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Evening journal., 1914-11-07
With The Photographers


Even if Belgian had been ireland it could not have
made more glorious hght.-Albany Knickerbocker
Press.
Before this war is the Belgian sea coast evil
IDENTIFY is going to have lot of new ndentations-
Syracuse Herald
In justice TO the begging cotton farmers. it be
admitted that they do not attribute their hard luck
the Underwood tarin.-Rocbester Herald
While Governor Glynn was branded with Murphy
ism. Judge Gerard was branded with wisconsin, and
the comparative eloquent expression of
popular judgment these rreconcilable types
Democracy.-New York World.
The Democrats foolishly pited the personal popular
y of the President against the real issues before the
people, and they have lost In districts where the pro-
lection issue was unclouded the Republicans made
great gains. The Democratic majority in the House
has narrowly escaped OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Post
American public opinion will be fayorably influenced
by Germany's willing acceptance of the suggestion
that the work OF relieving the needs Of the starving
population of Brussels shall be directed by the Amer
lean minister and relief committee there and that the
food supplies they bring into the city shall not be
seized for tho of the German army. t. is 20 the
interest of Germany well 10 that of the world
in general that the civilian population Belgium
shall be lett 10 staryo during the dreadful winter
that Is TO be faced in that desolated land.Ansona
Sentinel
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Poor Crumbs of Comfort
For The WiIsonifes
(From the New York Times.

Some ardent admirers Of President
Wilson arc trying to keep themselves in
countenance by calling attention TO the
chance victories won here and there by
the Democracy in normally Republican
States. The Wilson administration,
they contend, couldn't have been SO
completely repudiatod as the elections
Tor Congress last Tuesday suggested
that it was. Why, they ask, if this is
the case, were Democratic governors
elected in Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyoming
That is a queer shifting of the issue.
The Democratic party tried TO make its
campaign this year on the record of the
Wilson administration. THANK God for
Wilsonl" was the message to the voters
which the Democratic Congressional
Committee put on the front cover Of
the Democratic campaign book. The
voters reduced the Democratic major
ity in the House Of Representatives
from l49 to less than Is, and now the
enthusiasts who staked everything on
the Presidents leadership are trying &c
find consolation in scattering successes
won through the personal popularity Of
local Democratic candidates.
Minnesota is one of the strongest Re
publican States in the Union, yet il
thinks nothing Of electing Democratic
governors. II kept on electiug Lind an,
johnson when it was rolling up enor
nous Republican maiorities on nationa
issues. Michigan is another heayil,
Republican State. Wilson ran thir,
there in 1912. But It elected a De-
mocratic Governor two years ago and
has now reelected him, although cut
ting down to one lone survivor its
Democratic membership in the ma
uonal House Of Representatives
Massachusetts reelected Governor
Walsh. a Democrat. but it elected T.
Republicans and four Democrats "a
the House to replace s Republicans
and 8 Democrats. Nebraska has a
habit OF electing Democratic Cover
nors in Republican years and Repub.
lican Governors in Democratic years
Wyoming reelected a fusion Cover
nor on Tuesday because. as in 1910
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THE MILLION INCOME.

