The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13
DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE.

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ney. VIII of the Spcrptlry of the NAVY
il sa;1t, h,,,a .,thnri,,a HI III,
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wrttChed gossip been treated with the
silent Contempt it deserved il would
I,ng since hpan foryottau Tho frat
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INSTANT "hS l'l MIS- NItNt'hhu W NV
tlCe such miserable twaddle by writing
a LETTER of denial Then followed A pub.
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quenlly an interview with Mrs. Greedy
an intimate friend of Mrs. Cleveland
Here the matter would have stopped
had it not been again raked up and given
the public bv the New York Times. an
parently with Mr.. Cleveland's approval.
The biggest intake. however, is that
a lady IN Mrs. Whlney's official position
Ih'u'u 'h'ust upon ''e Pu"'iO 'ohe
drawn out statement that SAVOTS not
only of the defensive but of the often
siya Tbera ara timaa ipdeed whom the
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new is really the dear friend of the FAM
" which she claims To he and il must
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oe duui'I-u 'nhI 'hV lOil'NiHk Ceitlh-
cate of sObriety from the wife OF men,
hpr of bis Cabinet MIGHT he offensive
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V'V' l" " IMAM VI - ''''N H'N'S'''
He IL MT g., drinl,ing man don't hcIiave he
was avnr intovirated in his life He IL A tamner.
ale man. Some L ne takes Gt Gt ThiSkey
not drink as 't the word IS commonly used. and
know it; nor is he given to overeatng or any
such bad habits l SUPPOSE because TIE President lent
that ~ nor ,v homt sne ,rossness he Is SET down
as being gross man, OF inordinatc appetite and
bad temper.
WHY IA il necessary for a Cabinet Min
ister,s wife to print such trash as the
above about man whose enemies have
never charged him with heing ANYTHING
but temnerate and industrious we ran.
not conceive. We NAV well saw. "save
us from our friends" when we read such
unauthorized push as the following
Mrs Cleveland has of en- talked to me of her
relations to her husband before their marriage,
of his tender vatchful ess over and care for her.
of her respect and chi dish affection for him. of
her looking up to him, and of his looking forward
with some hope to what actually followed To us
who know the facts there has always been some
thing sweet and pretty about it all-her years of
H1rlnOO0, experience abroad
handsome and wnsome girl hut always thinking
of him and finally coming back TO him She did
not marry him because he was President of the
United States. and would doubtless have married
cnsn aI we o oT ntra ia hs a b 5h1S U
had certain glainor and attraction for her.
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4L iE a'i ~ @ ~ u'e e. u
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",'u uei sua'uitti H.s. "n'''eE y,
tu,e vi i'es,io 'e',I.'y gu I''e u',,ila"
pa."oe Sa'e may we ueSo''p do Louon
lrs a'Il ,Hnue ~ 'nuusn na'u,! we HnI'
vi lIi,us WIS. NisFe'dni, II sue Is ane
S senS.o'e Woman we tl'nh ehe 10 "ou'u
''Ae l" zee vi TUE Puoi'o p'ih'7
We had an excellent opportunity to judge ofthe
tenderness ana sentiment q their relations while
week we lived together on tbe train. We were
amused at their lovcrlkeness The President
never passed her without stopping to pat her on
lin her face toward his She newer newer Tg nssed him him
without loving touch or a kiss, or good hug.
We laughed little at them and told them
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