Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-13
Ingalls, Reply to Mrs. sshi:ney.


10 Mra. Whitney's recent denial Of the
scandalous reports concerning the Presi-
dent's family matters she said How the
ISLANDERS ION the Presidents married lie
ever started in Inc first place do rot pre-
tend to know, but we have always under
stood that many Of them have tbeif origin
on the hill should not wsh tc say Inst
Mr.. Ingalls has knowingly set in crcuia
tion false story, but he has been bitter
and yindictive against the President"
In reply to this Mr.. Ingails sass. ihe
social leader OF the administrator, the wi;a
of cabinet minister, would hardly consent
to formal interview upon a snbjeot 50 deli
cate and personal as the domestic reiatioGa
Of the President without his authority. |
assume, therefore, that the publication IN
the Tribune was mete VIII, his knowledge
and sanction 10 falsely ait.i5u;ing 10 .ne
the invention and Dissemination ! anders
even in the guarded aud cautions p;;rese
which ia employed, Mrs. Whituey trans
ceEis propriety, and evidently ie!!es upoi!
the preroga;ives Of her sex fGT immunity.
The man who made such statement, Iii
rectly or by inference, would be rsiuifed 10
prove it or to retrEct 1t
81 have never been either bitter or via
dc!ive against the President Politically
have been opposed 10 hin. and NY opinOns
have not been furtive or steaithY. In the
North american ReyietO, in the New York
Sun, in various speeches Ia TIE Senate aud
on the stump, have declared the grounds
of my hostility, which needno be rehearssd
now. l bave no more i'll will sgainss him
than have against the yellow faVer or the
great March blizzard My weapons have
been those oi the gladiator, not o! the assas-
sin.
"Those who remetnhsr the criticisms on
Lincoln, Grsut, Garfield end Arthur viii
not differ With NE when L affirm that hlT.
Cleveland owes more 10 tbs consideration OF
bis political sdVefsaris, than any other public
man 10 our history It would be Idle 10 deny
hat have heard the stories 10 which Mrs.
Whitney alludes, and others much worse,
which time aud events alone cen verify or
disprove They have been the common
gossip aud rumor. the open secyets of the
promenade, the hotel and the club for many
months but they are OF democratic origin,
like tbs scandals OF the campaign Of 1884.
Republicans are not responsible for them.
They have been circulated and repeated by
the highest democratic authority, masculine
aud feminine. Ifthe pa.tisans ofthe execu-
tive are wise they will be silent Tho Presi.
dents marriage was the most popular act OF
his administration. The mistress of the
White House has no enemy and no rival in
the aGectionatc admiration Of the Amer.
ican people. Amid many temptations
to evity aud many opportunities for
frivolity she has borne herself with
unexsmpled grace, dignity and com.
posure. Adulation has not disturbed the
charming and unaffected simplicity of her
character. She will carry with her into retire.
ment the uDabated honor and regard OF ali
who have been so fortunate so 10 know her.
She Iili remain among The noblest
illustrations of American womenhood 90
long go virtue has yotary or beauty
champion.
Some things are self evident in morals
and history as we'll as in logic. They prove
Themselves they are disproved by evi-
dence. To deny some accusations is to
plead guilty to them When yon have to
offer evidence that an egg is good that egg
is doubtful and doubtful egg is always
bad. Tho merchant who is compelled 10
produce afidavts to establish bis honesty
is probably thief The citizsn VINO is now
obliged to prove that he wes loyal and pa-
triotc during the war wes either rebel
or Copperhead. Shakespeare cast 81
iudelble stain upon the lady Who protests
too much and nobody cares to marry
woman whose chastity is open 10 discussion
and debate. So when it becomes necessary
for husband to obtain {. certificate Of good
moral character and to prove by the testi
mony OF experts that hs is faithful, conaid
crate and tender towards q young, lovely
and afiectionate wife, he may be innocent,
but ne certainly is unfortunate"
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