The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-02
RUSSELL HARRISON
ExpIodes the Stories About the
Presidents Purchase Of
THE COTTAGE At CAPE MAY,
And tho lnvcsthGnts nt Glen Echo
The Trutl, About tho hffalrs..Ilow
Democratic Papers Aim I'ois.
oncu shafts at Women.

NEw YoRK, August 1.-The cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer sendI
his paper tho following interview with
Russell Harrison, Son Of the President
regarding the purchaso OF tho Cape May
cottage, and tho Glen Echo property,
near Washington:
Mr.. Harriaou said: ~ really do not
care to speak Of these matters, for I con.
slider that the private affairs Of the fam.
lily are subiects which do not concern
the public. However, in view Of con.
ilicting statements that have appeared
concerning the cottage, few facts in re.
ference to the matter may not be out OF
place. When the Parties visited Wash.
ington with the deeds OF the cottage, il
was the first intimation that the Presi-
dent had of their intention to make
such gift. After they had explained
their mission and their wishes in the
matter, ha said to them firmly, but
courteously, that, while he appreciated
their kind intentlons, he could not &C.
cept the cottage as u present, and those
who called upon him unlerstood then
that his decision. Was final. He stated,
however, that in view Of the fact
that they had made Preparations
for the family to occupy the cottage,
he would arrange Tor them to 20 there
and would determine later on whether
he would rent tns cottage or make
purchase OF it. This Arrangement was
satisfactory to them. After having oc.
cupied the cottage for time my mother
was 10 pleased with it that the President,
after having consulted with her, decided
to make a purchase of it: The deed OF
the cottage to my mother was made
without computation with the President,
and both be and my mother were un.
Of the Philadelphia gentlemen at the
White House the President concluded
that If he did not make purchase OF the
cottage it should be decided back and
rented for the Season. Payment has
been made for the, cottage and accepted.
From the time the cottage matter was
first brought 10 the Presidents 5 attention
it has been considered as business
matter"
THE GLEN Echo PURCHASE.
l asked Mr.. Harrison about tho pur.
chase Of property at Glen Echo, Nd,
which has also been occupying public
attention, when he said:
~ have no special statements to make,
aud none are necessary. The property
was purchased for an Investment and
lies entirely in Maryland, outside OF the
District OF Columbia, and, lying outside
the District, it is subject 10 no action
OF Congress- or the District Commission.
eEs, The property s:anding in my
mothers name is owned by my grand.
father, DR.. Scott. He wished it decided
to my mother for the simple reason. that
years OF ase-and wished, in case Of
death, to have her make disposition Of
it, rather than to have will or admin.
istrator. These are matters OF domestic
detail, not specially discussed publicly,
but number OF Democratic papers have
printed such false and lying statements
that it is perhaps well that few facts
should be made known. My mother
never gave any interview for pub
lication, and she informed me that
she never male auy OF the state.
ments about the gift OF the cottage.
attributed to her. am sorry that solne
Of the DEMOCRATIC and independent
papers find it necessary to attack and
abuse the ladies Of the family; it is bad
enough when men are attacked, but 1t
seems that the. bitterest partisanship
should exempt the ladies' from such as.
saults. The course OF these papers in re-
ference to my mother, sister and wife is
the more marked when the uniformly
kind treatment Mrs. Cleveland received
from the Republican press is considered.
Every lover OF deuency and fair play,
no matter to what party, he may belong,
will, am sure: resent the course of the
Chicago Herald in publishing lot Of
contemplate and disgraceiul fabrica.
tions, claiming that my wife was not
treated well by my mother and sister.
Every ono who Is familiar with the
family affairs at the White House, and
every one who knows our family rela.
tions, will know that the Herald's story
is al outrage on decency and al insult
to truth. can not understand how any
paper claiming to be respectable would
permit the use OF it's COLUMNS ior the
publication of such stories. Partisanship
is no excuse for aiming a poisoned shaft
at the breast OF woman.''