Evening journal., 1898-12-30
THE PENINSULA PRESS

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The Dover Index suggests the em-
ployment of the prisoners in our jail1I
in the work Of improving the public
roads, and summarizes It's arguments
in the following cogent form Here
are the facts. Our roads need improv-
ing. The country spends several thou
sands on them each year. There are a
number Of idle criminals among us
whom we must keep, whose want Of
occupation furnishes splendid oppor
tuni.y for future crime Matching. The
experiment Of putting Jail inmates az;
work on the roads has been tried IN
other states with success, why not
make the test in Delawnre2- Erlkton
Appeal.
For years past there has been an
organized system, working in covert
and in legal form, whose object has
been to MI the pockets OF county Off
cals at the expense of the taxpayers
New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties
have been drained Of thousands of dol.
lars by this system. and there has
never been but one failure in all these
years to carry the scheme to successful
ending for these behind the SYSTEM
Milford Chronicle.
with si5O,OOO,OoO for pensions and
$16O 100000 that Secretary Alger wants
for his new army, the largely increased
expenditures in the navy and all other
increasing contingent governmental
expenses under the present policy.
prosperity is farther away than ever
Milford Herald.
The editor Of the Deawarean has the
same right before the nomination to a
personal preference as to a candidate
as any other Democrat Dover Della
waroan.
The attorneys for The contestant and
the Republicans Withdrew their appli-
cation for a recount of the ballots in
the Fifth senatorial district before the
count was actually commenced, ana
it is generally believed that the reason
for their action was due to the fact
that they were convinced that il a re-
4 count were made that they would not
gain n senator but would lose
q representative in the Tenth district.
Mr.. Mauil holds the certificate OF cleo
ton and will be sworn in, and when
the contest is presented to the Senate
there will be nine living Democrats to
eight Republicans to decide that hav-
ing been duly elected, he shall serve
as a member Of that body. Delaware
} Pilot.
II is very much to be regretted that
Il Ia INV If.I
that would have ended the case for.
, ever. Every rational person has rea.
( son to hope that the jury would bring
in a verdict Of acquittal. The evidence
was such as to warrant this The
I prosecution made out the strongest
case there was in their materlal al
e hand, they We're bitter In the prose.
{ cution even TO persecution: even ap-
r pealing to the prejudice Of the jury
owing 10 the high position held by the
defendant, as q member OF the United
States Senate.-Sussex Journal.
Whatever may be said of Mr.. Bcegi
ee a competent witness and the prob.
. ability of telling the truth, (as som,
are inclined to question: he is never
= theless an expert witness. Few men
{ II one I'm a thousand. could stand as
witness between the CROSS fires Of twS
n opposing counsels for two daye at
struch without making a blunder o
cantradicting former statements an,
al the same iimo corrohorating th'
: dorumenis throughout Milford New
I AMI Advertiser.
t OF course there are these who be
, heve, or profess to believe. that he Il
. innocert' and. Of course there are thos
who, having carefully followed the evi
dence given af tho trial are JUS
b as firmly convinced Of his guilt Tn,
5 jury Itself divided upon these lines
/. and for all concerned it Is most unfor
u tunate that some conclusion, some yer
4 dict, could not have been reached, tha
would have settled the matter, one wa,
or the other.-State Sentinel.
The chief witness for the prosecution
ID being also the chief criminal involved
IL could not be expected that his tesi
q mony even under oath should receiv
Is Iull oredence, and if not believed il
q iull it would be difficult to tell to whs
n par faith should be given. This wa
evidently the conclusion TO which th
u majority of the jury arrived. and W.
% believe it would be impossible 10 EN-
panel jury that would do otherwise
IA Delaware Democrat.
u It is with deep regret that we an
Is ncunce the death Of Ex-Governor Johl
p. Cochran. He was one Of our state,
foremost citizens He had a long ca
N reer Of honorable usefulness. His ad
! minisirati0n as igoyDnor was one q
the best within tho history of the state
! Dover Delawarean.
y There is talk CT there being z lie
e up right al the start Of the legielativ
n session. Some folks say that honor
/ are exactly even 50 far as numbers e
/. with the Regulars and Unions. Mayh
I, there viii be a case of the irresistibl
meeting the. impenetrable. o, what
'e smash up.--Dover Index.