The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-12-14
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The personal ISLANDERS which are
hurled against the President OF
the United States, and to which
he has to submit, no matter in
what shape, or from whom they
come, is n9t-d se nmiIiating, e
the occups.. .-ss1 higS. ONCE
hut also to every american cit''
zen. For moro than a year past
the violent personal ISLANDERS have
been printed " papers, circulars
aud pamphlets. against Mr.. Cleve'
land aud his treatment OF his wife,
that few private citizens would
not swift, punish.
TWAS said that he was fire.
ouently drunk and abusive; that
he flied his wife to the bed-post
aA whipped her; and that she
WIS not free from his insults in
yublic. The gossips went further
And proclaimed that on certain
occasion Mr.. Henry Watterson &C.
'companied Mrs. Cleveland to the
theater. On their return, it was
charged that the President was in
a drunken condition and made
disagreeable remarks To Mrs.
Cleveland in Mr.. Wattersou's pres.
encP.
Several of these foul rumors
were printed in pamphlet form and
distributed az the 81. Louis Con-
veution. They were afterward
discussed in the drawing.rooms of
Washington. and each gossip add
ed to them whatever suited his or
her taste. A few days ago the
Washington correspondent Of the
New York Times reviewed these
scandals, denounced their an.
thors, and spoke of the great
modification their circulation gave
to both the President aud his wife.
To add to this hurry burly of
unseemly gossip, Mrs. Whitney,
wife of the Secretary of the Ma
w, has submitted TO an interview
with the Washington correspond.
ent of the Chicago Tribune. She
accuses Mr.. Chauucey Depew of
amusing the guests at New York !
dinner party by repeating many |
of The vile stories about the Pres. |
idents conduct She also init. |
mated that Senator Ingalls, may
have had something TO do with
circulating the scantdfe. Mr.. De-
pew says he repeaad the story |
about Sir. Wattersen taking Mrs.
Cleveland TO the theater, but that
ne did not give Mr.. Watterson as
he authority, nor did he refer to
he other stories suggested by
Mrs. Whitney. Senator ingalls,
lenounces the statement that he
las repeated the stories as an ab.
dilute falsehOod.
No doubt thousands and thous.
nds of people seeing such char
'es in print, believed them, and
'elieve them TO this day.
Ii is held that the President OF ,
he United States has to snbmi,
o such ISLANDERS, that his position
; too exalted to call the SANDER
RS to personal account, and that
# course, he could not go into
iourt as any ordinary citizen, be-
ause of the great dignity of his
position.
We suppose of course that the
President of the United States
night well look with contempt up.
N such foul and false SANDERS, =
rusting time 20 vindieate the
ruth. Since the election, good
'eople, Republicans as well as
Democrats, who have personal /,
knowledge, are speaking ont, and !
hus testifying as to such cruel c
alsehoods. But. whilst the Pres.
lent and his family are thus be- u
ng righted and vindicated, who
an vindicate the American PEG.
lie for giving an ear 10 the Sian. l.
ers, or 10 the press that circula. h
ed themi :