The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-10
ruE PARIS BoHnsurIL.
Mrs. FoIson's Interview Disconccris
the Sirndcrcrs.

Washington Special To the New York Herald
A cable dispatch from Paris In this morn
irg's Herah fell like hombshcll In the
camp Of the infamous wrctchns who have
been busy for months circulating not here
alone, but from here all over the country,
the abomiuablr lie that the President and
his wife do not live happily together.
These creatures counted ON Mrs Fol-
SONS absence in Europe, aud made Il
a part OF their tale that she had
been driven from the Whitc.hpusc by
Mr. Clcvcland's misconduct toward his wife
aud that she would ncvtr return 90 wash.
ington. When, thcrcliue. they read Nm.
FolSom's words to the H.ralds Paris corrcs.
pondcnt this morning. her announcement
that las was arranged from tho outset, {
shall 20 direct from New York to Washing
tom" and her digniGcd aud conicmptuous
denial ~ the story ~ marital unhappinc.s,
the industrious discmiuaiurs Of this rrosscst
aud most brutal aud ineAcusablc " scandals
saw the end hud come Tot them.
II il well known % every journalist in
Washington that during a number uf months
past this tale IT Mr. Clcvclnnds mHlitcat-
mont Of his wife h.s been busily circulated
In what is called "sncicty.' II has been
whispered Ia every ear, malc aud female.
that would listen II has been sent in letters
10 every city Ia thc country. Only the other
day n Cincinnati lnly here on a brief visit
asked your correspondent Can there bel any
truth IN these tales which are told among ~
in Cincinnati aud went on tO repeat what
she had found ~ circuln Ion there, the same
story precisely IN all IL gross and stupid 10.
tails. which has been ~ pcri.tUntly Wits.
perrd about here, and las been hnwkcd
about the newspaper Ollie 10y wrichcs who
thought that decent journalists could be-
persuaded to abct their vile purpose.
TuE wmsPrgEiz.
Mr.. Cleveland las moi In the last Eve or
six months gone hnywh,rr nluuc-to New
York, 10 Philadelphia, Co. shop, Or 10 visit
friends, or even Tor a day a. her country
place, that the vile gang Who seem a. watch
every movement u beers have not at
once circulated the report HAT now nt last she
was gone, aud would not return Mn.
F0lsom's departure for Europe aud stay
there were made the backbone ~ their
stories. "lOu zee, she hIs hcd-shc Will
never come back 10 The White huusc-shr
could not stand the abu.r ol her beloved
daughter any longer" uluy whispered about.
II isa bad day for this iniainy and its
dirty disscminaiou wien Mrs Folsom
calmly tells the Hraids correspondent that
she sails for home ne,i week and gucg
direct from New YoTI tI Washington
because Mr. FolsOms we'll known affection
for her daughter was hell up us the reason
why she had gone io EUupu and why she
would never return 10 " .lIugiou-hecauso
she could not bear 10 Mr. ClCyclands
abuse aud ill.ireaiment ui her daughter aud
that daughters unhappiuls.
A. 10 the story ITSELF Nr Folsom saidi
"tt u matter bcs. treated with con.
tcmptuous silence. whu was w foolish ~
90 start a story ~ easily IIspruycdf ] sup.
pose they counted on H. lct that neither
the President nor his vI would dCign tO
utter word In reply. What woman, hap
PLY married, will consiIr 10 necessary to
say. My husband IA kiI 10 mcf What
husband devoted 30 his M will say ! am
not unkind b. herr b. they were w fool
ish ns 10 bring my nainC .I. That was not
clever, was ~ Hut let o. talk NJ something
else. Il IL all n foOlisH Iampaign story,
without shadow Of foundation. ] only
wish all American girl were only half o..
happy IN their welded lives us ismy good
daughter IN the love ar care Of her worthy
husband"
BENEATH NOTICE
In all that she showed that shc knew both
Mr.. aud Mrs Cleveland thoroughly, within
/ the last two weeks your correspondent said
/ one day to the President HAT these Infamous
stories were m0re WILDLY md pcrlsicntly
/ circulated than perhaps BE- knew, and that u
seemed worth while a. put an cnd ~ them
/ by plain statement IN ihr press ifDn any
| oi the large number OF p,fsuns who are -
familiar NJ the whltehJuSc that they can
| speak with knowledge,
| The President replied t0 your correspond
emit ~ don't believe Il s. worth that notice
| OF course these stories havc come 70 NJ here
I "A. a. A Il. Na.aaN
/ Joking here In the hou,s !. 'wccn Mr.. Gle e..
land aud myself and Wit our friends. They
are too absurdly false fof notice, think, and
do hate a. have my wife name brought INTO
any discussion. Her eyes fllsh once W. awhile
when these tales are brought ip ne. anu the has
several times been on The point o. saying
something indignant b. De public but !
don't believe II Il mater which she or J or
our friends ought 10 notioo don't believe
n IA aHaNaN Ia lFaN