The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-02
DELAwARE,s TWO SENATOR'S.

DELAwARE's TWO SENATOR'S.
A Caustic Review of the Standing OF
Both Senators Before the People
Senator Higgins the Friend OF the
PeopIe-senator Gray the Paid At
torney of Rich The
Difference Between Them.
Special correspondence OF the RepubIicail
MILFORD. DEL, September 80. 1891
There Is Il phase to the recent recep-
lions rendered tho two United States
echoing along the line with a noise SO
loud that any one who opens his ears
may hear. But it's phase that the or
gans OF the Democratic sparty espe-
cialiy eeem very anxious to ignore.
1t proves that the gentlemen who ar
ranged the spontaneous and hearty re-
ception to Senator Anthony Higgins
built better than they dreamt OF when
their respect for the Republican cham
pion who SO ably represents us, sug-
gested the greeting which they ton
dered him on his return to his native
shores.
In order to offset this friendly and
neighborly reception the Democratic
leaders-or rather a few office holders
arranged and held what, lis termed a
mutual admiration blowout at Reho-
both. making Senator George Gray the
central figure. What was said and
done at that gathering only those who
were present know, as the speeches or
sentiments were not published.
But like the greeting to Senator
Higgins this gotten up" affair caused
talk, and this talk among the voters
and tax payers brings about the very
phase above alluded to-that is COM
parison between the two men-the
principles they represent and how they
represent them.
This comparison brought out a few
sentiments from a leading Kent county
farmer last night, who has always
trained with the Democratic party, that
surprised your correspondent. Said
he Look here, now, you can howl at
Senator Higgins as YOU please, but I'll
be blamed il he amt the only untram-
maled United States Senator this State
has had for wears, and he's aman of and
for the people to boot. Look at his ap.
pointments. Hasn't he always gone
down in the middle walks of life to find
the men whom he desired to aid with
his influence when he might as well
and just as easily showered all his fa-
vors among the aiistocracy?
No man who is acquainted with the
men from Delaware, who have been
aided by Senator Higgins will contra
dict this assertion. But even this Is
not the strongest card in Senator Hig-
gins favor. The point that is attract
ing to him to-day the farmers Of this
State is the fact that he is allied with
and controlled by no corporation, nor
in the pay OF any monopoly whose be-
hest he is compelled to obey in order
to earn his salary. Can the same be
said of Senator George Gray2 Ger
tainly not. George Gray is the paid
attorney Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Livery voter in the State Of
Delaware knows this or ought to know
it.
He is hne man personally, I've no
doubt, but he is controlled by and in
the pay of corporation which for
years has done everything possible to
crush the farmers, fruit growers and
merchants OF the State Of Delaware,
by charging freight rates that are lit
tie short of robbery, by discriminating
in every way, even Illegally, against
our interests.
Listen to the fruit growers to-day.
Look at the crops some OF us have had.
Has 1t paid us as 1t should? No. Why
not? Go into many Orchards, right in
this neighborhood and ses the ground
covered with splendid apples, that we
will not gather because we cannot get
them to market ut profit, while this
graspinE monopoly in whose pay sena-
tor Gray is, closes all avenues against
us. Let me give you an instance how
it works. About Il month ago buyer
from the north came to Wyoming and
chartered a car to load peaches.
The company fixed rate and though
1t WAS high, he agreed to pay it as he
wanted tho fruit. While he was load
ing ono of the fruit growers of that
neighborhood drove UP with load OF
apples. The buyer was struck with
the beauty, size and quality of
the fruit, and immediately purchas-
ed the apples and began to load them
with his peaches. "Why I'll take all
can get OF this sort OF fruit" said he;we
can furnish you a market for it.
But while he WIS loading the agent
informed him that il he put apples in
that ear he would have to pay higher
rates, as he had chartered the car for
peaches What in the thunders the
difference, said the buyer. l chartered
the car, agreed to pay your rates and
think | ought to be allowed to load it
with any fruit I'm willing to buy. The
agent Informed him it was the com.
pany's orders, and the buyer closed up
his contract and lett the State disgust
ed"
This is only one instance of the in
fernal grinding of this corporation
which George Gray Is paid to repre-
sent in the United States SRuaap
tell you we're tired of this thing
of being tools of this corporation,
and we're determined that the Penn
sylN ania railroad has sent the last of
its tools to the United States Senate
from this State. We feel as II we had
paid and paid dearly for George Gray's
trip to Europe, for We have sense
enough to know that ths Pennsylvania
railroad sends its attorneys To Europe
with free passes in their pockets.
Somebody has to pay for these, AMI we
have about come to the conclusion
that the farmers of Delaware do the
paying. Yes, we're settled on that
point that no more railroad attorneys
shall represent us In the United States
Senate.n
Again repeat, Stnator Higgins was
the best choice the Republican Legis-
lature could have made for both the
interests OF its party and the people
at large. He's untrainmeled and free,
and 1t has opened our eyes to the fact
that somebody beside railroad attor-
neys can represent us in the highest
branch OF the National Government
and represent us well.
This Is the keynote of the sentiment
of the farmers and merchants of Kent
and Sussex. as can be heard and seen