The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-09
LANSING THE LA R.
HIS ATTACK ON CLEVELAND
RAISES A STORM.
The Reverend is a Disgrace to His
Profession, and Would Do it the
Greatest Service Were lie to- Re-
sign-His True COIOrs.

New York, April S.-The World says
kind has been excited among Demo-
Gratis of New York and other cities
over the attack made on President
Cleveland at the New England Metho-
dist conference. by the Rev. I. J. Lam
sing, of Boston, charging the president
with drunkenness at public dinner in
New York.
Many of the leading Democrats and
Republicans who attended these din
ners at which Mr.. Cleveland was pres
ent between the time of his election in
November, 1892, and his Inauguration
in March, 1893, yesterday denounced the
story as a lie, and in set terms ex-
pressed their opinion Of the American
citizen who, without the shadow of
proof, on simple hearsay statement,
would malign the character of the pres
ident of the United States. The three
dinners referred to were those of the
chamber of commerce, given at Del
monico's on November 5, 1892, a dinner
at the home of Henry Willard. two
days later, and that given by the Re
form club, on December 10. 1892.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said last night:
There is only one reply that can be
contemplate and absurd. At the cham
Der of commerce dinner sat near Mr..
Cleveland. 1 saw him from the time
he came in until he went away. 1 can
say that he was absolutely sober and
in full command of his faculties. lie
conducted himself in the way that the
world at large would expect from a
president of the United States"
Frederick Coudert, who was one OF
- , De IL,
dinner of 1892, had this to say on the
subject: THE suggestion or the asser-
ton that President Cleveland was
drunk is toe contemplate for notice l
was present at the Reform club dinner
of that year. I sat next or almost next
to the president, and l say that he
from first to last conducted himself as
a gentleman and in a manner betting
his office. To say that he was the
worse for drink, is to utter a falsehood.
It seems almost incredible to me that
any municipalities or. Democrat
claiming to be an American with the
credit of his country at heart, should
so readily cast an unjust asperSiOn
upon the character of the president. A
possible explanation of this story is
that DR.. Lansing's informant was him
self drunk and saw all things as
through a glass-darkly."
Z. Ellery Anderson said: i was one
OF the guests at the dinner given by
Mr.. Willard in honor of President
Cleveland. incidentally, too, presided
at the Reform club dinner. On both
occasions, as on every other on which
L have met the president, during an
acquaintance of many years, he con-
Quoted himself in a way. if possible,
to increase the admiration and respect
of his fellow men. We all felt proud
of our president. He was always a
gentleman"
The Rev. DR.. W. H. Vibbert, of Trim
ity chapel, said: 1.-THE story is ridicu-
lous, and, worse, untrue. DR.. Lansing
has been misinformed. / was present
at the chamber of commerce dinner,
sat next to President Cleveland, talked
TO him. heard his admirable address
and can say that he was in the fullest
command of himself from first to last
How on earth such a story could be
told puzzles me. It is almost too abb
surd for denial