The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

The Democrats do not like Senator
Higgins since in 1888, mainly through
his individual efforts he captured the
representatives of Sussex county and
was elected to the U. s. Senate. They
have omitted no opportunity ever
since OF OBTAINING and slandering the
Senator. and OF credlting him with
every kind OF disreputable intrlgues
that could be invented by the enemy.
But during all this time the Senator
has pursued the even tenor OF his way
doing favors for the people of Sussex
county and for the whole state that no
Senator yer did before. regardless
OF the bitter attacks made upon him
by vituperative enemies who would
deli ght in his political downfall. Hence
1t IL no surprise to hear of the recent
attempt to discredit the Senator down
in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex county
published in the two Democrat,
papers that have the most undyina
hatred for the Senator and the party
he represents.
The Democrats have evidently look
ed over the field and found that they
were going to be defeated. Republi.
can argument In favor of the tarifl
and in favor OF change in State gov.
eminent was doing sure and effect.
Iual work. The tide had turned against
Governor Reynolds, the pardon seller
and his political pal Dickey. Some
thing had to be done to stem the tide
what better than to get up plot and
pull down Senator Higgins. The
story goes that Postmaster Smith
approached Isaac ]. Wootten Demo
cratic registrar of voters, and Offered
to.iniluence Senator Higgins to get hin
a good Office in Washington, II hi
would do some little crooked work al
, the registration and at the election as
voters assistant, that would reduce
, the Democratic vote In Little CIeel
. Hundred. The Senator is represent
ed by Wootten as having ret him a
, Smiths house, where the agreement
/ between Smith and Wootten was ratl
fled.
: Wootten then, according to his owl
statement, acted the hypocrlte by ex
posing the plot to A. P. Robinson
Senator Higgins, when apprised of tn
plot against him, came out in a lette
which bears the stamp of honesty Oh
Its face, stating that he did NEE
Wootten at Smiths house where Woot
en-, In substance, stated his desire t.
change his politics and wanted t.
know IL he could not have a positio
y in the land oiflce in Washington. Thi
was the first the Senator knew of MI
Wooit ms object, and frankly told hIr
= he would see what he could do 70
:. him.
This is about the whole thing in
/, nut shell, 1t Is very evident this
- Wootten's statement was CAREFUL
!, prepared under the fostering care {
:, Democratic managers, and for the sol
, purpose of connecting Senator HiI
gins with false charge OF selling HI
y influence for votes. The gun ht
flashed in the pan and the Democrat
= are more hurt than anybody else. 81
how regularly these Democratic plai
4, come in one after the other.
- After the expose OF the Brinckle
- Saulsbury-Dickey Independent Colo
:, ed Republican ticket combine can
the Washington street bridge boone
- ang, and when that had exploded |
= force the Wootten gun is run out al
: fired off. No doubt this thing will
:, kept up until the election. The Dem
Gratis are dangerous and will stop
" nothing to gain their ends.