Evening journal., 1891-05-21
OUR FOURTH YEAR.
Birthday Anniversary of
the evening JOurnaI.s
WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
The Only Daily Democratic Newspaper
In the State OF Delaware.

'seatA"-The CummIns Case = The
Ualon Palace Car Company-sp
and Base Ball-MarrIage and soci~r
Events-Numsrous Legislative "Bea,s,
Tho Evening Journals" Correspund-
ent Boyootted- Two Thousand Readers
at New Castle.
The history of the EVENING JOURNAL
does not show any wonderful events sr
certain periods Of its existence, but dor,
show a steady, upward growth In stsra
ing, circulation and quality Some mi9es
reverse these three important adjuncts
put circulation FIRST, with quality aud
standing in ensuing order. But there is
reason for tho original arrangement.
Although the EVENING JOURNAL has
been built up principally because Of tho
quality and the freshness of It's contents.
yet its main aim has been to get stand
ing in the community. Il has done this.
Not only areita editorial utterances widely
discussed by Supporters and persons Of
opposing sentiments, but its local columns
have attained that degree Of accuracy
which has made a never-failiug proverb
of the familiar expression III you see is
in the EVENING JOURNAL It's So - IL
has aimed at and attained a standing so
high that It's contemporaries have been
forced unwillingly to recognize it, and
when other newspapers deign 20 MOTTO,
youngster like the EVENING JOURNAL
1t indicates that they cannot, as they
wish, disguise the fact that We are here
! to stay. and expect TO make things inter
esting withal.
9 This attainment of standing. cf
7 course, was the direct result Of the desire
Of the people to see and read the paper
|, which had left the ruts in the old stage
y route and was making q new and safe
n road up the mountain side to prosperi;i
To read II they paid cent for esca
copy, and thus the circulation grew. We
!, do not envy any paper in Wilmington
/, for their standing circulation or quality
IA Candldly, ve would not exchange I. X
e either or all OK the three with any paper in
I the city. As Tho old Yankee farmer said
\ "The best Ii good enough for me.
y and 50 the EVENING JOURNAL is go,d
4 enough for us. We are steadily advanc
\ ing and will advance just as long as the
\ great encouragement which we are re-.
4 ceiving continues. We have no apologies
1, tor our existence, as our success shC ws
: that we are filling big niche In the ten-
Y pie OF newspapers A highly interesting
u feature Of this is that we, being young.
may grow on and on, until maturity
~ finds us invineible, hearty and vigorous
y Briefly, she inception Of the EVENING
I. JOURNAL dates from early in the v, ar
l- 1883, when Charles William Edward.
4 tha present business manager, AID
a Frederick Eden Bach, now Sena'ar
! Higgins's private secretary, decided 40
K launch new bark on the peIilous sea II
Y journalism. Both Of these men weia
/ then connected with the Morning News
They left that paper in order to carry
out their plans, and in April had fuly
n decided upon establishing the EVENING
J. JOURNAL IS q one-cent Independent after
!: noon paper. Canvassers went throug
!. out the city, and their success insured q
i fair circulation for the new paper even
t, before 1t was issued. The first edition
b was issued on Monday, Nav 2l, late ia
D. the afternoon. The staff then CONF
If prised +. Eden Bach, editor;
Harry w. MacIntire, city editor
Frank W. Harold and Charles B. Palmer
reporters. The FIRST psper was brimlnl
z Of local news, Of which the leading eel
toriRl said It would make apecisl
Y feature. We have always lived up TO
that statement On that day we also
published an interesting report OF a street
II Gene, which was on the same line as the
10 ~ T4rrrat Tor
y is now known as "Stories Of the Day
L Our readers will testify to the bright
character Of these sketches. In those
Z days we Published a 8 o'clock edition.
which contained the latest
z news, but the necessity Of ges-
i, ting an afternoon paper on the street
early caused us to discontinue the late
edition. The EVENING JOURNAL at once
u sprang into public favor. Persons who
wanted a full report Of any local event
turned to Its pages and were sure to find
it among many other brightly written
le articles. A highly successful speciality
" has been to publish all the news, and
N our esteemed contemporaries have never
.h been ''in II" with as in that regard. ~
We The feature Of the first year of this
h youngster was the exposure of the viii
at la my Of Walter Cummins, then Judge Of
at the Municipal Court. his high social
81 position and supposed unimpeachable
be character had for q long time kept his
We swindling prAstices from the public view.
t. But when the EVENING JOURNAL, less
ID than two months old, told the story Of
O. his crimes and demanded his retirement
from the bench, the city was startled to
its very centre. The evidence of his
guilt was backed up by the county records
in and although Cummins made q complete
e denial, 1t was no use. aud he left the
at bench. and finally Jumped the town.
e and has never been seen In Wilmington
IN since. The people have never ceased to
n praise the EVENING JOURNAL for it's
OF great work Id this drama of real life No
or such sensation has been created in news
g paper publication since the famous
Cummins articles. 1t was public duty
nobly accomplished. Another ex-
elusive story wks that of the forma-
IT tion Of the Union Palace Car
u Company with capital stock OF $3, 900, :
y, 900, in which job Il. jackson was
as interested. This story was printed ON