Evening journal., 1892-11-10
EVERY EVENING.

EN Ef1 EN ENlNd.
It is said that William c. Spruance, ESQ.
once made the trenchant and truthful Ohser-
vation that the owner Of Every Evening"
had neither character nor brains," and was
therefore mot iit person TO sit in 1udg-
meut over any one" The same criticism,
with more or less aptness, may be made of
ch member Of that papers editorial outfit.
such of them as appear TO have brains have
no character, while those who may be sus-
pected Of having character are devoid Of
brains
Take for example the man who is doing the
frantic political writing on that paper this
week. He used 20 be in politics and knows
some things by experience. The last time he
was elected TO ofice-City Council-it was by
means of tissue ballots, and ne is enjoying the
distinction of having used that truly Demo-
cratic instrument the first and only time il
has been used in u ilmngton.
While in council he belonged to that nOtori-
GUS group of "cOmmittee-meeting" holders.
They held committee meetings in beer saloons
TO raise beer money. at the ra e of fifty cents
a sitting, and pledged the proceeds of the
'm~etings' for the beer they drank while in
session.
And yet this man who got himself elected
TO council by tissue ballots, and who filched
! fifty cent pieces from the city treasury while
/ IN council, now affects TO -. rite up" or write
down" the characters of public men, and he Is
/ permitted 10y its hrainless and characters s.
/ owner 10 use the channels OF newspaper
with which TO spread his inventions and his
YcmOmOus falsehOOds.
This same Every Evening" employs a man
| for reporter who plays the part o eaves-drop-
per, getting his news oy 'edging up" behind
men In private conversation TO hear what
! they say. and printing il then with additions
/ and perversiOns as news
Is il not about time that the Republican
| business men of Wilmington s"ould withhold
! their patronage from paper that Is owned
/ and conducted by such disreptuahle me II
| the Republicans of Wilmington withdrew
| from il their support tomorrow, IL would be
/ dead before the flowers blnOmed again. IL
/ lives merely to abuse Republicans, and yet it
! lives almost wholly on Republican business.
/ IL Ia IA Al mar kan fft an
| bosom. PUBLIC OPINION,
November /, 1892.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
upon William c. Spruance and asked if
he had ever made such a remark con
cerning Mr.. Bancroft He said that he
had not and he considered it poor way
to conduct a campaign or business.
The circular was printed by the
Diamond State Printing company and
delivered by Eden Bach, chairman of the
Republican First district committee
to Bill Poster jackson. It is supposed
of course, that Senator Anthony Higgins
was fully cognizant that this un
warranted use of William c. Spruance S
name has been made.
Bach is the private secretary OF Sena.
tor Higgins and the senator is presumed
to inspire or approve his political meth
DDS But concerning this one the Morn
ing News said:
"Some foolish person has prepared anC
circulated a little anonymous broadsid'
against the Every Evening. The politi
cal and social opinions of the Ever
Evening are detestable, but Anonymous
attacks upon it have no force, and ar
contemplate
Bach's Absolute Denial.
F. Eden Bach was interviewed by al
EVENING JOURNAL reporter this morn
ing. He said.
81 did not have the circulars printed
did not deliver them to Mr.. jackson
know absolutely nothing about them
l was sick at the time the circulars ap
peared, and had nothing to do with then
in anyway"
Charles S. Horn, Of the Diamond Stat
Printing company, said:
, 1--WE did not print that circular. w
have not printed any circulars Of ths
! kind for months. We have been doin
lots Of work for the Republicans but no
, Of that kind, have heard Of the circula
but have never seen it. Ny workme
are all Democrats City Auditor Billan
is a member Of our firm and Republ
can, but know he has not done th
v work because ] run the business by da
and carry the only keys to the Office q
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