Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-24

| A Chicago RepubLican Who ADVISES ReDub-
Ltcans to C0lOnixe In Indiana so as to
SaUe the state.
Chicago Times.
Mr.. John V. Farwell is one of the mer-
chant princes of Chicago, who, while laying
up treasure where the moth does not con-
sumo, nor the burglar break in and steal, has
managed also to accumulate comfortable
temporal portion. He has blended Chris
tianity and business, mixing into politics only
occasionally, but always as Republican.
Mr.. Farwell made speech to the adherents
of General Garfield in a church ediice in the
Fourth ward. From Mr.. Farwell an enthu-
siastic, and yet a temperate, speech was to
be expected, for the zeal of the partisan
would be confined to the limits or truthful
ness by that regard for sincerity of thought
and expression which must characterize a
protesting Christian. In the course of his
speech he said, as reported by friendly
Journal
"They (the Democrats) would colonize 25, 600
TO 80, 600 in Indiana, some of them coming from
Virginia, others from Illinois. If they did this
he did not know any other way to help it than
to fight the devil with fre-to 90 down to In
icans should meet them with their own arms
and beat them. This might seem strange doc
triue to teach but it was the correct one under
the circumstances, because it really was the
only one by which the nation could be saved
from the threatened disaster. Meet them at
the ballot box with their own tricks, and, if
this failed, take up the arms which had been
laid by, and reassert the principles without
which the government of the nation cannot be
honorably or successfully carried on"
From non Christian politician, Bob
IngersoI, for instance, the proposition to
stuff ballot boxes in Indiana would be re-
garded properly as infamous. Coming
from a merchant prince, renowned for his
Christian piety. it may be looked upon as
extraordinary; and yet the report says: "Mr.
Farwell sat down amid prolonged applause"
Surely, Mr.. Farwell does not mean what he
says, for the spectacle of this exemplary
citizen leading grand Christian army
of ballot box suffers into Indiana,
in the interest of the Christian sage of
Mentor, would be decidedly disedifyiDg, If
Mr.. Farwell has any proof that the Democrats
contemplate the commission of such an out
rage as he charges, he should give the proof
to the world as the surest means of preven-
ton; but he must know, if not as politician,
then as Christian and citizen, and the
remedy which he proposes is illegal, un-
christian, and atrociously demoralizing.
Two wrongs never yet made q right. Mr..
Farwell does not appear to advantage before
this community as an advocate, even with an
if. of the commission of electoral crimes.
He must publish the evidence upon which
he bases his allegation that the opponent of
his party propose the preparation of an alb
horrent wrong, or he will rest under the sus-
picion of seeking, under cover of false
allegation, to perpetrate the very outrage
which he condemns, and yet he would imi-
tate. Mr.. Farwell owes it to himself, to
Christianity, of which he is conspicuous
representative, to honest citizenship, to
which, as yet, he may lay claim, to explain
that speech, and disclose the evidence upon
which it is based.