Evening journal., 1896-07-06
peba dosa bot favor a thIrd term. !.
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

who may hold the balsnce OF power In
| the struggle. will be called upon to de.
eide as to which platform is the better
calculated to promote bimetallIsm: The
one which declares for international
blmetallism and pledges active aid toward
bringing 1t about. or the one which de
clares specifically for silver, and whose
Endorsement at the polls, would, It is
predicted, mean inevitable silver mono
metallsm. aad threaten national disaster
Milford Herald.
Necessity makes queer bed fellows At
81. Louis Delegate @ p. Swayne, Big
Rinsite, would not recognize DR.. Burton,
DR., Layton and their friends as Rspubl
cans. Last Tuesday, at Georgetown, he
acted and associated with these same
people In the Republican County Commit
tee Consistency. thou truly art jewel
Milford Chronicle
Congressman Willis Is hiding his
light undr bushel Delaware Pilot.
DO the colored people who are making
Bueh a commotion over the ousting OF
Miss Kruse principal of the Howard col
ored school know what they are doing7
Do they think their clsmor and protests
will have any effect upon the Board OF
EducStion2 Do they imagine that the
gentlemen composing the Board of Edu
cation do not know what is best for this
discipline aud advancement of our public
schools ss well II not better than the per
sons who are making such a clamor for
the dismissal Of Miss kruse because they
are prejudiced against her2-Daily Repub
lican.
What a great pity It is that the
volatile and voluble Hastings was not
permitted to attend and ratlfy ct the
big anti-AddIoks ratification meeting In
Wilmington on Tuesday night2 State
Sentinel
IL Is scarcely probable that the ad =
herents OF Dupont and Higgins, both
senatorial aspirants, will assist their
enemy TO eix year position IN the
Uaited States Senate simply to get his
aid in securing few short tern officas
Ia this state, 1t Is too big q swap to be-
profitable. Tho selhshness of bis motives
shines through the transparent flag Of
truce that be is holding out and the
treatment OF the anti Addicks msn In
the county committee is awakening
those who hrst favored the truce TO a
realization Of its insincerlty Sussex
Countian.
Secession from the Republican party
with Addloks would be more disastrous
to the seceders than was the secession
and rival republic under Jefferson Davis.
Milford News and Advertiser.
The Higgins party apparently want
AL or nothing. They are uDgencrous
with their friends Ia the other wing oil
their party. Thus the battle for fecticns
points goes msrrlly on. When all their
| tfrHatu toala ont ~ wrorlI lth. 4,
take q glance at them. m.-Sussex Journal
The Republicans OF Delaware recogniz
the seriousness OF the present situation
but they are not prepared to sacrifice thei
personal honor and their party principles
by making peace with man who force'
himself upon the party with the aoll
object of securing political honors b,
doubtful means. The state oommitte,
has not acted hastily In this matter The,
have given it careful and thoughtful
consideration and they hold 10 the de
termination to maintain the reputation
Of the party at ell hazards. Morning
News.
The real black eye to the Addioksite
consists. however, In the complete de
struction Of all their hopes Of fedora
patronage Time has but served {
sharpen the appetite for Office. OF tn
local leaders OF this faction, and it is
sore and ranking disappointment to ther
to realize that Anthony higgins will b
the grand distributor Of the fedora
loaves and fishes In the event Of McKln
ley's success.-Dover Index.
There can be no question Of "war I
the knife. and knife to tho hilt. betwee
Addicks and Higgins forces. Compromis
will not be tolerated by Mr. Higgins al
his following. and this being 20. Mr.. AZ
dicks must either fight it ont or q q1it tn
ring. bsaten and diegrsoed --DelawAr
Ledger.
The City Counoil has reason to fee
Justly proud ot this admirable fuancll
, record The members are entitled to th
thanks OF the taxpayers and espsclf
commendatlon Is due Chairman MeNult
for his intelligent direction Of III .irs
Every Evening
The psach crop promises 10 be abuAd
: ant. This Is good aud we are all glad o
Q it. No political party has claimed tn
credit OF this abundant crop Gs its par
ticulsr achieve@ent, nor have either tn
goldites or slvsrises yet asserted tina
thsy put the pssches on the trees by vii
. tue Of any law, proposed law, or theore
= ical provision The peaches grow o
the trees. aud the people OF Delawal
who cultivate the trees by the permis
sion OF Providence pluck the fruit an
" send It to market. Thank Heaven, the
n are no politics in the peach crop SUI
. DAY Star
Are the Addlcks men willing TO har
70 over to their fsctlonsl opponents all u
"a oficesy They can hope for nothing fro
Mckinley, II he should be elected al
what can they expect from Higgi
n governor2 Dover Delswaresn.
ID The county commissioners were oblig
10 to make an Increase In the tax rate Il
he year It being placed at 80 cents on I
We 800 es against Is cents last year Up
: It's face this bas the appearances OF g
travagance, but In justice to the prese
y board It must be said that they w
III forced to f the rate at that high fgu
owing Co the fact that they were &C
se srouted by depleted treasury on /
ons hand and liabilities Of a pressl
character on the other. Cecil Denocr
No greater calamity could befal
no people Of this state than sn election Il
ci would place the whole machinery Of