Evening journal., 1897-08-23
THE PENINSULA PRESS

The Seaford Board of Health is hav-
ing trouble enforcing the health ordi-
nance Of the town. The Laurel Health
Board hasn't any trouble of this kind
simply because they never try to en-
force any Ordinances.-Sus Coun-
tian.
Would it not be better to encourage
our citizens to use electric lights and
town water by giving them more mod
crate rates? Certainly the greater the
number of consumers means more
money in the towns treasury Della
ware Ledger.
Mr.. Green having lost his legal resi-
dence in Seaford hundred, a vacancy at
once existed and the governor had no
option but to appoint in order to fill the
viNancy thus created, which he did. To
hold that Mr. Green can discharge the
duties Of commissioner for Seaford hun
dred after he had voluntarily removed
to another hundred, would be to hold
that the Constitution is a blank-Sea-
ford News.
The financial management of the af-
fairs of Sussex county are not of the
first order. There is evidently a lack
of business principle used in the col
lection and expenditure of the funds.
What is the cause, and what is the rem
edy for this condition? Evidently the
body in some respects is too large and
unwieldy. Without casting any rehec-
tions On the present Levy Court or past
bodies, it is a fact that the conditions do
not improve financially Delaware
Pilot.
We have been saying that wheat
would sell for dollar per bushel before
the snow flies. A day or two ago we
modified it by saying that the dollar
mark would be reached before frCst. On
| Wednesday it jumped above a dollar IN
New York selling at $1.00A The imme-
diate influences seem to come from
France and England. Farmers, now is
your chance. Hold on a little longer
The good time is coming.-Dover State
Sentinel
We glory in being "bolters" from q
convention dominated as that conven-
ton was by a man who held the door tC
the caucus room and corralled "the Ad.
dicks men" and then ruled them as
serfs, saying, vote this down" or vote
that up Let us have harmony, but
not Of the Smyrna Times Addick.
kind.-Midletown Transcript
Mr.. Addicks may find some consola
tion in the fact that many fair bari
has been wrecked on the drear and bar
rem reefs of what might have been
New Castle News.
We are more than ever convinced
that there are some things you mign
know more about, and one of them i
this A free press open to all' does no
mean free advertising for every fire
silver, free trade Democrat that bob
up, nor that we will run a continuou
controversy with any one.-Milforl
News and Advertiser.
The Milford Herald of yesterday an
nounces that next week Colonel e. I
: Cooper will take charge Of the paper a
editor and manager Colonel Coope
g has been a citizen of Dover for man
years. He is well-known throughOu
the state as a politician. Journalism
is not altogether a new field to hin
I For years he has been an editorial con
tributcr to the Index and he is chair
man of the Peninsula Press Association
We wish him great success in his nel
d enterprise.-Dover Delawarean.
The Democratic State and Judicis
: ticket IS everything that could be dc
I sired. Let the county ticket measur
v up to the same high standard of ftnes
4 and popular favor, and local a5 well c
state and judicial success is as g.red-
: Kent News.
There is. no public cry for a rai,wa
+ on Sixth street The Wilmington an
Is Brandywine Springs Railway COmpan
VIII be a welcome enterprise, but IA
e company must not think that the cit
Should give any more streets over
railway tracks without fair and car
: full consideration of the public's nee
IS for such tracks.-Sunday Herald.