Evening journal., 1900-09-05

lAiOH ShDulu nave blcdl Mtibut WIN lAc
democrats Of this hundred.-Delaware
Ledger.
, The long contest over the Deputy
|, Commandership Of the Anna b. Smith
is settled at last. The Governor Tues
day announced the appointment OF
Capt. Frank NJ. Satterheld to this re-
sponsible position. This will be a dis
appointment, of course, to the other
applicants and their friends, and there
were certainly several other very ex-
lcellent gentlemen named But all
could not win,and the matter had to be
ettled, so the selection was made of
Capt. Satterield It is to be hoped that
he will measure up to the Just expecta-
ton of all interested.-Kent News.
The census returns, so rar as com
lputed, indicate that the population OF
the United States is just about what
was estimated. $4,000, 900. OF this pop
lulation, however, 33 per cent. live in
towns and cities having more than
5000 inhabitants, whereas the census
OF 1890 showed only 29 per cent. dwell
ing In towns. This loos as If the United
States would soon have to abandon the
task Of feeding the world for want OF
food producers; and yet here are few
abandoned farms. The relative increase
in town dwellers may not, and probab-
lly does not, detract from the actual
number Of dwellers on farms.-Centre-
willie Record.
The fact that the Populist National
COMMITTEE on Monday unanimously
endorsed the nomination of Adlai Ste
lvenson to fill the vacancy caused by
the declination Of Charles A. Towne
rom the yice-presidential nomination
8 evidence that the Democratic party
has swallowed the Populist party by
adopting most OF its principles
Pennsgrove Record
Aren't the Republican politics Of
Delaware in a nice mess?-Salem Sun
beam.
To anyone who has familiarized him
self with the history of the African
slave trade, the trouble growing out Of
the race conflicts in this country is
very moderate price to pay for the
damnable murders and unspeakable
cruelties of more than two centuries of
traffic in human souls.-Kennett Adj
vance.
Bryan has a peculiar sort of logic.
Before the convention he insisted and
commanded that 16 to / plank be in
serted in the platform, saying that the
eaffirmation Of the Chicago platform
vas not sufficient. Now that nothing
was said in the Kansas City platform
bout the income tax, he declares that
the Endorsement Of the Chicago plat
orm covers the question perfectly.
Such trifing may be thought shrewd,
ut it is neither good politics nor re-
pectable statesmanship.-Cecil Whig
Tammany cuts ice, Clark draws
hecks, the Red Shirt terrorize the ne
groes, others would furl the flag bap-
tized with the blood OF heroes like
Lawton, and all this in the holy cause
of Republic saving. Satan rebuking
sin is not in the race when it comes to
uch monumental inconsistency
lEaston Gazette.
The Democrats are making every ef-
ort to keep the colored men of the
egistration lists and to deprive them
their right OF franchises. Alfred Bell,
he man over whom they created such
howl for trying to register illegally,
as lived in State street, Dover, for
welve years His right to register is
ust as good, and perhaps better, than
he man who had him arrested or the
egistrar who refused to put his name
ipon the lists. The registrar will ac-
cept his name before we are through
With him and Alfred Bell will vote this
4, Fall-DOyer State Sentinel
! The position Of the Philadelphia
! Record in this campaign is one not tC
{ be envied. II is neither pig nor puppy
I Snow Hill Messenger.
There are persons in all parties who
seek such Offices for the money tha
can thus be obtained, but they are, o
Z course not such as would be chosen by
the party if fully cognizant Of theii
r character. What the Democrats shoul'
do is TO put in responsible men whit
are known to be honest and above al
! suspicious Of corruption.-Delawar
Democrat.
Every property owner, every man o
: intelligence, every citizen interested il
the welfare of state and nation shoul
register September Is. Those who d
4 not register cannot vote, and those VIII
do not register because they do nc
j. want to vote. are unworthy Of citizen
II ship in a Republic in which IL was tn
a intent of the founders that every ma
, should be protected in life, liberty an
Il the pursuit of happiness.-Delawar
n Pilot
II The plea that Mr.. Bryan as pres
dent would not do the country muc
10 harm but what the Republican part
could step in and repair the damage
: not an enticing one to the voters
Dorchester Era.
~ a.. Almanac.