Evening journal., 1890-05-29
LETTERS fRoM THE PEOPLE.
Tha' Milford Mistake.
Editor OF the EVENING JOURNAL.


ment of A. T. Thomas is another confr
nation Of Senator Higginss intentions TO
carry the "War into Africa, and ap-
point none to Office except Higgins men
Mr.. Higgins Is nothing II not aggressive,
and after training for years under the
leadership Of Dr. john s. Prettymsn,
who represented in the full meaning of
the term the "ruls or ruin" policy, II
would be strange indeed II little of the
marrow did not enter the Honorable Sen
ator's bones, and that il has is fully set
forth in the appointments which he has
caused TO be made.
After his election to the u. s. Senate
by the votes of those who were practi.
cally opposed TO him, MI. Higgins recog-
nizing the necessity of allaying, as far as
he could, the fears of the supporters of
his opponents in the Senatorial fight,
took ii upon himself TO inaugurate little
lecturing tour, in which the Hon. Athony
Higgins should figure as the chief lect.
urer One OF the main points at which
the lecturer was to appear was Milford,
Del, next to Dover, the hot bed of Mas
seyism. He was duly heralded, sumptu
Gus banquet prepared In his honor, and
all the clans assembled to do honor to
the guest of the evening, and waited
with baited breath to hear what the
Academia" Senator, the autocrat of
! Federal patronage, had to say about it's
distribution to the hungry horde. Nor
were they to be disappointed, for with a
grace Of manner and ease of diction,
which / have no doubt his Senatorial col
| leagues look upon aud pine for with many
vain regrets, he absolutely promised to be
| the representative Of no faction, the
perpetuator of no funds, the means for
| the advancement of no interests except
| those = hich bore the stamp of united
| Republicanism, as reflect d by popular
desire on the part of each community to
select it's own Federal office holders, re-
gardess OF faction. In other words,
every Federal Office was to be filed by
true Republicans, and the SUCCESS of tle
applicant was to lie, not in his having
been an original Higgins man, not in the
fact that he was being pushed for place
by the Immediate friends and followers OF
Mr. Higgins, but that he was an earnest
Republican. aud represented through his
endorsements the popular and represen-
tative desire Of the community In which
he was an applicant for office.
The evenings entertainment was over.
Massey and Higgins men We'd with each
other as 20 who should do the most
honor TO speed the parting guest" and
congratulated each other with happy
glee that faction was a ghost of the past
that was down at the bidding of Senator
| Higgins. The banners were unfurleo
and all smiled alike. wonder II the
Honorable Senator did not smile too
The presumption is that he did, Judging
by the light of after circumstances, fol-
he has not only shown the cloven foot tx
his non-supporters in the Senatorial race
but has disregarded the earnest solicita
tions OF not few Of his immediate fol
lowers, and has recognized only tn,
wishes of ultra Higgins men in his ap-
| p ointments. Clearly the 'only" did no
show his hand, while on his lecturin,
trip down along the line where b
cherished sacred memories
If he had, my friends, don't you thinl
he would have made just such appoint
ments as he has at Harrington, a
Georgetown, at Bridgeville, and at Mi
ford. Now let us look for an instant q
this appointment of Mr.. Thomas to /
postmaster in Milford. Who is Nj
r Thomas as compared with William y
: | Sipple, the man who had every assur
ance that could be given, that he woul
be the appointee from Senator Higgi1
himself Mr.. Thomas is a Republican n
= doubt, but never active, never a cor
{ tributor to the campaign fund of I'll
party, only a voter; 80 was Smith an
Jones. Poor indeed, one of his scrul
: bing supporters tells us, while 1t is 1
. crime to be poor, yet should every poe
}. man have post Office to soothe his bus
J. ness mistakes? Mr.. Sipple is Republ
{ can, strong with its voting element, al
ever active in the accomplishment
!, its desires Did Mr.. Thomas
7 support represent the wishes OF Il
}, majority of the Republican element, al
business interests OF Milford and Cedl
Creek Hundreds: surely not, for NJ
4 Sipples endorsement, as.published in Il
II last issue OF the News and Advertiser
: this town, clearly shows beyond cav
y or doubt, that by the appointment
Mr.. Sipple, Senator Higgins would ha'
\ reflected the expressed sentiment of 81
n Republican party. Why then was NJ
& Spple turned DOWN. IL was n
because he was not good Republican.
It was not because he d
d not give his time and money to insu
1t the success Of the Republican party.
4 1t was not because he was not proper
a endorsed by his party. Then what W
~ the active motive which doomed his d
y voted head to the guillotienY The a
swear is plain and simple, he did himse
too much honor in advocating the ele
tion Of George " Massey to the Unit,
States Senate. The decree has gone for
n mo Massey man need apply"
Now let us see how this appointmel
re Of Mr.. Thomas is going to effect the r
r publican vote in these two hundred
I'd Already the active supporters of Senat
W Higgins and his appointment are decls
A. ing that the dissatisfied element is on
er a "half dozen would be leaders" tn
ye they only represent themselves" al
ty that they, themselves, ere long will
Sc like dumb driven cattle, forced to r
at nounee the position which they ha
It, taken, and even il they should ha
ch backbone enough to hold out, they repI
sent so little that it would not effect
nd the slightest the interests of the part
ne And this of course remains to be see
at and am in no position either to deny
I'D affirm its accuracy, yet boldly decla
1t. that my conscience will not permit me
to tamely bend the knee to this autocrst
Delaware Republicanism and silently su
NIT to the domination of the unprincipl
set which opposed Mr.. Sipple.
i. But this is so evident, that che "
OF runslmay read, that Senator Higgins b
TO misreppsssnted the will Of
he majority OF his constituents, III
on he has prostituted his high Off
An by making the power which it confs
in upon him serve his own amhitious nj