The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-08
MR.. HALL'STRIBULATIONS.
He Writes Statement in Defense
OF Himself.
What He Has to Say Of the Value
Of Reputation and the Con-
spiracy to Destroy Him.
Ia ihe Filter "a: the P,+i-l'.sosteL.

Until We have ourselves become
the victim Of the slanderer we do not
, estimate fully how valuable mans
reputation i to him. Reputation i
property. To do injury to man.
good name Is lust a much a crime a.
to steal his watch or burn his house.
Yea, it is more and worse. la-u.
comparison between mans reputa-
ton and his purse l. still a iust one:
WHO steals my purse steals trash.
hut h. who filchcs from me my good
name rob- me oi that which MOI en-
riches him, and ma ke> me poor in
deed
j 1t is true that there l. great dii:
ference between reputation ami cha:-
acter character being that which Il
man l., reputation being that which hc
l. repuicd la he. and il may be- SAID
that Ia IA lure persons good name
does not inlUre his character. True:
but practically a. an ininry That :ti:
fleets him in his property ami in hi
relations with hi> fellow men ii l. "a
bad for the time heimr wnil. the
slan'lcr lasts 10 r-pute him evil as I"
prove him evil. \ party may be- in
nocemt but stand before the public
broken in Influence. crippled la pow
er. degraded III estimation, precisely
IA il h.. w-r" guilty. Reputation ami
character mav he compared Ia legal
currency ami real estate. \ man.
real estate may b. worth so .u"'n, hut
if he l. travelling in strange country
ne cannot bay plP"r %! pins with
out currency.
Money represents pr perry, passes
current for il. l. the practical m"ii-
um ot' it, Influence. -, ihcnEh :.
man should have ihr character al an
angel AMI hr conscious III Il perfect ia
regriry, Vel il hi reputation Tor g"oi
hess is DESTROYED that -o",lme>S l.
without practical service 10 him
! Destroy his reputation and vnu de
siroy has influence ior good. YOU IN
jure his worldly prospects. YOU de
>troy that sympathy AMI good Will OF
men towards him which can alone
make his goodness force for good
) upon society. and all ihc while he Inav
DE Ia his heart one OF the best men IN
the world A. a rich man without
money in his pocket i sometimes help
less, 80 a good man without repuia.
zion ha, moi his character where lac
can make il available.
liza party be- innocent. therefore.
the writer Of slandcrou- article
against him is guilty of crime com
pared with which the burning of his
house, the destruction of his income,
/ the robbery of every dollar ne has in
( the world and the murder Of his dear,
est friend would he but child's play
For reputation i not ON V a -pecies q:
properly; it Is the most precious and
sacred property that can he named
more valuable than all Others.
If a man is guilty he ought to be
punished, but il Ia l. innocent the one
who pans the SANDER against him il !
guiltv of a crime the most daStarilv l.
L. possible "a commit, for the lad and
terrible fact about this m.ticr l. thar
innocent parties can never make their
reputation good and reinState them
selves in their former position IN the
public regard. Their characters are
: suspected their names once handled
about i'm the vulgar slang oi' the bar
room and The strect-their reputation
having been Once associated with a.. .
the evil thoughts, imaginalionS ana
suggestions of bad ana vUl Ear men.
can never snake themselves clear ri
minds. ii.-n Will point thr,n "ut i'll
vidiou~lv: their nam"S VIII he men
toned la ,l:>crclii aId Ia whisper, AMI .
the best the sufferer cam do. perhaps
i To bear the terrible ordeal in la-
ji-mcc ami silence. This would have .
d. ne. Al. Editor. in >pi:e al ia,
40 ma,I.n"9 and wicked attacks .
that have ,r..n madc through youG
columns upon myself. had IT not been .
,hat ',hcr names wcr" waTt"nlv aud
cruelty associated with mine III tni,
sl-;.,>- names - persons innocent /.
..Iii pure ami iyr their sake mus,
speak. T.,yir reputation Is too >.cr,d
Il ,n.ng 4" LEE tAus iriEiu-iy treated
- pU;a.inM = earned. a. other property
: eam"d. through long wears OF care
.u.,i LABOR Add .;,instakine, AMI wee
a.;ijc ily DAY Nhe: il can he roiheJ
from uns33 ana even from women sim
PIX T. furnish materials Tor lrihiur
r-n y-a-lincr-. cr 20 -ra,ify The NOR
ild appetite irr puoi!c scandal, or &,
increase tue circulation and enlarge
the profits al a mcrcoEary evening
Journal.
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