Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03
THE BOODLER ~ DHLIWIRE.
What Col. Mcclure Thinks of the Higgins

1ncident--itisa Timely Discovery.
An editorial in the Philadelphia Times
of Monday ON the Higgins incident is
as follows:
Senator Higgins nocturnal bachelor
campaign in Delaware seems TO lack the
important element of success. It's all very
well to hold midnight conferences with
Earden-walk and back.door visitors when
1t pans out according to calculations, but
when the back-dour visitor is playing Il
political bOOdler or trader in Offices and
squeals on him with affidavit attached, it's
Ike the tiger hunting tue hunter, and it's
neither eXhilarating nor profitable.
The Republican leaders of Delaware
have been professional spectators in the
vote of that State for many years In
every contest they come to the boudlc dis
b4rscrs OF the party and paint enchanting
tales OF prospective success Ia star. the
rainbow chascrs after them with the pot
OF gold. Only once in the half score Of
contests they have promised to win with
party cash, have they gained the victory,
and that was given them by Democratic
dissensions and not by money. The leaders
nave succeeded in getting more or less
Doodle every time, and they all thrive
while the party takes its regulation knock
out on election day.
This year the speculative Republican
leaders Of Delaware have struck Tor an un.
usual amount Of Doodle. They went ia
Doodle headquarters with substantially
this Statcmcnt-'W can carry New Castle
| county with money We have, or will
have on election day. 300 'niggers' in
| Wilmington anu the 'couus' are solid ii
gwen smell Of boodic, Give us the
| Doodle and we'll win the state" They
have received the Doodle; the 5000 mig
| gers or "cuons' will get a very small per
| Centage of 1t, and with the aid of unscrup
| lIulIs Federal supervisors and midniEh
| back door sale of offices by Senator llg
| gins and Postmaster smith they are max
! ing an earnest and dual struggle--tirSt I,
save the Doodle for themselves; aud, second
| to carry the State. If any Wilmington
coon rs the speculative Republican
leaders call the cuured voters when he,
| ginT doodle in their name, votes the tickle
tor less than 81 per head, he will b.
awfuIly cheated. The cash is there f.
him, and it's simply question wlcthc
lie gets it or the speculative leaders hive it
II is well that the assault upon the Law
and the ballot in Delaware has been un
covered fortnight before the election
The people Of the state are ruggedly homes
outside of Il few dcbauchcd centres wher
the speculative politicians ply their voca
ton ard II Is now II reasonable uSsuml
tlon that senator Higgins midnight bar;
door aHi1un Of offices, and his inspiration
Of lawlcssnc-s in supple Supervisors, an
his immense Doodle fund that The ''cug,l
bp0dlcrs wont yet, will not only fail t
win Delaware by dehauchcry, bat they ar
likely To cost him the loss Of thrice /,
many decent votes us he may gather by a
his corrupt and curruptnS methods con
bluci. Delaware is put 10 the crucial to,
Of yindiratIug the honor and integrity g,
her people, and her majority against til
boodiers should he So large as to mai.
them hide from the gaHc Of honest citizens