Evening journal., 1896-09-21
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND EAST
ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.


My farmer friend, ask the first gold
bug that tries to talk gold standard to
you to tell you what benefit the gold
standard has been to the farmer and
then watch him squirm.-Cecil Demo-
crat.
The state convention OF the Single
Tax folk of Delaware was managed by
Mr.. Arthur II. Stephenson, of Philadel-
phia What has he to do with Della
ware affairs? A party that has to go
out Of the state for a man to run its
machine has either no capable leaders
or else no confidence In its own mem
bers.-Morning News
The Democratic party OF Delaware.
as IN other parts of the country, is
very much divided as to the candidates
for President and Vice-President. There
is not, however, the same feeling in re-
gard to the state ticket and there will
not likely be in reference to the county
tickets. To prevent this the calling of
hard names and abuse of those who
differ with us should not be INDUCED
in by either the press or the people
Delaware Democrat.
There are now FIVE candidates for
governor In formal nomination in this
state. The list includes one Democratic
candidates, two Republicans, one PrOhi-
bitionist and one Single Pax. After
the ballots are counted in November
it will be found that the name OF Mr.
Ebe w. Tunnel. the Democratic can
didate, "leads all the rest. Every
Evening.
A movement is now on foot, and Is
being earnestly agitated, to divide the
present county, making Wilmington,
Brandywine and Christiana hundreds,
one county, to be known as Whining
ton county, while the balance OF the
hundreds will remain as New Castle
county. The population Of the new
county would exceed 100 O00 while that
Of New Castle would be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. The result OF this
change would be to give the upper part
of the state a fairer repre- ssntation.-
Sunday Star.
The letter of Peter J. Ford. who was
so strongly supported for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor, declar-
ing his support and urging his friends
to stand by Ebe w. Tunnel is just
what was expected by the Democracy
from so good a Democrat and manly
a man as is Mr.. Ford.-DOver Index.
The Higgins Republicans will kick
and squirm, but it is not believed that
they can Withstand the pressure for a
single electoral ticket Il is a safe
prediction, therefore, that the Higgins
ticket will be withdrawn before the
1st of October.-Milford Chronicle.
With Billy Thompson in Delaware
politics the fight would be more thar
an interesting one this fall. Billy anC
his gang have plenty of the long greer
and know how to use 1t to the mos
good If he should conclude to turn his
gang upon us the police would have
more to do than they have had foi
some time past Free silver. free run
and free races would be anything bu
a big drawing card for Wilmington
Daily Republican.
The regular Republicans tried L
play e game with the Addicks Republi
cans, but the latter refused to cooper
ate. and as a consequence there will
be two sets of electors. Mr.. Addick
says the chance to compromise is pas
in all things, and he proposes to figh
il out on plans laid down by himsel
3 and his adherents. This seems to be
startling bad state of affairs in ou
statc.-Delaware Ledger.
VIII the American people disregar
the teachings Of history. VIII they
Indifferent to their own danger an
allow partizanship or anything else
cause them to delay any longer tn
= remedy they may obtain by unite
z and courageous exercise to their SOY
ereignty at the coming election.-Sea
ford News.
! The Evening Journal, OF Whining
ton, always a neat, spicy and up-tc
date newspaper, has put on bran
new dress that makes it shine like tn
g silver doctrine it so ably advocates
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