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Evening journal., 1900-05-30

town attend such a meeting? If they
would and then have such a meeting
every few weeks as much good could
probably be done as a regularly organ
lied commercial club could do. Think
about it. Just a suggestion.-Seaford
News.
If Mr.. Addicks believes what he pro-
fesses to, 1t seems strange that he and
State Chairman Alice are so devoted to
making frantic trips to Washington.
They really hope to secure some crumb
OF recognition from the high Republi-
can authorities there. All of this stage
play on the part of Mr.. Addicks seems
to show to us that he is weakening and
not by any means certain that his con-
glomerate aggregation, based on a love
Of Doodle, will suryive-Wilmingto
Democrat.
None but good men should be nomi-
mated, and their honesty should be as
sured before. they are placed before the
people for Weir votes. No such mis-
takes should be made as happened
when Democratic members of the Leg
islature were purchased body and soul
by the Addicks party, thus disgracing
not only themselves. but those who
sent them there and the whole state
Delaware Democrat
With this issue of the Democrat it
closes its career in Milford. We will
not go into details of the hardships we
have experienced since our short stay
in Milford. because it is needless to do
so. The present management will
continue with the paper at Dover, and
all contracts for space or otherwise will
be faithfully kept by the paper.-Mil-
ford Democrat.
Business prospects in Lewes are
growing brighter day by day. Facto-
ries are busy. and there is not a me-
chanic idle. There is every reason to
believe the crops will be large, and
whit he new facilities for their cheap
transportation to the city markets, farm
ers will receive a greater cOmpensa-
tiOn for their years labor than for
many years. All this business puts
more money in circulation, makes men
happier and homes brighter. Indeed,
"it's money that makes the mare go. -
after all.-Delaware Pilot.
AS was anticipated, the Democratic
party is rejoicing over the country's
disgrace in Cuba, and is preparing with
fervor to exploit it in every way in the
hope of gaining sadly needed capital
for the campaign. AS a matter of ofcourse,
what has happened there might just as
we'll have happened under a Democratic
regime. Rogues are not found in any
one party, though as a matter Of fact,
there seems to be more of them among
the Democrats than among the Repub-
1icano Milford DhrOniclp
No matter what General Miles may
think about the disappearing gun it
certainly worked rather. effectively at
Frankfort, KY, few months ago.-Do-
yer Index.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 80, 1000
NAIloNlS Defenders

This is a sacred day, devoted to doing
honor TO the dead soldiers who saved
our Union from disruption and ruin.
over their graves the flag of the ma
tion waves. They protected it in life;
st protects them in death. They loved
it with an unselhsh and sacrificing
love. It floats as a memorial Of the
lasting efficiency OF their service In the
field.
Flowers cover the last resting places
of these brave men. They are beauti-
ful evidences of nations love.
Volleys are fired over the mounds
which mark their places OF interment
II is the annual tribute from those
soldiers who survived the great con-
flict to those who gave their lives that
the nation might live and flourish.
Year by year the veterans are dying
OF. and in twenty-five years few OF
them will be living. when the last
survivor shall have fired his final shoi
and gone to join his comrades in tn,
bivouac OF the dead. the children ol
these men OF battle will take up Tho
good work. and they in turn viii b'
succeeded by their children, for th'
memory Of the heroes Of the great ciyi
war never will be permitted to fad'
away.
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
CHINAs LATEST DANGER

