Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-21


STILL Tn SSSRySnENT.
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Even After the Late sitting OF the
Assessors rhis ~ Made the .xcase
Why New castle county Diun't go
hepubiicsn.
The New YORK SUI man must nave
struck Watson Awh Sperry after the fa'e
dinner, judging from what ne haa 70 say
ebout "onr" bnthony and the iate cam
paign IN Delaware; ana tha ulnnEr pllst
have been 2 good ona, spiritually. rms
interview is too good to DC lost TO Deia-
wareans, as It shows hew they iooK 70 tine
eyes OF missionary editor;
New York Star, sunday, February 18th, 1882.
CHATS WITH BRAISY MEN-A DELAWARE
MAN TELLS now THE NEW SENATOR ACTS
AND TALKS HIGGINS AND HIS gLEorIoN-
SECRETARY BAYARD FUTURE.
Watson II. Sperry. editor of the Norm.
mo Mans Of Wilmington, the only morn.
inc neWsnapar in the State OF Delaware
fine same Old false claim1 registered AZ
the Hotel BruusVIck late Yesterday after
noon. He came to town to attend the
Yale diupar nj Delmnnieo's. He is a
membgr az the class of 1871. and bright
and intelligent Young Republican, When
asked about the political situation and
that curiosity, A Republican from the
Peaohblow State he said;
uOh. HIGGINS ia growing stout in the
stomach. but his heai has not begun TO
swell the least little bit. Anthony is max.
ing n great stir because OF the fac. that
he ia the frst Republican senssor ever
elssted from our State, and attracts o
great deal of attention bath at hons and
abroad, He enioya il thorouQhly, hut
he has the good sense to distinguish be.
tweea the nan and the oftics as the object
of this homage. and he ia the modest and
| level headed Anthony Higgins who has
been heretofore one OF the trusted leaders
/ OF the Rapublicau foreas in the State.
His election came to him as piece o.
luek. He went TO bed believing that he
was beaten and awcke mn 10 find himself
elected.
~ was opposed 60 his election because
I tbouDht that. az our county did not &c
Raprhiioan. he shonld wait until Senator
GraS,s tern, exoires and sncoeed him. 10,
I beljeyed that by giving the senator 70
one Of the two counties which did 90 Re
publioau. we could the more surely hole
the State. You see we have only three
counties in the State, and the political
complexion Of the Legislature is decided
not by the vote in districts. bat BY thu
total vote in the oour.ies. Jhus ouI
Ian,o, ho,,aa =. ar, T.nc,;s1ak,,.a oo,siata a,
81 rnambars seyan from sacb oonntv AMI
nina aenatorq
ave didn't trv ysrv hard for n Repub
l;can victorv in onr conntv Of Nav
CastIa An tba Laws in yclotion IN IN
assessmsnt and oollaction of mil taxe
xvere ys-v mrch ega;nst ne .bars "
hove a worting nonn,Ution in Nav
Casile xbioh contained in 1880 abon
rs 600 of the 1870 QUO inhahitauts OF n
State, and has increased by at least SO 90
since.
1.-THE great thing that helped the Re
publicnus to their victory was thei
promise to reorRaniza the constitution Z
the State, which in its present state Is a
incubus upon the growth and urosperit
of the State. This promise drew to 4
, rani,s suoh sturdy Democrats as Georp
, Il. Bates Of New CASTLE md A. P. Robir
. son Of Sussex, and the party will do Il
: best to redeem its pledges, il not th
4 year, then next year certainly. I'll
= chief points of reform are 10 make ele
/, tive the greater part of the officer
! Now the governor appoints alno
a every Stats and county ofiiser. Tt
4 ahoiisbing of the county system in ele
tiene ord estat''7t'-. =. ~ ..a.., "
...1eE.oaa aad democratic Rgstom of di
! trict representation is ano,b-- ara mo
y important cAaasa which,, coupled vii
: thu aboliahment Of the restrictions c
a the elective franchise, will tend to brir
. the State into line with other free state
a Theirs are, Of course, many other min
!, changes which should bs made in ord
! 10 stlip from tho State the bonds whif
n have tettered her progress so long.
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