Evening journal., 1897-03-09

gether too much power. We confess
that gentleman has hardly any author
ity in the city government, the same as
the City Council, but the new charter
is OVERRIDING it, We judge that the city
should wait little while yet, until the
new Constitution for the state is
adopted, maybe the Constitution
and the city charter If each
one adopted regardless of the other
would necessitate many changes In the
latter. We remind the authorities only
on milk licenses.-Freie Presse.
The American people have welcomed
President Mckinley and the new ma
tional administration, with an inaugu-
raj procession and ceremonies of un-
precedented splendor and IMPRESSIVE
ness. Seldom, II indeed ever, has a
new president of the United States been
so unanimously welcomed; and seldom,
II ever, has a new administration of ma
tional affairs been anticipated with
such hopeful expectation-such patri-
otto nthusiasm.-StateS Sentinel.
While the large and wealthy commu-
mites find the state prison the best
adapted to their needs to restrain
crime, Delaware finds that the post and
pillory as great a terror to evil-doers
as the comfortable bed and wholesome
board of the prison OF the state and
better adapted TO her circumstances. II
is. therefore, Delaware, by her environ
ments, finds the whipping-post the most
effective means of punishment
ware Pilot
In no other way can the rights of the
people be protected. The purity of the
ballot-box is first to be considered, and
any attempt to perpetrate fraud at the
polls should be severely death with.
The offenders at the recent election
may well congratulate themselves that
they escaped so easily. The lesson
taught them will undoubtedly have
wholesome effect.-Delaware Ledger.
The colored men and women of Del
aware are getting their eyes OPEN
AfrO-American Citizen.
That William Jennings Bryan has
not in any measure lost his hold upon
the affections Of the Democrats of Del
aware was proven by the warmth of his
reception at Wilmington and Dover on
Tuesday. A perfect ovation was tender
ed him everywhere he stopped. His ad-
dress at Dover to the members of the
Legislature was a mastery effort. He
has lost none of his magnetic power
Sussex Countian.
Delaware knows that the fear OF the
lash has kept Philadelphia, New York
and Baltimore crooks from over-run-
ming us; il knows that the disgrace of
being logged publicly restraints many
! from the commission of crime, and that
a good shelter and plenty of food in a
! Jail is an incentive to theft and fills the
warehouses Of other states, especially
| during the Winter months. No, Della.
ware is not ready to give up an effective
crime preventive.-New Castle News.
The Single Takers are pleased with
almost anything. They were delighted
with Bryan's Dover speech, and no one
begrudges their pleasure Morning
News.
An alleged investigation Of the late
election in Sussex county is being
made before a so-called commissioner.
The so-called investigation includes a
pretended recount of the ballots. We
do not know by what authority this
farce is being conducted, and we are
sure it will be barren of results.-DOveI
Delawarean.
! The light sentence imposed by the
court Tuesday upon the election inspec-
tors, one of whom had been convicted
the five others pleading guilty OF hav-
ing altered or allowing to be altered
the returns of the last election, is out
of all proportion to the offense and
smacks very much of the farce.-Mid-
dletown Transcript.
The bill providing for an appropria-
ton of S225,00O for the improvement OF
the Wilmington harbOr was side-track-
ed at Washington last week in order tC
allow the Mckinley Inauguration traiT
to pass. Now that the impressive cere
mony of making new president Il
over, let us hope that the few dollars
proposed to be spent on the Christians
may soon be forthcoming for the pur.
pose specified. Were II not for the
mysterious disappearance of the Rivel
and Harbor Committee of the Board OF
Trade we might look to them for some
assistance in getting our appropriation
bill back upon the main track.-Sundal
Star.
1t is apparent that the Legislature II
going to sleep. II complains of lack o.
business. Business, you know. before
pleasure, says the Legislature. Yol
can't always be trying divorce suits
you know. Indeed, matrimony is verl
Fat at present, those who are married
, being apparently content to remain s,
for another two years. And what's thu
Legislature for, anyway? To legis
late? Not much. It's there to vegetat'
and to cogitate.-Sunday Herald.
One Of President Cleveland's last OF
] fetal acts was to veto the bill restrict
l ing immigration. True the bill was i'm
+ mediately passed by the House over nj
! veto, but that makes the veto none tn
2 less meritorious. The bill is un-Ameri
, can and cowardly. We have plenty o
: country here for the surplus people of tn
I, world, and we have a government tina
ID is mighty enough to take care of then
, when they do come. Then, why no
i throw open the portals and bid all wei
come?-Cecil Democrat.
n The Evening Journal of last Wednes
day gave a verbatim report of the Do
yer speech of Bryan. Every Delawarea
would do well to read it.-Sussex Jour
nal.
. The new city charter cannot give u
a any worse city government than tina
under which we are now living.-Dail
4 Republican.