The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-22

his words were drowned In the applause.
| In opening his speech Senator Higgins
| said:
Mr.. Chairman and My Fellow-C Citizens
| of Wilmington / would be little more than
human II l did not profoundly appreciate
this manifestation OF your kind favor; and
1t is all the more gratifying that it
comes to me from the people in this city
with whom my lot has now been cast for
thirty years. and in this county. where all
my life was spent. l am not vain enough
to think that this ebullition of feeling is
due alone to me. Looking into these
faces, especially OF those gentlemen on the
left side of the stage, can say, may be
an older soldier, but know | am not
better one. l get your warm greeting
here tonight because I happen TO be, for
| the time, the representative of those, aye.
| of that cause which is near to your hearts,
| and one that l trust Is soon, II 1t is not
already near to the hearts OF thousands in
this community who, up to the last two
years, have been our most sturdy and de-
termined foe.
1t falls to me again, as 1t
has now since 1880, with the
single exception of the year 1886.
when the Republican party made no nomi-
nation in this state, TO present to you as
the Republican citizens of Wilmington the
principles Of the Republican party as
| against those of tire Democratic party; not
! merely as they affect us In the operation
| of national laws and national issues, but
| as well as you are affected as citizens of
this little state Of ours, OF which we have
so much cause 10 be proud, and of which
We have so much cause TO love
7 hn nj hat Il, Ii,
enough to take care OF herself (applause),
but as for these three counties OF Della
ware they have to work out their own sal
vation with fear and trembling. (Applause).
should be glad II l could devote the
whole time which / would be justified in
| exacting from you and your attention to
the state issues that are involved in the
| canvass but they are not the primary
ones at this election, and this is not u
Presidential election. 1t Is but as the ma
tional matters go, a election, and yet
except the period during the war, we
have to go back over fifty years to find
even Presidential election that has
| touched the people of the United States to
the very bottom of their souls as does this
one. Never before have men been taught
and made to realize that the ballot is in-
deed, a sacred thing; that the vote of
justice OF the Supreme Court, or Court OF
Errors and Appeals Of our own state,
In matter of dispute between man and
man of public or of private life made in
that august trlbunal--the keystone of our
Federal arch, the Supreme Court of the
United States itself-no member Of that
body of nine discharges a duty more sa-
cred In the decision OF constitutional
question of world wide moment, than that
with which the humblest citizen Of the
United States will on the 9Th day of No.
venber approach the sacred urn. Men
realize as they never did before that they
live in self-governed country, and that
tho noblest function of citizenship and Of
manhood is to cast his ballot; and to this
Federal arbitration has come the greatest
issue put into balance since the Demo-
cratic party OF the South aided by some of
its unworthy members of the North, thirty
odd years ago, endeavored to destroy this
country.
This is the first election, my felow-citi-
zens, since 1910 that the American people
have been called upon to face or have been
called upon to Judge of free-trade bill
following protracted period of protection.
AS far back as 1924 we had tariff bill
passed-the first high tariff bill of the
country In times of peace.
ohiS men VINO nave reaeheo past middle
ne feiheinpeF Tue .iiies petore tne war
ieineiiDef tne soou Ola Dmoeratic times
'htus LnieS uhuer tne walker
U'liin I'M 'ne 'iiiles "hen we IN tne
oountty.tor l was country poy tnen.
aiu iiucn " my soilO" el.her carried
anea'es Vi pounu "neat oehiha tue craaie,
"heh Tue eoniinon manu- was hiIeu Ior ~
iiohtn' anu the ieaulhs nauu lor 20
"i,u "non' - sou win tahe up the
'9s, 'ten VI INC Ne" ioiA iieiaiu oi ieo4'
"n,'e uiiu,t tne olee.s Vi 'ne GIlniean war
a.iu ,no eiosins IA VI ene rushing supply
VI "npH. IN the DiacN sea- "nen wheat
was se'ilhs iUr 20 pusnei ana corn LOT
st'eo pushel' lhere were soup-houses In
ne" iork, ana soup houses IN Phliadel'
pnia' ana inc manufacturers ana laborers
OF the country were under the domination
OF the importer OF the English manufac-
lures ana the american cotton grower.
lhat was the condition then from which
we were einahclPated py the tar1n OF
lsoi' Anu from tnat time TO this there
was new standard OF lie In America;
tnefe was a new standard tor the rich
man ana theFe was a new standard Tor the
poor n'i'
Ai'eL thoFoush ahalysls OF the history
ot eatin iesisiatlon, ana particularly OF
Tue history OIL tne wilson iarlH Dill and
It's eneot oh 'he eouhtry' senator higgins
turning 10 state analrs said:
NOV gentlemen ana ladies' nave taken
great aeai more time than l supposed
had, ana mean 70 abruptly leave that
prahch OF the subject Tor few words
upon ahother Whlch Is Oh even greater mo-
ment to you.
economical subjects afect and control
our well being. There is in that respect
OF very deep concern. and yet above even
that arises the right OF self-government,
the right of the American freemen to
greet Tree man; the right of the citizens
OF Delaware, every Republican citizen,
every democratic citizen who chooses to
change his politics, to be as good as any
other. tApplause) That We shall be