Evening journal., 1894-09-01

reputable gentleman, however, who IS
entitled to lay claim to the suffrages OF
his fellow citizens. Mr. Bancroft Is
practically the owner Of the Every
Evening. It will readily bs remembered
that wear or two ago the Every Even
ing took special pains 70 collect and
publish the names Of all the war and
navy pensioners OF our state thus hold
ing up to unfavorable and unkind pub
lie criticism the surviving soldiers,
sailors aud their widows ard orphans
who had suffered wounds. lorivation and
death to preserve the nation from de.
soruction at the hands Of such men as
to-day heap upon these heroes and their
survivors abuse aud ridicule Is Mr.
Bancroft entitled to the suffrages Of the
psnsioned survivors Of the great rebel
iion2--Dover Sentinel.
If Bancroft bought the nomination the
voters have right to know how much
he paid for II, and how much ''perhdy
and dishonor" attach to the transsction2
Did the money come ont Of his own
pocket or did his rich relatives in Eng
land make liberal contrlbuiion2-D Daily
Republican.
There IS not single sincere and can
not wish from the innermost recesses Of
bis heart that the stats platform OF his
own party WAS as sensible and bonest as
taat adopted by the Democratic conyen-
ton at Dover Every Evening.
The opposition to Mr. Bancroft was
| fairly outnumbered and with but one ex
ception, that Of the EVENING JOURNAL,
no Democratic newspaper IN the state
but will work bard for bis triumphant
election Middletown New Era.
Harmony with howl aptly described
the Democratic convention last Tuesday
at Dover. Milford Chronicle.
The Democratic rank and file are all
right, sound and true but they have
been betrayed by trusted leaders, and
sooner or later these false leaders will
receive merited punishment and disgrace
at the hands Of d betrayed people. Cecil
Democrat.
The EVENING JOURNAL which claims
to be the only Democratic daily published
in the state, still continues its fight
against Samuel Bancroft Jr., Demo
cratic nominee for Congress. IL refuses
to put his name In the list OF nominees
at the head of its editorial column, dc
/
against him. predicts his defeat and
fears that he will carry the whole ticket
down with him, which result we sin
oerely hope for Sussex Republican.
Every good Democrat In this state will
support Ebe w. Tunnell He Is the
choice of the whole party, and he Is 80
ably and eminently qualified to FIJI
the highest Office within the gift Of the
people. IL is the duty Of all Democrats
to support him. Newark Ledger.
The platform adopted last Tuesday ia
fearless reiteration of the sound politl =
cal principles TO which the Democratic
party has always firmly adhered. II re
aifirms the cardinal Democratic princi.
pies Of individual liberty, decentraliza-
tion and honest government. Dover Del
awarean.
Who is that lgnoramus of Democrat
who says that Willis is weak candidate
Ask Congressman Causey il he considers
him q weak candidate2 The clinchinl
answer is that Willis ran ahead Of hii
ticket at the last election. OF COURSE
the Democrats agree that the Republican
ticket Is weak one, they would havI
more ease Of mind II they really though
SO. -Middletown Transcript.
The Democratic platform denounce
Republican rule for the past thirty years
yetLone of the Democratic candidates
Mr.. Bancroft, was a Republican during
part of those thirty years, and became
Democrat only when beaten for tn
nomination for the State Senate b
Leander Riddle. Less than 80 years ag
the Democratic candidate for Coagres
was serving as a Republican in th
General Assembly. Milford News an
Advertiser
There never was a time Ia the histor
of the state when the people we're 8
positively settled on one man as Eb
Tunnell We had other candidates :
/ strong, loyal and honest men, 10 be sur
X but the names Of only three Of theI
we're presented in the Sussex count
caucus Sussex Journal.