Evening journal., 1900-02-01
AN OPEN LETTER
From the Editor of the Evening
Journal
To the Editor of the Sunday Star

AND TO OTHER PERSONS WHO
ARE CAREFUL AND ANXIOUS
ABOUT MANY THINGS THAT DO
NOT CONCERN THEM; BUT
SOME OF WHICH DO CONCERN
THE EVENING JOURNAL. WHICH
HAS NOT CALLED UPON THEM
To MANAGE ITS BUSINESS.
THE regular republican committee
seems to be taking its own time to de-
eide whether or not II will even con-
slider MIR. Allees strategetic harmony
letter. To be sure individual members
of the committee have said that the
letter will be properly considered but
it Is noticeable that none of them said
when, while the committee as a body
seems to take no more interest in the
subject than il did in the return OF
Crowley Edwards ,decrepit and mori-
bund paper TO. the republican fold
read the foregoing paragraph in
the Star on Sunday Not being well in
formed upon the term Crowley Ed
wards il did not appeal especially to
my attention. Today gentleman re-
ferred 70 It and stated that it is aimed
at the Evening journal
l made two efforts to see the editor
Of the star 10 ascertain from him If
he lntehded the reference to be to the
Evening Journal; but Mr.. Bell was not
at his office when l called there.
am assured that it has long been a
habit of the Star to refer to Charles
William Edwards. formerly owner o.
the Evening Journal, as Crowley
Edwards; and it is therefore concluded
That by the above item it is intended
TO assert that the paper is stin the
property OF Charles William Edwards
II there prevails an opinion that Mr
Edwards is the owner Of the Evening
journal, desire to correct that i'm
preston.
The Evening Journal is owned by
the Journal Printing Company, which
is a corporation
Charles W. Edwafds does not OWL
one share CT any fraction of one share
Of the journal Printing Company'l
stock. /. being The controlling owner
Of that cosnpany's stock. naturally con
troll the Evening Journal. Except my.
self there is not a man living who il
in position to dictate the policy or ut
terances Of this paper.
have nothing to do with the fgh
Of Mr., Bell or any ether person will
Mr.. Edwards If there is a disposition
to damn the Evening journal foreve
because somebody who once owned i
is obnoxious 70 these gentlemen, l OBJ
ject. to being made the target for ma
lignant shafts forged for another. d
not care to submissively suffer pelting
for the sins, real or imagined, Of some
body else.
AS to the foregoing item from tn
Star. had known that that paper wa
in the habit Of referring to Charles "
Edwards as Crowley" Edwards,
should, OF course, have known at one
that the Evening Journal was tn
"moribund" referred to.
Since it has become republica
paper there is perhaps a natural wis
by anti-republicans for it's d.
mise; but that wish has no groun
for anticipation that It will be realize
The paper. is gaining strength both
circulation and in receipts. It h'
gained much since took 1t. 1t is n
purpose and hope to make It ii
strongest and most influential new
paper in Delaware, and while l contr
Il II VIII be a clean paper, with opl
ions and the independence to EXPIRE
them II will be stalwart republic:
in politics; not factlonal. It cannot
hurt by limping wit that refers to it
Crowley" Edwards or anybody's el
paper, moribund or vigorous. 1t W
command respect OF a decent comm
nifty by truthfulness and straightfC
ward advocacy Of what believe to
good.
leave Mr.. Edwards enemies to
Edwards and Mr.. Edwards to his eI
niles. Their enmities are their affai
not mine or the Evening Journals.
If had not been misled by I
Crowley" Edwards ! should have