Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-08
THE LANSING CHARGES.
The President Brands the Min
 ister's Accusations as Lies.
A CRUEL AND WICKED OALUMNY
Chaunccy Dcpcw and Other Prominent New Workers Declare That the statement That the President Was Drunk at a Pub lie Banquet Was False.

of a speech madC in Methodist confer oncr at salem, Mass. ly Rev. Dr Ian sing and his subsequent published in tCrVIew accusing the president of intem- puranCc was shown to Mir. Cleveland, he said with considerable warmth: This is simply an outrage, though it is not the first time thing of this kind has been attempted l cannot avoid feeling of indignation that any man who makes claim of deCcnCy. and especially ono who assumes tho role of n Christian minister, should permit himself to hCcomC a diSSrm- inatur of wholesale lies and caluInnicS not less Stul i'd than they arc cruel and wicked.
 Il easily recall other occasions whom those moro or less entitled to bo called ministers "f tho gospel have hcon instru- mental in putting into circulation the most ScandalouS falschoods concOrning my conduct and character. Tho clements or factors nf Ihr most approved outfit for placing a false mui harU faced accusation before tho public appear to be. first. some one with haSCnC$S and motive sufficient to invent it. Srcund, a minister with moro gullihility and luNo uf nuturicty than picty grCcdily willing to listen to it and gobblG it, and, third. a newspaper anXiuusly willing to publish it.
 For the sake of tho Christian religion am thankful that these scandal monaIcr- ing ministers are few. and rn every ac- count am glad that the American people lovo fair play and justice, and that in spite of all effort tu misload thrm they art apt to form correct estimate of the char actCr and laborS of their public servants. V
 New York Democrats Indignant.
 NEW YORK, April S.-A morning l,apcl says that indignation of the intcu>c~t kind has been excited among Democrats iT New York and other, cities uNrr thS attack made upon President Cleveland at th, New England Methodist conference hy tho Rev. l. J. Lansing of Boston, vharg ing the president with drunkenness.
 Many of the lra,liug Democrats and Ike puhliCanS hu attended tho thrvO dinner, at which Mir. Cleveland WAS present he tween the time of his election ill Nuvrm bor, lS93, and his inauguration ill March lS93, drnUunCCd tho story as a lie. and il Sct terms expressed their opinion uf th, American citizen who, without tEr shAd ow "f proof Uu A simple hCar>,1y >tatv mont, would mnlicn the clnraN ter of th, president of ike United states.
 The thr,T dinners rrtvrrru tuWrrr thv>, of the rhaml, of commerce girru at prl municu's on Nov. IL. l>:'!. Ilnu,,r At ih, homo of Henry Willard two days la.rr ,u, that giNvn ly thu R".rr,u r!uh on I'rr n lSg3
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