Evening journal., 1890-10-16
POLITICAL NOTES.


WHY could not Horace Greeley
Knowles run the postoffice while he Is AZ
leisure and the postmaster Is busy at
DuPontss
Senator Higgins might at least have
been courteous enough to refrain from
adverse criticism on Mr.. Massey 5 speech
~ Georgetown.
Two deputy marshals appeared at
Dover several year ago. They We're not
cordially received-in fact they we're
advised to get out OF town. They walked
nine miles 70 take train.
The Republicans Of the Ninth ward
we're addressed last night by Fred T..
Bach. Rev. NJ r. sluby. Hugh c.
Browne Rev Peter Selvey. A. b Me.
Pherson Johnson and Philip Q. Church
man.
one OF the patriots, who sat in the
Higgins audience here gazing fxediy ct
the headlight diamond which Clustered so
elouuently in the shirt front Of General
Air Richardson, remarked with a vote
valuing sigh, Il must have that
sparkler."
1t is no dispara cement to Mr. Massey
that after making a speech of an hour on
the tariff at Georgetown that Senator
Higgins declared that che tariff was not
80 issue 1t is 20 discredit TO Mr.. Mas
sey that Senator Higgins does not agree
With him in beliefs or methods.
The Daily Jersey appers every after
noon except Sunday, when be comes out
IS morning luminary with Bell attach.
ment. He is not pretty, graceful or
eloquent under either disguise But be
i lust as pleasing TO the Republicans as
II he were wise, truthful or beautiful.
The editors OF sixteen Republican
pspers mat in Danyille. Illinois, TO urge
the withdrawal OF Joseph e. Cannon, the
man with the dirty mouth, as candi-
date for Congress- Cannon is not afraid
Of election expenses and being wealthy
is said to be willing to spend $50, coo TO
remain where he is.
At Georgetown the preacher politician,
Rev } s. vii is, said Now the d mo
Gratis tell You that the tariff on tin in
crosses the price OF tin, but tell you Il
decreases the price II Is a pity that
the preacher cannot make his politics
sRree with facts. Tin which sold at
80 70 has already advanced to sl2 80
With Porter, the editor Of the census
miseount. travelling in Europe. Raum
lodging behind a Congressional investi-
CATION and our own postmaster having
too much on his mind to distribute the
mails, this administration is ia an I'M
comfortable condition, or wonld be If it
cared for little things like those.
Somebody in the Republican camp
seems anxious to start campaign Of ob
scenity. Il would be well for those in
terested to repress that element in the
Republican party for there are come ugly
stories that would soon find light in re-
taliation They are suppressed with dit
faulty now.
1t Is q current ramor universally
credited at Dover that Frank Whelan of
Dover, started the Richardson boom
that be has kept 1t alive; that he was
the author OF the two letters in the
Morning News, one OF which was signed
'Canmaker" aud pIofessed TO have been
written by regular Democrat
who was Influenced BY Richardson
wages to sacrifice his principles snt
desert his party. The story thai
"Canmaker" IS a real canmaker does not
seem probable. and the hot assevera-
tions Of the News, that he is. do not
carry conviction. The manner In which
the News is conducted at present does
not inspire confidence. The people at
Dover believe that "Canmsker" lie a myth
and that Frank Whelan is the versatile
writer who supplies Richardson campaign
arguments and alleged facts too.