Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-10
Terri Die IniquitIes made Public.


The Pail Mall Gazette of the. 9TH in
slant served a second course of filth un-
utterable. Some terrible iniquities are
dragged forth to the light of day. Dates
and localities are plainly stated, and ap
parently the only concealment attempted
is in regard to the names of the rich and
titled ruffians who have traficked IN the
chastity of women. In many cases these
are described with such accuracy that it
would be superfuous piece of iuforma-
tion even to the casual readers of news
papers to add the Names The stories
are evidently not fctions, for the paper
challenges libel suits by. printing the
street numbers of many houses rented
and used for the purposes of wealthy
debauchees. The owners or occupants
Of these houses have abundant cause of
action against the Pail Nall Gazette,
whether the stories are true or false, for
the good old adage of common law, The
greater the truth the greater the libel, !"
prevails unmodifed in England. No
suits have yet been begun against the
paper, and the presumption is that the
parties concerned do not care to risk the
publicity which suits for libel would in
yoke There is general impression
, that the revelations of the .Gazette, hor-
rible as they are, are In the main true.
IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons on the even
iug of the 9TH instant the question was
asked whether the government intended
to prosecute the Pail Mall Gazette for
its scandalous publications. Sir Richard
Assheton Cross, the Home Secretary, re-
piled that that was question for a jury
to decide. From this it is inferred that
the government does not intend to move
in the matter, but that municipal au-
thorities are preparing for a prosecution.
THE GAZETTE ON BENTrNcK's QUEs-
TIoN.
The Pail Mall Gazette in an editorial
on the Sth, called;;H A Flame Which Shall
Never be Extinguished, says of Ben
ticks question when we learned by
whom the attempt to hide these crimes
from the eye of the public was headed
in Parliament and the press, we took
courage. Surely those simpletons who
send down every afternoon to ask if We
have been arrested can hardly imagine
that the conspirators of silence will crave
for such an opportunity for publicity as
will be afforded by trial, in which as a
distinguished correspondent writes, we
might subpoena almost half the Legis
lature, in order to prove the accuracy of
our revelations. Let there be no mis-
take about this thing. We have put our
hands to the plow, and are not going
back"
The article of that day deals with the
ruin of the very young, and the details
are even more horrible than before.
INTERVIEW WITH EDITOR STEAD.
A London cable of the Sth instant says:
AS was on my way to see Mr. Stead this
morning, word reached me of an injunc
ton Just issued to stop the sale of the pa
DER. At the door of the Office stood the
Lord Chancellor's coachman, waiting to
carry off first copy. | asked Stead
about the injunction or prosecution
"Boshl" said he. Il wish with all my
heart they would, and they know L do:
Almost all my staffis invalided from hard
work. Prison is the only place where L
can get holiday, but l shall not be pros
ecuted.
why not?'
Because l would subpoena go many
great people that there would be revo-
luton in the country
Here he gave me list of names In con
| fdence Of which L can only say 1t .ook
my break away,
Yesterday Stead had an interview with
the Home Secretary with reference to
Cavendish Bentinck's question in the
House of Commons last night.
what you should do, said Stead to
Cross, is to say in the House that the
Pail Nal Gazette has covered itself with
glory"
But this, of course, l can't say" re-
piled Cross.
"Then," retorted Stead, Il wish you
would say that the Pail Mall Gazette
has committed an abominable outrage
on public morals, and should be prose
cuted with all the severity of the law
forthwith"
"If | had known this before" replied
Cross, L would have passed the bill in
moment.
PASS it now," said Stead:
The Pail Mall Gazette has received
numbers of letters from bishops an
clergymen of all denominations, ana
philanthropists, thanking it and urging
| it to go on.