Evening journal., 1898-01-08
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND EAST
BRN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

Since his induction into office, Presi-
dent Mckinley has pardoned thirteen
bank-wreckers, an average OF one every
three weeks. But men sent to Jail for
stealing bread for their starving chill
dren are permitted to serve out their
fun term.LJustice.
AS usual, Governor Lowndes has
proved himself worthy the peoples
confidence and set an example for men
OF other states, who too often scruple
at nothing to crafty personal ambi-
tion. All honor to Lloyd LOwndes for
his wise urse.-Elkon Appeal.
DIR. Lafayette Marks has left his
monument behind him, and his mem
Ory will live long in the minds of those
with whom he has been associated and
who knew him, after his poor mortal
body shall have crumbled into dust.
His good deeds will live whenever his
name Is recalled in the future He haa
done his life work well, and he was
called up above to a brighter and better
world, where all cease to labor and the
weary are at rest.-Daily Republican.
One OF the first acts OF the coming
session of the General Assembly should
be to supply curious omission in
our new constitution. From the pro-
mitigation OF that charter up to the
present time, Delaware has presented
a truly anomalous spectacle. It has
furnished the singular example OF a
state having its highest court of JUS
tice without the power of holding a
session, a right of appeal without the
power to confer the right; in fine, q
court whose existence lay in name
only.-Dover Index.
or course we mean no reflection on
the orators who are to speak at tha
Young Mems Democratic Club. Della
ware mas the best speakers in the cCun-
try to-day and some of them will be
heard at this celebration. There is,
however, one objection to a speeches.
dinner: Silence Is golden, and If there
were no speeches the silver men might
say that the club is committed TO tine
gold Morning News.
The recent cold snap brought out the
skaters, but It also brought out the
fact that It doesn't always pay to buy
cheap skates. The number OF actual
accidents, not to speak of knocks and
tumbes, that have distinguished the
present skating season has been re-
markable. and they have nearly all
been due to the skates themselves. -
Wilmington Sun.
The cause of the deadlock was the
refusal of eleven Republican members
from Baltimore to be agreeable to the
caucus selection fer speaker They de-
manded that that honor should be
given to Baltimore and failing to Sc
cure it, bOlted. When the vote was
taken for speaker Il resulted in no cleo
tiOn, the regular Republicans voting
| for Gould, the Democrats for Wilkin-
son and the eleven" for Schacfer. AN
effort to bring the bclters to terms
proved unavailing and the deadlock
was cOmplete.-Cecil Democrat.
Pray. when did Senator Hanna "elect
a man to the presidency" It is true
| that McKinley's nomination was largely
due to Hannas manipulation, bun
when II came 10 the election, the peo-
pie did the work.-Every Evening.
But thank God, the governor of Del
aware has now veto power. for the
first time in the history of the state
ana he will have It to exercise at this
adjourned session of the General AS
sembly, and we have that confidence in
| tnN A"ii AtHc, hOhSot4s duu Integrity Ol
Governor Tunnel that he will not
abuse it, nor will he approve every
partisan bill that may pass both houses
of the Legislature and be offered tC
him for approval.-Milford Chronicle
If the future can be judged by The
past we may expect a long g-drawn Gu
session, while various motions are re
considered. Legislation Of great i'm
portance will necessarily come up, ans
we await with some curiosity the ac
tion of body which has established
such an unenviable reputation a.
time-killers. What they will do wheI
something must be done is hard to fore
tell-Sussex Republican.