Evening journal., 1895-02-04
THE PENINSULA PREss.
What the Delaware and Eastern Shore
Editors Are Thinking 0L

Il
Editors Are Thinking Of
The Morning News complains that the
Addioks people In psrsisting In voting
for Addicks instead Of Higgins ara bolt
ere Are they really any more boilers
than the Massey ontingent2-Dover
Index,
II begins to look as II the Delaware
Legislature will not elect a senator to
succeed Senator Higgins at this session.
Well, next TO electing Democrat, this is
about the best course to pursue. --Easton
Ledger
Too much publicity cannot be given to
public laws, and the people win not
object to their printing; while private
bills should bs paid for by those ia
terested in them Milford Chronicle
The key to the senatorial deadlock ha $
apparently not yet been found Chaplain
Murray hal better offer up another
prayer for the finder Of the key -Dai ~
Republican.
Il remains to be seen whether Mr.
Massey will obey the peremptory com-
mand of W. Hastings, Poet, to get out
OF the senatorial coatest The probabili.
ties are that he will stay right there =
Every Evening
The experience Of other states in Try
ing 60 enforce compulsory educational
laws should be first looked into by the
members OF the General Assembly be
fore the measure ia taken ont OF the
hands Of the committee. II it ever gets
there. Morning News
Delaware has always been notably free
/ from ba tnfpf nF fnNfs.tn1 M fsl
political matters, and we do not believe
that Chancellor Wolcott has been the
FIRST 20 break such an honorable record
Sunday Star.
A state that tolerates corruption at the
polls exhibits Indifference to its own
decay Give us law that will strike
terror to the heart Of the bribe giyer.-
Seaford News
II Mr. Massey has any political ambi
tion for the present or the future, an
appropriate prayer would be TO be de-
llvered from his friends who persist in
thurstine his name forward as a candi
date for The senatorship when he has
been declaring for more than two years
that he Is not, aud will not be 3 candi-
date. and that he viii not accept the
efice. Dover Sentinel
Mr. Addicks still claims that he will be
elected or no one ana the announce
ment Of four OF his legislative advo
cates that they win vote for no one else,
indicates that there will be no elec tion. =
Milford News and Advertiser
IA accordance With the practices
governing Republican caucuses in this
and IN other states, MIR. Higgins has
been declared the choice of tho party fol
United States senator by men comprls.
ing q majority, and they owe IL TO the
party that has given them legislative
honors and powers, TO maintain that
position; any other cours would be K
invite disaster. -Mlddletown Transcript
fractional fights often cost one side oi
the other its political heads, and it hR:
been the means Of making accidental
statesmen. A debauched ballot cannot
long exist; and 1t little matters who
furnishes the money, for political ad
vancement. 1t will in the end defeat the
party engaged in it.-Newark Ledger
Under the provisions Of the constitu-
tlon each state is entitled to two senators
to represent the state IN the upper house
Of Congress At present Della ware hal
but one representative IN that body, Sena
tor Gray. Delaware Pilot.
Chief Judge John NJ Robinson possesse
sll the qualities essential to successful
leadership ia the coming fight Wit
him as the candidate, Gormanism an
antl-Gormanlsm, Bossism, Independent
and Retormers could aud woul b
united Maryland would honor bersel
Ia honoring Judge Robinson. -Elkto
Democrat
At time like this, when debauchery
, rampant aud when rich men seek {
overcome ths intelligence Of our peopl
by appealing to venality and ignorancl
anything which tends to improve th
intellectual and moral condition OF til
people is 60 be eagerly welcomed. Dove
Delawarean.
We have never editorially written
E iispaTsging word Of either OF the leadin
e Candidates for the United States senate
, ship hut We have taken the'position thl
Mr Addisks's supporters did not do II
!, right thing by refusing, according
= custom, to 60 into cRneus aud abide q
y result. Georgetown Republican.
Q The party throughout the country vi
; bring pressure TO bear In order to pr
vent vacancy for the next two yea
2 and before the end Of the session
+ agreement may be made that W
put aside all the present contestants al
bring new man to the front. -Gsore
town Democrat
They can have al the senatorial dea
= locks they please, but we would like this
'f not to take so much time from the genel
I'd run OF busin ess. -5eorgetown journal.