Evening journal., 1897-09-06
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

The Sussex county Levy Count has
given another illustration of the reck-
less manner in which the Republican
party handles the finances of either
county or state whenever they secure
control Of them. The conversion of
the monies appropriated to pay the
expenses of the colored schools, to
other purposes, by the Levy Court, was
an outrage upon the cOlored people Of
the county, and in every sense Illegal.
'Tis but another proof of the assertion
oft made, that where the Republican
party controls, the affairs of state or
county are in bad hands.-Milford Her.
aid.
And now Malster has a clear field
The independents have been routed.
What will they do?-Kent News.
The selection Of Mr.. Fisher by Sena-
tor Kenney for a place does not indi-
cate that the administration is placing
all the spoils at the disposal of the
Democrats, nor that the regulars had
anything Ito do in the matter. The pc
culiar sensitiveness of the organs in
such a small matter is indeed pitiable.
e-Delaware Democrat.
If the Republicans of Delaware are
60 win in 1898 there must be no Ad-
dicksism, no Masseyism, no Higgins
ism, no New Castle, Kent or Sussex.
The only Republican party that wins in
1898 is one united Republican party for
the whole State of elaware-MilfOrd
News and Advertiser.
With the present railroad facilities
and the increased advantages of the
new road which will probably reach us
during the year our town should put on
a little more energy in the way of inn
provements i'm the streets and road
ways leading into the corporation.
Good roads are very important factors
in inducing people to settle in locali-
ties. With the opening year let some
advances be made.-Delaware Pilot.
The Wilmington City Railway has
done SO much to promote civilization in
our city that no good citizen should
hesitate to give it his support. What a
company like the Wilmington City
Railway Company is prevented by per-
nicious legislation from obtaining we
don't think a company like that which
proposes to build the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs road-a company
without a bond in the market
Shpuiu get. 1 ht ptoptt vi W llhlhbNoh
should stand by the Wilmington City
Railway Company. 1t should be en-
eOuraged and not criticised in its pres
ent course.-Sunday Herald.
The editor has been out of town but
twice since his illness in February and
March, and then not further than Will
mineton. return of strength and
response to bills are the most desirable
attainments for the sanctum now. Why
will not people pay for paper?-Mid'
dietown Transcript.
The members of the Town Council
should have nothing to dowith l1he fool
ish suggestion of attempting to oust
/ Mr.. Daily from the office of town sO.ici-
tor At the time of his election two
tellers were appointed to read out the
ballots. They both agreed that Mr..
Daily had a clear majority of all the
votes cast.-Dover Delawarean.
There have have been rumors and
contradictions of a new daily paper in
! Wilmington. They have taken such
shape as to disturb the sumbers Of the
Morning News with visions and ghosts
and bogies. In a whole column, in its
Wednesday edition. il proceeds to show
why another morning paper ought not
to be and cannot be started, and if all
the news has to say be true, then its
manifest concern is groundless; for if
it states fadts, no such paper will be
started, and If it is started, it will at
| once proceed to end its epnemeral eX-
| iSlence.-State Sentinel.
In hunting for the owners of vacant
lots the Board of Health officials dis
covered that many live in other cities
some are in the almshouse, some in the
insane asylum, one lives in India, an-
ther in China, and one could not be
found. The best way to find the own
ers would be to improve the lots by
putting up a fine building. How quick
they would come for the rentl-Jus-
tice.
It would be wisdom for the General
Assembly at its adjourned session in
January, 1898, to take up the matter OF
the erection of new state buildings anC
thus end for all time the piece-mea
waste of the public funds in the con
tinual repairs and remodeling of the
present old Seaford News.
Our farmers should not accept mar
) ket reports as indicating prices which
they are likely to reap for their Spring
wheat crop of this year. nor for thu
prospects for the crop of 1898. There il
too much of a speculative factor in th'
situation to make agricultural condi
tions, in respect TO prices safe on thu
basis of existing conditions.-Susse'
S Countian.
e Il may be that Chairman Hugh c
- Browne believes in the adage. "Ther
- is luck in leisure in the matter o
naming a committee of peace, to dea
with the Addicks faction. II is yer,
o evident that the regulars have
r Wholesale fear of the Union Republi
r cans, or else they would refuse poin
q blank to recognize them in any particu
lar. Chairman Browne can be depende
il on to use any amount of diplomacy Il
this ticklish piece of political jugglery
o Delaware Ledger.
:, BOUQUET FOR MIR. BUTLER.
n jefferson Butler, of the Fame Hos
Fire Company No. 6, was presente
le Saturday with a bOuquCt of artificis