Evening journal., 1896-02-10
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
what the Delaware aud Eastern shere
Editors Are Thinking or.


Seems as II there must have been a
great deal OF truth Ia what tho ambas-
ssdor seid that 1t should strike the Re
publican party 80 hard when its name
was not mentioned. -Seaford News,
New Castle county Republicans are In
distress because OF the publicity that
haB overtRken and seems liable to frus
trate the schemes OF County Assessor
WhRnn Investigation by prominent
Democrats leads to the discovery that he
assessed more negros In one ward than
the whole number of negro voters IN the
city Sussex Countian.
The decision still stands, 50 that wa do
not see what the Levy Court can do in
the matter What was sound In 1892
ought to be sound IN 1896 II the assess-
insnt lists In Assessor Whanns three
wards are padded" ID would be we'll TO
have them revised, but It Is clear. under
tho restraining order OF Chanaellor
salisbury, Issued In 1892, that tbs Levy
Courts hands are tied. --Morning News.
The governor has announced his lnten
tion to appoint Mr.. Crossan register OF
Wills for New Castle county. We can
but deplore the fact that White Clay
Creek hundred has been again turned
down. Bat the Democrats OF this hun
bred give notice TO their brethren that
they never shirk their duty to their
party even though they think they have
been badly used White Clay Greek will
do her duty at our next election. New
ark Lsdger.
After a lapse Of nearly year Clerk
Hastings now says that what was freshly
done was wrong, and in-effsct, that he
now remembers more OF the facts than he
knew on the day they were done and
recorded. Ne asks the public t. receive
his memory Instead Of the record. aud, In
fact to blot out the record Doubtless as
time passes Clerk Hastings memory will
become clearer and stronger, and he will
be able to affirm that there never WAS
any session OF the state Senate In the
year 1895 Milford News and Advertiser
The Republican complaint OF Demo-
cratic assessors has been that they did
not assess This complaint cannot Justly
be urged against Assessor Whsnn, az
lei st 50 far as the assessment OF alleged
colorsd poll tRxablss ia conoeraed Ia
this respect he assesses too much e gery
Evening.
Assessor Whann, OF WILMINGTON, "a a
prolific multipller OF voters 1t Is
fortunate this Levy Court Is not OF the
same polltlcal party, or there would be
euperRbundance OF dummies" In the
market. Delaware Pilot.
We see no reason why the ambassador
should resign his position because a body
partisan In character and intensely
hostile to him, on mere party grounds,
should see d to disagree With him upon
what Is at most a mere question whether
or not he acted with sufficient discretion
in his public utterances. Delaware
Democrat.
Tho Dupont contest Is not settled yet,
nor will IL be for days TO come Then Il
will likely be settlsd on purely partisan
grounds. The opinion OF the United
States Senate on q partisan question l.
not worth the paper 1t Is written on. -
Sussex Journal
We are glad to notice 10 soma o, oar
/ Republican contemporaries vlrtuous
expressions In Opposition to vots buying
We hope they will be Of the same opluion
and display courage enough to express
It next FAll.-Dover Delawaresn
II these assessments are padded II Is
3 shame that the Law upholds them Oar
elections ana the Qualifications OF an
elector should be free from all restraints
and even the shadow Of fraud There
should be no unWelcoms chickens TO
core home to roost Why not have II
SOY Middleton Transcript.
The Republicans OF Kent and Sussex
counties are watching the course Of
events IN New Castle county with IN
usual interest United, hopeful and
working industriouslY for success at the
coriog election. they are listening and
looRing for words and signs OF eneour-
agsmsnt from their brethren Of the mast
papnlous county Of the state.-Dovel
State Ssntlnel
The same Wild yankee who offered
resolutions to .mpsach Mr.. Bayard again
mes to the front In the House OF
representatives. with bill to rerovs