Evening journal., 1898-05-09
The PENINSULA PR IS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.


The members Of the N. G. D., who at
first concluded THAT they preferred to
stay at home to going to- fight the Gu
bans, have rocOnsidered that determi-
nation and have returned to camp. II
they have duties at home which require
them they should not be accused of
cowardice for Obeying that call. be
cause there are men who are members
Of the guard who are more needed at
home than anywhere lse.-Sussex Re
publican.
We are willing. to do much out OF
patriotism and follow the president in
carrying on the war, but we shall never
support a measure to fasten the gold
standard more tightly upon the people
of this country. Such an act would be
base betrayal Of the best interests
OF The American people.-Dei@ware
| lRecord.
Men. from the gunbOat Wilmington
PLANTED the first American flag on Gu
ban soil since the unpleasantness be
gan. We knew they would make a
good record wherever they won't
Morning News.
Some of the Republican papers are
protesting that there is complete har-
mony in their party, when the fact is
that the bitterness is too bitterly bitter
to be concealed.-Cec Democrat.
While we are waglng war upon bar
| bariSm. and relies of the middle ages
It might he we'll to take steps to- abel
ish the whipping-post in Delaware
last Saturday at Dover. among others,
a man received ten lasihes for stealing
a hat. This lis some nine.etnth century
| civilizaton.-Jus
There's a rumor apparently well
! founded that the new High School
movement for Milford has been block
ed by the opposition of our local mem
ber OF the House at Dover. We can
! hardly credit this. because we fail to
| find where any argument against IL
could be based. Certainly not on the
line of a probable increase in taxation
because of the cost. That argument
could not hold because Of the fac, that
Immediately before the opening Of an
ether school year, unless this normal
school is established. to each Cc the
public schools of Milford there must
be built an additiOn.-Milford Herald
The ships that left Key West ars
as crushing,y superior to the Spanish
force as Dewey's squadron was To thai
CT the iuckless NOntojO. With Ameri-
can skill and daring to fight them ths
result CT a collision cannCt be flr an
instant In doubt And when tht bat
tie is over and the Spanish squadron
destroyed, the way to Cuban liberty
will stretch out broad and clear-Wil
mington Sun.
The Bcggs-COOper trial is new on
again. The government will doubtless
make the strongest possible cas-,
against Mr.. Cooper II Mr.. Cooper is
guilty as charged he should suffer, but
we have always protested and st.ll dc
protest his innocence. We believe Mr.
Cooper never Intentionally did or at
tempted to rob the Dover bank, directly
81 or indirectly, of one cent, and that hi.
I trial will fully vindicate the assertion
Sussex Journal
The blue and gray" are marching
, under the same banner and are wei
nigh vincible.-Delawar Democrat.
Tt begins to look now as if the much
talked-of new city charter, would b
I | allowed to rest for some time to come
The matter had been all arranged q
. pass the charter. Senator Daniel stew
q art was TO he allowed to name two O
= the heads OF the different city depart
e ments, for which he was to vote t0 pas
2 the charter Everything was lovel.
4 for the bill to become operative. bu
- then the House insisted on naming tw
2. cf the remaining five commissioner
o This Senator Pyle would not consen
i to. and the bill then was pigeon-holet
a and that is it's prospect for this sessiO
e OF The Legislature, at least.-Daily Re
i publican.
j. Delaware has been honored and
d brave solder has been recognized b.
l. President Mckinley in the appointmen
p Of General James II. Wilson. as major
/, general in the army of volunteers
l. Graduating in 1860, he had an oppOI
tunity to show the true metal With
{, him. During the rebellion he fought ur
l. der Mcclellan, Sheridan, Sherman an
" Grant, coming out of the war major
ie general at only q years of age. He ha
Z. been a prominent actor in commercis