Daily Republican., 1879-05-21
fdeuce lead in Temperance, and moral
reform work, and let q csld shoulder
be given to temperance Cramps"
A Pttiful Bleat.


APitiful Bleat. !,
The "Eyery Evening" has at last
avoke to the fact that Wilmington does
not appreciate what it calls a good
newspaper. As boaster the editor OF
the "E. E." stands at the top OF the
heap. Here is a sample of its boasting:
"The character and standing Of the
Every Evening as a newspaper are
settled beyond tho power Of any clan
nish little clique Of little men to alter,
and among the best newspapers Of the
land there is not question that the
Every Evening is not merely the
best Delaware newspaper but the only
journal in the State deserving the
name of ners paper"
We suppose this settles the matter,
and yet strange to say very large ma
jority of the people in Wilmington and
of the State think differently and pat
ronize other papers in preference to
'the only journal in the State deserv-
ing the name of ners paper. This Is
not very complimentary to the intelli
gence of the people of the State, for it
indicates that they do not appreciate
good news paper and that seven-eighths
of them at least persist in supporting
other papers which they consider the
best.
Taking circulation as the true test
Of the appreciation Of good newspaper,
the "Every Evening" falls far short Of
filing the bill as there is at least one
paper i not more in this city that leads it
! in circulation. This fact cannot be-
concealed from the people Of Whining
ton, and we are quite sure tina: Will
mington will compare favorably IN
INTEL gence and enterprise with any
other city of like population. The
every Evening has been testing this
matter of circulation for the last seven
wears and at one time claimed a circn-
lation of 6OO0, and taen tired of the
monotony of publishing penny pa
per, it gobbled up the Commercial, =
and commenced the publication OF
paper that was to be a paper, paper
that would not only not pay any atten
ton to any nasty little penny paper
published in this city, but it was tt
have a monopoly of all the advertise
ments, and of course everybody that
could read was to subscribe for it.
The people to the surprise of the "E'
E." monopoly had mind of their own
in this matter, and it was not long IN
til the "E. E." was at the bottom round
of the ladder and the KErrBLlcAN a
the top. Now this great boaster &C
knowledges its mistake and minces it
humble pie, and says that the every
Evening" is not all that we once hope
, to make it, and until Wilmingto
grows in other things besides populs
tion It never will be- This no doul
is true, but we would like to kno
y what Wilmington is expected to gro
in, to give the support needed.
v Wilmington is enteIprising, NOR
q and intelligent, and We hardly kno
, what other thing is needed to make h
\. appreciate the "Every Evening" unle
!. it should be a need of sympathy Fl
Is the ex-rebels of the South who no
:, have possession of Congress AMI a
trying to gain by legislation what the
) lost by the fortunes of war. Be this
" it may however the great monopoly F
re per is not patronized as it expected
.r be, and report is current that it res
> ly has to have spoonful OF pap occ
sionally from Washington to keep Il
concern ahoat. We are not boasting
Is the merits of the REPUBLICAN as new
ow paper 1t speaks for itself. Its so
a. patrons and 30, 600 readers are satisl
Ia with it, or they would neither take
nor read it.
'' 1t is supported by individual hoi
A. enterprise. There is no Republic
cy Senator from Delaware to whom it IN
ais bow in humble submission for the sa
oil of few crumbs from the party table
Washington. We are free. Our ?
ne per is eagerly read by the loyal FRI
of men of the city and State. We are pr
,rs pering on our own money and by o
10. own enterprise. We publish an av
:, age of 5000 daily, which is more by
pe thousand than any other paper in t
ing city publishes. We have no compla
ok to make. We ara satisfied. Let
- "Every Evening" match it If it can
ale As THERE has been no caucus of
the Democratic Congressman called sil
No the Presidents last veto, it is suppo;