The sun., 1898-11-17
Thursday, November II, 1898.
GooD morning! Do yea buy in Viii
ninGtsn?

eular. containing the governors Thanks
giving proclamation. bearing the follow
Ing superscription: ''Will not be paid for.
II fprlnted must be a. news. ]. H. Hughes,
Secretary Of State" Has the State VI
Delaware under Democratic administra-
tion become 80 impoverished that it
must ask charity OF the newspapers2 II
the aforesaid proclamation OF the Cover.
nor is worth publishing At all ii il worth
paying for. What op earth 10 tie gov
ernor giving thanks for, ANYWAY? 10 it
tor the States impecuniousness and par
simony, not economy, surely, or is it Tor
the Democratic slump in Delaware on
November s? The Democratic legislator
and politician is curious creature. He
will gag at the payment Of the legitimate
bill Of the newspaper whose support he
has had through the thick of the fight,
but will not hesitate to pass bill Of $500
Or 81, 600 of some briefess barrister who
chaneed to draw bill or give an opin-
ion. 1t is time the newspapers got to-
gether ard ignored oil requests for free
advertising Ercning Journal.
The Jouraol has taken step in the
tight direction. Unity among news.
papers would produce not only increased
financial conditions to the papers them.
selves, but work largely to the better.
ment Ct the public and its interests.
The Ercniny Journal deserves full
credit for its declaration as to tbs pro.
priety Of a newspaper union.
The force Of the newspaper is the
reatest force in civilization. They form
and express public opinion.
They suggest and control legislation.
They represent the people.
The Journal is right when it says "the
Democratic legislator ard politician is q
curious CREATURE. He will gag at the
payment Of the legitimate bill of the
newspaper whose support h. has had
through the thick ofthe fight, but will
not hesitate to pass bill of $500 or 81 900
Of some briphess barrister who chances
to draw bill or give an opinion"
The people stand not for such things.
The newspapers represent the people.
Then why should not a union of news
papers be formed to wipe out such con-
ditions as this request of the State upon
which Journal has commented.
Newspaper union against this charac-
ter Of legislation is just. Editorial COM
binations for the good of the people
whom the newspapers represent should
be encouraged.
Let the newspapers fight, argue, and
thus develop wisdom on questions that
are in doubt. Let them take opposing
sides in politics and thus stir up the
truth. Let them even fight each other
ifthey must.
Yet on matters OF funquestionable truth
and justice let them unite.
There can be no question, for instance,
that tho connection of certain men with
the robbery of the First National Bank
OF Dover should have been exposed. Yet
The Sun EXPOSED that crime against the
government and people, without aid.
There can be no question that fraud in
and out Office should be exposed and
crushed. There can be no question
women should be represented on the
Board OF Public Education.
The defence of the weak, the encour.
agement of the deserving, the propaga.
tion OF ideas Of Justice, the fighting Of
crime in every walk of life and all classes
of men--these are the objects which
every newspaper should have at heart
These objects TIE Sun has at heart.
The Etening Journal has struck the
right chord and On appreciative response
is due.
GAS is now selling in Trenton, N. j.,
for s. cents per thousand. Two months
ago it sold in the same city for $500 a
thousand feet.
In commenting on the extremely low
price at which the people of Trenton
now get gas, the Daily Republican yester-
day said:
"The peoples Gas Improvement Com