Evening journal., 1896-03-02
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
what the Delaware and Eastern Shore
Editors Are Thinking or.


what the Delaware and Eastern shore
Editors Are Thinking or.
The voters Of Sussex county made no
mistake when they elected Joseph ID.
Truxton as their sheriff He Is a oompa.
tent, trustworthy gentleman, always
pleasant and obllging. and makes one Of
the best and most popular sheriifs Sussex
county ever had. Sussex Republican.
In making summaries OF probable
political results In Delaware all the Ad-
dicks men mus be counted as voting for
the Republican. state and national tick
cts State Sentinel.
The report OF the Trustees Of the Poor
In Sussex county, which appears In
another column, Is a most gratifying one
rhe income from the almshouse farm
more than balancing the direct expenses
for the same. This ls doubtless the best
showing In the history OF the institution,
and Overseer Hickman and his wife sre to
be congratulated for the good showing
OF the farm and buildings. Sussex
Journal.
War itself is bad enough, but the
cutting down and shooting down Of un.
armed and peaceful citizens Is murder
II the policy Of Spain 10 to be one Of
reckless slaughter In Cuba then the
United States has duty 10 perform ia
the name OF humanity. There are certain
well-establlshed rules concerning the
treatment Of non oombatanta, and Spain
should not he permitted TO overlook that
facs.-Mornlng News
Who csn stop barking dog or sweeten
the trail OF n akunk2 The skunk and
the dog are both well known In politics.
aud those who would shun the scent OF
the one and the annoyance OF the other
keep out OF politics. -Middletown Tran
script.
Il looks as though both Venezuela and
Great Britain would be represented by
counsel before the boundary commission
The Britishors are not anxious for trouble
with the United States, not bit OF It
They know too well what the hnal out
come would be.-Elkton Appeal
Cathode rays applied TO Lowndes would
reveal the well developed figure Of Well
lngton. --Esston Ledger
We sincerely hope something Of the
kind eau be Effected that the convention
may be composed OF men. whose delloer
ations will redoundlto the credit OF our
state and It's fundamental governmental
system MILFORD Herald.
Farmers should buy their seed, grow
the tomatoes and sell them on the market,
taking chances In this as IN all other
business. This is fair for both grower
ana Gamer -Milford Chronicle.
The Republican quarrel over the silver
question must cause Colonel H. A.
Dupont and his supporters TO quake
with fear. He Is known to be
In favor OF the gold stan
dard, and the silver fanatics OF the Senate
are hardly likely to deliberately vote IN
favor OF seating an enemy In their mldsi
Every Evening.
We hear that John Edward Addicks Is
over In Baltimore now kicking up 6
racket In the gas combine Of that city.
We do hope that J0hu Edward will like
it over there We would suggest 10 his
exceAency that Baltimore Is a mighty
nice place 10 liva in, aud that TO be g
senator from Maryland would be q very
tne thing for him. Dover Iudex.
The mayor and City Council Of BAlti-
more are having a monkey ana parrot
time OF &C. The mayor Is oourageously
adherng TO his reform promises, while
the members OF tbe Council are bowling
for grapes" So bitter has the 6gbt be-
tween them become. that tha Council has
pissed ordinances TO govern an appoint
ments and ouItau the power of the
mayor Cecil Democrat.
David Mccoy aud his good wife were
elected BY the Board OF Trustees OF the
Poor ON Wednesday for the third term
superinteudents OF the elmshouse.
Tneir management Of its affairs have
been entirely satisfactory 60 the board
aud their selection was unanimous by
the trustees. They are TO be oongratu.
lated on tho efficient manner in which
the institution has been conducted while
und,r their charge Daily Republican.
Does not the row in the ssnate between
the silver Republicans aud the Protoc
tlonis.s very elIectually dispose Of Colonel
DuPont's case IL settled upon political
grounds. Will the Populista vote % seat
Republican az the DuPont type VIXEN
bis vote VIII give his party a clear
m8iority cf Che body and lose them the
advantage they now hsve Of holdiog the
balance OF power. We think not Fl
Delaware Democrat.
The examination Of charges preferred
BY E member OF the Board of Education
against tho principal OF the High School,
indicates that q little judiei5us action on
the part OF members OF public boards
would 20 much farther in the advance
ment o. tbs discipline and eiiieaoy ol
schools and other establishments, thar
an excited rush into publicity. about
comparative tribes Some OF the teach
ers appear TO be encouraged bv the com
mittes TO a state OF lnsnbordination by
reason Of the readiness Of members I,
listen to trivial complaints against th'