Evening journal., 1891-05-29
ThAT GAMBLERS RILL.
The Every Evenings Feathers NeatI,
Trimmed Again.

The Every Evenings Feathers Neatly
Trimmed Again.
The Middletown Transcript contains
the following editorial:
A controversy between the Transcript
and the Every Evening has arisen because
we took the liberty to think aud act In q
way In which our sense Of justice and
truth led us TO act. The Transcript has
not been controlled In what It said bv the
Influence OF any person outside OF this
Office; the name Of the editor can be
| found at the head Of this column and no
other person is In any way interested in
the Transcript Or its policy. We have
said all this before, but the triple alliance
known as "edltor,of Every Evening" see fit
to doubt our veracity; we are willing to
leave tais question Of veracity TO the
readers Of Every Evening. Last week
we asked EvsF5 Evening to answer the
plain question:
Did not sa authorized agent Of Every
Evening present that bill, and did he
not, with others. try to induce the Levy
Court to order the payment thereof2"
To that question we received the fol
lowing answer;
"No agent, representative nor en-
ploye Of Every Evening did ever present
a gamblers bill" to either City Council
or Levy Court, nor did any one connected
with this paper "try to induce the Levy
Court to order the payment thereof"
Such jumbling Of words Is not an
answer. We never asked whether or not
Every Evening had presented for pay
ment, to the Levy Court a gambler 8
bill" We know nothing about such
bills nor do we know exactly what Il {
words imply. We asked a plain question
and Evening Evening has evRded It,
What is the natural inference? Every
Evening has said that no authorized
agent Of that paper ever presented to the
Levy Court for payment, bill for ser
vices rendered in driving the gamblers
out of Wilmington. The truth or falsity
Of this assertion can be judged from the
following:
WILMINGTON, Del. Dec 16, 81
"HARRY ID. HICKMAN, ESQ.,, schairmar
Special sCommitte Levy Court, New
Castle county.
DEAR SIR: In compliance with your
verbal request respecting the matter OF
the amount paid by Every Evening
Printing Company to the Mooney (
Bolsnd Detective Agency for services
rendered in arresting and convicting tn
gamblers In this city would say th
amount paid by this company wa
81, ,003. AZ, 1.-THE receipt for which W
forwarded to City Council at their re
quest pursuant TO a resolution adopte
by that body on September %, 1887.
Very respectfully yours,
. ''EvEY EVENING PRINTING Co.,
~. NJ. Whitford, Treasurer
This letter was published by the EVEN
q mo JOURNAL and the original can b
9 seen in Wilmington at any time. ]
proves that an authorized agent q
v Every Evening did ask for the paymen
y Of this particular bill and that our state
.s ment was correct. 1t Is the invariabl
s custom N Of Every Evening to insult ever
ie man who does not cringe when the trip
alliance editorial whip is cracked br
|. once in long time II cracks it's whip at
/ man who has nerve enough, and sci
IS respect enough to stand hi
b ground; and when that happen
r. Every Evening always comes {
t. grief One OF the signs OF weakness
r which Is exhibited by Every Eveniu
n and which cannot be attributed TO o.
"a age or any usual in6rmity other tbs
IA cOwardice is the effort to throw upc
ly persons entirely unconcerned Il
d, responsibility for articles published
other papers, which tend TO show n
inaccuracy or untrIthfulness Of Evel
Evenings editorials; that kind OF pratt
Is not public necessity and is not goc
ie for advertising purposes A lit
VS. friendly advice may not be out
al place at the close Of a controversy whic
at has caused the triple alliance" no end
% trouble: we offer this advice In a friend
on spirit When you see that you cannot I
m fute a charge by telling the truth do n
Ie attempt to beat around the bush (,
lg some outside issue, but stand up as thr
on men should be able to do, and take yol
s medicine with the best possible grsc
be When you make such sad failures in sut
re ! public way it hurts your influence.