Conditions in China have reached
such a crisis that the Powers have been
compelled to step in to protect the lives
and property of their citizens. Some
of them are glad that the opportunity
has afforded, for they want the parti-
tion Of the Flowery Kingdom to pro-
ceed as rapidly as possible. Russia
particularly is pleased that the Chinese
government has been unable to sup
press the Boxers" in their murderous
anti-foreign raids, for she is land-hun-
cry and longs for several ports on the
Pacific side which are open all the
year round. How far the other powers
will permit her to go in her plan of
aggrandizement is a problem. Great
Britain particularly will have much to
say in the matter Of this partition and
its possible effect on her standing as
the first naval and maritime power.
She has balked Russia repeatedly in
her attempts to obtain an outlet at the
South, and the influence which she ex-
erted to save Turkey from the Russian
clutch also may be exerted in behalf of
China.
Anti-expansioR newspapers already
are criticising President Mckinley for
landing American marines to protect
Americans and their interests, but the
patriotic American citizen will COM
mend the act. For our nation to leave
it to other nations to protect our sub
iects when we have marines within
striking distance would be cowardly in
the extreme. No straw is too small
for the anti-expansionist to cling to in
this campaign, which affords him so
little opportunity for effective criti-
cism.
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the combined immigration from Aus
tria, Hungary. Russia, Poland, and
Italy constituted only per cent OF the
total immigration. In the decade 1881
to 1890 this proportion rose to II per
cent and in the nine years 1S91-1S99
to more than Ga per cent.
We of the United States are all i'm
migrants or the descendants Of immi-
grants. A proper pride on the part of
recent Immigrants in the land of their
birth. and a reasonable desire to Sc
cure that recognition which is due to
their numbers and Importance, should
lead all persons Of foreign birth to well
come the census enumerator and to
answer his questions willingly and ac-
curately.
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IT, and when 1t suits us to change
II, we will change it. II it
were TO be torn into a thousand pieces
broken all over-the nation would be
as much a nation as it is to-day-as
much a nation as it was before this par
ticular Constitution was made;- a ma
tion which always declared its inde-
pendence as a people, and who have
lived, united until now. nation inde-
pendent OF the particular institutions
under which they lived. and capable OF
modelling them precisely as the insti-
tutions OF successive generations may
require. We ought to have it distinct
ly understood, both by friends and
enemies. that while we love that in
strument, and are in most respects sat
isfied with 1t. and will maintain it,
and that we will. with undubitable GER
tainty, put to death the friend or foe
VINO undertakes to trample it underfoot
II we can get MD Of them in no other
way-yet, beyond doubt, we will alter
1t to suit ourselves from generation to
generation"
Those Democrats who prate so per-
sistently that the Constitution is being
violated by the Mckinley administers
tion should bear in mind how often the
Republican party has withstood such
Democratic assaults and vindicated it.
self fully in the public mind.
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BREcKINRIDeEs sIRoNe WORDS

To our anti-expansion Democratic
friends who prate of the Constitution.
we submit the following extracts from
speech delivered before the Union
National Convention held in Baltimore,
on June z, 1864, by the Rev. DR.. R. J.
Breckinridge.
I'VE are a nation-no doubt pecu-
liar one-a nation formed OF states,
and no nation except as the states
form il; and they are states. but they
are no states except as they are states
in that nation. Historically they never
were, and they have no more right to
repudiate the nation than the nation
has a right to repudiate them; and
neither of them has any such right
and we intend, God helping us, so to
vindicate that truth that il shall never
be disputed any more in the world"
The party which disagreed with Dr.
Breckenridge in that Interpretation OF
the Constitution, is the party which to-
day disagrees with the Republican
party on the matter OF the application
of the Constitution to our new possess
sions. Continuing, DR.. Breckenridge
said:
"Those Of you who have attended to
this subject know, or ought TO know,
that from the foundation OF the pres
ent government-using that word in its
proper sense, this present Constitution
there have always. in every genera
ton, been parties that had no faith in
it. The men who formed 1t were doubt
ful of its success. The men who op-
posed its formation did not desire its
success, and / am bold TO say, that
after all the outcry about our violation
Of the Constitution, this present living
generation and this present Union
party are more thoroughly devoted tC
that Constitution than any generation
T that has ever lived under IL.
, while l say that, and while / sol
EMMY believe it-while I believe it 4
y capable of the clearest historical proc
r II will also add that it is a great error
n which is being propagated in our land
/ to say that our Federal hfe-our ma
t. tional life-depends merely upon th
n existence of that Constitution. on
II fathers made it, We love it, and we In
a tend to maintain it. But if
= suited us we would chang
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
Threats Against Nc Kinley
From The Sussex Republican.

