Evening journal., 1896-03-16
The PENINsuLA PRESS.
what the Delaware aud Eastern Shore
Editors Are Thinking or.

It Is question for the people OF
Delaware 20 decide whether III ~ want
the amendments to the constitution made
by the politicians for their especial
advantage or by those who would n
instrusted with the responsibility adopt
such amendments as would meet the
approval Of the non partisan or oonserva
tive element Of the State Partisan
thinkers would spoil the work and It would
not be acceptable to the people Della
ware Pilot.
Good policy demands convention
constituted In such manner that Il Is
likely TO propose the hest Constitution
for al the people and a Constitution
which can subsequently be ratified &C the
polls. We hope that the sober judgment
and sound common sense OF the people
who don't rua or speak for political
machines will assert itself. Dover
Delawarean.
The Levy Court Of New Castle county
has accepted the Whsnn asse 8sment over
which 50 great cry went up from the
Democrats And they now say ut makes
little difference anyway" The chickens
| got home to roost, our friends, the
enemy, not wanting 10 own them but
that decision Of the Chancellor, made for
partisan purposes, put the party stamp
on them, hence they could not be denied.
-Middletown Transcript
Some Of our readers may be expecting
long editorial this week censurlnx the
ridiculous conduct OF George n Smith
toward as, but we don't feel ustifed In
wasting space upon so debRsed a subject
as his conduct last Saturday We hope
that our effort to GIL our columns with
matter worthler OF the attention of our
readers will meet their approval. Sussex
Oountian.
There seems to be q number Of Repub-
llcan candidates for governor IN this
county. All Higgins men too. You'll
hear something drop before long
Seaford News.
The exonerRtlon Of Professor Berlin of
the Wilmington High School, from all
chsrges brought against him by Dr.
Crumbeugh was forseen from the very
first Gay Of the investigation. Professor
Berlin is to be congratulated In coming
out OF the hsseo unscathed The invos-
tigation should never have been, because
no good grounds existed to warrant it,
Delaware Ledger.
As peanut politicians we believe the
seven Democratic members OF the Su5sex
Levy Court are entitled to ihe champion.
ship belt OF the world. Their evident
intent IS Injury TO the Republican party,
but II they do not do more harm 90 their
own It is because dynamite cannot blow
them saunder. Milford news and Adver
tlser.
We have neither the space nor Is II
necessary to state further the arguments
used by Mr. Turpie in opposition to the
seating OF Colonel Dupont, but the above
we believe to DO unnnswsrable, and Il
the case is to be decided upon its merits
there can be no doubt as to TIE outcome.
Delaware Democrat.
Samuel j. Fisher, e6 president OF the
Levy Court Of this county, and now
collector OF taxes IN Cedar Creek hundred.
actually collects taxes Of Republican poll
taxpayers. He returned but few delin-
quents aud received but email amount
Of allowance. His course, as a Demo
cratic collector Is honorable. oontrasted
With the collectors Of Daasboro and Sea-
ord hundred. We believe that Mr..
Flshers desires were right even when
president OF the Levy Court, but that
he conld not rise above the pressure OF
the bosses OF his party. Sussex Repub-
llcsn
The decision OF the Conr Of Chanoery
Ia tho suit OF the Lleblg Chemical Com
pany against the Board Of Health Of this
city Is received by the community with
satisfaction, noo wholly unmixsd with
regret. The company's opsia ations as
conducted here were q serious menace 20
tho health OF the community. Ib Is not
likely that they could be carried on In
snch manner as not 10 mensce the health
Of the people Had that been possible Il
would probably have been done -- Sun
day Star
Much OF the B & o rolling stock Is
sadly In need OF repair, and 10 is said the
receivers OF that road intend making
improvements at once This means
plenty Of work at the eompany's shop
and good times FOR thousands Of work
ingmen. -Elkton Appeal
Major William Mckinley, ex governor
OF Ohio, 10 no doubt the coming man He
has been endors d for the Presidential
nomination by the Republicans OF bis
own state, by the Kansas Republicans.
and by other state conventions, 70 say
nothing Of long list OF coantY convon-
t'ons throughout the country. De has
forged TO the head in the preliminary
race aud be may be expected 10 appear
~ w. AVAlo WIN QcltkhLlOu ucninu
him sufficient to ensure his nomination.
Morning News
After being reduced 20 ashes q few
times, msyb Snow Hill and some other
Eastern Shore towns will follow Eastons
example aud secure an adequate water
system -kaston Ledger
No, Mr. Sentinel, we did not mean 70
insinuste that J. Edward Addicks WAS
"bueted. in fact va have every reason
TO believe that he IS not MAY bis pocket
book ever be fat, we have 10 further fear
either OF 70 or him. Dover IndiX
It seems strange that here in Delaware
We havo at present at least two citlzena
who hll consular Offices in South Germany
| and none OF them arc Gsrrnsn American
citizens. We have not the least idea
Of claiming that this is wrong, because
Messrs Blfck and Carpenter who are
respectively oonsuls TO Nurnbsrg and
Furth in Bavaria sre. AS We believe,
Intelligent men. aud capable OF the
positions they hll but it strikes us rather
strange. that for positions OF this kind
there should not be selected scme OF our
German American citizens. who are
| familiar with the German language and