Evening journal., 1890-11-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The Bell OF the Sunday Star is like the
old Liberty bell, redolent with ancient
recollections, but cracked.
When man wants to see
Postmaster Stewart he is sure to miss
him by hanging around the post office.
The New York Post has this explana
tion from a Chinamsn
Too muches pension, too muchee greed;
Too muchee Mckinley, too muchee Reed.
Two infant donkeys have Just beer
born at the Geological Garden in Phila
delphia They should be named Reed and
Mckinley. Chicago Herald.
Emery he
Is up in q,
All on account of X. Y,
-Pittsburg Dispstch.
The Democratic victory In Sussex
coHnty ensures her place in the Demo-
cratic columns for ten years to come Now
let New Castle county redeem herself
Frank Bacon regarded prudence the
better part of valor" on return day
and kept away from Georgetown. Sus
sex county has reppdiated him and his
methods.
Bell might form new syndicate com
posed Of Asbury Sterling. Bach, Mahaffy
and Hersey TO buy the EvFSING jour
NAL The old syndicate OF Bach and Bell
does not seem to make rapid progress
The cannot raise the wind
A. F. Polk, of Georgetown, was in this
city to-day Mr. Polk is a popular young
Democrat and aspires TO be the clerk OF
the next state senate He has IS a rival
r. d. Hearn. young and talented young
attorney Of the same place.
Has Assessor Whann of this city any
property OF his own to qualify him to
assume the duties of his office, or has
Marshal Mahaffy presented him with one
of the So blocks of marsh he attempted
to foist upon the Levy Court several
years agog
Senator Sherman says that the recent
Democratic victory was caused by the
women. They went shopping, found the
price OF everything higher in consequence
OF the high tariff bill. then Indignantly
instructed their husbands how to vote
The womeni God bless EN- New
York Herald.
It was cur country's fag-the gloriou,
emblem of liberty--that the negroes in
the Young Mems Republican Club cred
at and spoiled at the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club rooms, but the negroes dic
not know any better They were only
hired voters. They are not expected e.
have any intelligence or to show any
patriotism.
The Young Mems Republican Clab hal
apologlzsd to the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club for the injury done the
Democratic flag during the Republican
para 10 Saturday evening. The apolog,
was made by President Knox and severa
members of the Young Mems Republican
Club, who called at the Democratic Clul
room on Monday evening.
The Sussex journal of Georgetown
says: The Democrats of Lewes AUD
Rehoboth hundreds desire us to express
their high appreciation OF the fail
and impartial manner ia which JOSEPH
Virden, the Republican inspector Of thai
hundred acted toward both parties at tn,
late election II is evident that JOSEPH
Virden was not brought up In the sam,
school Of politics thai Franklin B. Coltor
was.
Epwsrd Bacon, Of the mint in Phila
delphia, brother Of the sussex count,
Republican corruptionist, went L
George, own to help his brother out dur
ing the election, Mr. Bacon is an EN-
ploye In the mint and is acquainted with
all the wiles Of the ward politician, and
tried to practice them in Sussex. The
Democratic majority shows how bis
plans failed. The day after the election
he met prominent Republican, who
said: We'll, Ed, If this is the best you
can do, and you have a good ob in the
mint shoveling ashes, you had better HE
TO that patriotic duty and let Sussex
county politics alone"
At the meeting of Democrats held in
the Young Mems Democratic Club rooms
last night it was decided TO 60 to Dover
Friday evening to participate in the
jubilee OF the Kent county Democrats.
The club will run a special train, leaving
French street station at 6.15 p. m, and
return ing from Dover at seasonable
hour. The special train is open to all who
desire to avail themselves Of IL. The uni
form will consist OF silk hats, dark
clothes, buff gloves and canes The First
Regiment Band will accom- oany the party
All those who intend to 60 are requested
to meet at the club room at 9 O'Clock
sharp. From there they will march in 8
body to the depot. The fare for the rounC
trip will be sc.
WELL-kNOWN PERSONS.
Rochefort has fought twenty-three dueli
during his career as pamphleteer anC