New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
Mr.. MoULrONs sHREwpNEss IN HANDLING NIX
TILTON'S ENEMIES.

The skill Of Moutca was strikngly shown IN MS
choice OF mea to obtain OF character TOR his
freni from whom he had the mo reason 70 rear
Mr. Beecher controlled by gaining his confidence, ana ny
convincing him that the stories against Triton were false M
Bowen he controlled by arguments OF different character But
Mrs TOns complaint Of tho treatment TO which sne was 'uD
eced must be suppressed To this end she was made 70
feel TINT ,he was the only obstacle the way OF that recon
structon household life for which she ionged I'D 'e
letter February every argument that could move net "a
brought upon her and at Last Mr. Mouon snceeea
obtaining pledge that she would never remember
herself to Theodores pledge she too faithfully tep
gentlemen until by his open and shameless attack upon Mr.
Beeche the plaintiff drove her forth adesparug fnShh
fugitive flying as for her life from the java OF nell
once before her brethren Of the church, she mas nan
liberty 10 speak prior that time she was foroden ana
now In the ers Of horrible struggle, wlie The conhc
wages over her good name again senced Yes gentlemen
when the plaintiff the lips Of his innocent VIE were
unseaed before the tribunal which he had acceped ana a enc
was resolved throwing of the incubus Of her me- 70 SPEAK
freely the truth he made haste to choose rpu "ee
the law would keep her dumb And 20 she suppressed ls
the administrative genius the Mutual Friend nVenng and
executing policy Of suppression had accomplished what lon
would never have able do Tons way would have
been to talk and make "staementr each OF which woud
have added h cutics MoeltOns way was 10 suppress
talk get other people to make statements WINCH 'ou
store away his repository 81 material " he had only Oeeh
able 10 maintain over Tons malice and folly the same com
mand which acquired Beeches generosity and Bowen
senteres, the and primary object Of this conspiracy
namely the reinstatement Of Theodore 1ton in business and
society might perhaps have been accomplished ana Mon ton
might had powerful and ready allies in the men ne
had recOnciled
But Tlton whispered to as many he chose his malignant
ISLANDERS against Mr. Beecherho creations OF his obscene
nagnaop So long az Mr. Beecher kept the secret Tion
had an excellent chance retail his own veons ar to what
the secret was These versions varied according his moods
thew agreed in one thing only hatred OF Mr. Beccher While
he vas in immediate danger Mouon able 70 keep him
comparatively quiet when he had procured his money
from Bowen suppressed thought the stories assa
inc MS own character he did why the policy Of sup
preston should rdy adhered 10 merely on hin wos &C
count
Particularly after the Woodruff pubiclon aud the substan
a failure Of TIE 6GIe. Age, TiIton took new eourse
towards Mr. eecer What he had hitherto circulated in the
dark he now began to as direct menace
With Mr. Beecher silence had been sacred duty
under the circumstances, he understood them.
To Tfon and his Mutual Friend il duty, but a
policy and they pursued just long and just far their
objects rcqurd Tt0ns passion and folly left TO themselves
would soon have oYerhrown the whole Of their plan; but
under Moutons .k full management the scandal merely
kept alive Mr. Beechcr without provoking an
open rupture arousing his suspicious that the conpators
were playing false Mrs Morse, lady whose energetic
tongue they poweess TO suppress perpety and
falsely pnt forward the malicious Of the vile
which thickened around their unconscious victim
THIS gentlemen the his DRY Of the policy OF suppression In
this Gaze Dol cy devised and nanguated by the pana and
his devoted friend and pursued by them with eachey for
wicked ends while accepted by the def ndan in pursu
ance Of Chiyanc impulse and main aimed by him with loyalty
and fidelity through every trial and danger 10 the cad