Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-09-18
Senator Higgins Home Again.

limited States Senator Anthony Higgins
has returned from three months EURO
pean trip, and is now again III tins MS
native State, having arrived in Whining
tnu about midnight on Monday last from
New York where he had landed a few
hours before. Upon his return he was
met in New York harbOr by over nan
hundred of Delaware's most prominent
politicians and citizens principally from
Wilmington. The reception party lett
Wilmington on a special car over lhe
PENNSYLVANIA railroad aud went direct TO
New York, where they were joined by
several Delawareans now stopping III the
metropolis, among whom were Marshail
II prettvtuan. who was recently APP
Dointed to a government position ana Is
now located in New York city doing
sDecial work. From thence they pro-
ceeded down the river OIL steam Launch
where they met the Senator at quaran-
tine and escorted him to the wharf where
they landed The Senator made snort
speech after he had received the con
gratulations of the entire party, III WHICH
he said in substance
1t IS not required that should say that
am highly pleased to receive this pleasant
welcome, or that ! should say tnat a.n
pleased to see you mauitesting an interest," IN
| The little State of Delaware. am TO Inue1
a Delawarean to be otherwise tnah Pls .a;,,'i
at such manifestations, and woula DC gullty
| 81 in0ratitude if 1 we're not pleased with your
personal welcome to me. -, n.
! vent abroad for rest and health. But
| even in search of these one cannon De IN
foreign country without making eonlpar
ison between foreign lands and AmeIics.
One thing impresses the visitor ana that 10
that ours is rich country ,e.,, o-a.s
| Al this time when America has iull crops
The ,rospect is of an increase in our ricnes,
as orr Great crops are needed to NIL the gap
made BY the short crops OF Europe. Oui
corn and wheat will keep many OF the Peo'
ME of Europe from starvation. For us these
rrops and the gold they will bring VIII
serve to convince the farmers OF tne Yves.
that the cure of existing troubles uOes "O'
lie in cheap money. ,,- ,,;s,orv
come to the limit of our available lana Ioi
homesteads for the great crowds Ui people
who are rushing to America Ana the ulnS
;s canning when we will need to eat instead
~ SELLING orr Grain abroad 1 say this De
cause our available lands are nearly al
} under cultivation and we have al once
? reached the limit of our homestead Janus
: and of our great grain output ..,. -
These facts bring us face to lace Win an
cher verv grave problem-that Of immieTa
t ton I would not willingly be the. first {
denv to Tie oppressed of Europe the irigh
of asviurn in our free land. It IS iaet, now
l ever that thoughtful men Of all paItles a.
nit the necessity Of putting some che s5d;s ~
= the inflow of people who, without suulu
E anv,tinS TO our wealth OF morals, will over
E crowd n the labor markets. Something mus mus
be o done in the near future to avert this evil
D do not at this time, in my interest ioT IN IN
!. United States, forget my own state. "a. ~
sure we have signs of better days ana .ne
I ere loug the little Diamond State WIN la ~,
} her place in the line of States ioysl 70 u
s Union and to the principles OF ireeuoHl sn
= protection. -. .,.,,..-s,,, FL, th
II token of your confidence and esteem.