Evening journal., 1895-07-29
The PENINSULA PRESS.
What the Delaware and Eastern shore
EdItora arc rhinklng OF

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what the Delaware and Eastern shore
Editors are Thinking or
The fact Is that there IL vsry little
politics TO the square inch in the board
Of trustees, and they may be said 10 be-
babes Ia the woods as far as politics 60
They do feel however the responsibilities
Of their positions and that the state locks
20 them to administer tho affairs OF the
institution for tho good OF the coored
race. Instead Of bringing out the facts
| IN the case our worthy colaborer has
concealed them -Lswes Pilot
The city Cffices havs been flsd AZ Iast
and the spectacle OF great party writh
Ing In agony over n half dozen pisces ia
At an end, II hunger for spoila is a
diRraceful weakness. then the Democracy
OF Wilmington stands disgraced Never
IN the recollection Of the Oldest inhnbl
tant was there such struggle for place
Sussex Republican
The squabble now going on ia New
CaStle county over the payment OF the
special constablea employed at the last
eite lon is bothering tho Levy Court Of
thai county considerably just nov This
question ought 90 be enaiy settled II
tle eonstsbies were legally appointed
according to Law, then New Castle county
should pay them. Il they were OF party
manuiacturs under cover OF the law and
not legally qualified, then they should
not be paid From a moral standpoipt
their appointment can never be justified
-SuRssx Journal.
Delaware 10 In much worse plight as
regards freight rates than any other
state IN the union. with a freight line
having monopoly the charge from
wyoming to New York, on carloads. Is
40 eeLts par 100 pounds, or $l10 40 for
carload Of "a 600 pOunds. The distsnee
iH l10 milss-6S cents per mile. This is
more than three timaa tha charge made
Tor hauling Georgia fruit and nearly six
times the mileage rate paid by Califor
Mans Milford News and Advertiser
The Democratic psrty bas It's prlucl-
Pies and policy to stand on IL has the
record or having made the fght for sound
money. With an this Il has a great
recuparative power aud Is every dav
growing stronger -Seaford News.
The giant strides the Single Takers
hsve made Ia tins Diamond State are All
ln their own imagination aud In the
hired columns Of few penny papers IN
which their eifusiona appear and are sent
out IS marked copies" to advertise their
scheme. That these fanatics should b,
factor In politics 10 Delaware IL no,
even remote possibility, much lass
probability, that can cause alarm 10 the
Democracy OF Delaware. -Sussex Coun-
tian
The people Of Delaware are not at all
given 10 running after strange gods and
often crszes that have carried other com
munities by Gtorm have been unable to
conquer the stern common sense aud
con servstism of our little state and
failed to gain any considerable numbfr of
people 20 their cause 10 does not depend
10 much upon the number a. the quality
OF the people to be Influenced, and the
voters Of Delaware do not belong to the
class OF men who are swayes by every
breath Of popular passion, or are carried
Away by every wave OF excitement that
may come along Delaware Democrat
Il is said that the capital stock he's sll
been subscribed and arrangements com
pleted for building the railroad from
Queenstown, Nd, for which a charter
uas secured at the last session Of the
General Assembly. This 10 good news
for the people In the lower part OF Kent
county and Ia Sussex county. Il will
give many farmers now removed con-
siderable distances from 4 railroad station
the very great benefit OF station near al
hand Dover Dslawersan
Middistown hrs set q bad example by
having the speakers on the single tax
alton thsory arrested IL looks childish.
snd the authorities should have con
sidered the matter carefully before taking
action. This may have been done, how
ever. but could not there have been other
means 10 meet the ends desiredl Newark
Ledger
Il Is harmful politics and we repeat
that 10 Is q shame that pstty politicians
should attempt to drag down the state
collage into the nnre Of partisan politics.
and 10 make IL party .oo when Il
should be above and beyond politics.
sach conduct on the part OF politicians
~hl hs condemned generally by both
Republicans and Democrats, and that
condemnation should bs both long and
loud. Mlddletown Transcript.
senstor Gornan is engaged in the
hardest hsht Of his political career.
The Republicans aud the Cleveland
Democrats are confident that his down
fall as the boss Of the smoera,ie inschins
ga Maryland Is near 80 hand Several Of
have elected delegations to the state
convention pledged TO vote for no candl
date who IS named By Ne German IL
Milford Chronicle
George v Massey our esteemed towns.
man, has been appointed and has
accepted the appointment OF assistant 20
the solicitor In chief of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. This Is an Import
| ant promotion one to which ha is fnetl,
entitled by years Of arduous, responsible,
antiring lsbor It Is an exalted post Of
honor, and we take it for granted, a
lucrative one.-State Sentinel
/ Ia another column we announce the
election Of colored man as president OF
this institution; what influences were
brought 70 bear TO bring about this In
every way desirable change, need not be
discussed here, whst concerns US most.
is the fact and its meaning in the
length and breadth OF this state. The
disposition to sneer st this embryonic
work must disappear at once. from