The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-17

hotorlety, passeu through the Whlrl-
pool rapids. He is cooper, and
being able to construct a craft after
his own ideas, safely accomplished |
what his heart sought after. There
are lots of queer people in this
world.
A CONSTITUTIONAL reform-to be
changed or not to be. Needed
change.
THE grumpy little Republican of
Wilmington growls about what we
said in an editorial last Saturday,
in reference to the Gubernatorial
contest. It says: "THE DELAWARE
LEDGER is ardent in the interests of
E. r. Cochran for Governor on the
ground that he is a young man."
Quoting what we said about young
men it further says; "This sets aside
its townsman, Mr.. Dean, and sends
Mr.. Biggs into the shadow. If the
LEDGER had knocked around much
it would have found some pretty
lively "boys" at sixty and seventy
years of age. There are many peo-
pie, and not all Democrats either,
who believe that Mr.. Dean would
make as good, and possibly better,
Governor than any others who have
been named for the office Mr.
Dean belongs to the class of young
men we refer, and we believe he
would make an honest Governor
and good one too.
The cratic individual who writes
with Republican glasses on, in the
Sunday Star, has his little say about
us: "THE DELAWARE LEDGER this
week comes out weakly for Mr..
Cochran. Its vaunted independ-
ence is all gone in a day, and the
temperance men of that community
who are very numerous and inhu-
entail, find all their hopes dashed,
An out and out Democratic journal
never had much of show in the
liberal atmosphere of Newark, and
hence all the newspaper ven
lures there, whether by Democrats
or mugwumps, have always been
Independent if not somewhat Re
publican. The LEDGER under the
new management followed the samC
prudent example until yesterday
Perhaps it noticed that the Harring
ton Enterprise was getting new
press. 1t is in place here to ask tn,
LEDGER what has become of J. Viii
kins Cooch's gubernatorial boom p
Such boshl The Star man feels
little anxious about us becoming
Democratic sheet. We shall no
work the coming Legislature t,
make all Sheriff's sales legal to b,
printed in THE LEDGER. If we wal
for patronage from the Democrat
we shall never receive new press
We do not ask favors and expec
none. Mr.. Cooch is eminently fitte,
for the high Office of Governor an,
we would be pleased to see him i
that position.
The Morning Ne,os has the longes
harangue on us. 1t begins sou
esteemed Independent contemporar
of Newark, THE DELAWARE LEDGEl
is in imminent danger of losing il
independence. 1t has been exceed
ingly shy and prudent until tn
week, when it shows slight signs
dizziness in the head and tremo
along the spine. 1t notices that II
gubcrnatorial candidates "are con
ing out more prominently as ii
day for nomination draws on" Aft
quoting our words in relation to Il
young men, and Mr.. L. r. Cochra
in the lead for the Gubernatori
chair, the NaoS says This settl
it. Mr.. Cochran has the supper,
the independent press of Newar
and as the candidate of a mere ia
ton he ought to feel highly hattc
ed. 1t is condcscension that Il
mugwump editor rarely vouchsaf
to any man previous to the non
nation. The genuine mugwun
never takes sides until he b.,
"the eat jump" Eittr4 Mr. Cocr
ran : cat mas ..smpcd or else tt
ed''"r @l-'rnE LEDGER is not
ges6dine mugwump If Mr.. Coo
rams cat has jumped it did n
reach this section We are just
independent now as ever. We W
support whom we think the be
man let him be of either party; '
are not Il party tool; we Meth
come nor 90 1T the beck Of Al
man or class of men. As we ha
said before, we expect no polite
patronage, and, therefore, are just
free and Independent to-day as cv
before.
ONr of the most difficult fei