Evening journal., 1898-01-19
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND EAST
ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

THINKING OF.
DOyer's town election Is a distinct
warning that men must pay their own
registration fee OF one dollar to be reg
istered. and we presume il viii now be
i'm order for the present Legislature to
clearly and distinctly prescribe by
proper laws how the fee of one dollar
Shall be paid to register man to
qualify him to vote, and where he got
the dollar from and how he earned It.
Milford Chronicle.
What a set cf whimpering children
we Americans arel There is one kind
Of protection which Justice thoroughly
believes, namely, protection from hcm6
manufacturers Justice.
The present session CT the Leglgla-
ture, to a certain extent cuts the
gOrdian knot which connects us with
the old Constitution. Representative
CT the latter. yet shOrn Of it's power to
do Ill by the former, it marks with un-
usual emphasis the passing of the old
and its contrast with the new.-Sussex
Republican.
Senator CrOthers on Thursday intro
duced a bill prohibiting all forms of
gambling upon any horse race or race
track in Cecil county. This is the first
step in fulfillment of the pledges given
by the Democratic party upon this
question.-Ce Democrat.
Governor Tunnel has issued a proc
lamation calling upon the people OF
Delaware to contribute to the relief of
the suffering Cubans. It is hoped that
his appeal will meet With a ready re-
sponse from the citizens Of the state,
and especially from the sympathizers
Of oppressed WimingtOn Sun.
One of the most important matters
is the drafting Of general corporation
act but with. the existence of such acts
in other states il may be merely a mat
ter OF comparison and copying What
has been found effective in other states
may be tried here without any danger
Until the committee or commission. or
whatever It is TO be called. gets ma
terlal ready for consideration, the Cen
eral Assembly can dispose of those
matters that are clear and concerning
which there is no doubt-Morning
News.
Without attempting to unravel the
situation prOphesied for 1900, when the
Democrats are 10 win and the Republic
can voters are to help "tO turn the
rascals out" it is worth while to read
this letter simply as a sample Of the
"rot" written against civil service re-
form Fortunately, however, the peo-
pie estimate 1t at its true worth, and 1t
is without weight or eflect..-Eyery
Evening
We can see no good reason why our
STATE legislature should not consider
new business at its present session.
There are many matters of great inter-
est calling for immediate legislative
attention, and no harm could result
| from their consideration at this ses-
sion. The Time that will be needed fos
the preparation Of enactments that
have been made necessary by the new
Constitution, the work for which will
have to be done largely by committees,
will leave ample opportunity for the
consideration Of such new business as
may commend itself to the judgment OF
our legislators-Sun Star.
Representation according TO popu.a-
ton should prevail in Delaware. as il
| does elsewhere and for this reason
the bll Ct Representative JChns-n
| providing for an amendment to the new
| Constitution so as to give Kent ano
| Sussex counties two additional senG'
| tors-at-large and two representative
i Is deserving of defeat-Sunday Herald
|