Evening journal., 1889-05-09
SUSSEX eRowLs AT HIGGINS.
Bridgeville Republicans Resolu'ing-A
Talk with a Sussex Republican.

BridgeyIlle Republicans Resolu'ing-A
Talk with a Sussex Republican.
A sad condition. of affairs exist at
Bridgeville, Sussex county. The Repub
licans Of that town have awakened the |
usual death like stiffness that pervades |
it and there is a row. The cause of the |
whole trouble is the appointment of post
master. There were three candidates for !
| postmaster in the town. Two Of them
| had most of the town at their backs,
while the third had no one in the town
! back Of him. but had the kindly influence
of Senator Higgins. The latter secured
the appointment and the result is
that there is more swearing to the square
inch in Bridgeville than ever before. The
Bridgeville Republican is a peculiar ami
NAL at his best and if he kicks there
must be some good reason for his mulish
ness. He is the most bigoted in the state
and regards every Democrat rs his nat
ural born enemy During the war the
town had the worst reputation in the
state for its radicalism and a couple of its
best citizens were thrown into prison for
no other reason beyond the fact that they
were Democrats. Since the war number
Of Northern men have found their
way TO the town and about
the only thing they have accomplished is
that they have intensified the political
feeling ana defrauded a number of old
settlers. The dissatisfaction over the
appointment has found vent in a series
of whereases and resolutions which
appear in The Morning News of this city,
which rarely neglects an opportunity to
jump into Higgins. The first whereas
declares that the Bridgeville Republican
Club always loved the Republican party
and claims the credit for effective work
in the late campaign, which Of course
means a judicious expenditure of the
DOODLE The second whereas is sad one.
They had hoped "that the fruits Of vic
tory would be so garnered as to give the
, party new strength" they then state
the awful fact that 1t has not. Then
follows FIVE stiff resolutions The first
goes for Anthony for letting his ambition
/ override the will OF the people and de-
J clares in effect that the party has not
r had intelligent direction. The second
views with alarm" that the people are
J not TO have any choice in the distribution
! of the spoils. The last resolution is
rather an apology for the entire kick.
This kicking over appointments is
pretty general all over Sussex county.
II seems that Delawares only Republi
, can senator has been going about doing
just as he pleased and has neglected to
consult the leaders of the party in the
various parts of the state. He has even
IL is said, incurred the hostility of
Charles H. Treat in Sussex, and that
gentleman has succeeded in holding up
( pretty near all the senator's ap-
D pointments. In regard to this matter a
reporter of the JOURNAL had talk with
a prominent Sussex Republican yester
day. This gentleman has done much
work for his party and can justly claim
the right to be leader, and the right of
r consultation. He said: "The trouble
with Higgins has been that there has
been too much self He should recollect
that he is the Senator, not of one par tic
ular faction of the Republican party of
} Delaware, but of the entire party.
think if he had the interest of
the party ut heart and hoped to
see success he would not have
gone on in his reckless way Of pay
ing attention to no one. There are men
3 in our county who did little bit towards
, accomplishing the result Of last Novem-
ber Then Mr.. Smithers had a few
friends in Kent county. If l had been
I in Mr.. Higgins's place, my course would
b have been to have called all the represen.
. tative men of the Republican party
a together of whatever shade or faction
0 and l would have said them: "Now gen
j tlemen, | am your servant what Dc
you want? When they had stated theil
4 desires, conflicting interests could have
D easily been harmonized. What woulC
e have been the result the party woulC
r have been united and in better shap,
o than ever known before in this state
d He has accomplished but very little il
the way of outside patronage. meal
by that appointments for offices OUTSIDE
Of the state. He has haunted the de
partments in Washington ever since tn
: administration went into power and h
G has been so persistent and so vorsciou
& in his demands for very high places tina
J. he has had no results The Republican
It Senators have their little jealousies an,
d crumbs that they want and they do no
appreciate either the estimation at whicl
d Mr.. Higgins places himself or the i'm
d portance which the late result in Della
e ware bears on the South at large. The
e do not exactly think that Higgins is sue
}. great man, and qthen someone ha
s. waited over to Washington the crue
t information that he is not even the big
$ gest Republican in Delaware.