From the PittSnurgn DlSpatch.
The fact that not a single person in
Great Britain confessed to an income
OF 100000. while in the United
States forty-four made returns show
ing that income or greater is held to
be. remarkable contrast. On s per
cent. basis $2O.O0O,O00 is required to
yield the million income. and the indi-
cation of the returns that there are no
such fortunes in Great Britain causes
no slight surprise
This. of course. is modified by the
fact that most Of the wealth OF the
British aristocracy is in land and un-
der the English laws rents are not
taxable as income. This lets the land
lords aud other British landowners
out of the computation, though the
number Of that class whose rentals
exceeds a million per year is undoubt-
cdly quite small.
But there Is still large class whose
reputation is that of much larger
wealth Is It true that the Rothschild
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Inc Progressive Republicans COM
bined with the Democrats.
Nothing I'm these results can be
tortured into an alleged Endorsement
of the Wilson administration. They
are local in character and, do not
affect the verdict of the states in
which they occurred ON the main
Thank God-fO Wilson" proposition.
1t must be remembered that the
setbacks in the States west OF the
Mississippi, which alone prevented
the return of a Republican House OF
Representatives were due to the
persistence there of the division be-
tween the Republicans and the Pro-
gressives. In Kansas failure to
fuse as completely as the two ele-
ments fused east of the Mississippi
gave the Democrats six seats in the
House out of eight, although Arthur
Camper. defeated on the Republican
ticket two years ago. was elected
GovernOr-as he richly deserved 10
be. In Utah and Wyoming the Pro-
gressives actually combined with the
Democrats, and fractional soreness
led to the loss in South Dakota of a
Republican Senator and Of one Re
preventative.
The Missouri Valley section has
not felt as keenly as other sections
have the destructive effects of tho
Wilson policies, and out there the
/ realmalgamation of the Republican
and Progressive elements, which the
Hard Times craftsmanship Of the
/ President is bringing about has moi
/ yet reached the final stage. But II
is certain to reach that stage in The
next two years The elections o.
Tuesday have shown that the Yves
/ and Middle West are ready for II
and when the pinch of frightened ere
! dit, CONSTRUCTED trade and slackeninl
employment makes itself felt beyond
the Missouri River the Far West vii
also be ready for it.
The demonstration of restored
unity given last Tuesday will have I
wonderful effect in reviying a mill
tant Republicanism the country over
which will not rest until it recall
prosperity by extirpating wisconsin
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Peoples Column
COMMENDS EDITORIAL.

COMMENDS EDITORIAL.
To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir.-In reading over your paper
yesterday, was especially pleased
with one OF the articles, and take
this opportunity Of congratulating
you upon the editorial under the
heading, mo Religious Discrimi-
nation"
It is indeed refreshing to read
such editorials from the secular
press; for the religious press Of our
day is SO largely prejudiced that fair
treatment is not shown. This is due.
perhaps, to jealousy, and in some
cases we might term It Ignorance,
for that is certainly the case with
a number of ciergymen throughout
the country who malign and traduce
one whom the common people hear
gladly.
Pastor Russell, wherever he goes,
fills the largest auditoriums and his
sermons are read by millions. AS
no charge of admission is ever made
and collections never taken, liter
ature largely distributed free, it may
be an excuse for some feelings of
jealousy, and from all appearances
some religious institutions have a
hard time to finance themselves, evil
denced by the methods used in this
day TO get money.
If God is in il. such means are
unnecessary, for the scriptures tell us
''The cattle upon a thousand hills
are his" and we might add, the hills
also.
over eighteen centuries ago there
was quite an uprising against some
Of the apostles of Jesus, but one OF
the Pharisees, a noted man, Gamaliel
/ by name, stood up for them and
cautioned the people. saying, Re
frain from these men and let them
alone, for if this council and this
work be of men. it will come t.
naught, but If it be of God, it cannot
/ be overthrow" Ian interesting oc.
currence related in Acts, 5th Chapter
last few verses).
Personally, I have been so bene'
fitted since ! dropped some OF tho
prejudice I had against Pastor Rus
SELL and voice the sentiment o.
thousands. not only in this country
but all over the word. that I could
not refrain from complimenting you
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SNAIL pEMOCRATIc RusINEss.

