The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-05-10

ago, and now his partner, who at one time
was rated a millionaire, sinks into hopeless
bankruptcy. Meanwhile the preparations
are being hurried forward, for the erection
Of the magnificent statue which grateful
Brooklyn erect to the memory of the great
Plymouth pastor, and which shall hand
down his name and fame TO future gener-
ations.
Since Mr.. Cleveland retired from the Office
Of President Of the United States, he has
been leading very quiet life here, fulfilling
the duties of a good citizen and attending
strictly TO his business. OF course, his
friends land they are by no means few lhave
occasionally discussed the probability of
his denomination in 1892. Mr.. Cleveland
himself has never discussed the question at
ALL but the very mention of it, seemed like
shaking red rag at a wild bull, to Charles
A, Dana, of the Sun, and he has resorsed
TO all sorts Of disreputable attacks, to bring
Mr.. Cleveland into contempt. AS apotent
factor in his fight, he wrote most virulent
and untruthful article in defiance of all the
facts of history to prove that fat men had
never done anything for the benefit of man.
kind. Their adlpose tissue was fatal dis
ease that disqualified man from accom-
plshing anything worthy; that the EXPIRES
ident was gaining flesh at the rate of thirty
pounds month and was ct that very
moment under the treatment of a noted
specialist for the reduction of his fat, but
with little hope that anything could be done
for him. And right here was where the
reportorial liar put in his fine work and
nearly caused an earthquake. The same
paper contained the following valuable
items of news, presumably by the same re-
porter or one equally enterprising and reli-
able: Henry Watterson had been cleaned
out of two thousand dollars by lot of
Brooklyn porker sharps, and that John L.
Sullivan, the sluggar, was attending a
country exhibition of the manly art and
when the local knocker ont invited any of
the audience to step up and be knocked out
John L. took off his coat and offered to
give him go. It is hardly necessary 10
say all of these were first-class reportorial
lies manufactured out of whole cloth simply
for the purpose of contradlcting them the
next day. That is what is called newspaper
enterprise by certain journals. The inter-
view with ex.President Cleveland filed
couple of columes, but 1t had only fourteen
shadowy lines of foundation. Yet in it
there was enough to pierce the rhinoceros
hide of Charles A. Dana. 1t was supposed
that his hide was so thick that no arrow, or
even Minnie ball would go through it,
but the reporter got him. Next day in a
short paragraph he sprang on Mr. Cleye-
land with the venom of an angry COBRA
The article was not long but there was
poison enough In it to kill an army, When
it was discovered next day that CLEVELAND
had never used the language attributed to
him. Dana was mad enough to eat his head
of, but he had put his foot in 1t and had
to stand the racket. Another interesting
into cheap barber shop on Park Row,
waits his turn on ten-cent shave, dusts
his own coat, gives his boots free shine,
etc. etc. 1t is hardly conceivable that any
intelligent editor of even the Kumblest sheet
wouldgive room for such wreched twaddle.
The simple facts are that the ex-PTesident
is leading the life of quiet gentleman,
honored and respected by every one who
knows him. His wife is established in a
beautiful home where she dispenses liberal
and gracious hospitality, and inside of its
threshold no doubt he enjoys the happiest
hours of his life.
A bomb has been dropped in the Fassett
Committee now investigating the New
York officials, that one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars had been raised by Dick
Croker to put the present Mayor in the Of
fee of Commissioner of Public Works. One
McCann, Croker's brother-in-law, tells the
story, and we are promised rich develop
ments,
, BROADBRIM.