Evening journal., 1899-04-05
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

The people of this state desire a thor
ough investigation of the charges
against certain members of the Gen-
eral Assembly and others in connection
with the late contest for United States
senator.
Rumors Of bribery and attempted
bribery have been rife during the pres
ent week We are unable to state from
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amy positive knowledge just what in
huenced the three unfortunate men to
beaIay their party and violate their
trust last Monday, blt the most favor
allie construction has naturally been
put upbn their infamous action by an
outraged people. NJ has been alleged
that Democratic members whose hearts
failed them at the last mument sat in
,Le joint assembly with money in their
pockets TO bc,nay their party. lt has
also been charged that Umion Republi-
can politicians and Democratic politl-
clans, not members OF the Legislature,
were parties to the dlsg,aceful com
pact
II there Is any way 10 secure a
searching and complete investigation
the people OF the State OF Delaware de-
sire it and are entitled to IT, The at
torney-general states th2t he has not
sufficient funds available. IL the right
a.rt of investigation COud be made,
every man who loves his state should
De willing and anxious to contribute.
This is the most heinOus political
crime in the history OF our state.
Every guilty man should be exposed
and punished.-Dover Delawarean.
Just prior to the adjournment of the
Delaware Legislature three Democrats
voted FOR Addicks Since then their
lives have been miserable They are
forced to keep in hiding to avoid the
unpleasant demonstration with which
their pubdc appearance is greeted. So
extreme is the feeling that a mob visit
ed the h8me Of one of the representa-
lives and announced its intention of
rotten egging him. Fortunately the
object of their wrath was not at home,
Rather severe penalty for voting for a
Republlcan-Cecil Democrat
No community could possibly display
a greater neglect Of the demands Of the
times and of the urgency OF those de-
mands than has been exhibited in the
tardiness Of the people of this town in
its refusal to develop natural surround
ings,, and in the taking to enterprises
that might have been had fer the mere
asking. A new shipyard is to be built
along the river front somewhere with
the chance that it win go above VIII
mi ngtOn-why not be.cw Wilmington
The location surely is BETTER in every
point Of argument, but no one in New
Castle seems to want TO press cur
claims as a place to .ocate.-New Cas-
tie News.
MIR. Cottingham should ask for an
explanation Of this conduct en- the part
Of the Every Evening, and the latter
sscc.d SGT hesitate to state the truth
a-d clear ur The suspicion caused hy
its Gi..da. THIS much is due to Mr.
! lCoturgham, whose character has al
ways been irreproachab,e and who's,
good name may suffer by reason of tn,
iuslnuaton Of that newspaper -Dela
ware Democrat
No one has held a state up to more
r.dioMe than this pcItbcal adventures
he must be an adyelrurer, for Mir
+, Wdn.s, In his pronunciamanto furthe
declares that he (Addicks) has "beei
hinS to eyeTy psinclp.e of politoa
ameniy' and has fought his way oi
the basis OF "Addlcks or nobody -
Sussex Courtian.