Evening journal., 1890-03-31

Every Evening and its owner have no
more interest n the farmer or working
man than they have in the man in the
moon. They did not propose any reform
they did not propose to reduce the
county tax rate; they did not propose
any intelligent and economic system.
They simply proposed to make the one
single cut in the salary of the officer who
did not obey their impudent and unwar-
ranted demands for the sherif's print
ing.
Mr.. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., the wealthy
mill Of Bancroft's Banks, is also
the owner Of the majority stock Of the
Every Evening and controls that paper.
Alvan Allen the sheriff Of New Castle
county, has been for years in the brick
making business.
Shortly after Sheriff Allen went into
Office II was intimated that the Allen
brand of bricks would have the prefer
ence in its owners operations If the
Every Evening got the sheriff's printing.
The Every Evening did not .get.the
sheriff's printing, hence there has been
war on the sheriff every since.
The attempt TO intimidate with a
brickbat did not bulldoze or buy
Sheriff Allen, so something harder
and heavier than bricks had
to be used. Then came the petition
schene Finally, when that has failed
there comes the threat that the Repub-
lican party will be used as a club tc
frighten and beat the Levy Courtmer
into acquisecence. The Every Evening
thus threatens:
And 1t may occur to great many
people that the vote of yesterday will
make II difficult to elect a Democratic
Levy Court next fall Il does not take 4
very sharp politician TO foresee that the
Republicans will work the refusal to Ion
OIL this indefensible item of extravaganza
as a valuable campaign card next Novem.
Der.
This is text for the Republicans and
warning Of the position the Every
Evening will assume towards the Demo
cratic candidates and the Democratic
party. The Every Evening fixed its price
and the Democratic Levy Court and sheriff
refused to pay the bribe.
To make the threat Of war more en-
phatic the Every Evening mentions the
names Of the honest and upright Levy
Courtmen against whom not a breath of
scandal, of duplicity, of dishonesty, or Of
any unworthy motive has ever been
whispered, and demands:
VIII the farmers of Diamond State
Grange look favoringly and encouragingly
upon the candidacy Of any of these men
for future public service9
The Every Evening presumes to say
to the Levy Court "Gentlemen, If
bricks will not break Sheriff Allen s
head, we win swing the whole Republi
can party-many negroes, the Every
Evening, the police, the Daily Hersey,
and all-against you. We do not care
for the general reduction of taxes of
twenty per cent. that you propose to
make; we do not care for the reduction
of over fourteen per cent. in the prison
fare expenses that you have made we
want Sheriff Allen fined 1850 for
daring to refuse our demands. That is
our ultimatum If you do not accede to
this We shall beat you at the polls by
helping the Republicans.
All this veriaes the statement that
prominent Democrat, Mr.. George H.
Bates, who at one time had something to
do with shaping the policy Of the Every
Evening, has retired, and warns the
Democratic party Of the character Of the
Every Evenings policY.ss