Middletown transcript., 1895-08-03

that better than ''rotund" which took
its departure with the doctor last week
and the week before, and we like to be
accurate too, that the editor of the
TRANSCRIPT "attracts no serious at
tention" $50" like the preacher who
does. That illustrates the consistency
of the New Era in all its writings.
But in passing we wish to say that the
memory of our readers is not so short
but they will recall the defence made
of President Cleveland recently by the
TRANSCRIPT against the charges of
Democratic editor, perhaps the ablest
in the State.
But there is just one line in the New
Era article which we wish to notice
seriously. 1t refers to the TRAN
SCRIPTS misrepresentation of the
Democratic newspapers of this State"
The charge is false and no attempt has
been made to substantiate such an ac-
cusation. We have too much respect
for the editors of the Democratic
newspapers in the State to misrepre-
sent them. Our personal relations are
too pleasant with the most of them to
even tell the whole truth or rather to
put it in as strong light as our in
clinations lead. We do believe that
the editors In Delaware are too SUBJ
servient to the bosses, or to the politi-
cal leaders, if you prefer the express
sion. They have not the independence
that alone can benefit the people gen.
orally. Why is it such crime than
Platt rules in New York or Quay in
Pennsylvania and a blessing for
Croker to dictate in New York City or
a German in Maryland? Can any
reasonable man tella Yet those are the
views held by our brethren of the
Delaware Democratic press in their
papers. Is it MISREPRESENTATION" for
Uuo 1hANOChlTI W tClCl w ouCu AoC-
ters? Not a Democratic editor but
has denounced Quay and Platt, though
for some reason they are all openly or
secretly with Quay now in the con-
test within the Republican party in
Pennsylvania. Not one of them will
publicly condemn German or Croker,
though in private they freely cliticise
their machine methods. The TRAN
SCRIPT holds that the editors in Della
ware are not frank enough, honest and
manly if you wish to put it so.
But what is the offence directly
against the New Era-the "misrepre-
sentation" by the Transcript There
are two. We have said the New
Era has not the manhood to defend
the payment to the special constables
of ten thousand dollars of the peoples
money, nor has it the independence to
oppose it. We have never said it so
plainly before but we now say it in
the interest of every tax payer in New
Castle county, and ask honest men if
in the saying the New Era is "mis-
presented"
The other offence is that Democratic
editors, the editor of the New Eta be-
ing among them, condone bribery when
done in the INTEREST of their party and
denounce it only in the Republicans.
We appeal to the facts, to the know
ledge of men, to the files of the papers
themselves, to prove that there is no
misrepresentation" in the charge. 1t
is deplorable truth and argues against
any improvement in the condition Of
affairs in this State. No, neighbor.
the TRANSCRIPT does not "misrepre-
sent," nor will it do so knowingly, and
1t says to you most sincerely in the in
terest of good government, come let us
reason together of all these matters
for the people will not be hoodwinked
by personal abuse or Misrepresentation
of the facts, and it is the truth that the
people desire. May it prevail in Della
ware.