Evening journal., 1888-12-28
OPPOSED TO Mr.. MASSEY.
business and Party Interests Both Call
For Another Man.
. Editor OF EvENING JounNAr

business and Party Interests Both Call
For Another Man.
TO the Editor OF EVENING JouRSAr-
County lines are a necessity in the
organization and administration of a
state, but in the organization and admin.
istration of political party they should
be as nearly obliterated as possible No
party can have any considerable lease Of
life that does not look to the general good
of the state and nation How unwlse
then is the county argument so per-
sistently worked on the Senatorial ques-
tion in this state at this time. One
writer suggests pertinently that 1.-The
next United States Senator from this
state should be big enough to be seen
across a county line. States have
but two Senators and il is impractical to
observe locality and get the best men. A
United States Senator represents all the
inhabitants of his state. What
material difference does it make
then. II we should send both
Senators from some extreme corner
providing that in the Judgment of the
people they are the best men to fill the
responsible position. A man to fill this
Office ought TO be free from all Influences
that would have the slightest tendency
to warp his judgment rs between the
people and trusts and aggressive corpor-
ations. | am a friend to railroads and
assisted with every means at my com
mand to inaugurate and establish the
lines through this state and Peninsula,
and could easily show that have done
as much as any single individual in my
county TO increase the business Of the
road; and am free to confess that there
are two sides TO most of the questions be-
tween the railroad company and the
people. At the same time / charge
the : company, operating the road
with the heartless astuteness of looking
into every class of business and caleu-
lating just how much freight they can
charge to leave just enough profits in the
hands Of operatives of the various indus
tries to allow them feeble life. l know
also to my sorrow that they have so over
reached In some cases as to crush out the
industry entirely. 81 speak as to wise
men. Judge ye what l say" | sought
to establish an industry of benefit TO
farmers under promises of reasonable
freight rates, that would have put thous
ands Of dollars in the stockholders
pockets. But after put all my capital
in the promise of fair rates was broken
ana the business crushed IN.
Boat Builder, from Milton in the
Farm and Home, gives some plain facts
about the transportation interests in the
state, but not all Strange that the
greed Of the railroad company in closing
the port of Lewes has not aroused more
indignation and action among the people
there. There stands an expensive iron
pier bnilt by the liberality of the federal
r. 4 Al y
that is practically worthless and doomed
to rust down because it is to the apparent
disadvantage of the railroad company to
have it utilized. When the port was
open to the Old Dominion line of steam
ers and the Breakwater Railroad there
was competition on produce and fruit as
far up as Harrington.
In the face of all these facts and many
unmentioned It looks like lack of wisdom
to advocate the election TO represent the
people in the Senate OF a man so thoroughly
committed against them in the interest
Of transportation as Mr.. Massey Mr..
Massey and have always been on very
friendly terms and it goes against the
grain for me to oppose him, but l know
the interests Of the people and the ten
dency of human nature so well that /
feel in duty bound to do 1t. As citizen
and member Of the Republican party
shall acquiesce and sustain any man
fairly elected, but as one OF the people
that has worked in every campaign for
the election of the ticket opposed to
the Democratic ticket, though some
times at great disadvantage through hind
RANGES of party leaders so called who
might be more properly called "hold back
ers, | am in duty bound to make pro-
test. Many a time the "high privates' y
gain the victory while officers after lol-
ling in the shades Of their teats rush out
and like the man who said Betsy and
killed the bear" they shout 1--WE whipped
the enemy Nothing so discourages the
masses of party as TO see elevated TO
position men that lay back in their tents
watching for opportunity to serve them
selves and circle of friends regardless
of the rights of the future of their party.
know a man who to my surprise, is
asking for one of the most remunerative
offices in the gift of the Legislature, who
never has done a good days work in the
interest Of his party, and did not con
tribute a cent for legitimate expenses of
the last campaign, and who refused to do
n very easy task at the request Of one of
the Kent county committee.
A KENT COUNTY VOTER.
Kent county Del Dec 27 1888