Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-30

What good purpose can the rabid and
illconsidersd editorials OF the Morning
News accomplish? Surely the paper is
not under such cranky management as to
be writing against space for no purpose
whatever2 Granting for argument that
there is some object in its apparently in
sane rawlings, let's inquire what it can be.
The Morning News started out TO
prove that Collector Mckee was not will
ing to receive money from Republicans
who were SOLICITORS to Gil the city trea
sury with generous gold. Ia proving
that the News overstepped the bounds of
argument and with vehement invectlve
proved too much Namely. that RepubI-
can bosses were attempting to control the
votes of their employees who we're too
ignorant to know how to protect their
ballots, too base to value the right of
suffrage or too cowardly to resist the at
tempt to control their opinions
After that there was an apology to Col
lector Mckee protesting that no personal
offense was intended Then there was an
offensive return to more offensive charges
accompanied by unmistakable and
malicious invective. The facts were not
new, not pertinent and they proved a
Numerically contrary state Of affairs to
the charges preferred by the News.
With this statement what can the
News expect2 Is It good politics to
prove that Republican bosses are attempt
ing to bribe the voters in their employ,
or to raise the suspicion that they wish
to obtain control of blocks Of certificates
and hnd voters to fit them whom
the polls are open9 Is it good
policy, is it fair or honest news
paper work to attempt to be besmirch the
reputation Of a man and an officer who
enjoys the confidence and respect Of the
community because he enforces the
LAVISH Is It wise for paper which has no
wider circulation and so little influence,
even in its own party to attempt to bring
contempt on any man2
Is there any intrinsic merit in the arti
cles to command attention. Is there any
thing whatever about the News or its
personnel, financial, literary moral
emotional, hysteric qualities to give
might or strength TO any position. es.
pecially bad position, which its erratic
and squelched conductor may flop into7
Absolutely nothing.
The attempt Of the News Is farcical
dasco. It is veritable Bombastes Flu.
rioso, only it is too small to be bombastic
and too timid to be mad.
II the editor really wished to have the
taxes paid for the benefit Of the county,
why could It not advise its readers Of the
ten or more ways in which they may be
paidY II on the other hand the editor
has charges against a public officer
why not put them in proper form and
come into court with themg The simple
answers to these questions are that the
editor cares so little for the taxes that he
tried to resist payment Of few dollars
Of his own. and that he cares absolutely
nothing whether the county collects !
, dollar. But the News has been disap
pointed in the consulships and in being
in the wrong wing Of its party and
sees an opportunity to exercise partisan
t zeal which may catch the favor Of tn
b Great Dispenser Of Federal Patronage ii
e Delaware and bring the News into TIL
d possession Of an apron in the KitcheI
Department Of the great man. The New
Is bending its pregnant knees that favo
h may follow fawning."
: In fact the News. tired Of isolation, |
+ doing some servile and discreditable boot
} licking The News has an axe to grin
! under the administration shed and it
D attempting to attract the attention Q
It the private secretary in the hope that h
will whisper into the ear Of Senator Hic
e gins a request to turn the grindstone.