Evening journal., 1900-08-07

the Democratic party could not defeat
MI. Mckinley. Surely there is nothing
to fear from the weakest. With hard
work and lots Of it. the Republicans
will be victorious, judging from the out
lc5k the country over.-Elkton Appeal.
Persons living in Wilmington. Della
ware, who are interested in Queen
Anne's county news can fnd The OBJ
server on file at the office of the Even
ing Journal. Wilmington. The Jour
nal has kindly consented to keep a file
of The Observer and extends an invi-
tation TO all interested to inspect the
same-Centreville, (Md) Observer.
The Republican policy of expansion
is to secure footholds by which our
commerce will be protected and extend
ed. The Democratic policy was to ac-
quire slave territory and additional
power in Congress through an increas-
ed number of slave states.-Cambridge
Era.
The United States has within the
past four years changed from debtor
to a creditor nation. Instead CT bor-
rowing from Europe, Europe now bOr-
rows from us. Thus the habit of 100
years has been at last reversed.-Ches-
tertown Enterprise.
We have arranged to have The Press
placed upon file in the office Of the
Evening Journal. Wilmington This
paper is newsy and is Of special inter-
est to Cecil countians as it contains
local news.-Post Deposit
Press.
These OF our citizens in Wilmington
can find The Centreville. Record on file
at the Evening Journal office on Fourth
and Shipley street.-Centrevill Record.
Every good American should consid-
er himself constituted a committee Of
one TO see that peaceable Chinese in
his vicinity are not insulted or injured
because of the acts Of the Boxers in
China. In no more effective way can
we show our superiority than by the
protection of our Chinese residents
Sussex Countian.
b The cowardly assassination of King
Humbert, Of Italy, sent a shock Of hor-
rOr around the civilized world. and add
ed to the nervousness of several other
royal sonages.-Crisfield Times.
Up to a month ago the nomination
CT Dr. John ]. Black for governor on
the Democratic ticket was a possibil-
ity. Since then the practical politicians
have begun to measure his weight and
now his candidacy has become a prob
ability.-New Castle News.
Addicks is bluffing the Regular Re
publioans of Delaware. but we doubt II
he will succeed in working it. They
all know John Edward.-Snow Hill
Messenger.
We notice in the papers that the
name of DR.. William f. Haines, Of Sea-
ford. is being put forward by the Reg
ular Republicans for state treasurer.
We have known DR.. Haines for years as
an excellent citizen and he numbers
his friends by the hundreds-his friend
ship is the same when the clouds OF
adversity hover around one as when in
the sunshine of prOsperity-a charac-
teristic that makes man true and noblei
a tie that is binding as the years roll
by and we drift down the current oi
time.-Seaford News.
The great reduction in the number
OF peach trees in Kent is apparent "a
every traveller on the county roads
From Chestertown to colchester dis.
tance of u miles. where numeous and
extensive orchards once stood, not
more than a half dozen orchards are
to be seen. There are not one-tourtn
the number of trees in the county now
as formerly-nor in the wholepeninsuls
more than a fourth of the grea'
Yields of former years.--Kent News.
There can be no doubt about this
The return OF prosperity has falsinee
the Democratic predictions and princl
ples of 1896. But the Republican par
tv claims further, and it brings th'
most convincing proof in support OF III
declaration, that the return Of prosper
itv was not only achieved in direc
violation of Democratic principles, bu
that il was directly brought about b,
the operation OF Republican Legislation
and successful administration OF tn
national affairs.-PocOmOke City Leo
Enterprise.
The Republicans OF Delaware have N
fear OF Willard Salisbury as politica
= leader. They simply object TO his as
! sumption, that under his leadership
| only. can the credit of the state b
i, maintained, and to the stupendous i'm
pudence displayed in his recent utter
s.-Georgetown Union Republican
Those good pious and virtuous per
pie composing the Democratic Stat
J Committee, met at Dover two week
ago and denounced everything the
party had been guilty Of in the pas
and what it hopes to do during th
next 100 days. They beg for fund
offer as a reward for bribery. and W
a hope that fund il it is ever raised wi
4 be placed out Of their reach on electio
e day at least. The Democratic campaig
s is to have a lump sum OF $4,000 drol
Il ped into it's treasury by their nationl
a cOmmittee-if reports be correct. Tn
@ will not be used to pay for the bra.
y bands or printing. but to buy vote
q That reward idea is a great big blum
4 turn attention from their own sho
9 eOming.-Milford Chronicle.
For the convenience Of persons il
n terested in the news of this sectio
isl copies Of the Star-Democrat will
l. kept on file in the office OF the EveniI
Y Journal. Fourth and Shipley street
10 Wilmington. Del. This is one OF Il
[. Journals admirable ways OF servil
the public. and will he highly appr
ciated by its patrons.-Easton Sta
Democrat.