Evening journal., 1899-03-04

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Will falsely deny that they opposed the
Improvement Of the town or sit in
sham.faced silence when the subject Is
tscuased.-Sussex Coundan.
With eighteen votes to his credit,
Mr. AddicNs' strength has probably
reaChed high-water mark The strug-
gle has changed in mo respect. Mr..
Ad1iCks is no nearer election than he
has been, for there are a few men who
VIA never support him. II anyone Is
hugging the de'nrsion that he will pull
through some way, they deceive them
selves. lt does not matter what We
think or say what cur motives are
Mr.. Add.cks VIII not be elected sem
ator by This Legislature. Milford
News and Advertiser.
The talk Of the election Of Mr.. Gray
is not such as 10 disturb the peace of
MIND CT any reflective Union Republi-
can. Let Il be done II, as rumor has
It. the Democrats and Regulars wish to
do IT, The Union Republicans OF
Delaware can afford to wait the devel-
opmeuts that time viii inevitably
bring to such a political deal AS for
the object Of these rumors, Mr.. Gray
himself, we fail to recall inathe his
terry Of amy country, that any mans
fame has survived such a compact
NO man can serve two masters. -
Union Republican.
Times change and men with them,
butt the principles Of truth and justice
are eternal These principles guided
CUT people during the first years of our
existence as nation. and all that is
necessary to make them continue to
influence us is to follow the examples
of Washington and his associates in
the government, and instead of allow
ing mllitarism to capture the popular
fancy to let peace ever be our guiding
5tar-De,aware Democrat.
Had there been a coating station or
marine depot within reach Dewey
would have retired to Il after his vic
tory, and we should never have dream
ed of owning the Philippines It is
not to the dispensation Of Providence,
hut to the negligence Of Congress that
we owe our present complications in
that quarter Milford Herald.
The meeting Of the stockholders OF
lhe Agricultural, Society, which WAS
hgd on Thursday, was very poorly at
tended. There was not enough shares
represented to transact the business
lor which the meeting was called, and
an adjCurument was taken TO April 4.
This failure 10 attend indicates that
the Interest in the reorganization
Movement is not as great as was hoped
for.-Cecil Democrat.
Is it necessary for us TO call the at
! tCLkion Of our readers to effect an
! agreement upon some good man as
United States senator? A united party;
cne ticket; victory next election; a
| Republican Legislature: another Re
publican United States senator; a Re
rutAcan governCr; a Republican con
srcssman, and every courly Officer Re-
publican Sussex Republican.
AN legislation is not peHforce wise
'csisia1lcn, and any bin To repeal the
CLOSED season for sturgeon is far
from being a wise act. Twenty-Five
years ags this fish was found In abund-
/ ance, anl so abundant was it that
thousands were killed annually by the
shad fishermen in the river and bay,
for the simple reason, that they ruined
The ndts. In later years the meat of
| the fish has been sold at good prices,
and the roe made into caviare and ex-
ported to Europe where IL is in great
demand and commands a good price. A
good roe sturgeon is worth SIS. An
open season means practical extinc-
tion.-Nsw Castle News.
II is an everlasting insult to the
/ people Of Delaware that a certain fac
tion Of this state should attempt to
s,ect man to the United States Senate
who is nsthing more than nominal
citizen of Delaware. Addicks has no
Interests in common with the interests
Of Delaware He Is simply using the
Union Republican party as a tool TO
further his own selfish ends. VIII de-
cent Republicans in the Legislature
a,ard by ard tolerate the scandal and
d,sgraces Sussex Journal,
The date fer adjournment of the
Legislature is SGT down for March l3.
The present session has already passed
several useful laws, and repealed use
less ones. There has been but little
time lost. and the members have all
been faithfm in attendance, except
Representatives Pi8ing and Conaway
These gen.tlomen have been unable, at
ary time of The session, to be present.
delaware Ledger.
Those Republican members Of the
General Assembly who know that il is
bC't for the raIly. and FOR the state
.hat J.. Il. Ada oks should NOT be elect
ed 10 the United States Senate should
m no way be affected by the change oi
Massrs. ElakGy, Ewing and Frlzze
from the Regular ranks. II has been
evident fer some weeks that those gen
Nomen have been moving towards the
Unicn forces. They nave been erratic
in their voting refusing TO cooperate
with their Colleagues. There may be
others IKE them, though this is doubt
ful. who may charge in the future In
the same way, hut men who see their
dsTty plainly should stand firm. Mr.
Adiicks must be defeated; viii be de-
featod. M.dd,etown Transcript.
The iniroduc;icn Of various bills tO
right real or SUPPOSED wrongs. which
have been brought about by the rul-
I A..