Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-25
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,
April 81, 1890.

NEW YORK,
April 81, 1890.
DEAR REGISTER-AN New York news
paper has been devoting its columns
to personal and malicious abuse Of
Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland,
when interviewed the other day, said
that as long as these lies only appear
in the Sun they were not likely to be
read by him. but that whenever they
were published a lot of cranks would
write TO him asking about them.
Why that senile old fool Dana should
show such unwarrantable bitterness
and spite towards him, Mr.. Cleve-
land said he could not tell, nor did
he care as long as only his public
acts were criticized, but it hurt him
greatly for his private life and the
sacredness of his house to be so vilely
slandered without any cause what
ever. Still as long as these attacks
were only aimed at himself it was
not so bad, but when Mrs. Cleveland
was discussed and her name used to
suit Dana purposes, it clearly showed
that the mugwump editor had lost
every particle Of honorable manhood
or was harmlessly insane. But for
this Mr.. Cleveland says he would
have punished him, as he deserved,
by law. Such freedom OF the press as
is used in the North in exposing the
sacred ness of home and laying be-
fore the public ones private life is
truly un-American and is not toler-
ated for moment in the South. The
sooner lying editors and sensational
reporters are done away with the
sooner journalism will attain that
strength and purity to which it is
justly due.
Politics in New York have cooled
down considerably since warm wealth
er appeared. There is scarcely any
talk of the election of a Mayor this
fall. The Fassett investigating COM
mittee has been very quiet for a
couple weeks and all the leaders seem
to be saving up for The work later on.
By the way, it has become we'll
known fact that New York is quite
summer resort The idea that every
one leaves here during the hot months
is a very erroneous one. True, the
400 and the most wealthy do, but
in their stead the city is filled with
people from all parts of the country
who take advantage of cheaper rents
and boarding and are certain to enjoy
themselves. New York presents
great summer attractions. The great
watering places are all within few
minutes ride on the cars, and the
park drives and scenery about the
city cannot be eXcelled. Most Of the
theatres now present some pretty
opera during the summer, the base
bal grounds are open, and the city is
full Of terrace and summer concert
gardens. Then, too, it is not as hot
here as some people think, the sea
breezes keeping the atmosphere in
a most delightful temperature most
all the time, and the sails one can
take here on the Hudson, the Bay or
the Sound cannot be beaten any
where Anyone who comes to New
York to spend the summer can have
a grand time if they choose to.
Last Saturday the baseball season
opened up here, the rival League and
Brotherhood clubs, with grounds ly-
ing side by side, both having the
Philadelphia clubs as rivals. Both of
the home teams were defeated, but
that does not signify, as it is only
spoken of to show to what a great
extent the national game is gaining
in favor in this country. AT the Ma
tional League game were 4,044 people
and at the Brotherhood game were
12,0l3. These represented New York's
solid business men, brokers, lawyers,
actors and men of all classes. 1t was
a grand opening in every sense of the
word and surely the return of the
victorious Romans of old was never
greeted with more royal welcome
Than that which New York gave its
ball tossers Saturday. Each club had
a fine brass band to parade the dia-
mond with and all the noted men and
cranks came in big tally-ho coaches,
with the tin horns that form such
strong part with those that come to
root" And New York has clubs to
be proud of-look out for them.
r. b. j.