The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-04

scopic and telescope scrutiny explores dens
reeking with crime for creatures as Ioathe-
some as ever offended the eye or the nostrils
of Deity, and hire them to damn their souls
with perjury by offers Of official rewards,
that the voice of a mighty people might be
hushed by Kissing lies such as
only the devil approves-when
government lends itself to such career of
crime, there would seem to be reasons as
solid as the pillars of Jehovahs throne
for all good men to enter the list
of prctesters. They should come from
pulpit and cloister, from homes OF
truth and culture; from church and syna-
gogue; from the ranks of Gods chosen saints,
high priest and prophet, and denounce
the wickedness of such government. The
subject takes on something more than a
secular aspect In view of current events,
it rises to the dignity of the mission
of Moses, for a great people are in
trouble. Their woes are of incalcula-
culable magnitude; their cry for help is
almost as mournful as a wall of despair.
A Methodist clergyman has heard the call,
and responds like hero. Transforming the
rostrum into e pulpit, he blends
the serene and exalted dignity of the
minister with the imperative duties
of the citizen. Comprehending the
trusts of governments, he enforces them by
a logic drawn from the sacred laboratory of
inspiration, and with the sublime precepts
of Christ's gospel illustrates the benefcence
of the principles he advocates. Notwith-
standing these things, the Rev. I. A. Goodwin
is announced as the opponent of DIR. De La
Matyr. He is heralded leading Meth
odist in the city of Indianapolis, and
as a man who has sixteen reasons"
why he can not vote for DIR. De
La Matyr This Rev. T. A. Goodwin
is real estate broker and belongs to the
radical party. He is Endorsed by the Jour
nal as zone of the best speakers in the state, ("
and proposes at early day, In his wealth
of CAB, to expatiate on sixteen reasons
why he should not vote for
the democratic nominee. During his life
time he has had quite as many reasons why
ne should publish his opposition to the fun
damental doctrines of a church to which ne
clings like a barnacle, and the church had
fully that number of reasons for trying him for
heresy. With such a record, itmatters little
whether Mr.. Goodwin has sixteen or sixteen
hundred reasons for opposing DIR. De La
Martyrs election. His opposition is nothing
more nor better. than that of any other radi-
cal who, to maintain his allegiance
to the party of fraud, deems it
duty to indorse fraud, and
this is the view sensible men are likely to
take Of Goodwinis sixteen reasons. DIR. De
La Matyr is credited with being a gentle
man, a scholar, thinker, good speaker, a
man of exalted purity of Character,
Christian minister of great influence, a
man Of prayer, philanthroplst and
patriot. Is it because of these things that
Mr.. Goodwin opposes him, or is it because
the leaders of the radical party demand of
him this sacrifice of principle and general
dirty work? We have no hesiatncy
in saying that Goodwin would
prefer to let DIR. De - La Matyr
severely alone, but is urged o., as hunters
urge on hounds, by set of INSCRIPTIONS
indorsers of radical infamies, and has con-
sented to do their barking, for
what consideration is yet to be made public
Taken all in all, 1t is strictly in
keeping with radical methods of conducting
campaigns. If the purpose of the move
ment is to consolidate the Methodist
church against DR.. De La Matyr, the radical
conspirators have been unfortunate in
the choice of then champion, for Goodwin
is little more than recognized freebooter in
theology, a publisher of heresies, a real
estate shark and wind-gall on the fetlocks
of the radical party.