Evening journal., 1894-11-05
Honor of D.laware 4 stake.

TIE honor OF Delaware is at stake in
the present political struggle. The
people Of our state mut wipe out stain
which has been put upon them By man
ebo ia, and has been Tor two years,
the irepfoaoh Of ths nation They owe
it TO the stats. they owe it to tha nation
ard they owe it TO themselves.
Senator Anthony Higgins, that salf.
confessed and shameless would bs bsibsr
O. man, must never return to that ssat
which he has diagrscsd by his outrageous
political actions The people Of Delaware
win sec that ha does not. and they will ren
der their verdict to morrow. There VII bs
10 packed jury; the men who will con
Wet him have been in the great jury box
for two years awaiting the appearance Of
the socuaed We bslisve that their
minds al fully made up 81 to the nature
Of the verdict they Will render
10 the electors at Delaware we say
that to elect Republican Legislature
mems six more years Of Higgins 1t
does not mean Addieks
TO elect a Democratic General As
sembly means that Jsmes u Woleott,
John r. Nicholson or soms other honor
sbie aud capable Democrat win Be- sent
Il does not mean Willard Salisbury, Jr
VIC cannot imagine condition whioE
win cause Dalawareans to hesitate IL
such an emergency.
Anthony Higgins, although q Della
waraan by birth, has always been al
alien In principle and practice Be hsi
gone over the country holding up K
public ridicule our most cherished insti
tuuiona he has never lost an opportu
nifty to indulge ia abuse Of Delaware anC
Dslawareans BE has seotfld at hsi
glorious traditions aud history; revilec
the good work Of her honest snd honore,
sans, aud brought her fair name &
shame by bis corrupt political practices
He came into political promiuence b,
volunteering his legal services in behal
Of negro who had committed a heinou
outrage upon Delawarean womanhood
Not content wish such grstuitous servie
TO the notorious Bnl Neal, whose bestial
ity had brought him into ths hands Q
the court, he packed the jury, iusulte
the outraged Womaa. Mrs Gosser, upo
the stand cleared the negro, and Wit
the aid Of his co lshyrer. Mahsfg, spiI
tied him from the state before al on
ragged aud indignant people could recsii
g this miscarriage q justice.
This disgraosful service gave him th
negro vote, and upon that he proseede
T to build lis political fortunes FL ult
mately overcame the opposing tactic
9 lsd BY Levi G Bird aud hs became The re-
e cgniz4d leader Of New Castle county R'
pubioanism. The accident of Elk yeai
, sqo made him United States senator 81
2 leader Of the Republican party Of Dal
Z ware Ee gathered about him Bacl
MAhAffy. Watson, Mitchell, Mscalist
ana other partisan patriots and pr'
ceeded 10 the work Of making Delawa
. Republican state Four years went b
Q He lad been unsuccessful ID his projac
q Rspdersd desperate lie went to Laurel
4 Sussex county, snd offered to Major Issi
Wootseu, q Democratic registrar,
p Federal position II he would betray y
y Democratic voters Of Little Greek hui
dred. aud deliver Sussex county to the x
q publiena Tie exposure aud contessi'
> OF Senator Higgins are matters Of reee
date and cannot have been forgotten
They mark him as man unfit fer 81
position in the public service. y
+ honorable standing Of Delaware in Z
81 sisterhood Of States demands that he
Z, retired
er The voters should not be misled by {
.. Salisbury Issue Of Ad5ieks. He hgul
1t Ia the Eght but not in It's senator
G phase, Between Higgins and ACNE
.y the later would be preferable, i one