New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08

he admits 1t his wifeD had not preserved cntre ay
Of undivided Affection but had become entangled III her
relations and he therefore pronounced her raise too III
the absolute devotion that he had expected-equaiiy
with that with the other view OF the case
OF complete violation of the obligations OF wfc we'll
now he has crontery to tell you that when nc wrote
that poem he didn't think anybody supposed there was
In it any reference to his wife. struck
him with establishment when Mr. Beecher 'aid,
What do you 10 such things that for 7" and when
his wife said "what do yon do such things az that for
He was astonshcd that anybody could Imagine that
could be the least reference to his wife and yet ne
signed tho poem Theodore Tilton" you know; and 10
contained biographical sketch OF his downfall in other
particulars which nobody could fail to recognize.
Then he comes along and writes to 4" a, complaining
friend" That is at tho end of 1872. Then comes what
he says he lad responsibility for, hut concerning
which have given you considerable evidence that Is
the publication OF the Woodruff scandal in all its fla
grancy in the Fall OF 1872 Now gentlemen, think the
evidence shows this as the theory OF Mr Tons re-
lations to that scandal think that IN that Spring OF
1872 there was within the meditatiOns OF Mr Moul-
ton and Dir Tlton very effective blow OF some
kind to the proper, natural solcudes OF all that were
concerned prevent public comment upon the relations
OF Mr Tlton and his wife and the situation OF that
family and purpose Of resorting then to full publica-
ton By Mrs woodruff that the slips then brought
into existence in Winter and Spring and that they
were shown, as the witnesses have testified; and IL
the cngncry Of tho fortunate visit to Mr. Wkeson hah
not produced the effect on Mr. Bowen Of procuring the
payment OF the 000f that slip of his the threatened
publication OF tho Bowen letter had not brought ABOUT
the results aimed at then these slips that were In
existence of Mrs. woodhups article would have
been resored to as o more powerful engine 10 ac-
complish the same result and then you would see the
operation cause toward effect OF motive and OF object
Now we have given you abundant evidence from VIII
whose truth cannot be questioned that these slips
were in existence but this threatened publication OF te
Bowen letter in The Golden Age slip answered the pur
pose and secured the money and this engine could DE
saved for some future But then there came INTO
NAV two facts-one, that the Woodruff publication
STONED I'm that Spring and did not issue single paper
until the end OF October when the one that contained
this paper of Mr.. TtOn's was published; and second
the fact that Mr. TiltOn broke his friendship with MIS-
Woodruff Whyi There was the same need OF keeping
1t up the sake OF suppression II you believe that nc
had been working FOR the suppression OF tins Dusess
but he broke 1t when Mrs Woodruff placed before him the
eIips of another article called the Tit for Tat article
and showed that If Mr. Tton could expect her ad in the
movements Of publications that might suit his interests
about his H. TtOn's scandal when he wanted II pro-
nugatcd she might also perhaps use the the same iac
ulty and independence in FORMULATING some scaniais
that he did want TO have published ana rs he san 10
yOu this Tit for Tat article am sure know noun
ing about Il except from his testimony and would not
Ttons tcstmonythis article, he tells you, touched the
reputation of some dozen very respectable ladies, prom
inent In the public life OF these organizations,
whatever they may be; and then he broke Win
her and them alas for ambitions, Mr. Tnton's
devotion to Mrs. Woodruff, thus unhapply snapped
asunder, led to the withdrawal or MS poht'
zeal support to Mrs Woodhulrs expectations of the
Presidency OF the United States tLaughter And there
occurred one of those great movements in the public
affairs OF the country which statesmen deliberate
and speculate about but In respect to which they mover
get at tho real secret history for the difference between
Mr. Tiltons support Of Victoria Woodruff and her
loss OF that support, who can estimate IN
the future destlnics OF this country lLaeghter.l
It was this little Tit for Tat article, wholly private
matter. that produced these immense public conse-
ouences not only the withdrawal from her. but his adj
besion to the fortunes OF the great Democratic party
with which he had not before been in unison
and VIC should have to be sure stronger argument Tor
these hypothetical influences upon our history, II Pr
Greeley had been any fortunate with his support
than Mrs Woodruff without it, but, nevertheless
who can tell what the union might have produced in the
way of settlement this final struggle for the priority
OF the sexes For who in this country after having had
the experience of one lady for President wouu ever
have been mpolite rash enough to desire repetition
of the experiments which have been constant failures on
the pa of who been President aughter
But it was all broken up, you see, this relation-and
nopportune and at time when it serves no use
full purpose Of any kind, in influencing payments OF
money the attainment Of any ultimate purposes but
this lady no doubt had will Of her own, and what had
been prepared for Mr. Tton in the Spring of 1872,
while she and lie friends, in after the election,
and her disappointment at that election as something
in the nature Of retaliation for his desertiOn.
Now, the actual Importance OF all that Is
tho introduction of this publicity and the course
OF things which followed, in determining whether or no
they should do this that the other thing Mr. Beccher
never had any doubts difficulties about this matter
lie never had occasion to think it worth his while to
make contradictions OF this exravagant and wild publ
cation But then there to be great anxiety in the
camp OF Moulton and his firm to what should be done
about IT, Mr.. MOuiton represented being an
actor in one OF the portrayed in this adys pub
lication and 1t a natural imputation that IL
must have proceeded from him or she could
not have had the knowledge of it, Then there was q
statement direct that Mr. Mouton had furnished nfor-
nation out of which the staple Of the story was made,
and 1t natural enough TO ask Wc why doesn't Ill
ton say something about I" but nobody had accused
Mr. Beecher OF being the OF Of the informa
ton OF this lady, why there didn't seem to be any actual
call upon him. The consequence was that, 1t IL said Mr.
Moulton's partner, Mr. Franklin Woodruff, and his
other partners perhaps, and the Produce Ex-
change people, seemed to think that MiI MOuton
ought to say in some definite manner that there was
some truth in this that it was all false and he had
furnished no support for it in any FORM and you have
heard Mr. Moulton's statement OF how the Produce
Exchange people, its prominent men. its most sagacous
men, its most respectable menI don't mean all OF them
but these gentlemen to me to be properly included
in that description; there plenty ut the
Produce Exchange Of tho same character, no doubt
but these gentlemen all came about Mr.. Moulton.
and Mr. Moulton has told you how, sometimes with
soemnity and sometimes with Indignation, and some
times with an oath suppose according to the tempea-
men Of the people that talking with hm he put his
foot on the scandal said there nothing in IT, and OBJ
Irrigated anybody that could demand OF man OF Mr..
Beecher life and character any refutaton OF any such
story familiar form with him seems to have been
that IL 1t was true the publication infamous and
Il was false 1t was diabolical Well we have