The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-24
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Sometime ago-s long ago that We can
among other associated press telegraphic
dispatches, a sworn statement Of Theodore
Tilton, made before the Plymouth church
and society investigating committee, and
which had been published in the Brooklyn
A'yts of the day before. In common, we
think, with all of the newspapers of the
country we Published the statement AZ
we have before stated, perhaps it Lad be, n
better if this and all other documents con-
nected with the controversy had never
been exposed to the public eye. 1t is no,
matter that any of lis desire to discuss be-
fore our children or in the presence of our
neighbors' wives and children. But !. was
published. 1t contained a charge against
Henry Ward Beecher. What did lsiice
demand? Plainly that when Mr.. Beccher
should make a statement in defense OF him
self, the same justice should be accorded
him as had been accorded to Mr.. Tilton.
Having published the statement of
Theodore Tilton in .fuN, we published
the statement of Mr.. Beecher IN full
Herein, as we conceive, we had done
equal and exact justice between the two
men. But Mr.. Beecher's statement was
something more than a mere denial of
Titons charges 1t went out of the
record, so to speak, and ma &c two if not
three or more separate and distinct charges
against Francis D. Moulton. Did moi
equal ard exact justice require for him the
same treatment that Titon and Beecher
had received p that is publication of his
statement in full. We thought so at the
time. We still think so. If it was proper
matter for publication, as ne.os in the news
papers of the larger villages and cities, why
was it not in the smaller villages and cities.
If there existed sufficient newspaper enter
PRISE to accomplish it ? If we were of
guessing turn of mind, we should say tina,
1t wGs chagrin forlhls want of enterpli.c
that called out the characteristic fling of
the free Press reproduced below. In this
connection we will make the amende hon
ora5h to the Free P,rss-it did publish
Beecher's statement, although we
had forgotten the fact when we
were congratulating ourself and our
readers on the conclusion of Moulton's
statement, only portion of that which we
then said is quoted below, but that docs not
matter much it is too characteristic. We
take the commenta orr,noor.,,, nal al
from our contemporary, conienting oursclf
with the remark that their irritation is ma
turally caused by the figures which APP
peared at the head of our editorial columns
Friday morning. That our readers may
understand the occasion of these remarks.
we will say that the following article ap-
peared in our contemporary Wednesday
morning:
UNNECESSARY HEAT IN BURLINGTON
The Globe Is the only newspaper in Vermont
tnat mas published both or either OF Beecher's
or MOulton5 statements IN full.-Rutland Globe.
And the readers OF all The other papers are
thankful this Is 80. -Burlingt0n Sentinel.
The Globe Is the only newspaper In Vermont
that has published both or either OF Beecher',
Globe.
This is globular mlsstatement This paper
pupil he'd both Mr.. Beecher's stat, meIits ia
Iull ana II we had published MouItons f!thy
mess, We should not have fet ike bragging
about it.-Burlington Free Press.
Easy, boys; you ought to know the
character of the beast better than 10 won
der ii he lies or is proud of dabbling in
filth. AS tar as the assertion is concerned.
II is not true as regards the Rutland
HeraEd but who cares about one Globe