Evening journal., 1889-10-24
nlsHoNEsr pRErENIloNe.


The show Of political virtue that the
Republican politicians Of Delaware make
is more puerile than humorous. 1t is
easier for a smug-faced hypocrite to de-
Gel ve himself than to deceive others. I
requires only slight investigation to
place the Republicans in the proper cate.
CORY.
To begin with with their Senator is not
Massey, whom everybody respects and
admires but Higgins.
The appointments made by Senator
Higgins are, Knowles for collect
ing money to capture Sussex county;
Fisher, who is oil and Of unsavory re
cord; Pickles, political backward
worker; Buckingham, who is nobody in
particular; Bach, who draws a salary and
corrects Higgins bad grammar, and
Downham, the irrepressible manipulation
Of the Republican Legislature. There is
nothing distinguished, able or creditable
from the top to the bottom OF the list
either for Delaware or for the Republi
can party There is nothing connected
with the election and the appointments
Of Senator Higgins to excite the admira-
tion of the Republicans who wish to pre-
serve the honor of the party or to keep it
alive They indicate tendency TO the
lowest plane Of political demagogy.
The appointments and the present sur
roundings Of the Republican machine in
Delaware are not in accordance with
good morals, good wisdom or patriotism.
Republicanism, as exemplified by its
present exponents in Delaware, means
the old border war hatred and bitterness
toward the South, the hatred Of man
whose father owned slaves and who
makes virtue of not falling heir
to them himself, as he would will
lingly have done, but for the eman-
cipstion proclamation and of an insane
thirst for office, for pensions and
for subsidies. All of the men at the
front are there for personal, not patriotic
motives. They expect to make a living
out of Republcanism. That is all ii
means to them.
/ GIAtA hntcN NNh0ANANno 10 h0A
much prospect for Republicanism in Della
ware except by venality 1t is openly
proposed to pay the taxes and hold the
certificates Of negroes and white hirelings
who are too mean, too ignorant or venal
to vslue and exercise their own privileges
and duties. The leaders of the party are
levying contributions for the purpose Of
dsbauehing voters and evading the laws.
Respectable Republicans do not endorse
these actions, but they often condone
them on the ground that the other party
is just as bad. That false plea would
/ justify the most obnoxious crimes ever
committed by any party Of political des-
persdoes which ever hourished.
Without changing the methods, tie
habits and the tendencies Of the Repub-
licans who have possession Of the ma.
chinery it is useless and impertinent foi
them to complain Of Democratic officials
In Delaware, in Pennsylvania, in Ohio,
in Virginia and in New York the Repub
licsns are practising frauds and schemes
which should disgrace any political
party in existence They are feeding anC
fattening at the public crib and are
making promises Of pensions to the pro
fessional soldier, offices TO the ignorant
and supersti,ious colored man, highei
tariffs to the manufacturers aud subsi
lies to the ship builders.
They are debauching the voter witt
promises and encouraging those wh
might otherwise be honest to cast thei
votes from mercenary. not patriotic mo
tives.
It is impertinent for these rpolitiea
buccaneers, these public robbers, thes
men who are enriching themselve
through the tariff laws to attempt t
critieise the members of the party VIII
fight for honesty and economy, for prin
cipls, not for pelf