Evening journal., 1899-08-14
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

The so-called Union Republicans
call themselves a party. All right. Lett
them flock by themselves and hold
their conventions. The Republicans
will not interfere with them any more
than they would with other opposition
parties. But for the Regular organiza-
ton to unite with the Addicksites tol
hold a common primary would be al
matter OF grace and not OF right
Milford News and Advertiser.
Our Republican friends are just now
puzzling their brains as to who should
be postmaster in this town TO succeed
William II. Smith. Some assert that
Robert J. Morrison. living some dis
tance from this town, has been slated
for the place. To this there goes up a.
vigorous cry of disapproval. It prom
Uses to be a warm fight with plenty Of
spectators. Delaware Ledger.
Governor Lowndes in an interview,
IN which he announced his position
upon the questions pending In this
campaign, said he was heartily In IA
vor OF superior legislative nomina
tions, and that men of the highest
type OF citizenship should be sent to
Annapolis" After the disgraceful ex-
hibition made by the Republicans in
the last Legislature is Is no wonder
that the governor sees the necessity
OF superior nominations" They were
after the grapes then, and they VIII
be again, II they are allowed to get
into the vineyard Democrat.
The people Of this state, especially
the citizens of Kent county have
heard with sincere regret Of the death
OF John Harrington, late OF FELTON,. Mr..
Harrington was one OF the most promi-
nent and highly respected citizens. For
many years he was an important and
influential factor in public affairs. He
was twice representative In the Gen
eral Assembly, having been elected In
1855 and again In 1886, and he was also
a Levy Court commissioner. He was
a Democrat. strong in his convictions.
and he served his state and his party
well.-Dover Delawarean.
The Republicans are bowling be-
cause Senator Kenney continues to
have Democrats appoined to Federal
Offices Senator Kenney knows his
rights as an United States senator, and
Is the man to claim them from the adj
ministration The senator possesses
the happy faculty of rememberinah his
friends and looking after their inter
ests.-Sussex Countian.
State Treasurer Ball has done a
wise thing in removing the securities
held by the state, amounting to abou,
a million dollars, to a safe place. The
treasurer of the state is the guardian
OF the treasury OF the state, and OF al
its securities He is required 70 give
bond I'm a large sum as a guaranges
Z against possible loss. He is supposed
to be. and ought to be the only persoI
having access to these securities.-
Dover State Sentinel.
We do not believe that Governor
D Marvil acknowledged that he owe,
q his election to the interest and help o
, Mr.. Addicks." His course disproves thi
assertion and proves its falsity. III
opposed Mr.. Addicl1s for senator MI
Willis is alive to speak for himself
These gentlemen may have acknowl
l. edged the aid of Mr.. Addicks. but no
r that they owed their election to him.
= -Middletown Transcript
Waterworks are now nearly an as
ID sured thing for Georgetown. Seaf0r
rs Is asleep on this important question
20 and will wake up to find it is too lat,
The citizens should take action an
have this matter settled. We nee
u protection and there is not a cltize
k who doubts this assertion. Then VIII
not have the proper protection?-S
ford News.
So we We're lied to a year ago abor
- the Cuban campaign. Yellow feve
al was prevalent at Santiago. but tn
in hospital reports cloaked It under tn
IN title OF "pernicious malaria" OvC
half the causes reported as rialari
IS were yellow fever And Oenesq
d. Wood concealed the facts, with the al
he proval OF the Washington authorltie
u How many facts concerning Cuba al
" still being concealed?-Justice
ln Is there not truth in the followin.
ed Young persons with no fixed habi
no begin to talk very freely abou, ot
g. ers. Uncomplimentary things p
said, sometimes they are false. som
Oh times true. These young persons gro
lat into the habit, until they gain q rep
lin tation OF being able to tell all Il
faults. real OF imaginary. that are
others. Years after they are frien
less, oftimes they cannot see why, a..
rec needed not Gods word. which sa,
- Speak evil OF no man. yet ever
~ body has found them out, and wise
MS summed them.-Sussex Republican.
uh Prominent Democrats have been a
sembled at Saratoga this week to .
wise ways and means Of prevcnti
the nomination Of William Jeunin
'n Bryan at the National Convention
Ihe 1900. Bryan is already nominate
oml and no power under the sun sa
Ne death can prevent The next Nation
Convention viii merely be a ranhC
al tion meeting.-Sussex Journal,