The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-11
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The Reception to Senator Higgins.
The reception proposed to be given
10 Seuator Higgins on his return from
Europe is afiording our Democratic
contemporaries an immense amount
Of anxiety, and they seem to be doing
all they can to pour cold water over
the affair and to prevent it if possible.
Misrepresentation of all kinds have
been resorted to, to mlslead the peo-
people and to SO divide them as to
make capital for the enemies OF the Re.
publican party Nothing more so far as
we have been informed was intended
IN the first inception Of the movement
than popular ovation to the Senator
from Delaware, who has by his speech
es, his actions and his votes upon lead
ing questions done Delaware some
good.
To say that 1t was to be either con-
tined to Federal ofIlce holders or to
be a swell" concern would be an i'm
putation upon the gentl,Alen original
ing it. They are liable to mistakes,
but they are not devoid OF common
sense. Nobody knew better than they
that select ''sweir reception to the
Senator would have been no more toll
erated by the Republican masses, than
such reception would have been toll
Grated by the Democratic masses, had
one been rendered to Senator Gray.
Tho fact is, our Democratic opponents
arc opposed TO Senator Higgins any
how, and do not want to see him hon
ored. He has been on the right side of
great questions that have been a bene.
fit to the people of Delaware, and they
fear his popularity. He voted in the
Senate for the Mckinley tariff bill, that
is bringing prosperity TO the people.
lie voted to bring sugar down to
AZ cents a pound, his opponent Mr..
Gray voted against it. He voted to
bring binding Irvine for the farmers
down to eight cents pound for
which they had been paying fifteen,
by raising the tariff on 1t, MIR. Gray
voted to Increase the price by putting
II in the free list. He voted in favor
OF OF reciprocity with the Central and
South American States and the West
Indies, that has opened up n great
market for the products of the far
mer, Mr., Gray voted against 1t. lie
voted in favor of keeping up and If
possible to increase the wages of la
Dor, Mr. Gray voted to reduce wages
TO level with the wag es paid in the
countries he has just returned from
visiting. The farmers, the manufac.
turers, the merchants, skilled and
upskilled labor feel that Senator .Hig.
s1ins has been their friend and they
aant to accord to him proper wei.
come on his return on Monday next,
perhaps day later.
MIR. Higgins has never yet beer
afraid TO befrieud the colored people,
and the colored people know il. Nc
Misrepresentation OF the Democratic
S press TO sour tho colored people will
anvil In this case, Senator Higgins
voice did not cease to be heard when
he went to the Senate, in behalf of thu
colored race and IL will be heard for il
still. They know their friend AM
they will stand by him, and Senator
Higgins will be as pleased to gree
them on his return as any other por
ton of his constituents. We hardl,
believe the Democrats with all then
'unnlng will succeed In preventing
the popular reception by the peopll
10 Senator Higgins.