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Show . . Cleveland Not a Mason. The report having been spread that Ivlr. Cleveland Cleve-land was about to become a Freemason, the vigorous vigor-ous ex-president put an end to all rumors in this characteristic way: "I certainly, am not. The nearest the report conies to any truth is that a long time ago I was delicately approached on the subject, but I have never had any intention of applying for membership." member-ship." Passing over the fact that it is one of the Masonic Ma-sonic boasts that the brethren never approach any one, delicately or otherwise, for the purpose of soliciting him to join them, we may observe that ambitious young Catholics 'who feel the Church's prohibition of 'Masonry as a great hardship arc overestimating the advantage of belonging to the lodge. An aspirant to high ''political office ought to appreciate such value as Masonray may have 1 as a "booster"; yet Mr. Cleveland, who has twice been elected president of the United States, has ben content to jog along outside the fraternity. Ave Vrria. j |