Evening journal., 1897-11-20
The PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND EAST
ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

lnOuBn Vne time is long way on |
vet, the Democrats of Duck Greek hum
dred are getting their candidates SLATED |
! for The senatorial nomination for The |
General Assembly. The factional fieht
between the Salisbury and The WolcOtt |
men will he looked upon with interest |
Our new Constitution will give am inn
petus to The fight in this election dis
| trict.-Smyrna Times.
The defeat Of Judge Russum and
The election cf James Alfred Pearce in |
the second judicial circuit Of Maryland
leaves the Republicans without a single |
representative ON The bench of the
Court of Appeals Of Maryland. 1t is |
strange THAT among the political |
changes and chances of the state so few
Republicans have been eiecbed 10 uhe |
Court. Of Appeals since the bench was
cleared off by the Constitution of 1867. |
-ElbtOn Appeal.
The editor Of the Morning sun is |
/ harping again on that hand rail which |
he fought so hard for while editing The
Sunday Star, but which, up TO this writ !
ing, has not been complied with by the
| Water Commissioners. The race lis no
place for tangle-legged people to PRONE
made along. and sober people can sure
ly walk along its banks without the aid
Of a hand rail-. IL is not needed and its
i purchase would be money thrown
away.-Daily Republican.
The "bolters" entered into alliance
with The Democrats before election for
the defeat OF the Union Republican
ticlxet and after election an alliance
was cOnsummated to keep Union Re
publican5 who had been elected fIom
occupying their seats in both the COnsti-
tutiOnal Convention and the Leglsla
ture That lis the reason why the Con-
stitutional Convention became Demo
cratic, enabling it to gerrymander the
districts of the state in the interest of
the Democratic party.-Milford Chron-
icle
Some good folk iCok with disfavor
g upon the presentation Of a silver piece
4 TO the officers of the gunbOat Whining
r ton, ihasing their objections upon The
f fact that the ship is ''an engine of war,
~. and that a recognition Of THAT engine Is
u an endorsement of war. Nothing could
e be further from the truth. The gunboat
70 Wilmington is. instead, an engine of
q peace. The purpose OF building and
l. maintaining powerful navy is simply
), a precautionary step looking TO the per-
petuation of peace by announcing to
e other nations That we are prepared TO
I project ourselves and to defend our in
d tcrests. Morning News.
c II newspapers are really the indices
II of The popular mind, then indeed is the
- mind OF Delawaree reeIiepublicaqism woe,
= folly diNded aud attwar wiulN Itself. IN
Will be Interesting, If not especially
r profitable. to wait The result of such ap.
" parently interminab.e dlscord, and not'
l. which side, if any, is TO prove th'
70 weaker vessel by hauling up the flag o.
truce.-DOyer Index.
o Whatever claim to regularity th
10 Union Republicans might have had wa
In thrown away and abandoned by the ac
C. tion Of the recent convention. The bol'
of and unqualified declaration. in wha
IN might be STYLED their Declaration CT In
dependence, THAT they were the Uniol
i0 Republican parity, prevents amy mis-
ne understanding as to their true position
Id Sussex Republican.
e. AS the people of Sussex county an
st united in demanding change in thei
m system Of government, the Legislator
a. will do well to give heed TO their voice
- and TO pay no attention to the partisa
er protests of the Morning News.-Ever
OF Evening.
It's Nearly a third CT century after III
rs close Of the war he finds tw
as hundred Thousand pension claim
N awaiting alt.On-a number greater tina
the largest army actually put into ba
tie during the war. So much for reel
ss- less, demagOgic legislation, seekin
ng votes with she most demoralizing I
,ly br,bes-a pension bait.-Daily sun.
he These who tame,y submit to robbel
.ed when they have the power to stop
,,,, are more immoral than those WI
- prcft by the theft.-Justice.
~ The Delaware Republicans resent ii
o appointment Of Joseph l.. Wells,
p Maryland Republican, as deputy collie
'un tor of internal revenue for the distri
of Wilmington. That fact, howeve
cir does net ruhle ice in the least. /
,oh will discharge the duties Of the offiC
draw the salary and collect the perqu
-el- site fees with just as much equanmi
'ho els II The De,awar51ns had petition
for fer his appclntment-Cecil Democr'
ted The faptional differences in the p
de- rsical forces I'm Delaware remind o
of cf healthy and a decaying chestnut
the same burr The healthy one h
on net enough vitality 70 support Its On
as life and renew thg. Ci the other, a
)lo- as a consequence the whole nut is (
md. Clyed by the canker Of the cther.-N'
on Castle News.