Show nev HEV EXPLAINS makes hakes tin an apology with a long ions string to it boston april 8 rev nev dr isaac 1 I 1 I lansing pastor of 0 the pearl street church la in this city who in an address before the new england methodist conference at salem last week accused president cleveland of 0 intemperance tonight to night declared himself as follows on the subject my allusions made in a temperance address at salem on thursday april to the drinking habits of the president J real of the tha united mates were b based 11 partly on common deports and pa partly feliy on the testimony of at eyewitnesses eye witnesses from various and independent sources which I 1 boileve to be wholly reliable 1 I had been informed that the president luid had been been en on different dlf Lerent occasions anti and in ili the presence of many persons in an intoxicated condition from the circum bial and detailed character of these statements I 1 supposed there was vim no doubt as to the facts stated 1 I therefore made the allusion ul luelon as a matter of common report basing my statements on personal and as I 1 sul supposed posed creditable the names of these witnesses I 1 cannot with propriety ty re arial since their knowledge knowledge in common with many others they ralpha justly r frnk bioni W ng singled single out and ca called 1 led to verify that which not only they but others equally with themselves had a a clear proof of I 1 must therefore say nay that it if my bbate ment reproducing such testimony Is noi not in harmony with the ahe facts I 1 re having balag made it I 1 could have neither desire nor motive for saying anything unkind or uncharitably of the president or of any party whatever the cuse case being one of the canfil conflict t of testimony between witnesses of equal equal credibility I 1 cannot decide wilt which c h in ILI correct and since bince I 1 have no pem personal lonal knowledge apart from the testimony I 1 withdraw the find and tender apologetic and sincere to the president of the united states and to the public |