The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-08
Hypocrisy and BIasphemy Combined.

cesslVe cOmplaisance and servility.
Hypocrisy and Blasphemy Combined.
The most striking features of the present
political campaign are persistent defama-
Ton OF Mr. TILDEN, pervCrsiou of official
| records, Justification of facts and the
revival of sectional hatred. Unable to de-
Tend the misrule, corruption, probability
aud iniquities of their party, which have
finally eliminated in bankruptcy and gen.
eral distress, the Republican leaders have
sought by every means to Withdraw attcn-
ton from the real questions before the
people, and to make up new issues of their
| own choosing.
| BLAINE, GARFIELD, CoLFAx, and n whole
tribe of corrupt and convicted jobbcrs,
| who betrayed their trusts aud sold their
votes for money, are now. and have been,
shouting for HAYES all through Indiana
and Ohio. The spectacle is not edfying to
see the rogues at the front of "A Presden-
tial canvass. promising reformation IL they
are allowed only one more chance to
plunge their hands into the Treasury
No agency has boen left untricd by
which the public mind might be confused,
preJudices excited, or passion reused. Re-
ligion, iniiielity, sectaran bias, fnnatical
intolerance, and intense big otry, have all
been turned to account as partisan ustru-
ments. CHANDLER has a mandatory ut
Washington, from which the most shame
full fasehoods are issued and spre I'D all
over the land, by abuse of the frank
which covers part of the Congressional
Record The Postmaster at the capital
Ia
this Migrant violation of law.
While the Republican managers appeal
to the Germans for support, and pretend
to be In favor of the most liberal legisla-
ton, they are sending out Mt the very same
time canting tracts to the religious socie-
ties deprecatng the tolerance which the
Germans claim for their ideas. One of the
last issues from CHANDLER's factory is
christened sabbath Breaking" and q
few extracts will suffice to expose its pre-
cious character:
Every thoughtful American born cit zen must view
Win great socltude the alarming grow OF Treh1on
'centinc DISCUSSIONS and lectures the oper
tue origin Of tie universe. Of anmii he, and the
human ns , seeSs When are 10 direct conflict Win the
and the daily nres- and thus the poison is insidiou-y
evil fruits are rPenas eear ih men. uScb d
parent discovers the fact that the moral blight
It should be constantly in mind that the base
any ami nst L III. corner 2'I one Is sse away Sts the
grand sgperstrnci9re q the Aner an Republic would
y tcregisys lGcrmans in seeking dictate what our
| tons Of tho country"
This may be called CHANpLER's religious
dodge. II is the pious side of that eminent
patriot for the campaign. Now let us
look at the other side. The same managers
who are getting up these tracts, aud are so
much moved about the danger OF ire
| ligion, so much shocked Mt the dissertation
of the Sabbath and who profess TO regard
Christianity rs the base of all civil liberty
and modern civilization" have put for
ward Bon lNGERsoLL- rs he is Familiarity
called. rs the bright particular star of the
campaign. He has traversed Vermont.
Maine, New York, Ind lana, and Ohio, like
n Republican meteor. The first place at
every meeting has been assigned to him.
| He has recently been the honored guest Of
| Gov. HAYES.
With Mr.. INGERsoLL personally we have
no concern. His opinions and his convic-
tions, whatever they may be, are TO be set
| tied by his own conscience. lilo has stepped
| outside of his private capacity to become a
| leader. and is stamped with the highest
credit by the foremost men of his party.
Now, Mr. ISGERsoLL does not hide his
views. He SCOTS at Christianity in every
form. He has published lectures and
pamphlets, some of the utterances of
which make the blood run cold and shock
even the most hardened men OF the world
who have not yet forgotten the lessons of
their childhood. Hear what he says about
the sentiment of the tract we have cited:
Chrsiianiy has always opposed any forward move
mcnt ~ the human race Acro,s the highway Of prog.
prayer books and duGmas. ut every advaue Chris
ti.s have gathered together behind these heaps Of
| funnisn ana sh9t poisoned arrows OF malice at the
the church has been and stil is the great robber
She has rned not only the pocket hut the brains OF the
world She the stone scpulcnre of iherty the
upts tree IN whose shade the intellect Of has With
| nas turned 10 stone Under her influence the
Protestant mother exp. cts To be happy In heaven,
whle he Grave by v9 fell nghing tor the rghts Of
In executive AGILITY, COP Is inferior to mos, OF the
| American Presidents"
The Boosting inhdel and the canting
| hypocrte are thus placed side by side as
advocates of the Republican party. And
| it is by such means rs these that the Nor
TONS, Buffers, LoGANs, BLArNEs, Bah
COCKS, SHEPHERDS, and that vile crew,
who have so long ruled and rioted on pub
the Offices and get q new lease of power.
The Miracles of To-day.