D ECENTI4Y the following item. bearing York
IN CPa) date line, appeared in many Eastern news
papers:
In spite OF a protest by all the patrons along his
route. j. Elmer Evans, OF Stewartstown, rural free
delivery carrier has dismissed from the service.
Cause of his dismissal. as given by the Fourth AS
sstant Postmaster General. James l. Blakslee was
conduct preiudciat 10 the good Of tho service 1t is
said that this conduct remark he made that
although the tariff leather had been reduced shoes
The information upon which Evans was removed was
furnished by A. 70. Patterson, of the Democratic
aspirants for the postmastership Of stewartstown
Evans is a Republican.
With the Wilson administration STOPPING to such
things, is it any wonder that it meets with public
pudation when It asks for public appreciation? De-
Tending the Underwood tariff law by the use Of the
gag striking at the bread and butter Of one Of its
humbest critics because he fit to exercise his con-
stutonal right TO personal opinion and free speech is
contemplate business for any administration to pur-
sue with such things being DONE It is not surpris-
ing that tho Wilson administration is today OF the
most unpopular administrations our country ever has
had.
In view Of the election returns on Tuesday, it is
now the turn Of j. Elmer Evans, that rural mail car
rier to smile broadly. fact Il might not be amss
for him to send brief but pointed, letters to both
Fourth Assistant PoatmaserGeneral Basiee and Pat
terson. the ntoerant partisan lob-hunter who Pre-
ferred the charges
That such intimidation as that displayed in the Evans
case is part parcel Of Wilson administration policy
was revealed clearly months ago by Commissioner OF
Commerce Redneld. The American public has not for
gotten that Commissioner Redheld announced then
that the powers Of Democratic nquson would be APP
piled to any American business man who closed down
his plant and attributed his commercial or indus
trial misfortunes to tho Underwood tarn law At that
time however Il was not imagined that the use Of in
limitation and the gag would be carried down the line
| to the detrlment Of Republican rural delivery car
riers.
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we are so short of torpedoes that We
should soon be embarrassed. and our
transports are so limited that we
should have to fall back on a merchant
marine which hardly exists"
Most impressive is what Mr.. Meyer
has to say about the folly of disre-
garding the function of the navy as an
insurance against war and therefore a
conservative investment "The coss
of the Spanish war" he says. "was
little over S5O0.00O.O00. Five per cent.
of that amount would have prevented
the war, for had we had an additional
division in our navy of four battle
ships like the Oregon, Spain would
have backed down because our naval
strength would have been Overwhelm-
ing The logic of this view will be
admitted by everybody who remem-
bers what factor in the struggle the
modern cruiser squadron of Spain was
considered before hostilities began.
There is food for thought in Mr.. Mey-
er's statement that 'the cost of our
navy up TO the present time has been
! 20 per cent. less than the cost Of peD.
sions since the Revolution"
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it had were his policies He could
see no patriotism in any Democrat
who ventured to disagree with his
views.
Experienced Democrats in Con-
gress were opposed to the war-taX
measure. They foresaw a vigorous
rebuke from the people il a tax were
imposed upon them under the guise
of war tax, which in reality was
tax 20 make up a deficit caused by
unwise tariff legislation. Their ad-
vice was not only unheeded, but they
found themselves branded as sus-
poets. Any Democrat who disagreed
with the President was a traitor IN
the camp.
Under the apparently smooth sur
face of Democratic politics was an
utter lack Of harmony. Democrats
whose loyalty to the party had been
tested in many a hard-fought battle
/ were sick at heart when they saw
] their party headed for disaster under
the iron rule OF the White House.
Other men, calling themselves Demo-
Gratis. fawned before the President
and induced him TO write letters in
their behalf, risking his personal
popularity for their sake.
The outcome of It all is a terrible
rebuke to the President--a practical
command from the people to about
face on domestic policies. His con-
troll Of the House has been well-nigh
annihiliated. Insurgency is in the
air. Democrats are asking why they
should be silent when their party is
/ committed to ruinous policies. They
/ perceive now that the turning over
OF Congress to the President, bias
and baggage, was a mistake. Tn,
men there knew better than he the
temper of the American people.
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Democratic Defeat Lies
at the Door of Wilson
lFrom the WashIngton Po.tl

President Wilson is too big man 10
shrink from the responsibility for the
crushing reverse suffered by the Demo
cratic party.
Credit for all that the party has done
was Justly due him. and responsibility
for the disaster is equally his.
Mr.. Wilson originated the party's pol
icies, selected his lieutcnants in Con
gress, sienced protests within the
ranks, set aside all policies proposed
by other Democrats. and forced the en-
actment of laws which he approved.
lie controlled Congress absolutely. He
went to the Capitol personally and told
Congress what he wanted IL TO do. il
did exactly what he told IL 20 do, and
refrained from doing what he forbade.
No Congress in the history of the gov
ernment was ever so completely domin-
ated. II had no will Of its own. II
took orders from Woodrow Wilson, and
from no one else.
There were honest and able D.
Gratis in Congress who did not agree
with Mr. Wilson on his extreme tariff
program. They may have protested To
him. If SO, they were under suspicion
at once as would be insurgents. Their
wise admonitions were ignored, and they
were coerced into supporting a meas
ure which they knew would bring dis
aster 20 the party.
Very few Democrats in the House or
Senate were in favor of tolls repeal
They privately expressed dissent, and
protested against the policy of taxing
American shipping in the American
canal at Panama. But the arbitrary
will of the master was imposed upon
them. They were compelled to obey
or run the risk of being charged with
party disloyalty. Mr. Wilson was
the party, and the only policies which
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Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

