The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-19
MeNpAY. JANpARY 10, 1sel.



Before another issue of the REpuBI.I-
Can reaches Its readers Delaware will
have undergone change of rulers.
Benjamin I. Biggs, the present Cover
& nor Will have retired, and Robert j.
Reynolds, Governor-elect, will have
been inaugurated and installed into
his office. IL IS O matter OF keen regret
that' the outgoing Governor is pros
trated upon a bed OF sickness and can
not be at Dover tomorrow to welcome
IN person his successor to his chair
aud personally confer upon him the
Insignia OF his oiiice. To the retiring
! Governor there can be but the kindliest
thoughts and feelings, even by those
politically opposed to him. Governor
8 Riggs has a big, warm heart, and
naught but the most benevolent and
Kindly feeling for all. He has been
emphatleally man of the people,
never hard to reach, and the most
humble suppliaut could approach him
without the fear of being turned
abruptly away.
"a Even il the request should be denied
1t would lie done in such n manner as
TO show that il would afford him more
pleasure to grant it than TO deny it, if
compatiblc in his Judgment with the
best interests of the State. Governor
Biggs has for a long time been before
the people of his State, both as law
maker and for four years an executive
4 officer OF the law. Whether as MEM
her Of the Constitutional Convention,
as he was in 1858; as National
legislator two terms, as he was, and
as the highest executive oGiCer of the
Slate, he has always been model Del
awarean, proud of his State, alive to
the interests OF his people, and has
always borne himself with that com
mendabie dignity, that reflected the
greatest honor
JoviaL lively genial, friendly, his
most bitter political foe could not help
but respect him, and as he spends the
few remaining hours of his guberra-
y furlal term lying upon a sick bed at
hiddletown, the hearts OF the people
who welcome in the new Governor to-
morrow will turn in the kindliest
sympathy towards the sick Governor
and wish him speedy recovery. The
new Governor, Robert j. Reynolds,
has his record to make as an executive
officer. He supersedes good model.
Having no veto power he Is without
legal force in the making of the laws,
but not without moral force in The
Recommendation of them in his mos.
eages to the Legislature We have
been personally acquainted with Gov.
ernor Reynolds for nearly twenty-fom
years.
We met him in the Legislative cham.
Der when he was quite young man.
We have watched his course from thai
time to this and we are pleased to sny
though a political opponent, that lie
TOO is man of the people and viii
make an excellent Governor. We
need not instruct him In his dutlo3 Ia
knows them and we are persuaded
that he will perform them without
fear or favor. The incoming Governor
10 nearly all the speeches he has made
has promised to he the Governor o.
The people of Delaware and that h,
will be impartial in the distribution d
his favors. 1t remains for Him Il
GARRY out that purpose and we beiegi
he will do it. The pluck ha exhibited
Of his nomination must be taken II
evidence that he Is not easily swervct
from a purpose when his mind is f0llS
made up. All that Is requisite on tn
par of the new Governor is 10 lie SUR
that he Is right, then to go ahead.
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