Evening journal., 1894-07-11
make rhIs MS waterloo.

The return OF senator Anthony hlg-
gins to the United States Senate is not
the only danger with which the people
Of Delaware are confronted as result
of the coming election. AS deplorsble
as his re election would be there are
other evil consequences which come as
close In their results to the welfare and
honor Of the people OF our state. Re-
publican domination In the various de-
psrtments Of the state and county
government would be infinitely as CALLING
to the people OF this little common
wealth.
Delaware is naturally Democratic
Her sympathies have always trended IN
that direction. They do SO now. despite
the insidious and corrupt practices OF
the Republican politicians Of whom Mr.
Higgins is the recognized head
Republican argument, platitude aud
ellttering sophistry never had any sp.
preciAble effect upon the Democratic
party Of the state. Senator Higgins was
one Of the first Republican leaders to
recognize this. He sought other means
to accomplish his ends. He profted by
the lessons taught by the campaigns
conducted under the leadershipof OF George
v. Massey, Levi G. Bird and William Q.
Spruance, who suffered defeat because
they had not the hardihood to 20 into
wholesale debsuohery Of the Delaware
electorate TO gain their partisan ends
and to gratify their personal ambitions
Senator Higgins, like Napoleon, found
tho old tactics not suited to his purposes,
and like the hero OF Jena. Wagram, Lodi
and Austerliiz. made tactics OF his own
Operating under them, he has won a
Victory, and has materially reduced the
Denocratic majority but he is now
marching TO find his Waterloo.
His political career has been short,
fairly successful and characterized by
unscrupulousness, as 20 means His un
scrupulousness wonld have done credit
to the military dsmi god Of the French
people.
Under the Harrison administration
Federal officials who owed their positions
to Mr. Higgins and we're accountable to
him for their political acts, unblushingly
prostituted the Federal service in the
Delaware district. The post Office officials
we're called upon TO perform duties
political In character and detrimental to
the efficiency of the postal service In
this city and state. The United States
marshal's Office was made political star
chamber In which schemes Of intimiia
tion and for the wholesale arrest Of
Democratic electors were Matched, and
the marshal and his deputies were will
ing instruments In the execution Of those
schemes The Levy Court prostituted
lts powers, sacrificed the financial in
terests Of the county and would have
disfranchised thousands Of Democratic
voters but for the intervention Of the
Court Of Chancery. Failing in this II
padded the assessment lists with fc
titious names. Nonresident negroes
from adjacent states we're furnished
With corresponding tax receipts and
voted In precincts snd election districts
Differed by Republican inspectors and
judges, Democrats being mobbed snd
numerically beaten by riotors for daring
to protest against the outrage Tax
collectors we're bribed and subsequently
betrayed. Public laws were set at de-
fance and courts scandalizsd. The
poEer Of what should have been a non
partisan. and peace preserving pollcelforce
was set in motion to foment and to
countenance acts Of violence and riotous
demonstrations made by drunken aud
irresponsible negroes. melted to such
acts BY their white leaders Democratic
registrars were arrested by the score and
forced TO give SO 600 bail in each in
stance for manfuliy refusing TO place
upon the registration books the names
Of imported negroes, who were brought
here TO perjurs themselves and to cor
rupt the ballot.
These. with attendant financial ex
travagance and mismanagement Of puo
lie Affairs. are some Of the things which
have characterized Mr. HigRinss admin
istration Of Republican politics In Della
ware. 70 say nothing Of the eliminating
point which was reached at Laurel jas
prior to the last general election, whel
an attempt was made to brlbs Demo
cratic state election officer, the bIib
offered bsinga Federal Office.
These are matters which every Della
waresn should consider With th
doWnlal Of Senator Higgins. his politics
methods and the agents who exeeut
them will bs eliminated from Dslawsr
politics There are many in his ow
party who would gladly see him over
whelmec this Fsll, ard it remains for
united Democracy to give him his Waite
loo
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