The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-22

more than in any other portion Of the
West, and his statements may be re-
lied upon as dis n:r:! :,rl and correct
in ev'. ,~>r'l: = ''AI ,''a'. Wrrn,ll-
have been :" -. :''.'. " = a\r;'r
or two lest 5 I'M" e.. ,-''t IS In
terested in the "'',,> >,r1,i,l ~ >r,,rr-
thing ''exaggera> IT, We :,>o COM
mend it to our readers abroad as 4
fair and reliable statement.
BEEt1lER TRIUMPILANT
The statement Of Henry Ward Beech
or has been generally received by the
press and Christian public as the state
ment Of a frank and innocent man. \
few papers, like the st. Paul Pioneer and
the Chicago Tribune, die hard, and are
still cndeavoring to patch up a case
showing that at least something is
wrong, but they make sorry work of it,
with the sentiment of the Christian
world, and the fair-minded Of the nom
Christian public, SO overwhelmingly
against them.
We have never from the first, as our
readers are aware, Dated u jot Of our
faith in Mr.. 'eecller. But this faith
was not blind one, for Tilton's state
mellt showed in every line the stilted
insinccrity of the man and the whole ef-
feet of the statement was to convince
lis that he was endeavOring to prove
the main charge Of criminal conyerSa-
ton 10y hints and inllendocs. without Il
single particle of direct or positive tes-
timony.
We return now to our former state
ments, Viz: Il. that BrccEer stands ac-
quit in the eyes Of the Christian
world until proven guilty in Court of
Justice; and IT, that this wretclled
scandal reveals one of the most infer
nal plots to ruin great and pure man
to he found in I'LL the annals Of SLAM
der and hlacli,nail We go further and
say that the case scarcely finds a par;tl-
lei III fiction. lago playing upon the
great and noble nature Of Othcllo is not
more execrablc than the miserable Moul-
ton playing upon the nature of the great
and generous Bcechcr, to eXtort from
him expressions Which might be used
to accomplish his overthrow. Faust
using the sardonic Mephistopheles
to accomplish the ruin Of a pure woman,
is scarcely more wicked and not half as
destrstable as this devil Yilton using
this imp Moulton to ensnare I,eccher
for the exposure and ruin Of }eecher
must he accomplished, if ut all, by the ex-
posture and ruin of Tiltol. s own family.
No wonder that papers like the n. Y.
World and the n. Y. Herald, which
have always been anti-Beecher, de-
nounce Tilton and Moulton III unmeas-
ured terms.
Look for moment at the steps of
this diabolical plot: /. Tilton EFFORTS
from his wife, While weak and cXhaus-
tea from illness, u statement crimina.
ting Bcecller. ,. B;echcr, in an in
terview with Mrs. Tilton, receives from
her countor:statement 8. Moulton,
protesting to he the mutual friend of
Bcec!or and Tilto1l, goes to Beeche,
with pistol and induces Bepcher tc
surrender The counter-statc1nent. l.
Moulton in hyrocrtical appeal to til.
great man S heart draws Il picture OF
Illton's Injuries and suiferings on &C
count Of his removal from the Mdrpeo
dent and his domestic difficulties. an(
entraps Beec!:er i, to expressions Of cx
IRENE SORROW and humiliation. These
dlsjolnted expressions Moulton take!
down, gets Bcccler's signature to an
other statement ut the bottom of tho
paper, and then delivers this paper te
Iilton, who makes from it il letter pur
porting to be signed by Bcecher. s.
When Triton IS ready to strike, Moul
ton gives him access to all the docu
mel'ts entrusted to him as a mutu"
friend, but refuses Beechcr access t.
the same papers in preparing lis state
meht. g. For some months Moulto.
succeeds in getting money from Beech
cr' III all amounting to 81 900, to assist
Triton in publishing the Golden A1e.-
I'ls he does by appealing to BcecLer'S
generosity, but Becchrr, finally rerus
ing to give any more, Moulton and Til
ton attempt blacl1mail by threatening
to publish Eecc'er. Becchcr fall.
back upon his manhood, and these two
matchmaking villains give the scandal t
the world.
LOOK now at this man Tilton thrust
ing the Infamous and impure Wood
l'@lls upon lis wife; eXtorting a false
confession from her When she is too
weak to know what she is doing, an,
finally publishing her to the world a:
an adulteress, and you have the pictur,
OF the man who, with another wretc|
named M"ulton, has undertaken t,
ruin the great Bcccler.
plymouth Church ought to spend :
million dollars, il necessary. in yindi
eating Beccher and bringing these
s.oundrcls to justice.