Evening journal., 1899-08-01
TIE PENINSULA PRESS.

Without any further comment, what
action is taken should be taken at
once. Delays ared angerous. Seaford
needs protection and the plan should
be as we outlined in our article the
week after the Laurel fire. The time
has come when definite arrangements
should be made one way or the other
What say you?-Seaford News.
Secretary of War Russell A. Alger
has formally rendered his resignation,
which was promptly accepted by the
president, to take effect August i.
President Mckinley refers to his
faithful services" as secretary OF war,
position that could not have been
filed by anyone last year without a
great deal Of dissatisfaction, but there
is no question that his getting out Of
the Cabinet was IN obedience to the
popular demand. There was too much
Alger in it.-Smyrna Times.
Murmurings Of political harmony
have given away to q tranquil peace
Does this presago a continued clear
sky, or a thunder stormY How Is the
barometer News and Advertiser.
The meeting held in the court room
last Monday evening to consider the
subject of water works for the town
was we'll attended and was successful
as far as It could be- Representative
men were present and great encour-
agement was given the Town Board in
their efforts to secure the much-noed-
ed ovement.-Delaware Democrat
The Milton Times is soon to pass
into new hands. We wish the new
owner and editor the fullest success
Mr.. Messick will be the youngest editor
in Delaware.-Sussex Journal.
It's somewhat early fer the political
crop, but every bush is full Of blossoms
and the buds are not all opened yet. IL
is unwise TO count the crop by the pro-
fuse blossoming. Wait till after the
late frosts have passed. There's plenty
of time yet.-State Sentinel.
For the present the News will sus-
pend publication. We have tried to
give the people OF Harrington a clean,
newsy paper. We realize that it is not,
for some reason unknown to us, appre-
ciated. The paper has been badly
managed in the past, and continuous
duns, sent out during the past two
months by two collecting agencies for
persons who are in no wise connected
with the present management, has ad-
ded contempt to disgust.-Harrington
News.
We hear a good deal of talk now and
again of electric lights for the town.
Well, electric lights would be a good
thing. but what would be the wisdom
of bonding the town for electric lights
when the system could be controlled
by commissioners, who can't even run
a few miserable street lamps? OF
course there is a tendency on the part
of the public to growl at the commits
sioners. anyway, and to blame them
when they are really not in fault, but
on this question Of lighting the streets
the people are right and the commie-
siOners cannot evade the responsible
ity.-Delaware Pilot.
Two legislative sessions have failed
to TX the salaries Of all our Officials
under the new Constitution. Why.
islatOr and every lobbyist expects him.
self 10 III one OF those Offices and hs
selfshly wants the big fees. or course
this is not true of all, but IL is true
enough to keep the people in bondage
TO the tax gatherer. This is true ire
spectiye Of party. What is tho conclu.
sion7 Let the financial policy OF the
city, the counties. the state be as far
removed as possible from partisan
politics.-Middletown Transcript.
II is useless to attempt to conceal the
condition OF the party in the county a
present Incompetent leadership hal
/ brought 10 TO a point where defea
stares IL in the face. and the bruta
/ disregard OF the rights Of others hal
forced from the party standard man,
OF its staunchest supporters, who fo
! the first time find themselves outsid
the party lines. IL is almost hopeless
70 expect them to be reconciled By No
vomber. and the inevitable result vii
be the sacrifice OF a portion II not al
OF the county ticket.-Cecil Democrat
Having lately had considerable ex
Ipericnce with buclling hronchos in tn
far West. IL Is expected that Mr. AID
dicks viii be able to give his lieuten
. ants few new points on drilling re
/, calcitrants into submission Dove
Delawarcan.
State Auditor Sinclair. Of Idaho, Il
sued an edict that no flowers shoul
- NH IlaNrA On Ant graves OF lulO
Z miners on July II. as has been custC
mary. Anyone-man or woman-di.
regarding this order TO be locked u
in the bull pen" Sweet land OF IN
erty.-Justice
- n patience was exercised. both sid,
t were heard IL is most likely that n
truth OF Proverbs. IS. IL would be n
vealed, viz: He that is first In b
7 own cause seemeth just; but his neigl
Dor cometh and searcheth him. .'-su
sex Republican.
l. There would be little trouble in gi
n- ing our people first-class baseball
they would show a disposition TO
g fairly liberal in attending games az
s. In paying a modest price for admissi,
ie to each game This Is the proper WI
70 encourage baseball. the healthie!
cleanest Of American sports.-Del
m ware Ledger.
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