Evening journal., 1896-12-07

that no legal election had been held In
this county-that it had been Vitiated
to such an extent by both parties that
no one could say what was the real
will of the people. Exact justice being
impossible in the situation, approx
mate justice has been done.-Milford
News and Advertiser.
We must have a pronounced free sill
yer man for United senator. To elect
a man of any other convictions would
be to repudiate the fight we have just
made; to repudiate our issues would
News.
The Democrats throughout the state
have evinced all the time a desire to
make the convention as non-partisan
as possible and il was with this intent
that the proposition to divide the dele
cation equally was made to the Repub-
licans. Had the same division been
made in New Castle it would have been
a strictly non-partisan body, and the
Constitution formed would have been
apt to receive the assent of a majority
Of the people AS it now stands there
is Democratic majority of two, which
may be near enough an equal division
for all practical purposes and cause
the instrument to be a fair one for all.
delaware Democrat.
It is to be hoped that the delegates
to the Constitutional Convention will
not resolve themselves into a political
gathering The important work to be
done should not be overshadowed by
isanship.-Delaware Ledger.
AS we go to press news comes from
Dover that the Superior Court has rem
dered it's decision in the mandamus
election case, and the inspectors are
ordered to assemble next Tuesday at
Dover and count the returns. Judge
Grubb dissented from Judges Lore and
Cullen in their opinion. This decision
should have been arrived at before the
Constitutional Convention assembled
last Tuesday-and shows a lack of
courage on the part of the court.-Mil-
ford Chronicle.
In lower Sussex county the annual
gathering of evergreen for shipment to
the markets of New York and Philadel-
phia has grown into quite an industry.
For years the forests of the southern
part of the Peninsula have contributed
something to the decoration of the
homes and churches of the northern
cities, but recently our farmers have
begun to give their entire attention,
during November and the first half of
December, to the gathering and ship
ping of holly, mistletoe, running cedar
and other decorative evergreens, fire.
quently realizing as much from this
source as from their farm crops which
require their labor for most of the
year. 1t is estimated that Sussex
county will furnish about 100 carloads
this season.-Milford Herald
Most great reforms and achieve
ments peaceably obtained have been
the result of compromise There have
been few, if any, greater political
achievements in Delaware history than
the compromise effected at the Con-
stitutional Convention last Tuesday.
It involved some self-sacrifice and is
a triumph of patriotism and public
spirit over selfishness and narrow
partisanship. In its results we believe
1t will be far reaching and of great
public benefit.-Dover Delawarean.
A citizen of New Castle county can
scarcely conceive of the political situ-
alton in Kent county, of the strained
election difficulties. There have been
intimations of bloodshed on the part
of the papers and the people there of
both parties at which others have
pooh-hOoed. The feeling is intense
however, and the attempt to laugh il
down may but irritate and heighten
the y.-Middletown Transcript
In one of the hundreds of this county
few days before the election where
fourteen men were engaged on a piece
Of work, the subject of the election was
discussed, and during the discussion
twelve of those electors boldly declared
that they were in the market and
would sell their votes to the party
which would offer them the most
money. The time for action has ar
rived-Delawar Pilot.
The Republicans of Delaware had Z
chance to elect a United states senator
and they failed. But Mr.. DUPONT pro-
poses again to knock at the Senate
door for admission. Such nonsense
Now the Democrats have the Legisla-
ture in Delaware and they will not bt
slow in filling the place. The fiascO OF
'95 will not be repeated.-SusseX Jour
nal.
We will note with interest the pro
.ceedings of the convention, and hope
that after mature deliberation such a
Constitution will be framed as will be
/ fully abreast of the times in which We
live.-Sussex Republican.
William X. Vanderbilt gave a gir
and fifteen millions of dollars for one
very small and insignificant looking
duke. This is a sixteen to one ratio
that will not commend itself toany por-
ton of the American people.-Ceci
| Democrat
A paper helps to advance the value
of real estate, for a town that cannot
or will not support, and heartily sup
/ port one. is looked upon as a dead
/ town and have progressive people hesi.
| tate to settle where such a condition
| exists.-Delaware Record.
The temptation to secure something
for nothing was too much even for the
Board of Education, and, therefore. il
permitted the demoralizing piano
scheme to go through as TO school!
/ Nos. ! and 8. That it was done in di