Evening journal., 1897-01-25
The PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

out the great pledge or the Democracy
of Delaware, by sending a pronounced
silver man TO the United States Senate.
This is what we predicted and expected.
They could not have done otherwise
and kept their pledges to the people.
The Democracy of Delaware triumphed
on the free silver issue last FAN and
will make greater triumphs in the tu-
ture on the same issue.-Sussex Jour-
nal.
lust think. a bill has been intro
duced in the Legislature to do away
with that relic of barbarism in our
state, the whipping-post. What a trans
formation for Delawarei The para
graph writer's will have nothing to
write about for the metropolitan jour
nails if this particular kind of justice
is abolished.-Dail Republican.
The election by the Legislature of
W. M. Ross to the office of state treas
urer is very gratifying to his friends in
this community, where he is deservedly
popular. Mr. Ross will make an ex-
cellent treasurer and the office came to
him as q graceful acknowledgment of
his valuable party services Seaford
News
The Moslems Of Delaware, with their
! faces turned towards the rising sun,
now pray: Great is MammOn, and Ad-
dicks is his prophet Milford News
and Advertiser.
If we are to have honest elections in
! this state then just such heroic meas
ures must be adopted as was enacted
in the Cheairs- Dickey contest in the
! Legislature. In which Mr.. Cheairs was
! found to be the legally elected dmember 1t
is not our intention to say that Dickey
was implicated in false election re-
turns. He may not be guilty at ALL
yet the outcome of the fight leaves him
in a most undesirable postion.-Dela-
ware Ledger.
The choice Of Hon. Richard r. Ken
ney TO represent Delaware in the
United States Senate is a most happy
elimination of controversy that a
week ago was disturbing the Democ-
racy Of Delaware most severely, and
made nervously disposed persons ap-
prehensive for the unity and healthful
concord that has been the fundamental
principle of party success in the past.
Laurel Sussex COuntian.
The trump" Legislature went through
the farce of drawing warrants on the
state treasurer for salaries, but it is
well known who will honor these war
rants, If they are honored at all, and
thus pay my men for their servile
services. The state treasurer, it is safe
to wager, will not risk a dollar on
them.-Eyery Evening
Delaware has more politics to the
square mile than any state in the whole
Union. We can show gold and silver
Democrats. regular and Union Repub-
Leans, silver Republicans, Single Tax
ers, Populists and Prohibtionists. Be
sides all that we can beast of a regular
Democratic lower House and a Senate
a rump lower House and a rump SEN
J ate: two United States senators-elect
! besides a United States senatOr-eleci
left over from two years agO.-Freit
Presse
The Hon Watson r. Sperry's long
letter published in the Morning News
during the last week is hardly up tC
his usual standard. He is writing aboUi
something Of which he has no persona
knowledge The politics of Delaware
has been revolutionized during his foul
S years absence from the United States
! and all his political c0nfederates have
! been practically bowled out of the lead
ing positions they held before his de
parture.-Dover State Sentinel.
S And now, what are you doing to hell
I New Castle? A big boom is in sight i
q our citizens will unite in helping i
: along and all our progressive peopl
are doing so. Are you one of the en-
e terprising ones?-New Castle News.
g We hope to see +. E. Bach postmas
d ter of n.-Afro-Americal
+ Citizen.
a The work already performed by th
b. convention has been OF q character &
insure the drafting of an admirable in
y stument There has been periec
harmony of action among the members
and there is every indication of a de
.s sire TO accomplish the best possibl
i, ends. There has been on utter absenc
Of friction between the delegates, an
y &c would be impossible for anyone nc
acquainted with the individual mem
bers to discover, by their debate an
q, discussion, whether they were Republ
" cans or Democrats. Not a tinge Of pol
a tics has appeared. and what has a
r. ready been done has been done WE'LL
60 Morning News.
M Having known Hon. Ebe W. Tunne
,e for twenty-five years and part of tn;
time when he was clerk Of the peace {
ouSStN county sttluS ulhl dillbol tNNi
at day. we do not remember to have hear
III an unkind word of him. Naturally
IN a kind and genial disposition he h'
IN cultivated those characteristics and
has hosts of personal friends of q
parties who wish him and his admin
tration Of affairs the greatest success
'S -Middletcwn Transcript
nc General Kenney was elected by Il
ng Democratic party. We believe he w
tie use his very best endeavOrs to SER
d. the party. He is entitled to a fair tri
If and to the good will Of the party. Eve
. Democrat should lend him all possih
assistance to obtain the office to whit
u' he has been elected, and we are pleas
p- to learn from him that he is to Obta
ct it in a very short time.-Dover Del
he warean.
he The senatOr-elect is a promine
,to member of the Kent county bar. WI
by sheer force of a vigorous intelle
has come to the front and been chos
to that high position. He possesses
iai energetic character and has hosts
to friends in all parts Of the state. Close