St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
In the Same Breath He Sings
the Praises of Mrs. Cleve-
land.
Rayti's Illegal Methods Ex-
posed by the Consul at
Cape Haytien.
Uncle Sam Will Reimburse
Settlers Evicted From the
Maxwell Grant.
Special to the Globe.


ment concerning the suggestion of
Mrs. Whitney, that he had circulated
stories of domestic infelicity at the
White house: "The social leader of the
administration" said Mr.. ingalls,, de-
liberately, land the wife of a cabinet
minister would hardly consent to a
formal interview upon subject so del
icate and important as the domestic re-
lations of the president without his au-
thority. / assume, therefore, that the
publication was made with his knowl-
edge and sanction. In falsely attribut-
ing to me the invention and dissent
uation of ISLANDERS, even III the guarded
and cautious phrase which is employed.
Mrs. Whitney transcends propNety and
evidently relies upon the prerogatives
of her sex for immunity. The man who
made such astatement, directly or by
inference, would be required to prove it
OF to retract. l have never been either
bitter or vindictive against the presi-
dent Politically have been opposed
to him, and my opinions have not been
furtive nor stealthy. In the North
American Review, the New York
Sun, in various speeches In
the senate and on the stump
l have declared the grounds of my hos
tility, which need not be rehearsed
HOW. [ have no more i'll will against
him that 1 have against the yellow
fever, or the great March blizzard. My
weapons have been those of the gladia
tor, not of the assassin. Those who re-
member the criticisms on Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield and Arthur, will not
differ with me when ] affirm that Mr..
Cleveland owes more TO the considera-
ton of his political adversaries than
any other public man in our history.
1t would be idle to deny that / have
heard the stories to which Mrs.
Whitney alIudes, and others much
worse, which time and events alone can
verify or disprove. They have been the
common gossip and rumor, the open
secrets of the promenade, the hotel and
the club for many months, but they are
of Democratic origin, like the scandals
of the campaign of 1884. Republicans
are not responsible for them. They
the highest Democratic authority, mas
culine and feminine. If the partisans
of the executive are wise they will be
silent.
THE PRESIDENTS MARRIAGE
was the most popular act of his admin
istratiop. The mistress of the White
house has no enemy and no rival in the
affectiOnate admiration of the American
people. Amid many temptations to-lev-
itv and many opportunities for frivOlity,
she has borne herself with unexampled
grace, dignity and cOmposure. Adula-
ton has not disturbed the charming and
unaffected simplicity of her character.
She will carry with her into retirement
the unabated honor and regard of all
who have been so fortunate as
to know her. She will remain
among the noblest illustrations of
tue has a vOtary or beauty champion.
Some things are self-evident in morals
and history. as we'll as in logic. They
prove themselves and are disproved by
evidence. TO deny some accusations is
to plead guilty to them. When you
have to offer evidence that an egg is
good, that egg is doubtful. and doubt
ful egg is always bad. The merchant
who is compelled to produce affidavits
to establish his honesty, is probably
thief. The citizen who is now obliged
to prove that he was royal and patriotic
during the war, was either rebel OF a
copperhead. Shakespeare cast an in
delible stain upon. the
LADY WHO PROTESTS TOO MUCH
and nobody cares to marry the woman
whose chastity is open to discussion and
debate. So, when it becomes necessary
for a husband to obtain certificate Of
good moral character, and to prove by
the testimony of experts that he is faith
full, considerate and tender toward
Young, lovely and atfectionate wife, he
may be innocent, but he certainly is un-
fortunate"
Mrs. Whitney authorizes the follow
lowing statement: Il dislike to say
ANYTHING more for the press on this
subject, but it did distress me very
much that Mr.. Depew should have be-
come so much involved in it. Still it
was the very fact that Mr.. Depew had
told these stories that stung me into my
ind ignant outburst, for if he would be-
Iieve them, and he would not repeat
them unless he did, what man or
woman in the whole land would not
Mr.. DepeW is eminent beyond all for
fairness and courtesy to friend and foe.
and is beyond my criticism or praise in
his kindlinesS and indiSpositiOn to harm
others. And yet he of all men was
given as the
AUTHORITY FOR THESE STORIES
not by one. but by several persons
for he forgot in the excitement of tell
ing them that his vivid descriptive pow
ers sent them flying again, and in pass
ing from one to another his qualifica-
tions of them were forgotten. But his
denial of belief in them now will do far
more than anything have said to crush
them forever back into the dirt whence
they came. Please say, also, that what
l said was without communication with
and without the knowledge of any one.
l take the responsibility alone, and
am glad l did, for the letters | receive
show that 1T was high time some one
spoke"
DeAJnUTYNY