Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29
WHr, TINS rs DREADFUL.
Milford Republicans Say Real
Naughty rhinKs About VAR. hig.


Naughty ThinKs About var. hig-
gins,
Introducing communication which It
Characters IS as "a sample OF transcentent
gall, but which 1t prints In the mama OF
fair play, the Milford Relcs says:
"OoucerntnK the charge that the editor
OF this paper was enraged at not securing
the supervisorshlp OF the census, or his
iathsr ths post-ofilce, we can only reply
that II Is false, aud that our correspondent
knows ths charge Is false. We were not an
applicant for the place, and, therefore.
could not have felt disappointed IN not
getting It, II Ia true that Two OF senator
Higeins' close friends said we could gei II
volunteering the information (wlth what
authority We do not know, and We de-
clinsd 1t. No serious thought was given to
1t III any way, and just here We wish to
give the devil hi3 due by saying that We
nave and do heartily commend the ap.
pointment OF Mr. Wiley AS supervisor OF
census, rs emlnently proper. Senator Hig-
gins has made several good appointments,
and tbis IA one OF taem. Mr.. Garrett Il.
Hynson would have been an applicant AS
postmaster, but did not press his claims
because Senator Higgins had promised the
place to Mr.. Sipple. We are willing 10
acknowledge any facts. and We heartily
repudiate any lies.
"Ooncernirg the support OF Messrs.
Thomas and Pierce 1t Ii doubtless true that
they mad q large numbeI-perhAps rs many
as stated-Ent oil that number doz3ns and
scores are Democrats, many are NOT patrons
of the Milford office, and othsrs are no.
even residents OF th9 State. We challenge
any enc TO publish either OF the lists. The
most OF Mr.. Thomas Endorsement was So
cured at vendueS and other public gather
tnRs; from any one--cther Democrat, Rs.
publican or nonresident. Any one knows
that under such circumstances promlscu-
Gus crowd will sign II petition for anything
II would be lust rs easy to get thousand
names toa pstiiDnto hang Senator Higgins.
''As to the charge OF alliance with Demo.
Gratis II was only fear entertained b. tne
quldnunce, eEyesdroppers and Peaping.
Toms who sneRkingly watched al ,rAlas to
see where Republicans were going, aud
imagined that when any Republican passed
the compliments OF the day or talked busl-
ness with Democrat, that L. was conier-
ence and coalition about the post-otilee.
Those who praetleei this detestaGle bust
ness became tho victims of practical Joke
which gave color TO Iheig view OF matters.
Whether there are only six or eight dis
gruntlei politicians IL \ matter we think Is
already proved, and will be more emphati-
caliy later.
Concerning the cant OF loyalty to leaders
We 90 not think, with our correspondent,
that Senator Higgins Is n de,li-god, or that
| he Is that iuiallibiA political pope whose
toe every Republican should bow down to
und kiss. We can unierrtRnd that OuT cor.
respondent should crook the pregnant
hinges OF he Snee that thrift may follow
fawnlng,' but we do not thlnt that the Rs
publicans Of Delaware generally entertain
the same View. They thinE that he has this
cOmn0n frailty OF mortals aud a great
| deal more than u proper share of via.
dletiveGess and rampant personal ambi.
ton. Republicans are not his vassals aud
slaves that they should cry out at his every
appointment, The king can do wrong.
They consider that he is their servant Ia
the United States Senate; that he Is no
greater tnan they, and that hs must render
all account Of his stewardship.
Ard what right has our correspondent &c
read us Il lesson on political duty or to se
| himself up as the first lieutenant OF S8ua
| tor Higgins and command the Il pubicans o
| Milford and Cedar Greek hundreds! HIS Il
al faith and no works. which Ito quote NJ
gu hority hs may iespecO Deacon Higginl
a few years since said Ia an epistle to
Cedar Cieekian, isn't worth a d-n.'"