Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-02
NEWSPAPER OPINION
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From the New Caste News
We have been crushed by Every
Evening. We are paralyzed by its last
onslaught. We are eating the dust,
and how to turn from this victoriousl
gladiator whose eyes are stu glaringl
wild threats OF vengeance, we do not.
know.
The fact of the matter is. 1t is the
height Of absnrdity for anybody to
lock horns with an adversary such as
Every Evening, for it Is victor before
the fight begins. The pen, the type
writer and certain amount of gray
matter are the acknowledged imple-
ments made use of in the average
newspaper Office for the purpose OF dis
seminating important facts and mould
ing public opinion, but now comes a
gentleman of great pomposity with a
-'holier than thou CLEAN from his on
eye, and brings down the bludgeon of
blum with crushing force upon his
puny adversary All the rules Of the
arena are abolished, for this champion
of right" after the sheriff sales under
a Democratic regime have been raked
In. has nothing to lose.
Hear the swish. the tremendous
swish, OF this annihilating blow:
Eve deny those charges in toto.
| I'VE defy the New Castle News or any
lOther defender OF the scandalous rob
berry of New Castle county taxpayers
that has been exposed by the reyela'
tons OF illegal charges on account o.
tramps committed to the New Castle
jail, TO point out a single instance o
umfarness or misrepresentation b!
Every Evening"
Now isn't that CONVINCING" o
! course it IS, for Every Evening, will
bludgeon raised, says 50, and tina
makes it So 10 wasn't just polite foi
Every Evening to make this fight SOM
years ago when it was beneficiar.
llnder the charges OF the sheriffsofflce
but now ii has had a change of heart
Iit has been long and earnestly at III
lmourners bench and therefore has
lperfect license TO use cant phrases I
lOrder to show tho people what al
earnest advocate they possess in 9TH
leading daily of the State"
But now we are through with sue
nonsense Only Every Evening know
how to talk sense anyway. We
we will try to write another "labored
comment on what we actually did 50
on two or three occasions about tram
commitments. Every Evening. III
ethics Of journalism as interpreted b
you, do not permit you TO use a COZ
Temporary with fairness, This is M
TO be expected. so you will bear wit
us just a little while we reiterate {
our readers these facts:
]. We have endorsed Every ENonin
in attacking public abuses. but hay
! largued that It's course has been a kin
, lof persecution In certain quarters.
2. We believe that il the laws ar
, Inadequate to suppress exorbitaf
bills for tramp commitments. Even
Evening OF some Of the infuontialfo fore
+ ought TO 80 before the General Assem-
bly, and make better laws.
3. We are convinced that durin
the winter months there have bee
, from 30 TO so tramps a day committe
to New Castle jail, basked on our ow
and other peoples observation Thi
fact we deplore, but because we regrt
It. does not make it any less a condi
ton.
} A. The above being true, we beliey
that the commitments were n,
''trumped up"
Now the above is meant in no sen.
as defence of the outrageous charge
We deplore the conditions which pc
NIT exorbitant fees and hope Ever
? Evening and all good citizens vi
: bring public opinion to bear in such
+ way as TO overcome the monstro,
D evil, II the worlShouse law, soon TO !
In operation, does not cover Il
ground.
Now, Every Evening. we do not e.
p pect YOU 20 follow any other cour
D than that which you have been purs
r ing We expect 70 read a TRADE on
8 more. il we read anything.
. We think we have made plain OF
1 attitude We do not defend or apol
y CLIO for public plundering. and tn
Q fact made clear. we have said our fin
g word, whatever may be the furth
/. misrepresentation of the News by o
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