Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-31
WHY THEY OPPOSE HIGGINS.


mar. massey or any OthcE hohoEHbap
Republican to Senator Higgins.
Editor Gdzent: l see that senator
Higgins valet in his article styled RE
publican Glasses in yesterdays Sunday
Star, states that "All Democrats III Della
ware desire the election of Hon. George v.
Massey Instead Of Mr.. Higgins This is
very broad claim, but nave no doubt 1t
is true to great extent. While Mr.
Massey is Republican, and as such holds
different political views from the cardinal
principles Of Democracy, the wheel of
fortune has ordained that Delaware must
again be represented by Republican and
il is quite natural that all Democrats in
Delaware. should desire that the state
should be represented by Delawarean IN
spirit as well as in name.
Mr.. Massey is a Delawarean in truth as
we'll as BY local habitation. Delaware's
interest is Mr.. Masseys interest, and never
has he betrayed his State or her people,
either at home or abroad. Ills voice,
wherever heard, has always been in de-
fence of his State, her institutions and her
laws, However he may differ with our
| leading statesmen in political matters, he
has always accorded them credit for
honesty Of their convictions. His efforts
have always been to invite capital TO our
| borders, encourage improvement and to
| impress the people of other states That
| Delaware is the peer of any, and fully
| worthy of their citizenship and of the ln-
| vestment of their capital. And as all true
Delaware Democrats are proud of his
state, her institutions and her statesmen,
and Jealous OF her good name, they
naturally feel kindly to those who treat
them fairly, aud defend them us Mr.. Mas
Sey has always done.
How different with Mr.. Higgins. The cum
firing effort of his life has been TO malign
traduce and SANDER his native State, hel
institutions and her people. Wherever
he has gone and wherever he has spoken
his voice has been heard OBTAINING every
interest that is dear to Delawareans
whether Democrats or Republicans, II
his speeches wherever made, whether II
the Senate chamber at Washington. at ,
swell dinner in any State, or in foreign
lands he has held up the people OF Della
ware. her institutions and laws To obliquit,
and scorn. He has used his learning ant
oratorical powers to repel capllai am
drive investors from our State, and la
labored to lead the people OF other state
and other lands to believe that DelaWar
is inhabited by tribe of barbarian
"rutfians and scoundreis," that lite an
property are only secure when detende
by brace of revolyers.
Not content with his own foul vaporing;
he has imported foll.mouthed carpe
Dagger from another State to assist IN tn
deleetaDle work OF InallgHihS the psopl
. of Delaware; biped, UNIV arthy to b
, called man, who not only employs hi
time in slandering Democrats. but spread
his Shiny venom on every decent Republ
Q can who hesitates to fall down and worshl
a Higgins and his ''snarling hound"
challenge the accidental Senator an
$ his imported valet to cilc speech that NJ
n Higgins ever made beyond the borders {
Z Delaware, or any article his valet eve
4 wrote, that did not abound in vituperatio
g OF the State Of Delaware and her citizens
i Yes, it is true, all Democrats and a
other ee!f-respecling Delawareans pref
: Mr.. Massey to Anthony Higgins. So q
6 they prefer MIR. u. G. Bradford, Mr.. Bir
4 Mr.. Nields. MIR. Spruance, Mr.. James
Hoffecker, or any other Republican WI
u hOnors his State and respects the virtue
/ her women. DELAwAEEAS.
). WILMlNGToN, January 2sth, 1880