Evening journal., 1896-09-14
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AMI
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ART
THINKING OF.

EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARR
THINKING OF
When such a lifelong adherent
party as Ex-Governor Charles G. Stock
ley, Us a matter OF principle solely, re
fuses to accept the candidates name,
by those claiming to be Democrats, i
is indeed time for men of lesser prom
inence and those who have not given
the subject much thought. to seriously
consider whether free coinage woul
really be proper and honorable.-Ml
ford News and Advertiser.
The letters of acceptance of tn
Democratic candidates for governo
and Congress will be found i'm anothe
column They are both short and
should be satisfactory to all member
of the party. AT this time, when it be
comes necessary for all Democrats
act together for the best interests o
the whole people, there will be foun.
no word in either letter that will pro
woke discord among the members o
the party. On the contrary, there is
spirit of harmony and good feeling il
both that augurs well for success a
the coming election. n.-Delaware Demo
crat.
The letter of Peter J. Ford to tn
Democratic electors of Delaware is bu
the confirmation of the opinion
those who personally knew him
Doubtless for the moment when tn
political atmosphere was full of re
ports set afloat by the enemies of tn
party, of which he is so prominent
member, for the purpose of creatint
an antagoaism, he may have felt h
had been unfairly treated. Mr.. For,
in his letter rises above all those petit
things which sway men of small cali
bre and shows his breadth of charac
ter and his true Democracy. .-Delawar
Pilot
The Republican party should hav
been i'm power i'm this state years ago
and il would have been but for tho
differences within the party ranks
Those differences have been very
costly to the party In the main they
have not represented any differences
of principle but chiefly of men, anc
should not have been. There has beer
too much playing politics and by i
the party has lost But that is pas
and can be profitable only as a lessor
for the present and future.-Middle
town Transcript.
Hanna Is now in Chicago. H., look
ing after the detail work of the cam
paign He should try and get to Della
ware before the Republicans here com
NIT political hari kari. There neve
was q time when the Republicans ha,
/ such an elegant opportunity to sweel
1 .he State of Delaware from Whining
/ ton to Lewes.-Daily Republican.
The name of Judge George p. Fishe
has been suggested as a candidate 70
| delegate to the Constitutional Conven
| ton. TO replace the name of George II
! Han. resigned. There is no more abl
llawyer. no more loyal DelawareaI
and no more loyal Republican thai
| Judge Fisher, in the state. SUISSE
county Republicans will do themselve
honor, and the state a great service
by sending the judge to the Constitu
| tional Convention. Nominate an
elect him-Dover State Sentinel.
We publish elsewhere the letter {
! Peter J. Ford to the Democratic eleC
! tors OF Delaware. The letter speak
/ for itself aud proves Mr. Ford to b
heartily in favor of the Democrat
I ticket.-Dover Delawarean.
How the News also abhors crime G
the "confscation" OF land values Ye
the News has never yet attempted {