Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-22

because Of his fippantly disrespectful
manner of writing about the President of
the United States was exceedingly we'll
merited, and, if one may judge from the
tone of the leading article in yesterdays 8
issue of that paper, the justice OF the re-
prevails is tacitly confessed. 1t appears
to be an idiosyncrasy of the Republican
papers OF this city to speak impertinently
of the President of our common country.
Did not the great Times itself once speak
II of that pur cheualier, President Arthur,
as "double- breasted duffer?" Yes; the
Express appears to be greatly excited over
the wholesome lesson it has received.
AS to whether or not the editor of the
HERALD "does not know gentleman
from cad when he sees one," it is, per-
haps, only necessary to suggest that the
editor referred to. being acquainted with
the Express people, does know the differ
ence. The style of his arguments, by the
way, as we'll as the slang term used, are
not considered gentlemen in their own
ter for special wonder. But the ET-
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refers to Mr.. Cleveland. 1t is one of
that rapidly disappearing number of
papers which to argument prefers the
use of such secondhand "chestnuts" as
"a number six hat and number sixteen
collar" "Maria and the kid" and the
like. Where, let us inquire in passing,
has the editor of the Express had any
great opportunity of learning about social
customs and official etiquette? Was it
when he sojourned in Bodie, or since he
has lived here? Is he competent Judge
in this matter? He certainly knows
nothing of official etiquette as observed
at the capitals of all civilized nations.
The story referring to visit at Washing
ton by a Japanese gentleman and related
in the Express is probably not true, for
that paper does not hesitate in making
its premises fit its conclusions. If it be
true, however, it serves to show that
Mr.. Cleveland fully understood his po-
sition and acted strictly in accordance
with official etiquette. AS to the Presi-
dents frequent violations of social pro.
prieties," no one but the Express has
ever heard of them. In the closing para
graph of his sarce defense the Express
man alludes darkly to matter which
is probably the old story about Maria"
Did the Eapress man know as much
about Washington as he pretends to
know, he could not but be we'll
informed about that story The truth
about it is this: "Maria" was the mis-
tress of near friend of Mr.. Cleveland
toward whose family the latter sustained,
and has continued to sustain, peculiarly
intimate relations. This friend was a
married man, and had children, and at
the time Mr.. Cleveland was falsely desig-
mated as the protagonist in the "Maria"
drama, he was dead. Mr.. Cleveland was
at this time a bachelor; to protect the
memory Of his friend and the feelings of
his wife and child, Mr.. Cleveland allow
ed the story to 60 uncontradicted. This
story was told to me by gentleman of
standing in this community, Republi-
can in politics, recently returned from
visit to the Capital. If it be asked for,
and he authorize the giving, I will fur
nish his name. The Presidents action
in this matter shows a greatness of soul
beyond the comprehension of persons of
the mental calibre of the Express man.
In what way was the "social position" of
Mr.. Cleveland "before his election as
Governor and President" inferior to that
occupied by any one of his Republican
predecessors? If 'social position" be a
necessary qualification for the Presi-
dency, what had these gentlemen to re-
commend them? What "sociai position
had Mr.. Lincoln? What was that of Mr..
johnson? Was General Grant of So
cial standing, more elevated than that of
a vast majority of American citizens
Did Mr.. Garfield have any advantage of
this kind over the bulk of his country
men? Mr.. Hayes don't count for much,
for he never was heard of, socially or
otherwise, before he became de
facto President, and has not been heard
of since he left the Presidency.
And in every respect Mr.. Cleveland is
the equal of Mr.. Harrison. Iemphasize
the word "every" because the E1press
man counts it as a necessary qualification
of Mr.. Harrison for the Presidency that
he chad grandfather" and turns up
his own excessively patrician nose, in
the true spirit Of the Orc Fino Club, at
Mr.. Cleveland because, as he alleges,
this gentleman had none. Let us admit,
for arguments sake, that to be President
of the United States it is necessary to
have had grandfather. Let US admit,
further, that Mr.. Harrison had grand
father; 1 claim that Mr.. Cleveland had
one also. The following information /
condense from work called the "Hoyle
Genealogy," compiled by the late Chan
cellor Walworth, of New York, and pub
lished by Munsell, of Albany, in 1864, in
two octave volumes. If the EGpress man
wishes to inspect the work, will leave
it at the HERALD office, where he may
see it. From this work it appears that
Moses Cleveland was one of the settlers
of Woburn, in Massachusetts. He had
sons and grandsons. One of these last
was Aaron Cleveland, born at Medford,
Mass, October 10, 1715. He was gradu-
ated at Harvard, in 1885, and married
Susanna Porter, of Huddam, Connecti-
cut. He became a clergyman, and died
August IL, 1857, at the house of his in
innate friend, DR.. Benjamin Franklin, of
Philadelphia. His second son, also
called Aaron Cleveland, born at Had
dam, February 8, 1744, married Abiah
Hyde, granddaughter of John Hyde,
one of the graduates of the colony
of Norwich, Connecticut. Aaron
Cleveland, second, was also a cler.
gyman, and was a member of the
legislature of Connecticut. He was a
prominent man, socially and otherwise,
before the Harrison of Virginia was
heard of. He had several children, sons
and daughters, who married into good
American families of New England.
His second son, VIM. Cleveland, born at
Norwich Conn. 10th December, 177O, ,mar-
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