Evening journal., 1889-06-13
DOES HE PLEASE ANyaopy2

Mr.. Higgins's Boston speech does not
appear to please the Democrats-from
which the usual inference can be drawn
Morning News.
Does the speech please the Repubn-
cansH Does Higgins himself please the
Republicans He struggled in vain for an
office for twenty-five years. He finally
applied for the Senatorship for bhe fifth
time and was the most unpopular man
among the candidates. He was vic
torious through chicanery and treachery.
Any one of the candidates would have
been more acceptable to the Republicans
then. What has Mr.. Higgins done
since to make himself popular2 He has
appointed the amiAble and able f. r.
Bach as private secretary; he has exlled
the virtuous and talented H. O. Pickles
to New Mexico; he has secured place in
the Treasury Department for the motor.
ious George p. Fisher. These appoint.
ments do not seem 10 have filed the
breasts of the Republicans with hilarious
happiness and uncomfortable joy. Hence
1t seems that Senator Higgins has not
done anything TO make himself more
pleasing to the Republicans since his
election.
AS for the Democrats they never did
find anything pleasing in Higgins. He is
known as a low.toned political shyster
whose methods are Of the basest conglom-
GRAFTON of disreputable lying and cheat
ing Higgins never did a generous deed,
he never harbored a noble sentiment.
His life has been supremely selfish,
mean and ignoble.
Politically the Democrats fear
him less than any of his
competitors. He has not the ability
of Massey, the dignity and dis
erection of Smithers. Ror the amiability
and energy of Treat. Any one Of them
would appreciate the demands Of the
position Of United States Senator
from Delaware more highly and more
Justly than to proclaim in Boston that he
represented the Republicans Of Della
ware. Even that is not truthful
statement from Higgins because he repre-
sents in fact, only one faction of his
party.
The Democrats do not care.particularly
about Senator Higgins speech in Boston,
because it is characteristic. 1t is full Of
untruthful statements concerning Demo
cratic officers II such things were true
it would be in bad taste for Senator to
fiji a speech with them to a Boston audi
enee, but they are not true. Senator
Higgins cannot change his character. He
appeared before Boston audience
Of champagne drinkers making the
same sort of speech that he
would make in defending negro client
for raping woman. His career began
in that fashion and he has not seen fit to
be anything else but smart, pettifog
ging. shyster lawyer even after he has
become Senator by accident and by pur-
chase The Democrats do not expect
Higgins to deliver speech full of the
wit and wisdom Of Chauncey NJ Depew.
They do not expect that he will attain
the patriotic eloquence of the
Kentucky Breckenridge. Higgins is
not built that way. He is a
small man full Of rancor and venom suit
able to lead the faction Of ward bum.
mers and negro repeaters who follow
him for pelf According to his own
showing he is not ft for anything else.
If the Republicans can stand that sort Of
craftsmanship from the first Republican
Senator from Delaware. the Democrats
can. Higgins is not Democratic
funeral-he is simply badly decomposed
Republican corpse. The Democrats can
hold their noses when he goes by.