Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-27
CONSUL ks0WLEs.
A PEN Portrait by Some One Who
seems 90 Knew Him.

A PEN Portrait by some One VINO
seems 20 Knew Hinls
Philadelphia Record.
There is Just now q great deal of talk
about Horace Greeley Knowles, OF Delk-
ware. Young Knowles Is said to have
been instrumental in the election Of the
Legislature which elected Anthony Hig-
gins to the United states Senate. He was
Instrumental" because he came to Phila-
delphia In the very nick and crisis of the
campaign last fall and ,sohtained" 81 900
'.for use" in Sussex. In other words, he
Is supposed to have bought up sussex
voters In "blooks Of Ave." This would
make Horace Greeley Knowles the young
Dudley of Sussex. As for results, the
young Dudley OF Delaware, has Jared
much better than old Dudley, Of Indiana;
for, through the persuasive Mr.. Higgins,
MI. Harrison has named Horsoe Greeley
Knowles to be Consul at Bordeaux.
But let us not be hard upon young
Knowles, who Is scarcely old enough as
yet to practice the theoretical virtues SO
dear to his party friends in the state of
Hon. George P. Fisher. On the con.
trary, since he has come SO suddenly into
the light Of pub lefty let us place him
fairly and squarely in the char before
the eamera-let us, indeed, adjust the
back of his head in the forked rest
smooth his cravat, brush his hair from
his forehead and take his picture Know
Ing his lineage we may better appreciate
his lineaments. His grandfather, DR..
Jacob Knowles Of Sussex, "a man of strong
character and sterling qualities, albeit
what in his day was called "beok Re.
publican had but one weakness, far
as his neighbors knew-that Of giving
such names az Theodore Frelinghuysen
Knowles to his sons and Horace Greeley
Knowles to his grandsons. DIR. Jacob
was q patriot and man OF much deserv-
ing, and 1t Is down In the unwritten
annals OF Sussex that the old man had
more virtue and character in his thumb
than have all his several sons In the sum
total of their todividualitiss. Be that aa
it may, Horace Greeley Knowles, the SON
Of Jacobs son, DR. !. H. d. Knowles,
having grown up among the pines and
having been graduated at Della ware Col
lege. waited at the Breskwster for his
ship TO come In. Aud 1t has come to
take him to Bordeaux. Brushing back
the lovelock from his brow We snap tbs
slide to and preserve photograph which
may yet illumine the grand biographical
volume of American statesmen.
1t 10 idle TO insist that the young msn
doesn't know enough to represent
America at the port whence emerged the
great stephan Girard, who had the facts
Of the worlds commerce OF his tingers'
ends. What does Grass little Horace
Greeley Knowles know about the worlds
commerce? or what need he know Mr..
Higgins doesn't want him to know any
thing; Mr.. Harrison doesn't want him to
know anything; Mr.. Harrisoii's party
doesn't want him to know anything.
Therefore, why should he know any
thing Horace Greeley Knowles, il filted
for the post, would be a dangerous man
to the party of protection the party of
deliberate commercial ignorance Horace
Greeley Knowles may be mere boy, but
the fact that he could fry 81 900 worth
Of fat out Of Philadelphia proteetionist
is an evidence that he will tarry safely
~ po-daary tiil HE hood shaIl heEa
groWG
Therefore, ,et p5s the newspaper
abuse yo2os Horace Greeley Knowles.
Let them scold as they please at the
methods of Mr. Higgins in pursuance of
his purpose to become the boss of Rspub-
licanized Delaware let them asshil the
spoils system and sssail the Dudleys and
assail the devil, but as for Horace Greeley
Knowles, hnrt not hair of his head!