Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11
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And ours OF low degree.
= 0iirer Goldsmith.
When man throws brick at q pack
of dogs, he may feel encouraged if he
hears them yelp. 1t is sure sign that
his brick hit one. Evidently We played
havoc with the Republican managers
last week, for the Saturdays mail
brought every little Republican sheet in
the State to our exchange table yelping
at the arguments EVERY EVENING has
been throwing,
Many of them, in the pain Of their
bruises, snap yiciously at Mr.. L. |.
Handy, to whose muscle they are com
plimentary enough to attribute the force
Of the missiles that struck them. The
most violent in this line of personal
attack was the Milford Ners and .dd0er.
tiscr, of which one II. l.. Hynson is the
editor and publisher.
We quote some extracts of Hynson's
courteous references to Mr.. Handy. The
title Of his loud yelp is "a Hessian's
ISLANDERS"
A certain political adventurer and
biatherSkite who came prospecting, from
Maryland. few years ago to what was
considered a more promising field in Della
ware, failing TO receive the endorsement
of his party ut the last State convention,
has taken position as editorial writer tor
EVERY EyENING. The owner of that paper
has engaged him for compensation to
help elect his employer To Congress y y =
In an effort to make some political capital
this moral and financial bankrupt-this
imported slanderer and hired assassin of
character, attempts to make votes by Will
tying Mr.. l}ancruft's fellow-citizens and
peers, There are several among
the members of the convention whucoud,
II they deemed such thing necessary,
buy cattle like the EVERY EVENING SLAM
uerer by the gross. But this is
the nearest Mr.. Handy gets to the truth iii
any one of his seyerat assertions.
Who is this II. Il. Hynsou who takes
it upon himself TO be SO violent? lie has
yelpea SO loud that VIC feel justified in
catching him by the collar and holding
him up for the public to look at
All that Mr.. Handy desires US to say
in his behalf is that he came to Della.
ware 10 teach school before he was q
years Of age; that he stuck faithfully tc
that business for IL years; that now he
is engaged in the work of beating thu
Republicans; and that he does not ash
any pay either in money or office for
doing his share Of that work, for he find
| great personal satisfaction in the worI
itself.
The rest of our space can be devoted
to holding up by the collar the one that
was found in Milford town.
II. L. Hynson is the young man who's
father was Republican member of tn
Legislature from Kent county in 1885
Young llynson was candidate in tn
Republican caucus for clerk of tn
House. lie pulled his old father into
deal by the terms Of which the eide
Hynson was to vote for Downham o
Sussex for Speaker, and the SUISSE!
members were to vote with the eide
Hynson for his son for clerk. Hyu
son actually delivered his vote t
Downham and nominated him TO
Speaker. Tie other members fror
Kent county refused to be boun
by any such deal 10 bring tn
clerkship to the IIynson kennel. S
Downham was compelled to give up tn
Speakership. Hoifeckar of Kent, wa
made speaker; and William A. Gum q
Sussex, was made clerk. The publ