Evening journal., 1898-12-31

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knows, that both papers are run under
the same auspices and with the same
objects in view He stood up TO be
whipped in fight in which there was
no organized effort to whip him. The
Democratic party of.the First district
simply lay down on him Of its own ac-
cord. No instructions had TO be given
anybody. Il was a natural action and
is by no means the first time that he
has found himself on his back with
the party sitting serenely on his ach-
ing stomach.
He disclaims antipathy for Senator
Kenney. The political history Of Kent
county for the past twelve years will
show his animus. We repeat that he
glories in the misfortunes Of Senator
Kenney for the political opportunities
which he hopes will accrue therefrom
to him and his friends. His,hypocrti-
cal editorial policy towards the SEN
ator and the party are proofs which
carry conviction with them. Kent
counsiaus know what his policy has
been--get Senator Kenney, Colonel
Cooper and a few more men in a hole
and then raise plous face and fawn-
like eye TO high heaven and pray loud
~ FOR party reconstruction under Do
yer Delawarean auspices. 1t was a
beautiful scheme in the abstract. A
dream by dreamer OF dreams. But IL
wouldn't work. It needed something
back Of it to push it along, and that
something was lacking The party
was not ready to follow such a leader
ship or TO give It's countenance to such
hypocrtcal pretensions. The editor OF
the Dover Delawarean can declare that
his heart Is not black enough nor soul
email enough to wish to see such per-
son utterly ruined and his family
crushed with sorrow and humiliation
to satisfy any old grudge," but his ac-
lions at this particular time belle the
protestation.
Quite recently he declared that he was
vain enough to believe that If he mad
been the leader in Kent county in No
sember the Union Republicans would
non have carried the county VIII the
ditor Of the Dover Delawarean please
tell us when and where he ever gave
evidence Of his capacity for political
leadership? We are fairly convsrsant
with Kent county politics, and know Of
no page in the annals Of the party
which warrants his vain assump.ion.
Ia fact outside OF holding two Offices.
neither Of which he won himself one
OF which was given 70 him by the
party and the other stolen and given
to him with his fun knowledge and
consent, we know Of no particular part
he has played In the county's politics.
In the General Assembly he was more
OF dotiimcnt than a benefit 10 the
partyand in the Constitutional Conven-
tion he was lying back in the harness
and suking half the time. In facl. II
we are not mlsinformed, I'm The matter
OF districting Kent county, he went
over to the Republicans and remained
with them for three days. He wanted
a legislative district carved out for hle
special benefit. He got the district,
but Stephen Slaughter got the aomi-
nation and election We have requested
the editor Of the Dover Delawarean to
answer several questions and be has
declined. Now we ask him to tell MS
what there is in his past political per-
formances. for that is the best that we
can call them, to justify him in making
the assertion that II he had been the
Democratic leader Of Kent county the
Union Republicans would not have
CARVED the county in November Give
us an answer and le. us take i up
word by word and sentence by sem
tence md prove to public satisfaction
its utter absurdity
We have charged. all we again
charge that the laudatoiy "commuui-
cations addressed 90 the editor ,he
Dover Delawarean were written by a
member Of his own family. and that
they constitute part and parcel Of the
same old scheme CT reorganizing the
party under Dover Delawarean au-
spices.
Hear the silly pratings Of the cow
ardly hypocrite:
The Standing Of our newspaper crit
les is such that we are hardly called
upon 10 pay any attention to what they
say: our notice 0f them has really been
an excess of courtesy on cur pars.
We wish 10 say that the standing Of
his critics is such that he has devoted
from eight to ten columns OF editorial
matter in the hopeless task OF squaring
himself with them and with party
whose charitable hospitality ne has so
grossly outraged. For a man who feels
hat be is hardly called upon to pay
any attention to what they say" he
has wasted a lot Of ink and shameful
waete Is not one OF HIS cnaracteristics.
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