Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1895-07-10

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THE editor of Every Evening shows
the same want of candOr in dealing
with a contemporary as he does with
the people on public questions-pre-
tentious, evasive, false. We answered
his charges in as respectful and cour-
teous journalistic language as the case
merited, keeping to the subject under
consideration he replies not to this
but descends, as in a similar bout in
the past autumn, to matters not ger
main to the question, in fact having
nothing to do with it.
This would be considered weak in
the average country newspaper editor;
but here is a wOuld-be leader, hired
editor of daily paper, a man who
poses as an "illuminator" of opinion,
dropping down in every case to the
tactics of schoOlboy-and dealing in
incidents and alIusion given in mod
icums, intended only as a glamour ofthe
truth. Intelligent readers see through
such sham arguments, if such they can
be called, and properly designate it
"funking" the question on its merits
Were we to descend to such a method
and pick up and dilate on incidents in
the editors public and private life, we
could make his face Jingle, though
he may wear pachydermOus hide.
This, however, seems to be his chosen
method of warfare, for we do not stand
alone. He recently jumped into the
editor of the MiddletOwn Transcript
The latter is a political paper; and
DOwnham could fight him in the open.
He took Handy up on his own editorial
statements and record, charged him
with being both a hypocrite and liar,
and substantiated it as he claimed.
from the documents before him; and
the brave editor of Every Erening re-
piled feebly by comparing Downham
to a 'louse," said "varmint" having
got between his shoulders where he
couldn't we'll scratch. Such is the
man who wants to represent Della
ware IN Congress, with his rhet-
orical and specious gifts.
We made no reference to ourselves
in referring to the courts, but the
astute editor, picks out the fraction Of
a sentence, the men who have been
there" to discuss in an imaginative and
personal way an incident of two years
ago. This is not the time nor place to
discuss such incidents, nor was the
onus of our reference to the court in its
dealing with public matters based on
''secret and private GRIEF: matters
otherwise were named in plain and
unmistakable language. But the edi-
tors ruling passion seems to be pricdtt
consideration, and it is very natural
that he should judge others by himself
But as he will drag in a local Incl
dent in his usual adroit manner oil
throwing up breastwOrk and getting
behind it, we will refer briefly to what
he states in clOuded language. The
TIMES did not "hasten the heels of gos.
sip, as the editor says: this paper had
never alluded to it though existing as
a scandal in the community for eight
months when the assault came around
to US, in no ways responsible for its
existence. The protection of the Law
is the resort of those who do not claim
to be claw unto themselves; and, as
law-abiding citizen, it was brought
before the Justice of the Peace, who
referred it to the Court az of too grave
a nature to be settled by q minol
officer.
The Grand Jury had the document
OF the magistrate, the testimony o.
witnesses with the acknowledgment o.
the assaiIant that he had broken the
law, and yet 10 bill was found. Why
Will the editor Of EUery ECening tell III
truthfully, why it failed to act? Were
our positions reversed we should no
hesitate to speak the fact about such
debased cOntraventiOns of law.
One of the Grand Jurymen, whom
we did not know personally, afterwards
stopped US on the street to explain il
an apOlOgetic way, why the bill hat
been ignored. He said the result wa,
reached by a system of meretriciOui
electioneering. This was done in anC
out of the Court for two days, the cast
being deferred for this purpose, an(
10 include, besides the body il
question, large part of the attaches o
the Court. The Assistant Attorney
General when asked about it said, NJ
one was more surprised than be was
no case could be clearer in presenting
violation Of the law.
So much in showing how the body
that is a branch Of the general Cour
ignores law and perpetrates q travesty
on justice; and, if in a single case will
such impunity, what binders it as (
rule when it suits a purpose?
1t was. however, not personal bu
public neutrality-suspicious. affecting
the veal of the public about which VI
were writing, but as no light has beef
thrown on the case by the EUery Eyen
ing "illuminator," we dismiss it witt
the hope of finding a light sOmewher
that has more briiliancy than a taper
If we may Judge by the Iader an,