Evening journal., 1899-04-10
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

George GRAY was and IS a c.ean man.
Politics did not spatter him w. b mare
and filth. He is the liv-g d ncnsIa-
tion that a man may be h.rest and yet
take an active part in rcttice. The
sore need or this state is men Hike mlmi
like him in honesty and Integrity of
purpose. Both parMss ne.d men Like
Mr. GRAY. II is not alone hts ahlhdy |
that Is too universally acknowledged
to require repetition. 81 ds men 'n pub
lie life OF high and unQuesticled ptrity
and sincerity that is the reed or the
hour Dover Index.
We record with pleasure the fact
that there were In the Senate, as There
were IN the House. Democrats un-
swerving In their fealty to beth party
and STATE: men who could not be and
were not swayed. or coerced from their
plain line of duty from the beginning or
rhe session to It's end. But, we repeat,
.in the harvest Of the last campaign
weeds and cheat becama mixed with
the golden grain. Many Of the sewers
were not faithful, or skilled husband
men-Dover De,awarean.
IL world appear that the Every
Evenings Democratic rOA of honor
feast has covers laid for only fifteen
guests. And we are given TO under
stand that when, under the force OIL
circumstances. il becomes necessary toI
invite some one CT those previously
rtaced on me snubbed list then one of
the originally inysted must step down
and cut. just who will be seated has
NOR vst been determined. II Is nct ex-
pected thai Every Evening in the role
OF noble host. will evince much inter,
est I'm the menu. having already bitten
on more than 1T can chew.-Seaford
News.
Tho Delaware Democrats who voted
FER Addlcks decline to be read cut OF
lihe marty. Their sin Is certainly no
Greater than THAT olf many others who
hqwe not even been cemsured-Cecll
pemocrat
Ths ti.l reducing the water rents was
a Just measure. This lis what caused
the newspapers to suspect Single Tax
! Influence. .-Jmstice.
What Is the matter with the bribery
Investigation? There appears to be a
Icompcte lull all along the line. The
Every Evening. the Morning News amd
l"others" have shut mp IKE clans. The
dead silence Is significant lt has tesn
-llntimaeed that The big drag-net thrown
lcus ty thehttorney-ge general and his dep
luiy was found TO be SO fun OF fish, and
lof so marry kinds that &c was a1iudgsd
wise rct TO attempt TO land &C., lest
lthrre should DE a glut in the market.
lIt "a suggested also that It threatened
lfc END certain either candidates for
! 'h- raforshn with ehcir big poles
lc' rcci'e and certain c'y cf'ic e's who
! we're said TO bo tamreriug with the
lclty's money for municipal legislation.
1.-THE question, Whose OK rs gcred? .e
pertinent at this wrltlng.-Siate SenA-
mel
The veto cf tho b'l amending tha
lha,,0t law which provided shat the
voter should use pencl TO mark his
ticket. meets with the disappr0val oi
lrho7c who opposed THE abolition of tht
votcr's assistant aud in renra c'
those who would remove an regtMc-
iUcns for purifying cur elections. Tho
lpropensity to change prorer ex stirC
Gws Ks n sort C' legislative eczema. 3
change without reform. which breaks
out at the sessions OF the Legislature
b land the Constitution Is fortunate IN
/ providing a check A restdat'on q.
suffrage Is a question fer future con.
lsideration rather than opening thG
gates wider-Lewes Pilot.
The progressive rGtlzors havenf
abandoned the idea OF lu1dtne up New
, Castle They are quietly al work. and
II THE Morse shdpyard doesn't locats
here they will have something, il eff
, forts count for anything. AS soon as
the prospectus is isgucd their efforts
Will be doubled. and no doubt som,
( rood will result from it.-New Casts
( News.
We were surprised 20 learn that eh,
resolution OF the Demccratic Slate Cen.
tral Committee that mkt I'M Dove
> March %, were not Unanimous y adopt
p ed. The member Oh the committee VIII,
e resides I'm shls hundred d.d not vctl
5 for the resolutions. We have been ne
p quested by a rumber OF Democrats {,
state that In thus refusing 10 vote will
the other mamhers OF the committee
{ this man represented no one in thii
4 community but himself. Seafor,
x News.
The party must be placed in tn
hands OF men who are uncOrrupt anl
lncorruptikle The nominees Of tn
9 lparty mast be clean and honest men
; who have the best interests not only @
~ the party but the whole peop,e a
heart. No one man nor set Of me
must control the organization. hut tn
lrccp,e must be consulted and their Wi
= lshom,d be the law.-Georgel,own Demo
lcrat
Jonathan s. WITS has ocme cut 4
: another open letter condemning AID
: dicks and his aspirations 20 become
T. senator from Delaware IT'S a pity Nh
IS WiIis has been SO long in seeing tn
- mistake cf fo.gowinlg a false god.-Sus
q, lseN Journal
lt is amusing to note thu by-way
ltaken by sCme firm or firms to reae
o the public in THE way cf advert.sin,
1t II all results i'm a sudden sun burs
then is lost to sight by the clouds. Tn
newspaper is the only avenue TO reac
the buyer. The merchant cannot q.
T. ford to maka the mistake CT irequen !
e throwing his money away on som
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