Evening journal., 1897-02-16

ndppy now. AlleI TWO years Ol NcIy |
hard work they have succeeded in seat |
ing a free-silver Democrat In the
United States Senate. They ought to
make a great demonstration Of victory
like that on their return from the st.
Louis convention News and
Advertiser
According to the facts, the bill which
has been offered in the House of Rep
resentatives, to do away with the pres
ent Constitutional Convention is not
worth the paper it is written upon. The
Constitutional Convention is a power
unto Itself The people decided that
fact when, at the late election they
voted for delegates to that body. The
Legislature has no jurisdiction over
them, and all such measures as have
been introduced to do away with it,
will only make a laughing stock of
those who offered them. The people
want new constitution; by their votes
they have decided that matter. That
body will go on making what reforms
they consider necessary for the welfare
and growth Of our state.LDaily Repub-
lican.
A communication dated from heaven
was received by two members of the
Legislature last week. at Dover. Can
anyone imagine that any member of
the Delaware Legislature could receive
such a notice from such a place?
Verify, verify, the many funny things
are happening, and there is no telling
when some of the members will get
communication that will be a little
scorched.-Delaware Ledger.
In the death of Judge Leonard E.
Wales, Delaware has lost one of her
best and ablest citizens. He had spent
thirty-three years on the bench
twenty years as associate judge of the
Superior Court of Delaware and thir-
teen years as judge of the United
States Court for the district OF Della
ware. His decisions were always fair,
and free from partisanship, and COM
manded the highest espect.-Sussex
Journal.
When a Republican who has been ac-
cusing a Levy Court of all the crimes on
the calendar, when elevated tothat office
proceeds at once to follow in the foot
steps of his Democratic predecessor,
and do the very same things, he con-
: victs himself of the very same crime
, according to his own judgment If the
, Republican party is Republican in
: principle it should be Republican in
, practice, and not undertake Democratic
tricks under the mistaken eathat they
understand the machine better than
the men who made it.-SusseX Republi-
can.
1t seems to us that the great United
! States navy is "hoodooed. Wherever
the vessels go there is i'll luck. The
= Brooklyn aground and a big hole in her
keel, the Texas tied to her wharf for
E fear she will sink, the Indiana with
J her guns wiggling and loOsening, and
e now comes the news that six mariners
2 were drowned on the trip of the squad
ron to Charleston. The Philadelphia
2 Record calls the captains and mariners
heroes, and worships them in really
ridiculous fashion. Such little storms
the mariners of our great trans-Atlan-
tic steamers have to stand during most
every trip and noman is thinking they are
q heroes, like our greatest admirals who
have won great battles at sea. These
: mariners of ocean steamers think moth
{ ing of a great storm, and consider them
D merely the unpleasant things pertain
s ing to their calling as seafearing men.
( To call the United States mariners he
@ roes, simply because they have gone
o through little storm, Is ridiculous and
D foolish 1t was their pleasure to go to
+ Charleston, and a little storm makes
not any heroes.-Freie Presse.
S The very creditable record made by
? w. w. Knowles as superintendent OF
e free schools in Sussex county, and the
p risk that is always incurred in appoint
v ing a new man TO this position, will
r doubtless influence the governor to re-
n appoint him without the least hesi-
Y fancy. Mr.. Knowles has made a most
S excellent official, is progressive in his
S methods, and careful and painstakine
it in the discharge of his ddties.-Seaforc
n News
s The death of Judge Leonard e. Wales
- removed one who for a generation has
been member of the bench of Della
n ware Twenty years of this time was
n spent as a judge of our state courts anC
n the rest as a district judge of th'
e United States Court Perfectly famil
lar with the practice of the courts, hi
n legal training and long service had fit
h ted him for the position of an honest
!. upright Judge, devoid of personal or po
a litical bias.-Delaware Democrat
n Our new navy may be composed o
le formidable ships that would do grea
t. things in warfare, but they certainl.
l. seem to fare badly in time of peace
l. Why the cruiser Brooklyn should strik
rock in the much travelled waters o
d the Delaware river when merchant yes
e sells Of all sizes pass to and fro un
a. harmed. appears odd. And why the flee
A. of warships, manouvering off tn
Is Carolina coast, should be so discom
at posed by the recent storm, when ordi
S. nary craft weathered it successfully
IN also appears strange. Can it be that i
IN the effort to make the vessels batti
rs giants the fundamental principles c
sea service are overlooked Gee
r Democrat
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