The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-15

mODt6 was ljFoCurtQ W ihhc tllo par
ty down the bay. The Saalle had by
this time reached quarantine. While
there acommittee consisting of Henry
@. Robinson, George II. Hollis, and
]. ii. Hoffecker, Jr., went down on the
revenue cutter and took Senator Hlg-
gins from the steamer aboard the
cutter, This was the first lntimation
that the Senator had OF the loyal i'm
pronptu reception he was to receive
and he was most agreeably surprised.
The steamer leaving quarantine
overlook the cutter, leaving 1t far in
the rear, to be met by the John Il.
Moore. The Senator stood on the side
OF the cutter with hat In hand, bowling
and smiling to the many well recog-
nized faces he saw on the steamer
He was dressed In gray drab suit and
was the very picture OF health. 1t took
but moment to step from the cutter
TO the steamer where vigorous scene
OF hand shaking ensued. Three hearty
/ cheers weie given for SenatorHiggins,
and Joshua Parker assured him that
the 3O,OO0 colored people OF Delaware
extended to him "a hearty welcome
home.
When tho handwriting and cheering
was over j. II. Holfecker, Jr., Esu.,
stepping in front of the Senator said:
Senator Higgins, in behalf OF these
friends OF yours l have tho pleasant
duty OF welcoming you to your coun-
try and home after your visit TO Eu-
rope. We have supposed that the
most pleasant sight of your visit
would be the sight OF land on your re-
| turn and next to that won d DO the
pleasure OF seeing and greeting your
| friends aud in their greeting lind as
surance OF continued gopd will to-
ward yourself ind assurance of inter.
est in the party which you represent.
Your looks tell us that you have
had pleasant visit and We believe 1t
will not mar your pleasure to know
! that things have not gone astray in
Delaware in your absence. With these
assurances l again bid you welcome
home"
in reply Senator Higgins said:
MY friends and fellow citizens oil
the Stata OF Delaware. 1t Is not re
quired that | should say to you that
am highly pleased to receive this pleas
ant welcome, or that should say that
l am pleased TO see you Inanifesting
an interest in tho little State OF Della
ware. | am too much n Delawarean tC
DO otherwise thnn pleased ut such
manifestations, and would be guilty
OF ingratitude il were not pledset
with your personal welcome to me.
Il went abroad for rest and health.
Eut even in search OF these one canno
be in foreign country without max
Ing u comparison between foreign
lands and America. Ono thing i'm
presses the visitor and that Is thu
ours Is rich country,
AT this time when America has full
crops the prospect is OF an increase ii
our Riches, as our great crops are need
ed to I'LL the Cup made by tho shor
crops Of Europe. Our corn and whra
will keep many Of the people of Eu
rope from starvation. For us thast
crops and the gold they will bring will
serve to convince the farmers OF tbs
West that the cure of existing troubles
does not lie in cheap money.
I'VE have Tor the first time iu oul
history come TO the limit OF ouravaila
bic land for honestelds for the glea'
crowds Of people who are rushing t,
America. And the time Is coming
when We will need to cat instead o
selling our grain abroad. l say thi
because our available lands are nenrl,
all under cultivation and we have a
once reached the limit OF our home
stetd lands and OF our great grain out
put.
Those facts bring us face to fac,
with another very grave problem ha
of Immigration. | would not willing
~ be the first to deny to the oppressed
OF Europe tho right of asylum in GU
free land, II Is fact, however, tina
thoughtful men OF all parties ADM
the necessity Of putting some checl
on the Inflow OF people who, wthou
adding anything to our wealth o
morals, Will oYercrowd the labor MAI
ket5. Something must bo done in tn
near future TO avert this evil.
81 do not at this time, in my intei
, est Ion the United States, forget IN
own state. / am sure we have sign
OF better days, and that ere long tn
little Diamond State will take he
place In the line of states loyal to til
4 Union and to the principles OF free
dom and protection,
I thank You again most sincerel
. Tor this token of your confidence an
, esteem"
| The reply of the Senator was recei,
, ed with many hearty manifestations Z
= approval. BY this time, 2i5 ocloeI
the steamer had reached the wharf q
{ tho battery.
' Owing to the time that would DO OF
cupied In getting the Senator's bag
gage from the ocean steamer, and Iii
t desire OF Senator Higgins to call an
=. soc his brother John In New York,
: was agrrhi not to start on the retur
: trip until 5 p. m, to which time TIL
company was dismissed. each seekln
, his own enjoyment for the Afternoon
+ Some Of them, however, returned o
I earlier trains, but the hulk. with SEM
y tor Higgins, reached Wilmington
S l.l5 last night
, Senator Higgins sailed from Ne
: York on June % and arrived In Eng
! land July2. He 5tuid in London fC
three weeks and then W mt TO Paris
h Week later he went to-, urlsbad, whel
1 he stlid for three weeks Leavin
( Carlsbad he went to Switzerland, stoI
+ ping at Munich ON his way to Zuriei
and visited again the famous picttl
Y gallery OF that city. From Zurich il
{ passed oyer the Alps to the Italia
Il lake country, stopping at Milan to Sc
: It's famous cathedral. lie went ovC
! he SimplOn pass 10 Brig in Switze
Z land. He visited Geneva, Lyons All
1 Bordeaux.
y From Bordeaux he returned to Lol
, don, from whence he sllled for hon
+, on Sunday, September G.
!, Amongst those in New York wi
J, took the greatest OF plea gre IN ente
4 talnths the IN 'mbers OF the Delawal
Il delegation, while they We're awailin
/ the sighting of the boat cuntulnin
o Senator Higgins, was DIR. J. II Tone
Z 5urgeonat tie immigrant barge oilic
/! l)r, Toner was farmer, well know
/ aud prominent Wilm.ngtoniun, al
5 has many relatives and friends here.
lie Was delighted tosae his Wilminl
o ton friends, and stopped al no trouG
II In 9lnMInu IllALu 1 LrntlLr Iu-tla q.