Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-06-09
THE PENINSULA PRESS,

lWasn ihe people speak by their ball
lots as they did Saturday m Whining |
tenn .lle result wihon Tailed, always
shows the trend of public sentiment
and brings TO the surface THE CONSENSUS
Cs public opinion on men and meas
ures that theretofcre remained hidden.
1lhls WAS tine case i'm Wilmington en-
and two pOiui.s mGy be noted
which, though embryonic, as 30 were,
because the vcters who spoke were con-
fined to Wilmington alone, yet may be
taken as foreunntrs ar a sent.mentl
that Is likely to spread and affect line
political aspect OF THE entire state.-DO-
yt- Delawarean.
Wel, the noses have been coutned,
and they footed up very we'll 10 Is al
stern reality THAT these people have
very firm footlng in The supposed hos
tile city OF Wilmington. The politAcal
CIR Republican result of Saturdays cleo
tion Us not clear at the present outlook.
II may or 80 may not mark the perma-
mantseparation OF the Repub lean party
in Delaware There is nothing logical
and consistent i'm po,,tirs The power
Of a united Republican parity i'm the
state Will he a standing Involvement to
unison. But W anyone cares 10 make a
prediction he will probably say THAT the
Republican party i'm Delaware will be
luNtded Tor some years TO come. and
he may be rlght-Smyrna CAL.
That Democratic victory and success
has leen the result OF unswerving da-
vct.on TO principle on the part of RE
publicans, we do mot deny but THAT
such result was attained by conspirlng
with Democrats is not true. hut that
lSUch accusadions We're made only for
political effect, and not out of any
spirit OF 'h-uest criticism is concm-
i vely proved by the recent history OF
tne Union Republican organization.
Sussex Republican.
'lae tamper-nG width the .aws as
lchargod by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT White i'm
lml.h h ID. G. Heggman was the de
,c-d1nt and got OF on tedhnlcali.y
, u seems was only pant of tIhat de-
iiance OF the state and its laws which
4 a certain class of politicians have act
ed en-. The number OF lost or stolen
onac.mon,s Of the last Legislature Is
placed at seventy Smyrna
l1lmes
The tax rate Tor Queen Anne count,
p f2s been fixed at eighty cents on ths
! l'1IudIcd doilals, being a redlist ION ~
81 twenty cents from last Years rate. Tn,
, county also has a balance IN the treas
luIy Cf ever $4,000. sufficient to pa,
an its Indebtedness eNcepa hridal
Y bends his is an excellent sihoWty-r
land reflects considerable credit upol
.'hs Observation-Disclosures Democrat
1ts present contest. however
II touches THE average Republican muo'
q more nearly than the mcre question c
a municipal office The Contra. f., q
is between the party who retains tn
u traditions or the parity CT Abraham
Y Lincoln and faction OF b0NGrs VIII
b. ignore the time-hOnorcd principles Z
Ae party TO wlhidh they are attachs
cn'y by mere lip service. The line
= ana al iast distinctly drawn and "a
n hate t-day ma-ks an absolute ssps
= ration OF the two factions For IN
II FIRST time the lines of separation al
~ lc,eaT.y Indicated and Ia future thel
u may be no misunderstood ng. Wha
! ever the result the Union Republican
VIII pursue the even tenor &C tneff wa
10 avoiding ail entamgling alliances am
= humiiabng cOmpromises.-Dov sta,
Sentinel
.. The Morning News thinks the h,
a. lduCements offered to the America
NJ lS'hlphuld ng Company To locate in Wi
i'm minzton are very enmcing Its properi
ba tV-uid be absolutely free Of taxatic
ne fer ten years. The News rs beeomir
IA Vtndlordy.-
re Several nigfhts ago au.ts numbi
Of young 'colored ladies" went
n Chester. Pa, as an escort 10 a bra
he band Several fights were INDUCED