Milford chronicle., 1891-10-09
Delaware's two senators,
A cAUsTIC REVIEW OF THE STANDING OF
BOTH SENATORS BEFORE THE PEOPLE
SENATOR HIGGINS THE FRIEND OF
THE PEOPLE - SENATOR GRAY
THE PAID ATTORNEY OF A
RICH CORPORATION
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THEN

Their IS a phase to the recent receptions
rendered the two United States Senators
from Delaware, which is echoing along the
line with noise so loud that any one who
opens his ears may hear. But it's phase
that the organs of the Democratic party es-
pecially seem very anxious to ignore.
II proves that the gentlemen who arranged
the spontaneous and hearty reception to Sen
ator Anthony Higgins built better than they
dreampt of when their respect for the Re-
publican champion who so ably represents
us, suggested the greeting which they ten
dered him on his return to his native shores.
In order to offset this friendly and neigh
borly reception the Democratic leaders-or
rather a few office holders arranged aud
held what is termed a mutual admiration
blowout at Rehoboth, 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 Senstor 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 a comparison between the two men-the
principles they represent and how they rep
resent them.
This comparison brought out few senti-
meuts from a leading Kent county farmer
last night, who has always trained with the
Democratic party that surprised your cor
respondent. Said he, Look here, now,yO
can howl at Senator Higgins as you please,
but I'll be blamed If he amt the only un-
trammeled United States Senator this State
has had for years, and he's a man of and for
the people to boot. Look at his appoint
ments. Hasn't he always gone down 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 favoTs among the aristocracy?
mo man who is acquainted with the men |
from Delaware, ,whO have been aided by Sem |
ator Higgins will contradict this assertion. |
But even this is not the strongest card in |
Senator Higgins favor. The point that is |
to him to-day the farmers of this |
State is the fact that he is allied with and .
by no corporation, nor in the pay |
of any monopoly whose behest he is COM
PEELED to obey in order to earn his salary.
Can the same be said of Senator Geoge Gray?
Certainly not. George Cray is the paid at
torney of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. Every voter in the State of Delaware
knows this or ought to know it.
''He is fine man personally, I've no doubt,
but he is controlled by and in the pay Of a !
corporation which for years has done every
hing possible to crush the farmers, fruit
growers and merchants of the State Of Della
ware, by charging freight rates that are lit
lie short of robbery, by discriminating in
every way, even illegally, against our inter
.sts.
Listen to the fruit growers to-day. Look
It the crops some of us have had. Has it
laid us as it should No. Why not ? Co
nto many orchards right in this neiehbor-
rood and see the ground covered with splen
lid apples, that we will not gather because
We cannot get them to market at profit
While this grasping monopoly in whose pay
ali
IS. Let me give you an instance how it ,
works.. About a month ago buyer from !
he north came to Wyoming and chartered I
car &c load peaches
''The company fixed a rate aud though it /
7as high, he agreed to pay it as he wanted
he fruit. While he was loading, one of the /
-uit growers Of that neighbOrhood drove up I
nth a load of apples. The buyer was struck r
nth the beauty size and quality of the fruit /
nd Immediately purchased the apples and
egan TO load them with his peaches. Why
II take all can get Of this sort of fruit,
aid he; we can furnish you a market for
''But while he was loading, the agent in
,rmed him that if he put apples in that car
e would have to pay higher rates,a as he had
hartered the car for peaches. What in the
iunder's the difference, said the buyer, I
1artered the car, agreed to pay your rates
i'd think ought to be allowed to load it
it'll any fruit Pm willing to buy The
rent informed him It was the cOmpany's
iders, and the buyer closed up his contract
i'd left the State disguised.
This is only one instance of the internal
inding Of this corporation which George
ray is paid to represent in the United
ates Senate.
II tell You we're tired ofthis thing Of being
oils Of this corporation, and were determined
at the Pennsylvania railroad has sent the
i of its tools to the United States Senate
,m this State. We feel as If we had paid
d paid dearly for George Gray's trip +
irope. For we have sense enough to know
1t the Pennsylvania railroad sends its aot
-neys to Europe with free passes in their
ckets. Somebody has to pay for these,
we have about come to the conclusion
1t the farmers Of Delaware Go the paying
s, we're settled on that point that no more
lroad attorneys shall represent US in the
ited States Senate.
Again repeat, Senator Higgins was the
It choice the Republican Legislature could
ge made for both the interests Of its party
the people at large. He's untrammeled
free aud it has opened our eyes to the
t that somebody beside railroad attorneys
represent us in the highest branch Of
National Government and represent us
IT,"
his is the keynote Of the sentiment ofthe
ners and merchants Of Kent and Sussex,
an be heard and seen here on the line
ween the two counties, and no party lines
drawn in expressing it. Like the circles
"a eddying stream, It is growing all the
e and rapidly growing since the return
he two Senators.
he two men are being compared as the
nocrats seem to wish, but the compari-
is not stopping at the surface. It's going
1er and Senator Higgins freedom from
,oration control, his brilliant and able
ice, his close attention to the interests OF
constituents is telling every day in con-