The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
The Charge About Mrs. Cleveland.


Ono month ago to-day, in an interview
With n reporter OF the New York World, Mr.
GROVER CLEVELAND charged The sun with
an offence which, II the charge vas true
ought to have rendered this newspaper for
ever odious to every gentleman, whether or
Manhattan Island or anywhere else, and tC
every honorable man who respects woman
hood. These were his words as reported:
nero 10 only one thing that care anything aoou
IN rnese attacks they are not confined to myself II
seems the senie DASA docs not cOnno his warfare
to mon. Women not free from his dnstardly as
sAults Mrs CLEVELAND has not escaped 1t Is bad
enough for DANA print his lying statements regarding
myself; but is Infinitely more coWArdy and dastard''
for him include as he has done my wife in his attacks
Nothing could be contemplate or so arremoVed
from the Instincts OF manhood"
On the day after the publication OF this
serious accusation THE sun invited Mr..
CLEVELAND to point TO n single liue or a
single word that ever appeared in The SUN
concerning Mrs. CLEVELAND which directly
or indirectly justified the statement in the
paragraph printed above.
We have waited month for an attempt
on Mr.. CLEvELAND's part to justify his
accusation.
During that time, as the country well
knows, there has been on tho part of some
OF Mr.. CLEvELANDs friends, assisted by q
subservient and INSCRIPTIONS journalist in
the service of the Now York World, an effort
TO discredt the interview and to rescue Mr..
CLEVELAND from the consequences OF his
senseless rage without committing him
personally to a distinct and authoritative
denial. The conspiracy TO relieve Mr.
CLEVELAND at the sacrifice of the reputation
of an honorable man who had told the truth
In his report Of the interview, has failed to
accomplish its purpose, and Mr.. CLEVELAND
still is silent
There has also been an attempt, as tho
country probably does not know, to secure
from the files Of The SUN evidence which
should support, or give sembance Of sup
port, to the original charge that this news
paper had in some way, direct or indirect,
attacked Mrs CLEVELAND. MIR. HENRY
RoMEIKE, who conducts what is known
as Bureau of Press Clippings, and
whose business it Is to search the news
papers thoroughly for all matter bear
ing on any given subject, was commits
stoned to hunt through the back numbers of
The sun from tho date when Mrs. CLEvE-
LANDS name first appeared in our columns
and to cut out anything that he could
find concerning that lady that was
injurious, dsrcspectful disagreeablc or
even not complimentary. For this
search he was to receive $50; and he was to
get $500 In case the search should be sue
cessful. Mr.. RoMEIKE was obliged to disap-
point his employer. His searchers found
in The SUN files of one year alone not less
than 562 references to Mrs CLEVELAND, but
neither in that year nor in any other year
was there a single word answering the pur
pose for which the quest was ordered. He
received his $50, but not the $500
We have waited just one month for Mr..
CLEVELAND to justify his charge that The
Sun has attacked the admirable woman
who bears his name. He has failed to offer
any evidence in support of that grave accu-
sation. We therefore again invite the atten-
ton OF the community to the spectacle pre-
scented by a husband who has seen fit to
cheaper the name of his wife in order to
provoke political sympathy for himself; who
has sought by a miserable trick to evade
the responsibility that is incurred whenever
such charge is brought against a self-re-
specting individual or newspaper; and who
now, as it appears, prefers to face from be-
hind the womanly garments that make for
him his chosen place of shelter, the deep and
growing contempt of honorable men.