The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-12-31
THE BRooKLYH SCANDAL
Hr. Bssehsr's Future Course Outlined.

sEMI-OFIFCIAL STATEMENT IN THE "CHRIs-
TAN UNION"-THE POLICY OF SILENCE
ADHERED TO As LONG AS POssIBLE-THE
BILL OF PARTICULARS TO BE Used ONLY
TO PREVENT SURPRISE OR FRAUD-MRs
TILToN's GOOD NAME To BE PROTECTED
NO COMPROMISE To BE ACCEPTED.
Although the readers OF thi. paper have
had to learn the fact from other sources,
none Of them are ignorant of the existence Of
All action at law brought by Mr. Theodore
Tilton against the editor OF this journal.
We have refrained from all mention OF the
subject for obvious reasons; and in now Civ
ing brief account of the course of the al
fair in the past, and Of the intention OF the
defendant in that suit for the future, We
shall abstain, as far rs possible, from saying
anything which might influence the current
of judicial proceedings in the case.
That the defendant, so long as it seemed
practicable to keep from the public the
names OF those pure and honorable women
whose regulations were threatened so-wil-
lingly putting his own name in peril, if thus
they might be spared-he neither denies nor
regrets. Ii the developments of last wear
have not justified the motives as fully as
they have proved the uselessness of those Ell
forts, then we are unable to offer any aryu-
ment which will reach the unconvinced
We are not Of the mind of those who pro-
fess that thew maintained silence because
.ne welfare 1i ,he community, ,ne peace Oh
rss J anu .Ge !. ne. o. tne I",,s'ian
S: :si. ue .Ia," $3.50. -, Du' . .si' ouu /" sa.
. ~ 81 'no.. ..'e,es's ..e I''e"e 'nH'
'ne.l owl eP"'1tion ras a''a1Nu' "" .,'e
contrary, We 'eei 70 J" .he uu's ana 'he
Pnvilege o. onrls'i:n man !" oe.i
:notsaIu ar'acks upon his owl IePn'a'lon
ln aienes ia'ne r. .nAn 20 soner one lnnoce i
woman I" "e 'iiiiieu luz HIS sahe "e'ore TIE
"ora.
we are no, aione III sucn OPINIONS or IN
'he eourse "nIch we nave adop'ea uhoer
socn views. Emiheht ana nonored men In
every walk OF lie, ana notably 10 among
the clergy, nave pursued the same Pohcy
In numerous INSTANCES some OF wnich are
recorded In history at intervals 1or nun
dreds OF years past, and others are known
to us to-day. But those which are known
are . 1.-THE OF those which are generally un-
known, FOR IN the vast MAJORITY oil cases'
the Po'icy OF silence Is completely success
iui, ana Is tne Des' sihdica!ion OF tne ihh0.
cent. Inc innocent man vindica'es nii1Seh
by MS lie, ana II the innocent woman can
at any sacrlhce be Kept from becoming the
suD5ec. Oh PUBIC comment, the triumph OF
ruin rs 70 oomPiese tnat the lie Ii ut'efy
ioIgotton.
twas only IN June iass tnat ]" became
necessary 10 enahge tne Pohcy previously
s1nersu W. vi June <'"n, the es'1i Oh
M. Ahton 70 VI. bacon was Puohsned. C
the next DAY MI: beecnsr resolved 70 call
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Poeed 70 Pl.ce tne matter IN cn.lge Oh gen.
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