Daily Republican., 1878-12-09
Editorial Notes from Our State
Exchanges.

in jails and penitentiaries, and hav'
more of "hugginy Susan" she woul'
soon find the number of criminal pros
ecutions considerably lessened, ant
might soon be like the ''Diamont
State, free from debt.
The "Susan" referred to in the abov
is the whipping post. We would asl
our enthusiastic contemporary, whe'
Delaware paid off the last Of her debt
We are informed that the friend
of the Met hodist Protestant Church
who are holding series of meeting
in town this week, have been annoyed
considerably by number of boys anc
half. grown men, congregated on the
steps and around the church, indulg
ing in loud talking and indecent Ian
guage.
eThe evil complained Of by the Iads1
is not confined to Seaford, but our big
men here who are twenty five or thirty
years of age are about as bad as
our "half-grown men" oven if they are
sixty years of age. The size of our
men makes no difference.
From the Peninsula News and Advertiser.
The Republican, like Blaine, Conkling,
and other party leaders, was mum on
the financial question, or rather sided
in the greenhack direction, while the
great city papers We're bulldozing the
party into the service OF the money
power; bu: when the current is oncr
turned in that direction, both they and
it rush ON with it for the sake Of re
ward! Such prostitution of principle
and onviction to pecuniary considera.
tions may do for the Republican,, but
honorable newspapers prefer to advo.
cate the cause OF truth and justice at a
We have not left the Republican par
ty and do not intend to. do so; but if it
selects to leave its own principles and
90 off in the service Of golden calves
we shall not follow it. That's the long
and short of the matter.
We are glad to hear that our able
contemporary has not left the Republi
can party, though WE are afraid that
there are but few who will be of the same
opinion who read the News' editorials.
Our good natured friends reference to
t he Republican party going after "gol-
len calves, is unfortunate, for it is the
golden calf that las sucked the govern
ment teat dry, and then leaving its
natural mother has gone of into far
to feed on greenhack husks.
We acknowledge the past mpritorious
service of the editor of tie Neus, to the
cause Of freedom and the service he las
rendered the Republican party, and SO
10 we honor the heroric deeds of Arnold,
The arch traitor Of the revolution before
hs sold his country and drew his sword
against her. lngrattude exists now as
well as in the days of the revolution.
Now FOE ANOTHER honest jury to try
the Marylanders who tried to take the
life of James Jones, the colored man left
for dead in the forests of Appoquini,
mink. An honest jury he's consigned
the colored man, Draper, of Middle
town, to imprisonment for life, for the
murd er Of another colorpd man named
W ilson, and another honest jury has
rendered verdict that consigns Brown.
the train wrecker, to the punishment
he deserves. In the case of Mrs Dod-
son, Vincsnt and Newcomb the State
will be at great disadvantage for the
want of power to compel witnesses from
Maryland to attend Court, while wit
ne8ses or the defence will only he too
anxious to attend, and perhaps will
not be over scrupulous in regard to
what they swear to, to clear Mrs. bod
son and her boys. No doubt there is
plenty Of evidence around Chestertown
TO substantiate every word Of what
Jones has told, but the prejudices are
so strong against him that witnesses on
his side are afraid to volunteer and
come to New Castle to give evidence for
Jou-s, and then return to Chestertown
again. 1t is very unfortunate that this
is the case, and being so it need not
surprise anybody to hear of the acquit-
tai of the parties who are believed by
avery unprejudiced mind to be guilty.
From the Delawarean.
While it is right and proper, and
further, while it is the duty Of Congress
70 make adequate appropriation to Sc
cure the enforcement Of the laws, it is
at the same time the duty of Congress
to guard the appropriations with such
strict and comprehensive legislation as
will secure the expenditure of those ap-
preparations within the limits for
Which they were intended, and not
cave it within the power of Mr. Hayes
and his satellites to oppress and perse
ute whomsoever they will, to crafty
spirit Of vlndictiveness Or revenge.
The DcldUarean seems to h- very
much afraid that something will be
tone to punish the outrageous intimid,
atoms and prosecutions in the South
during the last farce called an election
in some of the Southern States. Our
need not be alarmed
however, there won't be any innocent
persons convicted and we might say
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