needs a Democrat in the lower House
of Congress and Wilmington Demo-
Gratis are much at fault to let their
squabbling among themselves deprive
the State of Congressman BrOckson.
NEED BETTER REGULATIONS.
From the Salisbury News.
The Mayor and City Council should
have a better regulation on the ques-
ton of opening streets for water and
sewer connections. At present per-
init is granted at any time It is asked
for and the proper bond given, with
out regard as to how long the street
will be kept open or whether the
work can be finished and the street
refilled so as not to hinder business.
Permits should not be granted to
keep one of the main thOroughfares
of the city open over Saturday and
Sunday unless it is a case of a broken
water pipe or connection and needs
immediate repair. For the usual
tapping of the water mains or sewers,
the regulations should provide that
the work must be completed and the
street put back in proper shape be-
fore Saturday and Sunday. The con-
tractors can usually make their ar
rangements to complete the work be-
fore the end of the week or not start
until the first of the week so as not
TO have the streets piled with dirt
and more than half the street put out
of commission for Saturday and Sum
day. Saturday is the busy day and
Sunday is the day when the streets
are the most used by the automobiles
and it makes it both inconvenient
and dangerous to pursue the present
method of opening street at any
old time and closing it at the con-
venience of the contractor.
The traffic on the streets of Sails
bury is getting entirely to heavy to
pursue the old time methods Of OPEN
| ing and closing the bed of the streets.
What the Council should do is to
have a new set Of rules and regula~
tions governing this very important
privilege and sec that they are lived
up to.
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ELECTION RESULTS HELP BUSINESS.

A MERIcAN business already is beginning to
"A look up.
II has found encouragement for the future in the
Duke that was suffered by the Wilson administration
at the hands Of the American electorate last Tues
day
From all the great commercial and industrial centres
comes the news that now that the American people
have served unmstakabe warning upon President VIII
son and the Democratic Congress that they must cease
their warfare against American business suffer the
consequences two years hence the business take
not conceive that the Democrats will fail to heed the
warning so impressively given
observers in New York assert that the change in
the attitude Of business in that city is especially
pronounced They attribute it entirely to the results
Of the election. which construed to promise Sc
much for the future
President Wilson is eager to have second term
That fact has been made manifest in many ways in
recent months The that the Baltimore platform
declared against second terms does not TO weigh
heavily in White House opinion In view Of the state
Of the poll Tuesday. the President must realize
that adherence TO the policies he has pursued during
the last twenty months will eopardze his chances fol
denomination and make hopeless his chances for
reelection should he succeed in winning a renomina
ton. II he has any regard for his own future he vii
fighting American business and devote the re
msinder OF his present term TO more beneficial pur
suits.
The spirit OF optimism that already is manifestn,
itself in the commercial and industrial world I,
indicate that American business believe that tn
Wilson administration will heed the warning OF that
if It fail to So the American electorate may be dc
pended upon 10 drive the national Democracy fror
power two years hence.
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Stock Exchange. If he is now lucky
enough, he will also pay an income
tax. A new Federal occupation tax
has just been levied, also the stamp
tax on every sale of bonds and stocks.
OF course, a broker, like all others,
shares the privilege OF paying a real
estate tax, water tax. automobile tax,
as well as all the invisible and visible
taxes which fairly choke you with the
food you eat at every meal.
Il would be the idlest man in the
city" said one of these brokers to me,
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As Senator Salisbury reads the election returns
from his home state he doubtless finds comfort in the
fact that when Representative Broclson retires from
Congress the junior Senator from Delaware will be
the sole dispenser of Wilson patronage coming to this
state Even the worst calamities bring with them GER
tain compensations TO somebody. In fact it may be
that deep down in his heart Senator Salisbury is well
pleased that Mr. Brockson met defeat and that he
longer will figure as factor to be considered at the
patronage trough
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EDITORIAL OPINION

fortune is so much less that it was
famed to be? Are the incomes of the
diamond kings of Kimberly and oil
kings Of Mexico all confined within
the limits Of a million? To the in
quiry whether that class is poorer
than our multimillionaires or less
honest, there is no positive answer.
But our suspicious are strongly that
the plutocratic John Bull lodges his
taxes little more artfully than his
American cousin.
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IN INTEREST OF SCHOOL.

