Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-07-31
WEDNESDAY,, JULY 81, 1901.
WHERE WE STAND

We are in receipt OF the following
remarkable communication, and. pub
lish it in full that our readers may see
the intellectual twist that is possible
to the minds Of persons who really
want to be honest. but do not know
how:
Monday, July 20, 1901.
Editor Journal.
Sir: A few days ago an agent OF
your paper called at my house and so
icited a subscription to the Journal.
I told him ! thought IL was a live paper
but | objected to IL on account OF its
low. mean, scurrilous attacks on the
Union Republican party and its leader
j. Edward Addicks. lie, the agent, as.
sured me that those attacks had
ceased and that these same attacks had
almost ruined the paper. in fact, had
brought the circulation down to 1000;
also that the paper had a new editor
a gentleman that would not conduct
the paper as Il had been in the past
On these conditions I agreed to sub
scribe, and on opening your paper to-
day. the first ! have received, my eye
was attracted TO an editorial headed
"Addicks at Newport" Are you aware
that You are antagOnizing the poorer
class of people. the Drawn and muscle?
DO you know that unionized labor
know Mr.. Addicks for what he Is. the
friend OF the workingman? Take my
advice. cease those virulent attacks on
Mr.. Addicks and his party, come into
the fold and be what you claim to be-
n Republican paper, and l prophesy
that your paper will double its circulas
ton inside Of three months.
CHARLES BARNES,
1917 e. Eleventh street
Leaving the statements of the solicit
tor out OF the question, since that is a
case of veracity between them, we wish
to discuss some OF these remarkable
statements, and to correct some CO.
lossal errors. First, our correspondent
has made the error OF confusing the
number of subscribers to the paper
when the present management tool
charge. April. 1900, with that of tn,
present day; 1t was then 1000; II IL
now over 5000 Thus our circulation
has not decreased since we began I,
wage a campaign against Addicks, but
has grown steadily but we say {,
our critical friends and to GU
readers, that our editorials are in
spired by our judgment OF actual con-
ditions, and this paper would no
change its policy of writing what II
believes to be the exact truth for IN
wealth of Addicks. nor to hold reader
who prefers subsidized lying, or th'
uncertain tone of a paper watching t
see the way the cat is going to jump
We say now, that no one may be de
celved. that we Shall take all pains Il
inform ourselves en- all public ques
tions. and shall then publish what W
believe to be honest and true; and
there is any reader who objects to thi
course. there are other papers in tn
city specially gotten up for him. Tn
sworn statement OF our business man
ager seems TO bear out the declaratio
that our policy is not altogether III
popular. His affidavit declares that Il
bona fide circulation of the Evenir
Journal from July 1. 1900. to July
1901. averaged 1888 copies daily.
Mr. Barnes yelled threat TO Disco
tinue the paper because he opened
one day and found an article On Al
dicks strange to say, does not fill
with dread; he is one of long line
similarly constructed individuals WI
want every editorial TO be a reflect,
Of their own personal whims; and
will have numerous SUCCESSORS.
He asks us: Are you aware that y,
are antogonizing the poorer classes
people?" etc No; we are not aware
that. Every man in this Office. fro
editor 10 devil. works hard, and kno
the meaning Of toll. Many Of thu
labor half Of twenty-four hours, a
consequently. are in sympathy W
the true demands of labor. but Il
are not idiots. morally or mental
and do not. therefore. hold the ma
Of Addicks as synonymous with
interests of the laboring man. If re
ers haven't. the judgment to tell
dem8gog,re. then our efforts at enlig
enment will be in vain.
4 decent workingman, and they