The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13
"HeIp me, assiu., or 1 sinkI"

HELP me, assius, or SfnkP
There Is no doubt that grave lear pre-
vades the Radical ranks as to the result in
Indians, hence the dispairing cry for help
to all quarters. The New York Times is
urging Mr.. Evsrts to go to Indiana "where
he is so much needed" Mr.. Blaine tele-
graphs that Mr.. Rooert Ingersoll will be
here by certain date; but why this dis
patch unless some responding cry had
first gone to him? Why does this party
which prides itself upon it's superior moral
status, upon the Christian character
of Its candidates and the great
body of the party, why, we ask. does it re-
quest aid OF Mr.. IDgersoll, an atheist of the
veIy worst type; brilliant blssphemer,
It is true. and talented infidel? His re-
ply to the person who announced that
Hayes was nominated for the presidency
was "The party has nominated a id fool
TOR the presidency" He went home m I'd
as the legendary taurine quadruped, VOW
ing not to make any speeches during
the canvass, and 1t would be interesting
to know the tempting bait used to
cosx the brilliant disappointed one from
his self imposed Punishment. We cannot
endorse Mr.. Ingersoll in his inyoice OF Mr..
Hayes stock. We might call Mr.. Hayes
" The Cheat American Tax Dodger," but
this is the extent OF our indulgence in cpl
thets. We gracefully yield the palm in
this regard to our contemporary, "Tne
Journal"
It is interesting to the student OF the vag.
cries of talented men to notice some of the
extracts in book written by MI. Ingersoll.
We particularly ask the attention Of the
Rev. Mr.. Bsyliss.
The title of the book IL "The Gods and
other Lectures by "Robert G. InRersoll,"
published at Peoria, Illinois in 1874. On
page 241, we find this criticism on
the Great Being, to whom we all
should reverently bow. "Sesrch the re-
cords of the whole world, find out the his
tory of every bsrbsrous tribe, and you can
find no crime that touched a lower depth
OF infsmy than those the Bible God COM
msnded and approved. For such a God /
have no words to express my lostbing and
contempt, and all the words In all the lam
guages of man would scarcely be suffi-
Client. Away with such God" Again,
on page 1S5, same book, 1.-THE church bss
been and still is the great robber. She has
rified not only the pockets but the brains of
the world" zone would think that he was
talking of the Radical party. or the whisky
ring.) He alludes. on page 1Ss, to three
great bodies of Christians as Baptis.
Bsrnscles," "Petrified Presbyterans,"
and Methodist Mummies." Again, on
page 19l, "Why are they (Christisns)
so delighted to find an allusion
to Providence in the message OF
LincolB?" "Wby will they adorn
their churches with the money of
thievesW Perhaps he was abiding to
"Brother Winslow," the Boston forger.
who recently skippej off to Europe. On
page 239 we bave this criticism on one of
the psalms OF David. Hear the brilliant
defender of Rsdicslism, Grsntism and
Hayes! We copy verbatim ct literstim.
"rhInk OF God wicked and mslfc-
ious enough to inspire this prsyerl
Think OF one infamous enough to an
swer it! Had this inspired psalm been
found in some temple erected for the wor-
slip of snakes or in the possession of some
csnnibsI king, written with blood upon
the dried skins of babes, there would have
been perfect harmony between its sur
roundings and its sentiments" This is
enough.
The Radicals are glad to get anyone to
help them. We say to our friends, every
thing betokens a glorious victory in Ipdi-
ana. Press on, and let Us make ourselves
worthy to participate in the rejoicing over
the Radical Waterloo in October.