Evening journal., 1897-11-27
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWAREA AND EAST
ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.
The Republican party made no mis-
take in choosing their first governor
in a quarter Of a century, and if we
cannot have a senator from the Eastern
Shore, the party will do well to select
Lloyd Lowdnes as A. p. Germans sue
cessor.-Elkton Appeal.
Never in the history Of the city-at
least for a quarter Of a century-has
such an opportunity been offered to
the people Of Wilmington to shcw
what they can do in extending the
right hand Of fellowship to the strang-
ers within their gates 1t has been
a rare opportunity and it has been
seized with far greater eagerness than
had been expected. The officers and
the men of the gunboat came here as
strangers. They will leave as friends.
They were welcomed formally and per-
haps perfunctory, but they will be Civ
en- God-speed, when they leave, with a
sincerity and a deep-rooted regret not
to be questioned.-M Morning News
Wilmington is having a big "jubl-
lee" this week. Yesterday imposing
ceremonies were held before thousands
OF people, when the new gunboat
Wilmington" was presented with a
handsome punch bowl and other tokens
by the citizens and school children.
Now let the Wilmington papers give us
a rest and leave gunboats alone until
the exigencies OF the case demand 1t
in war.-Smyrna Times.
All the defective laws that emanated
from the last Legislature were blamed
on the Democratic Senate. Now there
can be no excuse for the Republicans,
they control both houses Of the Assem-
bly, and have the governor, and all the
responsibility is theirs.-Cecil Demo-
crat.
Wilmington people are royal in the
welcome they are extending to the Of
ficers and crew OF their naval name
sake. To the latter, the visit to this
city is a delightful epoch.-Every
Evening
It seems strange that the Addicks
leaders should have permitted them
selves to have been led into the mis-
take Of proclaiming themselves to the
world as a party distinct from the Re-
publican party. 1t was certainly net ac-
cidental, but probably the outcome CT
marked every step of Addicks in poll
tics, and this convention and adoption
of new name must be the outcrcp-
ping or a part of some Addicks scheme
to prevent any possibility of an ar
rangement of the differences existime
In the Republican party.-Sussex Re
publican.
Prosperous or hard times, still we
have abundant cause for thanks. for
have we not the blessings of freedom
and all its concomitants lowered upon
us by the finest government the world
has seen. Let us then be true Amerl-
cans this day, and as such we will pay
proper respect TO its objects and its
purpOses.-DOyer Index.
There are some policemen on the
force who have never made an arrest.
and yet they are among the best, most
intelligent and most useful men en- the
force. A policeman who understands
his business will do all in his power to
make an arrest unnecessary Daily
sun.
What a mistake our legislators make
in forbidding men to carry engines Of
peace" Every citizen should be COM
PEELED to carry a gun or two, just to
maintain order in the community
Justice.
Although City Council had no money
to spend to hire carriages to turn out
in the escort to the governor and
speakers on Tuesday afternoon last,
they have decided they have money
enough to give the officers of the gun
boat banquet on Saturday evening at
Eden Hall. We have no objection to
| City Council rendering the officers of
the ,gunbOat a ,hanqhet hut their &C
| tion - nOttoonsistent. If The gunboat
committee had had sufficient money in
hand every public official in the city
would have Deen asked to ride, but
they hadn't and were compelled to cut
their g;Iment according to their cloth.
Daily Republican.
| Mr. Morse has as much influence
with the administration, although not
so patent, as has Marcus A. Hanna.
and we predict that there will be made
an attempt to conduct a campaign in
Delaware along the same lines as has
been the campaign in Ohio during the
last election there, when the state or
| ganization was cOerced with support
ing the presidents choice, largely
against the wish Of the masses Mil
ford Chronicle.