Evening journal., 1890-11-01
THE TWO PARTIES.

~ W. ~ ' AARt
Taking an impartial, and non partisan
view Of the political situation. which
party should man, devoted to the In.
terests Of this state, support2 What do
the parties promise? What do they
stand forY By which party can the in
terests of the people be best advanced
Senator Higgins was enabled to come
into Office by means, which at best were
questionable. No one can deny that
Horace Greeley Knowles holds the most
important Office at Senator Higgins's dis
posal. as a reward for doing disreputabls
party service. That is admitted.
No honest man will assert that Sena-
tor Higgins has exercised his appointing
power in the interest of the state. to the
credit Of his party or for any other pur.
pose than for his personal advantage II,
has used the Offices that he could con
troll to pay his personal and politicA
debts. or to punish his snemiss-ant
likewise the people Of the state. tn,
roster is public disgrace for which thI
only apology, that has ever been at
tempted, is that Of Mr.. Sperry, who sale
Il represented nothing worse than pee
cadllloes and idlosyncrasies.
Besides these the overt acts Of ths
Senator have been his speeches at Phila-
delphia and Boston. filed with vindie-
tive and malicious attacks on the loca
officers and laws Of this state; intempsr-
ate criticisms on the affairs Of the South
ern States and his speech in Washing
ton advocating the tin plate tax in th'
interests OF PeRnsylvanians. His career
may be epitomlzad as consisting OF ap-
pointsments obnoxious to bis party ans
the people, Of foreign TRADES agains
home affairs, Of a speech and votes calcu
lated to take money from Delaware ant
impose burdens upon this commonwealth
without bringing any compensatory re-
turns
Senator Higgins, his appointments, BIZ
speeches ard his votes against the inter
ests Of Delaware industries, togethe
with the conduct Of the Levy Court O
Sussex county, is all that we have t,
Judge what Republicanism means in Della
ware.
1t is true that we have seen the ex
travapance Of the Legislature and tn
two scandals cf this city's government
But it is scarcely fair to hold the Repub
lican party responsible for Dewnham
freshness or for thrsa two scandals here
due to the intemperancs Of one man an
avarlce Of another They we're persona
frlilties rather than political faults.
The Republican party has no reform
to advocate and no local policy to put il
operation. So far as Senator Higgins la
advocated anythiag he has advocate
tariff taxes IN the interest {
foreign corporations aud the Force iii
In this interest Of Southern carpes bac
gers he has not proposed single locl
reform
The Republican party does not propo,
anything defaite, in fact, except Tia
Republicans should be subs.itut,
for Democratic officials.
In the two instances that we hav.
th,s.city in the partisan, Incompetent al
extravagant Levy Court Of Suss,
county; and in the Fishers, Bacon
5achs, Buckinghams, Mahaifys. and ii
negroes that Senator Higgins has al
polluted to office, there are no evidenc
that ch .Rge would be for ths bette
but on the contrary change for d
worse.
! What does the Democratic party pror
iseg Il promises TO guard the people
q rights in the future as IL has guard
them in the past; to secure local sci
4 government without Federal interference
to reduce taxation; to purity the ballo
}. to propose rsvision.of the constitution
to continue TO pay the debts and uoho
y the credit of the state; to assure eou
' and just laws so that the poor ana d
g weak may not be oppressed by the ri
and powerful It proposes to protect [
weak, not 20 enrich the wealthy; to ed
N cate the poor, not to pamper the ric
, 1t proposes government by the people I
IS the people
10 In national affairs the Democrat
IS party proposes 10 contend for equal Law
ie just tsxation, economy Of administratiC
ie state sutonomy and reduction Of /
Il war taxes.
y The one party has shown that 1t cor