Evening journal., 1898-06-28
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THD DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SIIOFIE EDITORS AttE
THINKING OF.

WHAT T1tb DElSAWHNtOh <AANO
EASTERN SIHORE EDITORS ARE
THDNIlING OF.
II has been announced that Governor
Tlnnell has determined not TO approve
the new ballot law as passed by uhe
last Legislature. II is supposed thaA ne
deems it imperfect in some vital re-
spects and would not stulufy himsell
by attaching his signature to mll
which he thinks might be prolific OF
wrong.-Miiford Chronicle.
The failure OF the Legislature to pass
General Corporation Act, leaves that
duty to be performed by the next one
and gives the people chance TO elect
LEGISLATURE which will pass such an
act as is demanded by the people
Sussex Republican.
Every once in a while events occur
to prove the truth of the nomely oiu
/ Injunction of Holy Writ, "Ihe way OF
/ the transgres1or Is hard" Vice and
crime may flourish for awhile,but pun
liehment inevitably follows. There are
texts for many sermons in the Dover
bank cases now before the Federal
Court in this city.-Every Evening.
We speak for the best element oi
every party when we say that the pro-
posed law would have been worse than
a common nuisance. It was the open
ing wedge for every kind Of political
rascality at the polls. Now that the
! bill is dead the people Will breathe
easier.-Sussex journal.
Those Spaniards who are urging
lul..f. lt.4 .I,..ltrl Ia, 1nrts ~ rn lrl panrf
are showing good sense. 1t Is better
for Spain TO stop the war now and save
what she can.-Dover Delawarean.
The graduating class Of the Whining
ton High School comprising nineteer
young men and thirty-five youn6
women is an inspiring object lesson II
the results accomplished by our publi'
school system.-Sunday Star.
AS to dissensions in the ranks OF thu
Democracy. These are nowhere dis
coverable to the Democracy. A glance
at the condition OF affairs in the Demo
cratic party OF Delaware to-day, shows
that never in it's history was 1t NOR
united, better equipped or more deter
mined to win. And II will win.-lMil
ford Herald.
II is a sad fact that Sussex count.
| has at the present time the most profit
i, gate and incompetent Levy Court tha
we have had in the history OF tn
county .-Seaford News.
That was a wise provision in tn
p Adams investment law which allow
5 stock not paying a dividend to escap
D tax. II would be too hard to have one
, money tied up in a concern that coul
not OF would not pay a dividend an
i then to be taxed for allowing som
= other fellow to use our money.-MOrn
I ing News.
h Notwithstanding the manifestation
e OF harmony between the two wings {
the Republican party, the Regular
continue to monopOlize the Offices, a
r is shown by the appointment OF Wi
h liam p. Carter as postmaster at Lewe
Perhaps, however. this was part {
the agreement by which they got e
+ gether. Delaware Democrat.
O The Democratic party will enter upo
the approaching campaign upon pla
form OF economy in state and count
s management, in the presenting OF "a
y cCptable candidates for the suffrage
n NAt pCNllts anu lul puilNg u tlcNNlOu
+ On these issues it expects the III
party support and the support also
y the friends Of these measures.-Dei
D ware Pilot.
ss John Biggs attorney for Thomas
10 Clark, made one OF the gamest flgh
Is every fought for client in our court
II he had one ghost OF a show to Gle
the prisoner IL would have been accor
IA piished. but the preponderance Of q
n evidence was against the accused, al
D. so thought the jury, who came in wi
q a verdict in less than three hours aft
A., having been charged by the Judge.
- Daily Republican.
We understand that the govern
at has announced his intention Of pocks
lie ing the ballot law. which means tn
,ir ne will neither approve nor veto [
O. bill. but viii allow it to die q natui
- death In accordance with the abo
constitutional provision. The Az
IVY tralian voting system will therefore