Evening journal., 1896-08-17

next, ana Dis o0foAt Will surely D3
defeat for the party, which refused to
nominate him on merely personal
grounds. Wilmington Freie Presse
The ticket named at Dover last Monday
by the Union Rspubllcans is a strong
one. and Will be supported by every Re
publican in Kent county. The men on
the legislative branch are well-known
and respected citizens, whose integrity
has never bsen questioned, and they will
win In November. Milford Chronicle.
The resignation Of Samuel g Fisher
as Collector Of Taxes for Cedar Creek
hundred, which has been placed In the
hands OF the president Of Levy Court,
was rather a surprise to many OF his
friends, but 1t Is rumored that Mr.. Fisher
desired to resign prior to the assembling
Of the Democratic County Convention
whore, IL Is said, his name will be pressed
for political preferment A special ses-
sion of the Levy Court Is neoessitated
by reason Of this resignation and another
collector will be appointed Milford
Herald
The Single Takers are trying to force
their way into the Democratic State Con-
venuon which Is TO meet Ia Dover to.
morrow. II they succsed and the con-
vsntion endorses the Chicago platform,
then We will have the Democratic party
of Delaware standing for rerudIation and
shr ctioning the confscation OF land
values. Morning News.
II the principle enunciated by the Sus-
sex Journal were to hold good. Sussex
could, in event of repeated Demo
cratic defeat, go on claiming the guber
Material nominee for the next Thousand
years. That won't do Sussex had her
innings and lost. Il is New Castles turn
at the bat Sussex Oountian.
The Republican platform offers the
people continuance of the present
time. The Bryan and Sewall platform
Offers them relief Which will you tsket
-Seaford News.
The people are cutting loose from
party leaders and intend voting their
convictions. Delaware Record.
Mr.. Bradford ls to be commended for
his manly stand and his clear out declsrA
tion There Is nothing In common be-
tween honest Ropubllcanism and Ad-
dicksism, and honest Republicans can
not support the latter. Mr.. Bradford
does not leave the community In doubt
as to his position, and his example is one
that may be followed with honor and
credit. Every Evening.
The Addicksites OF Kent, following the
plan adopted by their brethren in Sussex,
have named eight candidates for the
General Assembly who are hrst, last and
all the time for Addicks OF nobody. The
eight In Kent, like the eight In Sussex,
are gold bound and steel fastened to
AddIoks. They are all known to be the
political slaves of the man who promises
to furnish the Doodle for his campaign
and theirs Milford News and Adver-
tiser
In many respects the Upion Republi
cans Of Kent and Sussex counties have
put forward the best material at their
command In the nominations of their
county tickets. This is q commendable
act In any party, and will naturally tend
to strengthen the party making the
nominations, Their weakest nominations
from our standpoint are. TO be found on
the legislative branch Here are some
Of the "Addicks or nobody" men Who
stood out to the last on May o, 1895,
against the election OF Colonel DUPONT,
men who gloried In that result with
great delight. Middletown Transcript.
Edward G Bradford, ESQ has written
4 letter giving his reasons for resigning
his membershlp from the Republican Ad
visory Committee He is one Of the most
conscientious men In our state and can
not countenanoe q movement looking
like a compromise with AddIcksism We
homer bis motives, and yet we commend
bis course In resigning, IL the effort to
compromise In such matter as will insure
the success OF the party In this state,
without regard to who may be the bene-
hclaries, will thereby be promoted. -
Daily Republican.
"Addicks or nobody" may be a good
enough cry for some Republicans. but
We trust that every Democrat will put
party andlstate above personal and sci
fish motives. Dover DslawareRn.
Now thai the electric railway between
this city and Wilmington is 4 certainty.
and work to commence soon, would it not
be advisable for City Councils to send
out tracer and fad the 7-ton roller
which was to put our streets In condition
and which has been side e-tracked between
here and Wilmington for the past three
months2-New Castle News.
Authority is not a synonym Of either
truth or justice Authority may coApel
obedience, but apart from truth and
Il ltotAou jail noNoA VIII lcopcbb nou
who understand and appreciate those
sterling qualities OF public administra-
tion. Dover State Sentinel.
These boiling Democratic papers do
not have q word to say about the
Thousands OF Republicans who are
coming over to support the free silver
candidates. Ia fact they hardly know that
Alabama went tremendously Democratic
/ free silver last week. There will bs more
notices served on election day.-Susssx
| Journal.
One by one the props are being
knocked from the Addleks contingent
until 1t thveRtens to fall Of It's own
weight. Unrscognlzsd ous Of this
state; rapidly going to pieces In New
Castle; weakening every day In su Essex,
1t Is only q question Of time when our
ardent friends will be glad to recognlzi
their present mistake. Sussex Repubi
can
The adverse dscision Of Chantello
Nicholson in the habeAs corpus proceed.
ings heard before him In behalf OF the
Single Takers. has no bearing whatevei
upon the merits of the case In effect II
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