Evening journal., 1894-08-07
who Is the Man ?

Inc people are Cuuhlut4lNB hlle ulaVusn
ing candidates for the Congressional
nomination. It is not difficult to state
the principles that should guide the
voters and the party in th;ir choice We
should nominate a man eminently fitted
for Congressional service. Delaware has
but one representative among the 500
members Of the House an that one must
make his way in competition with some
Of the brightest, strongest and best
trained intellects in this country. Ho
must do it single handed. No average
man is equal TO the task Delaware has
now and has always had man standing
in the front rank among the leaders In
the Senate. Our interests are important
and we should have a spokesman In the
House as well.
Men eminently fitted for Congress.
sionsl service are not wanting In Della
ware and we should nominate one Of
them. We should nominate a man Of the
people, grounded In Democratic principles,
thoroughly In accord with Democratic
politics and in full sympathy with the
best and truest impulses of the Demo
cratic party In the attempt Of the
present Congress to carry out the plat
fern Of 1892 and to give the people the
legislation they demanded by the cleo
tion Of that year, we have had abundant
Illustration Of the disaster that may
come from Misrepresentation In Congress
and the next House may be closely
divided between the parties. 1t is maui
testify important that Delawme's Con.
gresham be 3 true blue Democrat Of fast
color that will not run or fade In the
wash. We have never sent any other
kind of Democrat to Washington, and
It is not to be expected that we will nom
mate any other kind now.
We should, other things being equal,
nominate man who has rendered worthy
service in the good cause of Democracy
In every successful organization rewards
must 60 to those who have earned them
and he who has best served should be
first promoted. The promotion Of such a
man stimulates every member Of the or
EanlzRtion to renew his energy In the
work The office Of Representative from
Delaware is too high and too important a
place 20 be given as pay for any mere
party service, but honorable, effective and
long continued party service is consid
GRAFTON not 10 be entirely overlooked In
choosing our nominee. Such has been
the wise custom Of our party in the
past.
We should nominate a man who Is
available at this time. The fight is to be
close and hot. Our nominee must be a
man Of clean record. OF personal popular
ity, Of wide aud favora bic acquaintance,
He should be a man with nothing to ex-
plain and one capable Of lesding an ag-
gressive and enthusiastic fght-a man
who can command every Democratic vote
In the State, aud If possible. one who may
attract the support Of conservative and
independent voters.
On these principles of choice, i5 would
be difficult for good Democrats to disa-
gree. It remains for the people to choose
the man who meets the requirements.
Allttle over four centuries ago the Who'll,
world was ravaged by the dreaded blacl
death, and nearly 100000 Of peopl,
paid forfeit with their lives. Again il
1885 Europe was seourged by thi
plague, and now, after an interval o
two more centuries, another visit q
threatened The disease is now raging
In China and hundreds Of thousand
have fallen victims to It, The healtl
officers OF the Chinese ports believe tina
this country is likely to be visited, an
has advised the authorities in ports opel
to shipping from that country TO TAX
the most stringent measures Of Pre-
caution against the landing Of infecte
rags. old cotton, straw mating, en-
broideries and every sort Of texlil
fabr'c which can and may act as
medium for the transmission Of th
plague microbe. There is no danger Z
be apprehended here however, as tn
quarantine in both New York and Phil1
delphia is very strict. II the scourg
gets foothold in this country It will b
through the ports Of the Pacific
Aware that the Yigilant can beat an
English yacht afost in a heavy wind {
long course, the Englishmen have r
sorted to unfair means to win. Yestei
day the Satsnita and Britannia pockets
the Vigilant and prevented her shown
her antagonists her heels for nearly tV
hours. Despite this handicap the YankI
won, with FIVE minutes and City seeon'
70 spare.
During business depression or CONNIE
cial inactivity many otherwise level hes
ed business men begin to reduce the
expenses by cutting out their advertis
ments and cancel their orders for adyg
tisiug on the score Of economy. It won
be no more suicidal to the merchant
best business interest TO put up I
shutters and thus stop his running e.
penses. True, when be got ready to "a
them down he would find that his cor
petition had captured his patronage, b