Evening journal., 1897-01-11
THE PENINSULA PRESS.


WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.
| Addicks' riot and war faded out of
| sight except a little bit of red ribbon.
my men" did not carry a gun or wear
collar, but they were labeled just the
same The would-be senator is now
the chief OF the red-ribbon brigade
Seaford News.
The question will be asked: why
did Handy play such villainous part
| The answer is that he had schemes of
his own that demanded legislation.
With divided body no corporation act
could be passed. He wanted some such
act or acts, and the only way for him
to obtain them was by acting with the
Democrats, who knew his desires and
made arrangements with him. The chief
losers by infamy No 2 are the Union
Republicans. After their hearty ap-
proval OF infamy No. 1 they will re-
ceive small sympathy on the goring of
their own ox.-Milford News and Ad-
vertiser.
The organization of both branches
of the General Assembly at Dover on
Tuesday by the Democrats possibly
means the defeat of the Republican
party in the state for Middle
town Transcript
The governors message embraces
many valuable suggestions, and 1t
would be we'll If they are given due
consideration by the General Assem-
bly, now in session.-Delaware Led
ger.
The new Constitution is to provide
for q acknowledgements That is
well, but there should be no defect in
the declaration of what his duties are
to be upon the death of the governor.
Ambiguity is to have no place in the
new Constitution, which, we trust, will
. be SO well drawn that it can be de-
clared as the organic law of the state
3 without being submitted to the people
z Morning News.
The Legislature Of Delaware was or
b ganiZed at Dover on Tuesday, the
Democrats controlling both bodies.
The regular and Union Republicans
lacked unity of purpose and in pull
ing Off" allowed the opposition to slip
y between and capture everything in
: sight. Had the Republicans been more
thoroughly drilled and presented an
unbrOken line, concessions demanded
would have probably been granted. The
d results are entirely satisfactory to the
!, ancient Democracy, but are causing
o any amount of "Quare cussin" in the
q camps OF the Republicans.-Dela
= Pilot.
Il The governors message as presented
to the Legislature on Tuesday last is
8 a paper that most forcibly and aptly
o touches upon the most important is
e sues and their most sensible adjust
o ment 1t is an able and timely docu-
n ment full of sound sense and devoid OF
!, meaningless flights of rhetorical fancy
: which too frequently characterize state
" papers.-SusseX Countian.
. Our state is to be congratulated upon
the disastrous defeat of the man who
II came here for the sole purpose of cor.
y rupting our politics for his own per.
! sonal advancement. Men of all parties
4 will rejoice at the result and those who
have the welfare of the state most al
II heart will be the most gratified at The
l. collapse of his pretensiOns to be
h leader in Delaware and his attempt 4
lie represent her i'm the Senate of tn,
is United States.-Delaware Democrat
l. Having thus done well with respec
a to the veto power, the convention
!, should 60 further, and provide that u,
IL bill shall pass either branch of the Leg
r. islature without the affirmative vote o
At a clear majority of all the members
Dr. We have already shown how It is pos
fo sible, under the present system, witt
eleven members comprising a lega
quorum of the House and FIVE a lega
~ quorum of the Senate for a bill to be
at come a law by virtue of six affirmativ
II. votes i'm the House and only three ii
es the Senate This reduces the power o
10 legislation to too small a compass to b
either safe or desirable and aifordin
sr opportunity for the slipping through Z
lie dangerous measures.-Every Evening
&c The Republicans Of Delaware ca
n pad their necks and get ready for a pc
al litical yoke that will keep them i
Of bondage for many years. BY the wea
d. men representing them in the Senat
n they have lost all the vantage gained i
=, the last quarter of a century.-Milfor
- Chronicle.
It's an awful offense for a doctor or
witness to be caugt speaking to a jurC
III in a case. but there is nothing repre-
n hensible in the attorney blackguardin
f. a witness whom he thinks will injuI
a. his case in giving his testimony befoI
M the court. Some protection should
:, given the witnesses in a case before tn
court. and they should not be subjecte
u to insult. when being questioned in n
Us lation to the evidence. Nothing is MOI
r. humiliating than to be brow-beaten /
e. a half-cut lawyer when in the witne.
MT box-Daily Republican.
Id There can be no doubt but that II
Republicans of Delaware will kee
fighting as long as J. Edward Addict
no and Anthony Higgins are the leade
Of the respective factions. We like
10 give our citizens little advice and vi
I'm charge nothing for it. Let J. Edwai
sh, Addieks lay his gas pipes and start h
les gas factory in Wilmington and he VI
zen forget all about politics. He will tai
la to business as a sensible man would d
,as and we. citizens of Wilmington, Won
-. be happy Further, agitate that the ne
u' president. Mckinley, appoint Anthoi