Evening journal., 1899-02-13
THE PENINSULA PRESS

More push, more energy, an increase
of population and a boom in new en-
terprises for the advancement Of the
towns growth and increased prosper
ity is a species Of expansion which
every citizen should encourage and
he.p along in Seaford -Seaford News.
N President Mckinney viii make
known 20 the American people the
terms and ohieCt of the alleged secret
understanding between his administra-
t.cn and the British Government il
Will assist them materially In deter
mining Now far the work of annexing
the Un.1ed scates to the British en-
pire has already progressed.-Dela-
ware Record.
Senators Gray and Kenney are both
orposod 10 expansion, bait both voted
to ratlfy the treaty. The true Ameri-
can idea he'd by many Of our people
Is to treat the Philippines in the same
way in which we have agreed to treat
Cuba. II the rebellion should cease to
assist the people in forming a stable
government and teach them to govern
themselves, If possible. 1t is claimed
that Aguinaido represents a few only
of the inhabitants, and that the rest
favor our domination. If the contrary
should prove true, and 1t should be
shown that he leads the colOnists
against our forces. because we have
taken the place of Spain as the gov
erning power, and they are fighting for
! Independence and not because they
have a grievance against us, then is
our war against them one for conquest
and expansion Democrat
In the appointment Of Ralph De Soto
90 be consul TO Cuba. and in the COM
mutation OF the sentence Of expulsion
from the army OF General Eagan, to
expulsion for six years, the president
has done two political acts that viii
not tend to increase his POPULARITY in
I Delaware or increase the respect for
him. In fact the act OF interfering
with the sentence Of the court-martial
Of General Eagan is discredetable IN
the extreme 10 the president, The
president is guilty Of low politics.
3 Sussex journal.
T Take your pencil, put on your think
Ing cap and go to work, and no man
can convince himself that Mr. Addlcks
can be excited to the Senate any time
in the future. Ycu are already con-
WINGED that he cannot at this session
b BECAUSE az leas. ten Republicans there
s WIFE never vote for him, Lat they dc
propose to vots for every man in tn,
state who would al that honorable DO
sition In the United States Senate with
honor and credit 10 the state. VIII tn,
j Union Republicans prevent the elec
2 ton of a senator Sussex Republican
J. And e came to pass that in the yeai
e which is known as 1900. a great hurri
cane moved the land OF Delaware an,
the people thereof were swept into thl
sea, and there was not left in tha
. country man. woman or child. An,
r after a time behold there came a new
e people. who straightway made unit,
v themselves new laws and a new Con
stitution and. behold. they Elected
senator!-M Milford News.
Aguinaldo has been whipped agaii
at Mania. More peace jubilees ar
d now in order.-The De,awarean.
The political wires OF some Of th
J. senatorial candidates at Dover mus
r. be grounded, or otherwise out Of work
e ing order.-New Castle News.
i There is no fact better known abou
r. the Philippines than that cockfghtinl
has frcm time out Of mind been th
chief popular sport Of the natives, Ye
here is the Filipino Juuco at Hon.
D. Kong grave.y charging that somewha
"a rrncl and dnn0ra1fzing urnrf ic
u ] against the Americansl They woua
4 have the word believe that Ge1rg
!. Dewey took to Manila the first game
" cocks ever seen In she archipelago
= That IS Of a piece with the bulk Q
g their representations. Il gives IN
= world a hne notion Of their fitness 70
l. self f-government.
DO right this year; buy for you
home a Ludwig Piano. Nothing bette