Evening journal., 1896-11-09

the stain which had been left on our
good name in 1894 and to wipe up the
earth in 1896 with the remains of the
one man power and his cohorts.-Dela-
ware Pilot.
1t does not seem that the structures
passed upon the police for their con-
duct at the Board of Canvass yesterday
are deserved. The report that Officer
Finn struck Sergeant Black is denied
by the officer and Sergeant Black, we
are assured, says he does not know
who struck him. That he was struck
more than once is a fact. as q very
lively fight was in progress at the time
and only the vigorous Efforts of the
police restored order The city officers
were sent to the Court House at the
request of the sheriff, and there is no
doubt that their presence and services
had the effect of keeping the lawless
element in subjection and probably Of
saving life.-Eyery Evening.
There We're enough regular Republi-
cans in Sussex county on Tuesday last
to defeat Addicks, to elect five Of their
own number TO the Constitutional Con-
vention, to elect the sheriff and three
members Of the Levy Court. This is a
great stand against ten thousands of
boodle.-Milford News and Advertiser.
AS far as the Herald is able to learn,
a few foolhardy and ill-advised politi-
clans are responsible for the outrage
and not the Democratic party. Indeed
the affair is condemned by all leading
Democrats as we'll as Republicans. as
unwarranted, cold-bloodedanda atrocious
in the extreme. But some one is re-
sponsible, and if the blame can be
properly fixed, the cuiprits should be
made to answer for the great wrong
they attempted Wilmington Sunday
Herald.
The scatter-brained little member Of
the bar who mounted a table in the
Court House on Thursday night and
told the sheriff to "shut up" ought to
feel ashamed of himself. He has dem
cnstrated himself to be an apt pupil of
Altgeldism. He ought to have been un-
dressed, spanked and put to bed early
on Thursday Morning News.
The weather prophet is around again
with his impressions. He says the
goose bone shows lots of snow; the
squirrel and other like animals are lay
ing in a big store of nuts and other
food; the fur on their backs is unusu-
ally thick, and there is snow and ex-
tremely cold weather in England, all Of
which go to show that we are to have
long, cold Seaford News
Governor Altgeld was too heavy a
load for Bryan Illinois.-Delaware Rec
ord.
The Union Republican party of Della
ware is represented on the official cleo
tion returns of the state by about thir-
teen thousand votes. The so-called
regular" Republican party isrepresent-
ed on theserec0rds by only about seven
thousand votes. These figures disprove
the assertion of the Democrats, and
their regular" allies, that these allies
represent a majority of the Delaware
Republican vote.-Dover State Sentinel.
Honesty may be the best policy, but
unfortunately there are some politi-
clans in this state, who are thoroughly
oblivious to this fact who totally for
get or ignore the idea that there are
any rights, liberties or privileges to
which members of the opposite party
are entitled. They, too, seemingly fail
to recollect that the Constitution of
our country guarantees to our political
enemies the same God-given privileges
they themselves seek to enjoy.-Mil-
ford Herald.
If any proof was needed that greater
safe guards should be set around the
sacredness and purity of the ballot in
Delaware this campaign has furnished
it. The Australian Ballot Law was un-
doubtedly passed by men who hoped
it would work reform. The members
Of the Legislature voting for registra-
tion had no idea that the system could
be used to disfranchise else they had
not adopted it. In the hands Of prac-
tical politicians both Of these so-called
reforms are worked to the injury OF
innocent citizens and the state, for il
is an injury to the state as we'll as the
citizens to rob a man of his vote
Middletown Transcript.