The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-01

a much as they please, but that does not
satisfy them. They cry out "Penecu'
ton, because they cannot import OBJ.
scene books and pictures and Other arti'
eles Of m immoral Matinee They com.
plain that the freedom Of the pEesln q
abtidgedI md the right Of seonscienee'i
violated, Because they are not allowed 10
tbe the. national bostoftee to distribute
leWd and lascivious pictures and publica-
tons 'oi an indecent character" and Tin.
tended or adapted for an indecent or an
immoral use or nature, FOR showing where
or thropgh whom "snch articles and
thlhRs my be Obtained"
IN other words Mr.. Ingeuoll and the
Liberal League desire that the United
States government shall be the pimb and
pufveyor for men too vile TO sec the sun,
and TOO lQathsome % be ont Of perditlon.
They ihbist that they shall have full op.
portunity 10 poison unsusPecting youth,
10 corrupt and debase society, and 10 de.
stroy representative government itself.
They demand, In the name Of moral and
religious liberty, that a claE Of social mis-
ctea1 4 elAll be permit ted 10 import, trans
nit, and reveal 70 the public gaze, obscene,
lewd, lASciyious and Indecent books, pic.
lures and prints, although their asndish
work may destroy homes, debauch youth,
corrupt childhood, degrade communities,
and blast and ruin the Republic, And
Robert g. 1ngersoll 4 Co. have been in
consultation al Cincinnati as to the pro-
priety Of political action 70 accomplish
these pure, patriotic and exalted puIPosesl
g. Another fact which sheds light upon
the object OF this convention Is, that Mr.;
R. G. Ingerspll has openly proclaimed
war against President Hayes and the Re-
publican party. The occasion oil The saint:
u Roberts wrath Is that the President re-
fused 10 grant pardon 10 one D. III. Ben
nett, convicted Of having sent question:
Bile matter, Il. yiolation Of the statute We
have quoted, through tile United States
mails. Accordingly, in the Convention,
the following resolution was offered by
Col. Ingersoll:
ReaolEtd, That we express the deepest
sympathy with D. N. Bennett and his
family, for the reason that he has been
convicted by religious bigoIry and ignor.
ant yea, and has been imprisoned, and is
now languishing in the cell Of d felon,
when in truth and in fact he has COM
mitted no ofense whatever against any
law oil this country.
The resolution, SAYS the report Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, was received with
the utmost applause and with three en-
thusiastic cheers.
1.-THE Church party" to use Mr.. Inger.
soils phrase, Is In favor Of morality, de-
cency.- and the. exclusion from custom
house and mai bags Of all leYd, debasing
and corrupting publications, and all inior-
nation in regard to them. The infdel
party iayors obscenity and immortality,
and docs It with ahypocritical pretence
Of regard for moral and religious liberty.
The President refuses to pardon Bennett
who has grossly violated the law, and so
Mr.. IpgersOll discards the Republican par
ty and goes over to the Democracy. Every
Republican can righteously rejoice and
every decent Democrat may properly
protest.
We all believe that citizens should not
be Disseminated against because OF their
opinions, that msjorities should protect
the rights Of minorities, that the courts
should be open, 10 all, that virtue is not
based upon Ignorance but upon intelli-
gence, that there Is no saving power in
Lham or bigotry, that science and not
superstition should be taught in the pub
lie schools and that education should be
universal; but these sentiments, which
have their roots in the Christian Scrip
lures, are used by the "Liberalists" as a
garb to hide the deformities and repul-
sions OF crusade in behalf OF obscenity
and immorality,-P ittSbargh Ciriaian id
Uocdt1, Sept. 25ui.