Evening journal., 1890-10-09
SENATOR HIGGINS TALKS
Republicans Hear Their Side
of the Situation.
HE USES MANY STATISTICS.

xence, Sussex Frauds Charged Against
the Democratic Party.
After the curtain went up and the ap.
plause subsidized George L. Townsend
presented Washington Hastings as the
chairman Of the meeting
Mr.. Hastings arose and after making
q few informal remarks acknowledging
the honor they had conferred upon him,
presented Senator Higgins, the speaker
Of the evening The Senator was ap-
plaudtd vigorously.
what Senator Higgins Said.
Mn Grammar AND MY FELLOW DELLA.
wAREANs: / will not attempt TO as
cuise the feeling Of thanks that comes
Ssvar ma At this reception. We are en-
ferinc upon a campaing of simply mo-
,santous interest. to the people of Della
ware. but during my speech shall take
fhe opportunity to say something to you
on National issues for surely the Re-
publican party Of all parties has no need
TO run away from them.
Important as national issues are to us
they sink to comparative Dothlngness
when the duty comes home to every Del
awarean to save this county, state and
citv from the misgovernment of the
Democratic party. In this election we
claim ali branches of the state government
and in the last fight we only had the
opportunity to contest for the control OF
the lower House. Successful though we
were. we we're unable to control the
Senate. but now we will elect six OF nine
senators, and beside this we hope for a
governor and / firmly believe that the
man who is to be elected is now on this
platform.
We have not had control Of the Legis-
lature of Delaware since the Legislature
elected during the Know Nothing Jam
paign Of 1854.
We have many causes for complaint,
but the enc cause that has led to our
present complaint Is that these people
since 1872 have been denying the freemen
the right to vote. II was in that year
that the law was passed TO put II in the
power Of collectors and assessors to fail
to perform their duties and to put 10 In
the power Of the Levy Court to confirm
the action Of its creatures. 1t Is enough
for you to know that in this city OF over
GO, 900 people, that in the year 1883 the
Republican party cast but 3, 344 votes,
while in 1884 we had cast A ,497 More
votes were cast for Garfield In 1884 thar
for Harrison in 1888. In 1888 this great
party for the second time in its history,
laid down its arms, hung It's head and
skunk from the polls for the benefit OF
the Temperance Reform party.
The Republican meeting held In the
Opera House last evening was largely
attended, but WAS not a circumstance e
either the Breckenridge or the BayaIc
meeting. Probably 1000 people were
present when the meeting opened anc
the negro element was we'll represented.
While the Opera House Orchestra dis
coursed several choice selections the in
vited guests were filing in on the stag
and among them were noticed Harry A
Richardson, candidate for governor
Henry p Cannon, candidate for Congress
DR.. II. R. Burtin, Rev. Jonathan :
willis Colonel George w. Marshall
Consul Horace Greedy Knowles, II. G
Conrad and Chairman OF the State Cen
trail Committee John Pilling. Two col
ored men were also upon the stage an
showed the great interest they felt 4
the political contest by going 20 slee
during one Of the most impassioned por
lions Of this passionless discourse
which friend and foe alike concede wa
the poorest speech Senator Higgins eve
made.
The Friezleben Case Reviewed.
The Senator then reviewed the Friez
leben mandamus case and said No NOR
momentous case was every brough
before any court In this state or eountr
or went so far down into the right OF
man TO vote ] am not here to find fau
with the decision of the court or TO So
that 1t is not now the law, but am her
to appeal from that tribunal to the fni
tribunal Of the people. We will mai
haste TO see that no thirty men can diI
franchise any or all OF the people
Delaware on this Law They disfral
chised 1000 people in this city fol-
years ago aud they know IL.
Who has been responsible for this dis
franchising law Of ours9 The party WI
composed OF a mass Of truly good mel
but they had wicked partners, that WI
all When this contest came the Dem'
cratic leaders. including my learn'
Senatorial colleague, came forth al
championed this measure. They we
the responsible parties. From last Oct
Der to March was when your destln
were in the balance. The Democrat
collectors saw there was a movement {
foot to pay taxes and adopted vsrio'
devices to keep out Of the Republics
voters way. They had long spells
sickness, sang at funerals and attend
to the dead and not the living. They lie
the Office, leaving fifty men waiting
pay their taxes. During all this til
men were leaving their work and tryi
TO pay their taxes. Who we're these m
who were sworn to collect these tax
but who refused TO do their sworn dut
Ask yourselves. We relied upon
principle that the taxes could be pa
powers Of attorney were made, and bit
dreds of men sent in their taxes by @
man, who was refused, and that moN
ment led to the decision by the col
that the man had the right to pay
tax by power Of attorney, but that I
collector could demand the identihcati
of the taxpayer.
No STATE Ma1administration.
What has been the effect of this mo
strous deprival Of private rights2 WI
has been its effects upon the state a
county government The Democrt
howl that there has been no maladmini
tration of county affairs Well, who b
said there wss2 No one has undertaken
say that any part of the state governme
had suffered from maladministratic
but don't know whether school boo
had anything to do with this or not.
In 1870, when the Democrats ca
into control there was no debt Of a
kind In 1880 the census reported
floating debt or bonded debt to speak
In 1890 the debt had increased 49, 5 ]
cent and the amount had grown fr