Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22

atively little of his time and energy to
cultivate the faculty of placating dis
gruntled seekers after place. Like all
senators, he has q private secretary. But
he has never contrived for that secretary
to draw double salary from the peo-
pies treasury. Besides, it must be con-
fessed, he has utterly failed to secure
the erection at the public's charge of a
bonded warehouse at Georgetown or
anywhere else, for the exclusive purpose
of supplying place for some impecu-
NOUS 'heeler.' "a building, by the
way, to this day as innocent Of the pres
ence or even the faint of spurious
liquors as If II were the headquarters of
the w. c. T. U.
but | cannot stop to enumerate the
particulars In which our Democratic
Senator has shown n poverty Of resource
and invention. Suffice it to say that,
regardless of all these blemishes upon
his political record, we believe the
people are resigned to have him con
tinued rs their representative in that
dignified body to which he has already
lent the lustre of his distinguished abll-
tiles. There are number of funny
ideas revealed in this communication,
one of the funniest ia that because Sena-
tor Gray is one Of the legal ADVISORS of
the Delaware railroad, that he sits at the
board of directors and dictates the
schedules and fixes rates, and must be
held personally responsible for all the
sins, real or imaginary, of the corpora
ton to which he is professionally allied
On this principle, If lawyer is en-
ployed by the year to furnish counsel
to client about his lands, his invest
ments or other matters, and that client
happens to commit murder or rape, the
lawyer becomes particeps criminis and
must be hanged on the same tree with
the culprit.
"Well, may be, this is one of the
penalties of being a lawyer, and telling
so many fibs.
"And again it is amusing to note that
while these gentlemen purpose to I'M
seat Mr.. Gray, they at the same time,
not unconsciously perhaps, perpetually
RELOCATE to the shades OF private life the
brightest and perhaps the ablcst ltepub-
lican leader in Delaware, George "
Massey of Dover. Mr.. Massey is attorney
for this cormorant corporation--the
Delaware railroad, and therefore utterly
unfit TO be trusted as guardian of the
peoples rights. feel as if ! ought to
apologize somewhat for Mr.. Massey also,
who is SO unfortunateas to be associated
with Mr. Gray in this unpatriotic rela-
ton. Now, am disposed to blame the
railroad company for good share Of
this, for these corporations usually have
the means and acumen to secure
the best legal talent obtainable,
and this may have something to
do with Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Massey being
employed as their counsel, while Mr..
Higgins is left free TO toll and legislate
for the happiness of the people. Besides,
just here, it would be interesting to in.
quire how many Republican members
OF Congress are acting as the attorneys
OF corporations and syndicates, and Just
how often the Republican senator from
Delaware has declined a proilered salary
OF $4,000 or $4,000 to serve in like
capacity. And at the same time | must
express very strong conviction that
the swarm of well fed attorneys and
hired lobbyists, who throng the corridors
of the capitol, in the interest of the
monopoly, whenever tariff bill is
under consideration, have very little
business with senator like Mr.. Gray
who really and truly represents and
cares for the interests OF tho masses
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