Middletown transcript., 1894-12-08
A TRIBUTE TO HIGGINS.
A Voice Heard From the ''North Starr
State That Speaks for the Honor
of Delaware.

A Voice Heard From the "North Star
State That Speaks for the Honor
of delaware.
DULUTH, MINI, Dec. list, 1894.
EDITOR TRANscRIPT:-A full decade hay
ing elapsed since the writer removed fror
Delaware he may be pardoned for not hay
ing quite kept aDace with State politics. Ye
for all that, he has not failed to hear of tn
wonderful change in sentiments of you
people that has made your recent annal
famous, viz. their choice of Republican
United States Senator, in the person of tn
Hon. Anthony Higgins-the first since tn
7th day of December, 1887, when Delawar
had the proud distinction of being the frs
of the thirteen original States to adopt th'
Constitution of the United States.
| 1t was notable event-this election
of Delaware's first Republican Senator
and deserved to be signalized, as it was, by
the selection of some son of hers full
worthy to wear the fallen mantle of the
| Bayards.
Though knowing but little of his PROV.
ess of leadership in the struggle at the
hustings, yet his large fame won in the
National forum had penetrated even into
these far Hyperborean regions of the North
Star State.
No circumstance sheds greater lustre upon
the escutcheon Of the Diamond State, than
that she has ever sent the worthiest of her
citizens to represent her in the Senate. No
one ever Knocked you Little Della
ware" when the question was not acres, but
statesmanship-nots state circumference, but
size of Senatorial brows! For to give the
Bayards and Saulsburys their due. though
their regime smacked over much of 'rotten-
borough" and Bourbonism damned its
efficiency-yet despite all this-their intel
lectuality at least made it respectable, and
certainly did men like James A Bayard and
Johu NJ. Clayton, exalt the State name and
enlarge its boundaries till"Little Delaware"
seemed bigger than Texas!
So when firing of this family-prerogative
notion, and even more of antique Bourbon
policy that was fast sending Delaware to
rearward station in the advancing sister
hood of States, your good folk broke for
ever their ancient fetters and sent Mr. Hig
gins to the Senate, as an exponent OF the
newer and noblerDelaware, every son others
at home and abroad, rejoice, and the sympa-
be sure, too, no Delawarean, no matter
how far towards the setting sun he had set
his face, but heard with participant pride of
the creditable fashion in which her first Re-
publican Senator, on more than one occa-
sion, in that arena where veritabe sons of
Anak were contending, both championed
the principles of Republicanism, and main
tained the forensic reputation of the State!
1t was indeed gratifying to read that among
them all, there were none whose shoulders
overtopped those of Delaware's first Re
publican Senator-none tina. drew a blade
of keener metal, better welded 1t
needed some such creditable performances
rs his in the Senate, to Offset the National
disgust which the over Jealous cuckoo
piping in bad cause of her Democratic
Senator, awoke in the breasts of all Ameri- |
cans, Republicans and Democrats alike.
Again, read that C. second time, in the |
November elections, Mr.. Higgins had lead
he Republican forces ON to yetgreater |
7ictory-one that augured happily, promise |
of still larger accomplishment. IF I, in |
his far off station, could apprecia te his
services, deemed, of course, that in his |
own State that they had been accorded |
recognition too hearty to allow suggestion |
If his retirement
And yet if one is to credit the unsavory |
reely of late throughout the country, l |
night fear that the Delaware Legislature,
'llured by base lucre, regarding ducats
ather than the right of worth and brains,
would permit hired plutocrat to tear from
Ter Senator the toga he has worn so worth
ly, and til seat that statesmen were wont to
i'll would be usurped by money bags alone.
Would Delaware's own trusted sons re-
aurels upon her forehead, and name man
Who would set blister there! Nay! will
not credit it!
We, of Minnesota glory much. in our
rainy eloquent Cushman K. Davis, and
hough into the Legislative balance, money
ags were cast, yet to the lasting credit of
ur State the brains out weighed the coin!
Aud shall Delaware do less!
In conversation the other day with Sena-
or Davis, he paid his colleague, Mr.. Hig-
ins warm tribute indeed.-"His speeches
lpon the Hawian and tariff issues were
mong the ablest delivered on the floor of
be Senate. He has already come to be an
upon important matters of inter-
ational concern. He has proven himself
decided credit both to Republlcanism and
is State''
have too high an estimate of Republican
Delaware to believe that she would permit
squatting speculator to debauch herpoli-
les wholesale in order to buy himself
eat in the United States Senate and l be-
eve that her new Legislation will pro.
lain to the purse proud schemer that
Delaware State Jewels are not for sale