Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-06
ONE DOES NOT, THE OTHER CAN
MOI READ.

For reasons too obvious to mention
the writer's for the Republican press
here do not "eatch OF" to the situation.
OF the two chief writer's, one is a moss
backed, fossiliferous BY brld; the other is
an Old maidenish, nincOmpoop, imprae-
able. One cannot see, the other can
not count Neither one Of them knows
aay more Of the signs Of the times than
a waller dog who exercises bis lungs, and
releaves tendency to cor gestion Of the
bra n by baying at the moon. One is
not willing TO trust the authoritative
politicians Of his party with his trivial
condolences, while the other ia too senile
to be trusted by them. Neither one is 'ia
It, SO far as local politics Is concerned
in national politics nobody could ever
tell, nobody could ever care, whether
they were in VI or not. Either one OF
them would have about as much useful
influence IN discussion Of question Of
national economy as rats tail in 4
eburn would have IN domestic economy
One does not know what be writes about
the her writes about what he does not
know
With these two specimens Of over
aowlag indifference firing away at Com.
missioner Lawson as round abou
means for defending Mayor Wiley To-
donating a city contract to Jester, tn
Republican situation has become s,
ludlcrous that j. is serious II there is
aay possibility that billy goat coult
lose his wings they would both be th,
subjects Of enquiry as to mental sound
ness. But neither one is In any NOR,
danger Of peresis than billy goat 4
likely to take wings and fly.
| One Of them presents the spectacle 0
a mud turtle on the apex Of telegraph
pole, too clumsy 20 fly, too timid to lump
The other is IN the condition Of parro
surrounded BY tyrannical children VII
compel him TO sing one silly tune AM
then laugh at him. II he is capable 0
singing any other tunes the people her
don know it, for he has sung the sam
ole varied only 10 respect to pitch by tn
condition Of his digestion and the quar
tityof gastric sesretions in his stomach
since be has been in this cage
In using these phenomena OF nature
history to Illustrate the situation her
we do not intend any discourtesy to thos
honorable but not useful mem bers Of ia
animal kingdom. We have the highes
respect for the mud turtle and the pal
rot, but we cannot say that we admir-
the crotchety, ill.tempared cackllng q
the parrot, or the sandy bottom tastes q
the mud turtle. We can only endur
them along with the noise and mud Q
Republicanism
OF course, sensible and refined peopl
become weary Of the mud turtles slime
antics, as Impartial and we'll bred peopl
get Disguised with the chattering nor
sense Of the ENGAGED poll-psrrot. Blu
what are they to do2 Neither the pa
rot nor the turtle exists for either
those classes--they are in existence Il
the purpose Of pleasing the statesmen WI
believe that the mission Of the Republ
/. I CAL parry - w caefA W SANA NooASe
Jester exhibits and to ''get in our nigg,
/. vote
We have not deemed 1t either wise
necessary TO devote any attention,
|, space, to the vspld vagaries Of the
organs Of debssed Republlcanism, becau
! by careful inquiry few weeks sgo '
ascertalned that the intelligent Republ
:. cans don't read one Of them and the
publicsns who take tie other can't res
= We have no influence with men W
are not Intelligent and It would be III
!. less to write for people who cam
read
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