The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
a LITTLE SCRIPTURE OS THE SUB
JECT


radical party, we should be forced to the
conclusion that as party ii would be oppos
ed to stealing anything, however contempti-
BILE in value it might be; and we should still
further be forced to admit that if a rad
had turned thief, this intelligent, moral
and piOus party would be i'm favor of
the most searching investigation. But
the history of the radical party
compels conclusions of a Numerically
opposite character. The radical party will
steal and then vehemently oppose investi-
CATION. The radical party deliberately stole
the presidency, and now that al investiga-
ton is demanded, it objects protests, sets up
obstacles to be thrown down, and proclaims
that searching for the truth will be fraught
with disasters 1t was not thus in the olden
time, as is clearly set forth in the book of
Joshua. Joshua the immediate sue
cessor OF Moses in the government of
Israel and as a soldier was "a bigger
man than old Grant" He had
wonderful success in all of his undertakings
up to certain date. after which he met with
adefeat that quite demoralized him. He
could not understand it, and he fell on his
face and complained bitterly. He expressed
the opinion to the Lord that the enemies of
Israel would hear of his misfortune, aud
cut off the name of Israel from the earth.
All of Joshua's trouble grew out of the fact
that one Achan had been stealing He had
availed himself OF the opportunity afforded
by the fall of Jericho 10 steal fne
Babylonish garment two hundred sheckels
of silver and a wedge of gold. The crime
called down the displeasure of heaven, and
was the occasion of most humiliating de
feat of the Israelites at Al. As we have
remarked, Joshua was greatly perplexed.
He recognized the fact that the Lord was no
longer on his side, and feared further disas-
tiers. At this critical time the Lord ordered
an investigation, and commanded Joshua TO
get up and atten I to business. There was
thief in the camp, and everything had t.
give way until he was found and punished.
No Israelite could be found SO depraved as
to advocate stealing or oppose the investigi-
ton There were no Hales, Garfelds and
John Shermans in camp trying to cover up
fraud and predicting trouble provided the
thief and stolen property should be found.
The Lord directed Joshua to carry forward
the investigation by tribes and success
crowned his efforts Joshua tells the story
himself a. follows:
$50 Joshua rose up early in the morning
and brought Israel by their tribes and the
tribe of judah was taken.
And he brought the family of Ju-
dab, and he took the family OF
the Zarhites and be brought the
family of the zarhites, man by man; and
Zsbdl was taken.
And he brought his household, man by
man; and Achan, the son of CarmI. the SON
of Zab1i, the son OF Zerah, OF the tribe
Judah, was taken.
And Joshua said unto Achan: My son,
give, pray thee. glory to the Lord God o.
Israel and make confession unto him; and
tell me now what thou hast done. Hide it
not from me.
"And Achan answered Joshua and said:
Indeed have sinned against the Lord God
'of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
when L saw among the spolls
a goodly Baoylonish garment and
two hundred sheckles of silver
and wedge of gold of 80 sheckels weight,
4 coveted them and took them, and,
behold, they are hid in the earth in the
midst of my tent and the silver under it.
80 Joshua sent messengers IAN Investi-
eating committee) and they ran unto the
tent and behold it was hid in his tent and
the silver under it,
Achan was punished for his crime,
and the upshot of the matter was that
Immediately after the crime was ex.
posed and punished Joshua was success
full against AL, which he destroyed
effctusily as he had wiped out Jericho. Now,
then, what OF all this? Simply that
il is right and proper to investigate national
crimes, to find their authors and punish
them set of infamous radical scoundreIs
plotted and consummated crimes in the in
tsrest of Hayes; they stole the presidency
outright, they lied a man into office. They
utilized forgery and perjury to defeat the
will OF the people, and McLin, like Achan,
has confessed, and the democrats have ar
ranged to send messengers to the dens
Of the thieves and obtain all the
testimony. John Sherman kicks like a des-
perado, Garfield bowls ike a maniac. Hale,
the pimp of Blaine hopes to defeat the
purpose of the democrats by yelling MUIR
der, and Ncyes, as defiant as when he was
plotting the Florida crimes, cries out, 81
want to testify" AS matter of course
man who would advise forgery would per-
jure himself i'm the interest of party
that rewards its scaly, beetle-browed
apostates with the highest Offices within
its gift. 1t is remarkable fact