Evening journal., 1898-04-11
THG PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

The Legislature need complain no
longer of having nothing to do. There
are three bills now i'm hand which re-
quire careful and intelligent considera-
tiOn. They are the school bill, the reg
istratiOn acts and the general corpora
tiOn law. To act upon any one of these
bills intelligently and understandingly
and without political bias or corporate
influence Will require greater expen-
diture Of mental force and backbone
than has been exhibited by the present
Legislature during it's entire life.-Mil-
ford News and Advertiser.
The excursion OF trades people to Will
mington this week was an entire sue
cess. This is a move in the right direc-
tiOn. Wilmington should not be passed
by for Philadelphia by the Peninsula
people who have to 90 away from home
to do their shopping Sussex Journal.
There viii be racing in Maryland it
appears, despite all the war waged
against outlaw" tracks. The racing
win be done "honorably" this time,
and any man can attend without fear
OF being mulched bet and win-or
lose. The old game is to be carried on
under a new Delaware Ledger
Mark Hanna has been found guilty
OF bribery by the Senate committee Of
the Ohio Legislature to investigate the
charges that money was used to secure
his selection to the United States Sen
ate And there will be a hot time
when the report is presented to the
Senate for adoption after which it will
be sent to the United States Senate
and it will devolye on that body to say
whether or not Senator Hanna shall
retain his seat-SeafOrd News.
1t is a nip and tuck race between the
national administration and the adj
ministration Of Sussex county as to
which will have the largest deficiency
In the treasury at the end of the year.
delaware Pilot.
Through the strenuous Efforts Of
Senators Gray and Kenney the follow
ing amendment e. the bill for the i'm
prOvement OF Wilmington harbOr, was
passed by the Senate on last Thursday:
"Thatconuacts may be entered into by
the secretary Of war for such materials
and work as may be necessary to COM
plete the modified project Of improve
ment and submitted in the annual re-
pert of the chief engineers to the secre-
lary Of war dated September 30 1897, to
be paid for as appropriations may from
time to time be made by law. not to
exceed in the aggregate $l76G G25" May
it speedily become a law.-Sunday Star.
AS we have before said, it seems to
us that FIVE men are perfectly c0mpe-
tent to transact all the business of this
county in an economical manner and
more satisfactorily to the people than
would ten, or one from each represen-
tative district. Five, or one from each
senatorial district, would be able to
give more Of their time and attention
to the business and better salaries
could be paid them, thus getting bet
ter men than If there were ten, as the
new bill provides for.-Delaware
Democrat.
Il was remarkable body The Sem
ate was probably up to the usual high
standard Of Maryland senators in abil-
/ ity and integrity. The House. Well, it
was a mess! There were some good
members in this body. of course. and
among these we are happy to class
Kent's representatives.-K News.
A good water system, with proper
! fire apparatus and hose, is a dangerous
| enemy to the fire flend. and this In
part accounts for the milk within The
cocoanut.-Sussex COuntian.
| Why an Addiclls Republican pollti
! clan, teller OF a bank, could only tinC
Democrats to aid him in robbing tn
| bank Is very passing strange, indeed
But the Republicans Of the Addick'
kind always were very corrupt peo
pie So honest are these Addicks peO
ple Il is we'll to understand from thei
standpoint that the bad people OF tn
state outside OF their own company, ex
cepting Mr.. Boggs himself rar
eample-are all Democrats.-Milfor'
Herald
Governor Tunnel. in his proclama
ton calling upon "all good citizen
who are eligible for military service" Z
carroll themselves as a reserve force,
r urthering a movement which may b
CT great aid TO the government Tn
lsurcst guarantee OF safety, the governO
s-ys. IS TO provide for defence at thi
time There ore many DolawareGn
1 not affiliated with the National Guar
b who win quickly respond 70 call
e erme.-Sunday Herald.
o The Wilmington papers report tn.
4 | the trade excursion In that city O
\ | Wednesday numbered about / 600, an
70 was very satisfactory to the merchant
They were the parties interested an
4 instrumental in arranging for a Wis
3 to that city from the citizens OF Il
T. state. A more intimate acquaintan'
s and a more extended knowledge
= Wilmington cannot but be mutual
u beneficial to the people OF the stat
3 Wilmlngtons interests are a large IA
u tor in political. financial and CONNIE
l. cial aNairs OF Delaware, and to be (
10 visiting terms" cannot but be OF m
. tual advantage Middleton Ira
script.
Congressman Handy is out for W
and thinks that It should have be
OF declared Immediately upon receipt
Sd | the report of the commission which
is stigated the Maine explosion. We tn
that Mr.. Handy will by prompt {
hstment, show his faith by his worl
IL Justice.
ip The three men spoken OF for the
he fee Of mayor are OF good selecti,
,. Anyone would serve the city well. G
onel Boyd the present incumbent,
reason of his familiarity with