rum AhC ouHotA D.
The Addicksites are somewhat
doubt about heir seats in the ConJ
ton in Philadelphia. In one BIRD
they proclaim TO their friends that Il
are sure to be seated and in the Il
they utter threats as TO what they
do if they are not The latter expi
sions are conclusive proof that they|
tersain grave doubts as to the II
When one is certain of anything|
does not entertain any doubt as to
outcome and is not prepared or pref
ing his friends for any other.
These threats are directed agal
Mckinley and the administration
predict that Bryan will carry DelaN
by a large majority if the Addicks dl
gates are not seated. Are we to und
stand that these Addicksites who prol
to be such sticklers for party, proII
to vote Tor Bryan? How other canl
explain these threats? If there
more Republicans in the state Il
Democrats, the Republican nomi|
will receive more votes than the Del
cratic nominee, unless some of
Republicans vote for the Democrl
nominee. Unfortunately the RepuI
cans of the state are divided into
parties-the Republican and Union
publican. The latter organization
controlled by Addicks and all of
movements directed by his immedl
lieutenants, who are in receipt of sal
les as directors of the Bay State
Company, (Addicks' corporation) \
iOusly estimated from six hundred
twenty-five hundred dollars a N
each, the latter figure being now geI
ally believed to be correct These
ter gentlemen say that unless the
publican Convention does as they
some Of these Republicans will voteI
Bryan, because this is all that CAM
inferred from their statements,
cause some Republicans nj
vote for Bryan if he gets a majority
votes Now who are these likely toI
the ones who are led by Addicks
his lieutenants or the ones who are
posed to Addicks? Every reader KIND
that Addicks and his followers are
posed to Mckinley and the adminisI
ton and have so stated time and d
again. At the present time they
trying to curry favor with these ped
they have denounced. to further Il
own political ends and if they do
succeed they propose to openly opI
Mckinley and the Republican no
nees. 1t is well for Republicans \
have heretofore followed this leai
ship to consider whether or not {
are ready TO follow Addicks this fal
his efforts to defeat Mckinley and
give the state to Bryan. II they m
what they say you will be called n
to decide this question very shortl
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
Pelyersion

From Peninsula News and Advertil
The Addicks organs. unable to
plain the dastardly political conduct
their chief, have resOrted to an att
on the candidacy of Col. Dupont. Tl
say virtually that both are using Il
power, and are employing their resi-
tive organizations for selfish ends,
that one deserves no more honor Il
the other. This assumption is ba
upon a perversion of facts, and del
every item in the history Of the Rel
lican factions.
We state it as our firm belief, ba
ed by the best evidence. that Col.
Pont was never candidate for
Senate; that he was named in
first instance without his prevl
knowledge, and that at no time has
really desired the Office. He has
ways stood ready to sacrifice him
and allow any good man to be cleo
We believe that at the present mon
he would gladly sacrifice any persC
ambition for the party good. We
sure that If he believed two sena'
could be elected, leaving out him
and Mr.. Addicks, he would readily
cept such a plan. Let it be underst
however, that the Republicans W.
never consent to retire Col. Dup
as he has been a manly and honori
leader; he has never assumed the
of boss. and has stood ever ready
take any step for party unification
long as the plan proposed was hol
able.
Now suppose Col. DUPONT were to
tire. would the Union Republicans
a single vote stronger? No; sue
Thought does our organization an
Justice. There would be a new LEI
elected. and the ranks remain unbi
on IL is not, and never has bee
question of the elevation of Col.
Pont, the Republicans are banded
gether in support of a principle;
those who love men. offices and bo
better. have left us, and gone to
ton where they feet more at he
Yes, it is a question of principle,
I therefore, as an Outgrowth OF thii
the thought that we will not deser
honest, capable leader, who has
staunch to his conceptions of duty
would impel us to refuse an abdica
OF such a man, for a willingness
withdraw, would be good indica
of his fitness to receive our homag'
We declare that Col. DUPONT
never been a candidate for senator,
never wanted the office and woul
willing to sacrifice himself at any {
should it seem for the party e
This is one great elanent in his
ness, and the enemy may be ass
that he will never step aside to gr'
the ambition of the great poll
prostitute who is benz upon holdl
great office, even thoulEh he has TO
men like cattle. This 3 not "inspll
we are not lying, and we are not
chased. It is in the interests Oh q
Evening journal., 1900-05-30

Former Attorney-General John Biggs
is chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, and controls the
state organization. Now he has cap
tured the organization in New Castle
county as a result Of the recent selec-
tions of members Of the Democratic
County Executive Committee. Yester-
day we asked whether the Salisbury
men would be surprised il Patrick
Neary were to succeed himself as
chairman OF the County Committee
Since the action OF the Democratic City
Committee last evening, we feel justi-
fed in predicting that Mr.. Neary, who
is Mr.. Biggs campaign manager, will
succeed himself as chairman of the
County Committee. Thus. one by one
the hopes Of the Salisbury adherents
are shattered.
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Designs of Addicks

