course.
This damaging charge came upon us
wholly unexpected, and With the sudden.
stunning force Of thunderbolt out OF .
clear sky. None were more surprised and
overwhelmed BY it than the Governors
friends and inumates among the lnde-
pendents of Buffalo, and il was . cass
that called for thorough and fearless inves-
tigation.
That we felt this in every fibre, and that
we intended to impress this feeling on our
readers, and hold ourselves absolutely free
to act as circumstances required, 10 the sim.
pie truth, and our silence "a TO the Cleve-
land nomination from that day was in
tended.
I'VE urtrrly refuse to accept two stand.
ards Of character, We repsdiAte With con-
tempt the doctrine that public mans
private life is not to be inquired into. DE-.
winnings investigation went on the recog.
milton Of this principle.
"0n this subject, as it now stands, we viii
not be slow to give advice. The conditions
have wholly changed since the independent
Conferences. Then We were ready with .
real enthusiasm to support the tried and, -
We then believed, honest reformer, Grover
Cleveland. Now, without one word in dero-
CATION OF his record as Governor Of this
State, our enthusiasm is wiped out BY the
discovery Of the acknowledged and awful
facts
I'VE hence desire to have all our readers
plainly to understand, once for oil, that
whatever has been said in the editorial col.
umns Of the Independent favorable 10 the
election Of Governor Cleveland wH said
prior to the recent Eckcning disclosures in
regard to his private character, which have
Justly shocked the moral sense Of oil purs
and right minded people. The attempt now
to force such candidate upon the
people would, in our opinion, disgrsce tho
party Which nominated him. and the whole
nation. if he should be elected. We viii
have no hand or voice in helping on this
matter. let the consequences be what they
may. and we will not advise the readers Of
the independent to smother their conscience
and disgrace themselves BY engaging di.
rectly or Indirectly in any such movcment
We are now in serious difficulty - NJ.
ton, in regard TO the unchecked progress
of Mormonism and shall We now, in The
face of threatening evils and pcrils, plunge
into deeper gulf by any seeming indi6er-
ence as to the pirate character Of ono Who
has been nominated TO gil the highest Office
in the gift Of the peoplei We say MOI .
thousand times Noi Governor Cleveland
should positively decline to be . candidats.
and withdraw Immediately from the CANVAS,
and be compelled to do so il i h necss'
sary. The party which nominated him
through its chosen representatives should
then reconvene and select q new ticket
that will command the hearty support Of
the people of all parties There Is time
enough 10 do this, and there is no hope OF
safety in am other course. To stand still
now, or attempt 10 60 blindly forward With
the present ticket would, in our Judgment
be an insult TO the Rnler Of Nations, sure
death to the Democratic party. including
also ITS leaders, and an everlasting dis9rsos
10 the Republic"