Evening journal., 1914-07-29
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVi PRESS
GOOD ROADs STIR SUSSEX.

GOOD ROADS STIR SUSSEX.
From the Laurel Leader.
The Good Roads meeting held here
last Saturday has stirred up "Old
Sussex" and is only the beginning OF
series Of meetings TO be held all
over this county, to wind up with
monster central meeting at George
town. The organization is pledging
its members to support no man for
the Legislature who will not promise
TO favor S1,OOO.OOO bonds for good
roads in this county.
WILL SOON DISCARD NAMES
OF TOWNS.
From the Harrington Journal.
Little Heaven and Little He'll, two
Delaware towns in Kent County, are
soon to lose their strange designa-
tons. Church people have decided
that the names are too profane and
have begun movement to have au-
thorities change them to something
which is more appropriate.
Little Heaven and Little He'll are
situated within mile of each other
on the road from Dover to Bowers
Beach. Old residents ceclare the
groups of houses at crossroads were
named nearly a century ago when
party of excursionists we're attacked
while en- route to the Delaware Bay
shore for an outing.
As they arrived in one of the cross
roads towns. a member OF the party
exclaimed "This is Little He'll" re-
ferring to his state OF mind occa-
stoned by the clash. The name has
stuck ever since. Further along the
road the fighting subsidized and the
residents declare Il was named Little
Heaven. because the excursionists
described IL as such compared to the
/ first village, where the cash had oc-
CURED.
! For years, newcomers in Kent
| County have been shocked by learn
/ ing that Little Heaven and Little
| He'll were communities of several
residences each, and that these vii
! lages were known the State over by
these names, although they do not
appear in the list of post offices.
The move to have the names
changed will probably be carried be-
fore the Levy Court A meeting viii
be held to discuss whether the object
could better be obtained by appealing
TO the General Assembly next year.
RETURNING TO THE FOLD.
From the Dover State Sentinel.
The indications everywhere point
to a return Of Progressives and inde'
pendent Republicans To the Republic
can Party. Primary elections IN
various States have revealed the
homeward movement So evident Is
IL even to the faithful that the Pro
Cressive Party is becoming a mere
shadow Of itself that the call arises
from every quarter for the presence
OF the One Man for whom the part!
was organized. Save us or we
perish" is the universal appeal tina
is sent to Mr. Roosevelt at Oyste
Bay.
Even in the State Of New Yorl
Roosevelt has been wrestled with 4
become a candidate for Governor II
order to rescue the sinking craft
That he has thus far refused is
tribute to his sagacity. that he him
I self is actually engaged in promotin
q a scheme for a fusion OF some sol
/ is evidence of his fear that as a
n organization standing alone the Pr'
r eressive Party of his own State woul
i be doomed TO defeat.
The fact Is that while there may b
. a great deal Of sentiment for Roos'
& welt. self preservation continues
e. be the first law of nature. The coun
2 try is no longer dealing with sent
, Roosevelt himself has declared De
, mocratic rule to be a menace tina
4 already has proved to be eXceedingl
: destructive. In that he has bu
D voiced the opinions of business mer
I of manufacturers and the employe
o of the industries that have felt th
!. hlighting hand of a near free trad
/ policy.
What is to be done about thes
p unsatisfactory conditions? What
G the best way to meet them and pu
an end to Democratic experiments
e ton with the country? Why, b
uniting against all candidates fo
@ Office who represent the Democrat
-- policies.
n II is a simple thing to keep III
= Democratic Party in power. All thi
e is necessary is to repeat the exper
e ence of 1912. At the very height {
q the Progressive movement, when III
"a usually plain thinking man gave wa
Il to actual hysteria in his enthusiast
e for Roosevelt. the latter was d.
p feated. Wilson was elected and
g Democratic government was estal
k lished in Washington. Anything lil
e a third party movement of simil'
strength would maintain that govern
e ment in all Of its power. The can
Y paign of 1914 would repeat that
" two years ago
IT While It is a simple thing 10 keC
/ the Democratic Party in control.
20 Is likewise simple thing to defel
= Il. With a return to the Republics
J. Party Of goodly number Of thoi
# who got away from It in 1912 tn
'e defeat of Democracy would be Il
ovitable.
h SENATOR JACKSON'S
T. WITHDRAWN
II From the Salisbury Tribune.
The friends of Former Unit
'r States Senator William p. Jacks'
V throughout the state were decided
II disappointed on Saturday when
'e was announced through the Bal
c. more papers that he had decided n
"a to become a candidate for the r
IL publican nomination as the oppone
le OF John Walter Smith.
II certainly was from no lack