Evening journal., 1889-07-29
TIE NexT GOVERNOR.

Several papers have been moved TO give
advice and administer rebukes, wise and
otherwise, as their varying interest or
ignorance dictated, by turns to Ex Secre.
tary Bayard, and to Delaware Democrats.
SO far as the advice is kindly and
prompted 10 the right spirit it Is all very
well and the Delaware Democrats will
read 1t with all due respect to the source
and the intent Just now we have the
following from the Baltimore Sun:
There seems to be growing opinion
among Delaware Democrats that the only
hope of securing harmony Of action in
the campaign for Governor next year lies
in the nomination of ex-Secretary
Bayard. The bitter contest between the
Salisbury and Wolcott factions, which
gave the state to the Republicans, has
left the Democracy la such con-
dition that no one but candi-
date of exceptional strength, who
is personally Objectionable to
neither of the factions, can reunite
the party. II seems to be conceded that
Mr.. Bayard is about the only prominent
Democrat in Delaware who satisfies these
conditions During his service as Secre-
tary of State he held himself aloof from
local contests and squabbles, and his per
sonal relations with both the antagonistic
elements of the party are said
to be satisfactory. His record in
public life is one in which
the people of Delaware without
distinction of party, take great pride, and
il is believed his candidacy would be so
popular that 1t would insure the triumph
ant restoration of the Democracy TO
power Delaware could do herself no
greater honor than by choosing as her
chief executive the statesman and pa
triot WHO has so ably sustained, for
years, the reputation of the little state
for producing great men of elevated
character and the most conscientious de-
votion to duty.
This was written on the assumption
that there is desperate factional fight
In Delaware, and that the election of
Senator Higgins indicates that the state
is rushing into Republicanism. Those
assumptions are unwarranted. There
was factional fight and Higgins rode
into the Senate by means Of an acciden-
tai confederation of events which will
not likely occur again in
century. Meantime he has
no more influence in Della
ware politics than Riddleberger has
in Virginia politics. He can control only
few offices, and there are fifty Republi.
cans applying for every office; so when
one man gets it the forty who don't
get 1t are mad. Senator Higgins's course
does not affect the Democrats and it has
not united the Republicans. In regari
to Mr.. Bayard he is not run mad after an
office. He will take the nomination for
Governor OF Delaware IL he and the
Democratic party consider 1t necessary,
but at present the nomination and the
election are too far of for either the
Democrats or Mr.. Bsyard to be tearing
their hair about. The Democratic party
in Delaware is in good condition. 1t is
united and harmonious and the only ex-
citement is smong the Republicans who
are anxious to decide from the nomina
tion made by the Democrats whether
they must put up simply a doodle"
candidate who win FRY the fat" out Of
the rich Republicans here or whether
they must put up man Of brains, ability
and character. The Republicans are ex-
cited, not the Democrats They may
count on good Democratic candidate
and united party. The Republicans
must raise all the Doodle possible and
they might as well begin to levy on the
salaries Of the appointees at once