Evening journal., 1899-09-04

assume the management. ne tApeh-
diture of money in this line will bring
some return in improving the moral
tone of the prisoners and In teaching
them to shift for themselves at the er-
pirati0n of their term.-Delaware Pi-
lot
The United States of America is toI
pay the Sultan of Sulu an annual trib-
ute to buy him off from piracy. The
administration papers think this Is
wise. Who was the man who said:
millions for defense, but not one cent
for tribute!' 10 sounds very pretty,
but It was not practical" Besides, the
man is dead. and the principle with
him.-Justice
Now that Addicks owns enough land
in Arizona large enough to make
state as big as Delaware, why doesn
he 20 there and try his hand at making
himself a United States senator?-
Sussex Journal.
The Democratic State Convention OF
Ohio on Wednesday unanimously
nominated John r. Mclean, the we'll
known Cincinnati editor, for governor.
Mr.. Mclean has a national reputation
as a Democrat a man of ability and
strength. and Ohio will have an execu-
tive to be proud OF If he ts elected
Delawarean
Wilmington Is opening her arms
wide to welcome the strangers expected
next week. Free trolley rides TO all
visitors: free access to all the many
points OF interest in and about the city,
free and generous hospitality will
make a delightful time for those who
visit the city-State Sentinel.
How about those cobbles? Somebody
has suggested that several samples be
put in a glass case and placed on exhi-
bition at the coming industrial fair in
Philadelphia They would bring
prominently before the country the an
tiquity of New Castle, and besides 1t
would be a fiattering tribute to VIII
liam Penn, who had them laid over
two hundred years ago.-NeN Castle
News.
There is a project on foot to call a
convention Of the governors OF the sew
eral states TO influence state legislation
in the settlement OF the trust evil.
This Is simply plan on the part 90 the
Republican managers to evade sceat
/ issue in the approaching campaign. To
relieve the trust evil the causes must
be removed. These are; The money
question, private control Of public
money: the railroad question; the pro-
tective tariff OF the tariff question
With these props removed no trust can
exist. National legislation alone car
remedy the evil.
President Mckinley says. "rhere
will be no useless parley-no pause
until the insurrection is suppr ssset
and American authority acknowledge
and established" No parlsy no truce
no mercy This is the presi lents wal
policy In the Philippines. lie does mo-
! propose to listen to any declaration o.
rights or to hearken to any PROPOSE
tion Of peace. AS the most modem a!
well as the most exalted OF Christian
warriors he proposes to go on killing
i these people and laying waste thel
homes until every vestige OF spirit Il
crushed out OF them, and they arr
willing to kiss the bloody rod Of lhei
conqueror. What a magnificent dem
onstration OF our governmental princi
\ pies? What a beautiful exhibition o
mercy, humanity and charity? Wha
splendid evidence of our appreciation
OF the love OF liberty. Denocral
Beef has gone up in price. but IN
Republicans cannot lay the cause to al
increase in demand. The Beef Trus
can send the price up or down just 4
Il chooses and Il always chooses q
send up the price Of everything that j
b controls; and these days the trust
j control almost everything. The Re
publican party, which Is the father o
all trusts is responsible for the alarm
b ingly high prices Of all manufacture
! articles. The producer Of raw mater
q ials does not share in these huge-w
q might say shameful-profits The Re
publican party stands for protectio
and protection breeds trusts Only th
few. the classes, reap the profits {
a these matured progenies OF the Repuf
n lican party. The masses are robbed 70
that benefit OF this classes. Will tn
IL plain people OF the land continue {
k keep in power the party that make
possible such a condition OF affairs? ]
is high time that the plain people unit
with the Democratic party in suppress
o ing these trusts. No help can be expeci
n ed from the Republican party, for tn
q trusts and combinations make poss
bic the very existence OF the Republ
can party.-Sussex Journal.