Mrs. Frederick Schoff, the National
President Of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, will speak at the State
Teachers Institute, in Dover, on
Wednesday, November II, at SIS
O'Clock, on some phase Of the need
Of Parent-Teacher associations in
school communities. This address
will be one Of intense interest, and
il is urged upon every one to hear
this speaker who is endeavoring 10
bring the home and school very close
together for the benefit Of our chill
dren.
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NOTHING Bun TAXEs.

Girard, in Public Ledger.
killing business by legislation and
then taxing the corpse" that is ap-
proximately the picturesque definition
of current things, given by Congress-
man Thomas 5. Butler. OF Chester
county. He was not speaking Of any
particular industry.
know a good many brokers. how
ever. who think they come within the
range OF that definition. There's the
local occupation tax and the tax Of the
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A ONE-sIDED PRACTICE.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Paying a million year for unneces-
sary trainmen and taking that million
out Of the pay envelopes of shopmen
and other classes of railroad en-
ployes, looks like one-sided practice
but that is the net result Of the ap-
plication of the full crew" laws.
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OUR CITY AND IT'S DRAMATIC Talent.

Il VERY community has latent dramatic talent. Or
u CARNATIONS like the DUPONT Pun and Powder
Club develop it, with resultant benefit to the commun
ties in which they exist
Our city is exceeding fortunate in having such an
active and representative club the which in
terpreted Jane" with telling and pleasing effect in
The Playhouse last night Il is pity haven't more
such organizations and that opportunity for dramatic
development is not supplied to more young men and
women who unQuesuonsby possess talent in that d.
rection
History shows that the stage draws its stars from
all places and from all walks OF life. II may be
that here in Wilmington have Garrick, Booth.
Siddons or Bernhard, who needs only the awaken
ing touch OF amateur dramatic association to re.
veal him or her to appreciatye histronic world
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WILMINGTON.

From the Dover Index.
Disappointing indeed is the out
come of the election in New Castle
county and Wilmington which is
usually wrong is more so this
time. From reports it appears
that the Republican victory there
was not so much the result of Repub-
lican gains or even the votes of I'M
employed and depression i'm business
as mis-management and dissatisfac-
ton with party management on tie
part of Democrats. The apathy mani
tested is said to be the result Of dis
satisfaction. If true, this is a pity,
as Congressman Brockson and the
other State candidates were at least
entitled to better support. Delaware
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LITTLE BEAR GAINS PALEFACES.

Little Bear Tribe, No. As, ]. o. r.
NJ, held a large and enthusiastic
meeting last night. about so members
being present The degree team
adopted one paleface and the degree
team Of Lenaps Tribe. No. 16, Of VIII
mington, conferred the warriors and
chiefs degree on four candidates.
William W. Knowles, Of Wilmington,
smoke
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and wishing your paper every sue
cess.
Sincerely yours.
u. b. Heneks.
Moore, Delaware County, Pa, No
vembcr s. 1914
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senator Penrose, OF Pennsylvania, was swept into
another term by a wave of Democratic and Bull Moose
abuse that disguised the public and constituted his
hest campaign asset
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"if it didn't keep me busy writing
checks to pay my taxes
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We trust that President Wilson does not think the
election Tuesday psychological aud not real
Evening journal., 1914-11-07

Nicholas Longworth at last Is in position TO give
some pointed political advice to his misguided father
n-law Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
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I'm The Associations Of Amer-
nIAlAN lean AdvertiseFs has ox-
N1W amiaed and certified 60
che oireulstion Of thia pub
licatisn. The figures Of circulation
contained in the Associations ~
pert only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
Ma 4in whHshsIl Bldg. r. 7. CITY
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needs a Democrat in the lower House
of Congress and Wilmington Demo-
Gratis are much at fault to let their
squabbling among themselves deprive
the State of Congressman Brockson'