Evening journal., 1897-04-12
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.


OF his traducers are but bubbles upon /
the sea. They are not long seen and |
soon forgotten.-Dover Index.
If not getting many offices Mary
landers have much to be thankful fer
they were out of the reach OF the
flood and cyclones which recently |
proved so destructive to life and prop !
erty in many sections of the country. .-l
Elkton Appeal.
You Republicans in Cecil who want
offices-how are you fixed with Well |
ington? Remember Mr.. Bakers influ-
ence will not suffice, nor will Mr..
Gary's recommendation avail. The
seal Uf the dukes approval is absolute
ly essential, else you are not in IT,
Rumor says that there are some am
bilious gentlemen in Cecil whom the
duke has marked.-Cecil Democrat.
Delaware does not monopolize all
the factional quarrels politically. Ken
tucky has a case In nand over electing
a United States senator that equals
ours.-Milford Chronicle.
The Constitutional Convention dares
not refuse to submit the Constitution
to popular vote, and If It does, even ii
it 10 voted on section by section, there
is little chance that anything will re-
main of its labors but the memory of u
great opportunity wasted and a shame
less conspiracy Of landlords foiled.-)
Justice.
II the two state detectives, as they
are designated have to be paid by the
city Of Wilmington, the state should
not have any of their services. BY the
policy thus far shown by the House,
the members evidently believe in get
ting the services of these two officers
for nothing. If the city of Wilmington
rs to continue on paying them, they
should only be allowed to attend to de-
tective duties in the city of Whining
ton. Let the state appoint detective
Of its own or go without one. A state
that is too stingy to pay its officers
should not have any. That it is i'm
portant to have detectives is shown in
the way the alleged murderer, Gordy,
was run down and captured.-Daily
Republican.
A Western paper has a local news
department headed "Mentionable Mat
ters" It is evidently kept up by nice
person who wears unmentionables.-
Afro-American Citizen.
We are not, therefore opposed to in
creased representation for Wilmington
and New Castle county, provided it can
be done with safety to the rest of the
state, and this can only be accom-
plished by maintaining equality of the
= three counties in one House of the Gen.
, eral Assembly. Democrat
Every person in attendance upon
this term of court should be convinced
of the necessity of some change in the
present Court House. IL is not only out
of date and lacking in accommodation
3. but q disgrace to the people of SUSSEX
p county.-Sussex Republican.
Notice was given at Dover yesterday
e Of bill to prohibit the Water Depart
10 ment of Wilmington from running SER
vice pipes to the curb lines in front OF
buildings. If this is not class legisla
o tion, what is it? The property owners
. of this city are interested in the mat
ter.-Morning News.
In many states the distribution ol
. Federal offices are termed plums, anG
g great anxiety is shown as to whom the
8 plum will fall. Now in Delaware 1t i.
the persimmon, hence the saying thl
Longest pole knocks down the persim
l. mon" The persimmon on the distrlc
j .
high and thus far no pole long enough
has been found to reach that fruit
c Delaware Pilot
J. For les own ultimate credit and 70
II the welfare of the commonwealth, tn
II Legislature can do nothing better thai
N make provision for state work-housS
The numerous tramps and petty offend
: ers that now crowd our iails ought {
| ~. I,t ,afr "a
II as a deterrent from crime.-Milfor
10 News and Advertiser.
:, The New York Legislature has vote
" to adjourn finally on April p, an
le herein may be found a good pointer fC
e. the Delaware Legislature. Il is tru
m hat the New York General Assembl
"A meets annually, and that of Delawal
Az but once in two years, but it is ais
wv true that New York is a vastly large
he and more populous state than Dell
H. ware.-Every Evening
-o There is a bill before the Legislatu
at present to reduce the tax which Il
e Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C0mpar
'es is paying annually to the state. c
the scale &C justice this bill should
passed Sussex Countian.
av There seems to be quite a fight goil
he on now AT Dover over q Dlli III tht Lc
islature for the extension of the troll
ne road which connects Wilmington wi
er, New Castle, on to Smyrna. We can S
no valid objection to such read II
road between Wilmington and M
a Castle is a good thing, certainly CO
~ tinuation of the road to Smyrna a
other points would make the road ST
Ol more convenient. The people not OF
want competition in railroad matte
the but they want conveniences to suit
hot peculiar needs of each locality.-Suss
Journal
We congratulate the people Of
IRE state. as well as the persons interest
as In the Queen Anne railroad. upon
,,,s action of the Legislature. This rc
-, ought TO prove a great factor in bui
SUE ing up RehOboth by SO greatly she
ry ening tho distance between Rehob'
and Baltimore. 1t will also be gr
rom convenience and benefit TO the peo
will along its rOute.-Dover Delawarean
the Does Senator Pyle hope to make
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