Evening journal., 1898-05-03
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

| connected with Delaware College, on
| Tuesday night illustrated very forcibly
the mistake OF erecting a frame build
| ing in proximity to the large college
buildings AT many times during the
progress of the fire these buildings were
threatened, and they we're only saved
by keeping them thoroughly drenched
with water.-Delaware Ledger.
When a nation has become involved
I'm war, the supreme duty Of all citizens
is to rally to the support of the govern
ment, TO the end that the struggle upon
which II has entered may be brought
to an early and successful conclusion.
/ There is room for no discussion now ex>
cept such as relates to the ways and
means for most quickly striking down
the public enemy and compelling him
to sue for peace.-Sussex Countian.
General Wilmer, who has been ap-
pointed to the Maryland command, has
| received over a thousand applicants for
stan positions! They all want to be
officers.-Kent News.
There is a certain element who sound
the war cry, but are they Of those who
make up a nation, who make 1t strong
and great? The calm, sober second
thought, after all the hurly-burly has
subsided, will be more thoroughly sat
isfled that the declaration Of war was
unnecessary at this time.-Delawar
Pilot.
War is a sad thing. It may be very
dangerous without the firing OF a shot.
Nature undertook to show the boys at
Camp Tunnehl how thoroughly dis
agreeable a soldiers life may be. The
cooks Of the several companies rallied
to the assistance Of nature in her at
| tempt to give a practical demonstration
OF some OF the hardships and hardtack,
a soldier is called upon to endure. Most
OF the boys are home now.-Milford
News and Advertiser.
The people should not too hastily
| judge the conduct of the men of the
Delaware National Guard who refused
to enlist at Camp Tunnel for the regu-
lar army Had the government de-
cided to form a Delaware regiment
/ from them and given them the choice
/ OF their own officers, 1t is likely that
the number of enlistments among them
would have been much larger. State
/ pride would have been a powerful in
centive to them in the matter, but
when they were to lose their identity as
a state organization by being divided
| among other regiments, many OF them
| doubtless considered it better to join
distinctive Delaware regiment of volun-
| teers, that whatever they accomplished
might be given to the credit OF their
own state.-Delaware Democrat.
The election of Professor John B.
Moore, of the Columbia Law School, as
assistant secretary Of state, is a fitting
tribute to the ability Of this young and
| eminent authority on international law
Mr.. Moore Is a Delawarean by birth
and a DemOcrat-Sussex journal.
The Diamond State has been second
to none in patriotism in the past in all
the wars, and the courage and spirit Of
self-denial among Delawareans are as
strong to-day as ever The fact that
some OF the troops went home on
Thursday does not signify that they
shrink from any duty. Many have
reasons why they cannot be separated
from family and home and business, at
least not until the demand upon their
services are stronger than they are
Inow.-MiddletOwn Transcript
II the members will come next week
and stay, II they are willing to suffer
little personal Inconvenience and
settle down in earnest to the work,
they can get through by the 9Th of May
as proposed in the House resolution. AT
least let them try.-Dover Delawarean.
The Adams tax bill as 1t now stands
imposes a tax upon the savings of the
poor deposited in savings banks. We
hope It will not pass in that form. II II
does, we hope that Governor Tunnel
Will veto it.-State Sentinel.
Here, you Weather Man: Let up on
this business or else put a substitute
on till you sober UP. No man unless he
/ had the jim-iams, would dish out such
ID weather as you've given us this week
Turn your calendar around for mercy's
sake; this isn't December Milford
Herald.
Thoughtless persons who do not un
| derstand all the circumstances OF tn,
case should not be too ready to con
! denim the members of the Nationa
r Guard who returned from MiddletOwI
p on last Thursday. The reason for thei
return was entirely apart from any fea
OF the consequences OF a regular en-
u listment, and while II was perhaps
3 blunder for them TO leave camp, it wa
@ not one, as we understand It, tha
should in the least tarnish their reputa
! tiCns for courage or patriotism. Tn
etay-at-hOmes who laugh and jeer a
3 this incident would establish q muc
: better right to criticise by prompt
y applying for the boys places in camI
.e 1t has been frequently observed, in tn
!, / matter OF sports, that a man can al
Il ways play a great game sitting in tn
IT grand stand. In the matter Of wa
J. the same holds true-the bravest an
s- best soldiers are invariably those VIII
% stay at home-Sunday Star
~ The advice OF the Board OF Health
being needed all through town as is ev
dent from the number OF people VIII
~ are cleaning up. A thorough cleaning
al cellars and back yards is the be-
II Spring medicine for any cOmmunit,
NJ Let the good work go on and whe
!, Summer shall have arrived we nee
IL not fear epidemics of any kind.-Ne
lg Castle News.
40 The contemplated erection OF a ne
o. public high school on Delaware avenl
he Will increase the school facilities of n
er growing city as we'll as add anoth
no handsome structure to the number tn
" have been built in recent years. Pr
marily a residence section, the prop0sl