The Designs Of Addicks
New York Times.
Somebody, inspired by malice or pos
sessed by ignorance. has made the SLAM
derous assertion that Colonel Henry A.
DUPONT. Of Delaware, has entered into
a degrading bargain with j. Edward
Addicks TO secure for himself seat in
the United States Senate. The Will
mington Evening Journal denounces
the calumny as base and baseless, and
of course nobody who knows the high
character of Colonel DUPONT and is ac-
quainted with his views upon the am
bitiOn and the methods of Addicks ever
gave it an instant's credence.
It appears that Addicks is going to
try again this year. The fate Of Clark
and Quay has not deferred him from
attempting to carry out his long-cher-
ished purpose of breaking into the Sen
ate Money is no object. But he Will
encounter, as he has encountered be-
fore. the active and determined opposi-
ton of Colonel DUPONT, and of every
decent and honorable man in Delaware
1t is true that Colonel DUPONT himself
aspires or has aspired to a seat in the
Senate. but our Wilmington contempo-
rary asserts that he would sacrifice
his own chances a thousand times
rather than deal with man of the Ad-
dicks kind" He has not allowed his
own ambition to stand in the way OF
the performance of the paramount duty
of defeating Addicks. He has shown
that he was willing that his party
should unite on any worthy and capa.
/ BILE candidate for the honor. During
the last session of the Legislature tht
I Republicans cast their votes for many
representative men in the effort tC
\ break the solid Addicks vote. But The
Addicks men had their reasons fol
standing by him.
The people of Delaware feel the deer
humiliation involved in a renewal o
the disgraceful struggle, but they share
Colonel DuPont's determination tha
the high office Of senator shall nevel
be disgraced by the incumbency Of Ad
dicks or any of his creatures"
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
AddIeks RepubIIcans LOslng Gr0und

nA1lkho hNHbNHseNNo NeeNN1 NfNNNN
From the Every Evening.
The Addicks Republican organs are
in a fever of worriment over the per-
sistent efforts of the Regular Republic
can papers to show that the Addicks
Republicans are losing ground in Della
ware; that from comprising a majority
Of the Republican, voters of the state,
as was shown by the vote at the
election OF 1896, they are now reduced
to the position OF the minority faction.
To be shown up as falling from the
majority faction to theminOrity faction
of Delaware Republicanism would be
a severe blow to the prestige of the Ad-
dicks Republicans, It might cost them
admission TO the Republican National
Convention on even terms with the
Regular Republican delegation, each
delegate having a half vote. And should
the convention re-elect the Addicks
delegates, out and out. as was the case
at ST. Louis four years ago, the Addicks
Republican party of Delaware would
practically fall to pieces.
But, disguise the fact as they may,
the Addicks Republicans know thai
they are losing ground in Delaware
The figures prove this. In 1896 they
were in a majority OF the Republican
vote in the state, and also cast 81 pei
cent of the Republican vote in the city
of Wilmington. At the municipal
election of 1899. the Addicks Republi-
cans. after a deliberate test OF theil
own choosing. cast only 33 per cent OF
the Republican vote Of Wilmington.
From 81 per cent to 3S per cent shows
how the Addicks Republican strength
fell on in Wilmington, after the ex-
posure CT the scandalous Unicn Repub-
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lican attempts at bribery and cor
ton during the last session Of
Legislature. The figures of the
mington election proved this hey
the shadow of a doubt. Can II
doubted that the same forces
weakened the cause of the Union
publicans in Wilmington are also
priving it of hundreds Of former
porters throughout the state?
The Union Republicans no loI
comprise a majority Of the Republ
voters of Delaware. Their leaders
organs recognize this fact, which is
parent to all who make an invest
ton. Hence their desperate efforts
keep up a bluffing claim to contin
numerical superiority.
Evening journal., 1900-05-30
MATTER OF THE CENSUS QUESTIONS

