Evening journal., 1898-11-23
THE PENINSULA PRESS


Some OF our laws need radical revis-
ion, because they are unfair and unjust.
They may have been good party meas
ures and of benefit to the Democratic
party when in power, and may now be
used as instruments in furtherlng the
success Of the Republican party, but
such should not be the desire of Re
publicans.-Sussex Republican.
The good government" people insist
upon an honest expenditure Of the
taxes. They fight shy however, Of pro-
posals for honest collection of taxes.
But until they have provided for the
first, il is nonsense to expect the sec
ond. "a corrupt tree cannot bring
foi.h good fruit" We create a prole-
tariat, and then we wonder why good
government does not prosper.-Jus-
tice.
Strenuous efforts will be made in
Pennsylvania and Delaware to beat
both Quay and Addicks for the United
States Senate. In the Keystone State,
Quay is in possession and likely to re-
main there, while Addicks, in the Dia-
UlOMuE 0AAAtf HAS INC hAA0hiA ~ AbA ,
The fight against him will be led by
ex-senator John Pilling, of Newark
who will be the anti-AddiclSs leader in
the House, to which he has just been
eleoted-Cecil Democrat.
There were no Democratic victories
In the North last week but in the
South there were two notable ones
Milford Chronicle.
The state is safely Republican and
the family ought to be a happy one. yet
the keleton-Addicks- be gotten
rid Of. There will be many schemes
laid between this and January /, 1892
yet many Of them will go wrong
Delaware Ledger.
The purpose OF an election is to as
certain the will OF the people, and to
determine their choice of those who
are to administer the government. II
is necessary, therefore, to so regulate
the suffrage that any and every man,
no matter whether educated or not,
shall be able to do so with the posi-
binty of mistake or error reduced to
a minimum. Absolute simplicity
should be the rule and every feature
Of complication, doubt or uncertainty
should at once be removed.-State SEN
tinel.
The only way to make our party
healthy is to go back to old conditions,
when natural leaders were the leaders
in politics, when men were recognized
by the work they did and influence
they properly exercised, not to push
themselves into political office. but be-
cause they lived lives of wholesome
citizenship. when sometimes even un-
willingly rewards of public office were
forced upon them. In such times
healthy conditions make strong men
and strong parties, believing in sound,
healthy principles and practices; and
we believe that such healthy conditions
exist to-day in our party, though some
stenches and much dust which have
been produced and kicked up may
seem most prominent and penetrating
Dover Delawarean.
An examination of the election fig
ures will disclose the fact that almost
fifty per cent. OF the 1856 Republican
votes cast On the Sth Of this month
were the votes Of negroes. In other
MNAAo eight luOuodnu VI lut INtluUll-
can votes were machine votes, voted
as one man, governed and controlled
by no principal Herded as so many
cattle and driven as so many sheep
Milford Herald.
ITO be a senator, one must be a
hustler" says a contemporary. How
much more complimentary 1t would be
to the political life of the present day
If the truth Of history compelled the
statement: ITO be a senator, one mus
be statesman. Sussex COuntian.
In politics as in war nothing is to b,
gained by temporizing with the enemy
An enemy is an enemy be he fool oil
dragon-the name changes him not
And so let the experience Of the las
campaign lee a lesson never 10 be for
gotten. that the time spent entertain
ing a part OF the enemy was time giveI
to the other part to win victory
Seaford News.
Ii is not so Notifying TO be defeated
in a political compaign, but when ont
thinks of the elements, the factors II
legitimate and illitorate that gave tn
victors success on Tuesday, NOvembe
s, Il is time for the Anglo-SaNon rae
to mediate on the gravity OF the resul
and prepare to protect themselves from
approaching eviL-Deiaware Pilot.