Evening journal., 1899-07-31
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

In the death Of Colonel Robert G.
Ingersoll, the famous agnostic, Amer
lea has lost one of her most conspicu-
ous citizens. The boldness with which
he attacked the Christian religion,
combined with his brilliancy as an ora
tor and author, gave him Worldwide
reputation. His sharp satire was keen
ly felt by all church people, and he
was generally considered dangerous
foe TO the accepted belief His attacks
upon Christianity, however, were
chiefly confined to sarcastic references
and ridicule, which, after all, did little
damage Now that he is dead those
who differed with him can well AFFORD
to recognize the splendid qualities he
possessed. A mans private life is the
true index to his character, and Inger-
soils appears TO have been we'll nigh |
perfect The silent but extreme grief
OF his family at his death bears pathet
ic testimony to the loveliness of his
disposition. If his creed made the
man, then Christianity has good cause
to fear him.-Cecil Democrat.
Alger is out; his removal was so diff
hcult that the president contemplated
using dynamite. He will now seek vim
dication at the hands of the Michigan
ders. but they will be great "ganders'
indeed to listen to his impOrtuning. We
hope TO see him senator from Michigan
about the same time Addicks takes his
seat from Delaware. A fine pair toI
draw tOl-News and Advertiser.
The universal public clamor against
the trusts does not seem to exert the
slightest effect I'm the way of checking
the progress of the movement. I'll
might be supposed that the legislation
inimical to trusts that has already
been enacted and the more stringent
statutes that are certain to be passed
in the future would cause men Of large
wealth to hesitate about making in-
vestments In the form OF trust seouri-
ties But no such effect as this has
been perceptible. The trust movement
seems to be sweeping along like Al
flood that nothing can check.-Seaford
News.
Motor men and conductors are strik-
/ ing on the car lines of New York
i Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Cleveland,
/ messenger boys are striking in Cincin-
natl, newsboys are striking in New
York; weavers are striking in Phila-
delphia, and glassworkers are striking
In New Jersey. It strikes us that this
! Republican prosperity is decidedly Of
the striking order.
Two outrages by negroes have re-
Gently occurred so close to home as to
bring the horror Of the thing directly
TO our attention. One in washington
] and the other in Washington county,
4, Maryland. Yet these brutes are being
encouraged by a certain class of people
in the North who have no conception
D of the true state OF affairs Lynching
s is far too good for these iiends incar-
nate Cecil Democrat.
Newspaper reports have It that Mr.
u Addicks viii be at Rehoboth to-day
@ To sit and gaze on the expansive ocean
s into the way beyond of immensity
q gives one a restful feeling and enables
as to contemplate upon the uncertainty
of earthly ambitions, to realize how
d much more a bird in hand is wnrtt
d than one In the bush and that ther,
.e Is many a slip between the cup and tn,
!, lip, and that this ancient maxim holds
"a good for the coming years.-Delawar,
Pilot
s. Governor Tunnell has steadily re
a. fused to appoint a senator, notwith
standing the continued pressure
brought to bear by his political follow
ers. BY his persistent refusal he ha
shown a sound judgment and due re
IN gard to the duties imposed upon him
no As the precedents now stand such ap
polntee would not be seated: when al
h1 past rulings shall be overthrown, /
he VIII be time enough for him to act. Tn
re governor seems to possess iudgmen
ana backbone. Delaware's eXecutiv
Vi Officers have not always been so en-
DE dorsed.-Milford News and Advertiser
That is a sickening tale from Geor
gia that has filled the news column
in OF our dailies about murder and brt
u tai outrage. followed by numerou
lynchings i'm which the most horribl
rs fortunes were inflicted. To hack
& man to pieces piecemeal is beyond n
comprehension of the average man.
would seem that such communitie
q, are utterly lacking in both law and th
Us lowest order OF human instinct
ic- News and Advertiser.
at About the best and most lucrati,
lat policy to pursue these days is to o,
To- sanize corporation, start some pa
ticular line of manufacture. eet p.
publican Congress to tariff it preti
thickly, put your prices up. and n
Oh happy consumers's pockot-book wi
ed do the rest-Delawarean.
From the evidence at hand it is ma,
ifest that William Jennings BRYAN
~ in control of the forces that will dom
W nate the Democratic party in the nor
IDa ination OF the party's candidate e
Mt. the Presidency, Il is equally mantle
in that to large masses of the party. M
Bryan is not the first choice. The
'u' have been and there still exists stror