The objects Of the Federal census
are Of three kinds: To furnish a basis
for the apportionment OF representa-
tives in the lower House OF Congress;
to ascertain the growth Of the United
States in numbers, wealth and indus
try; and to investigate the social or
ganizations and institutions which de-
termne the growth OF population and
wealth. The first is a constitutional
necessity. the second a study OF facts
and the third a study OF causes.
Probably no social institution is so
intimately connected with the growth
of population as that Of marriage. In
investigating marital conditions the
law requires about each person a state
ment whether he or she is single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced; If married,
how many years the marriage has last
ed; II a mother. how many children
she has had, and bow many Of these
children ars now living.
From the answers to the questions
It Is possible to determine the birth
rece, the prevalence OF marriage, the
proportion Of women and children to
the whole population, the duration and
fTuitfulness OF marriage. SO far as the
power and Importance OF nations are
dependent upon the size Of the popula-
tion, to that extent is the accurate
determination OF these questions a
matter OF public necessity.
In the United States there would
seem to be little danger of a decline
in the population. But even when we
are sure that the population is growing,
it is still necessary to know how It is
growing. The millions OF India are
increasing. but It is a by a process OF
many births and many deaths. In good
years millions are born; in times OF
famine millions die. the population in.
creasing because a few more are born
than die. Il is growth, but savage
growth. There is a more excellent
kind Of progress, that resulting from
the combination OF a moderate birth
rate and a small death rate.
The marital statistics collected by
the census are in many respects yer,
interesting Thus, the extent ant
power OF the anti-marital forces car
be estimated in a way by ascertaininl
the proportion OF people between 55 ant
GA years OF age who have never beer
married. Census statistics show tina
the proportion of unmarried females
between these ages is greatest in thu
East, in North Carolina. Rhode Island
and Massachusetts,. for instance, whil'
the proportion is smallest in the West
South Dakota, Utah, and Oklahomi
bringing up the rear in the orde
named Men. on the contrary, ar
far more likely to remain single in tn
West than in the East The proper
tlon OF unmarried men between 55 an
"a is lowest in the Southern States,
e.. Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgi;
and greatest in the block OF Wester
States west OF the Mississippi. In n,
vada 3S.2 per cent. OF the males b
tween 55 and Ga have never been ma
ried. Idaho coming next with 32.4 p'
cent, Montana next with 29.5 per cen
etc.
That marriage is still pre-eminent
the sphere OF women seems to be Il
dicated by the fact that more wom'
marry than men, and they marry
earlier ages. Thus, only 81 per ceI
OF females Is years of age and ov
are unmarried, while among males
the same ages the proportion is
per cent Taking girls and boys l
Evening journal., 1900-05-30

II Attorney-General White had drop
ped the charges Of bribery against DR..
Thomas c. Moore, the Addicks leader
in Duck Greek hundred, he could have
made any allowance Of fees he deemed
fit in any case without fear of criticism
from the Addicks newspapers. He is
the victim of his own refusal to make
things easy for the Addicks manipula-
tor in northern Kent
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tween Is and 20 years Of age, 1t is
found that one out OF every ten girls
is married, while among the boys the
proportion falls to one in two hundred.
These were the proportions in 1890.
Whether these conditions have changed
since then is a question that can only
be answered by the census of 1900.
Evening journal., 1900-05-30

From all parts OF the state comes the
encouraging news that Addicksism is
on the wane, and that Republicanism
is gaining in strength in every hun
dred. While this condition is gratifying
It is a natural one, for a political
organization founded on venality must
be at best but temporary disturbing
element. Delawareans are to be con-
graduated that the Addicks leaders are
quarreling among themselves, and that
the voters who have been following
them are breaking away from the de-
spicable political machine.
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ROBERTS, GREAI WORK

Lord Roberts telegraphs the British
War Office that he has reached Ger
mison, in the Transvaal, having met
with only trifing opposition, and he
expects to occupy johannesburg at
noon to-day.
The fighting at the Kip river on
Sunday last, reported from Pretoria,
was presumably done by Generals
French and Hamilton in forcing their
way around to the northward of Jo-
hannesburg.
The Orange Free State was annexed
to the British Empire May 2S by Lord
Roberts, under proclamation, and it is
to be known as the Orange River State
Evening journal., 1900-05-30

Whenever a Democratic bond issue is
made, it is safe to assume that Repub-
licans will be called upon to meet it
at maturity. That is what Democrats
call financiering.