Evening journal., 1895-01-04
Limit Of the Purohaslne Power

Limit Of the Purchasing Power.
Our original prediction that Senator
Higgins would succeed himself IN event
Of Republican victory in Delaware bears
every promise Of fulfllment We made
it, not because we particularly favored
Mr.. Higgins, but because we believed
him to be the logical choice of that party
which he hss, by the indefatigable efforts
Of himself and those friends whom he
has called about him, done 80 much to
build up and make q. powerful and
victorious factor in our state politics
While other newspapers were dutter
ing from Addicks to Massey, Massey to
Burton, Burton to Pennewlll. and
Pennswill to Richardson the EVENING
JOURNAL has gone on firm 10 the convic.
tIon that no Republican in Delaware was
strong enough TO set up q combination
which could defeat Mr.. Higgins.
We have no love for Mr. Higgins
We believe him TO be man whose sole
idea OF the duties OF the office which he
holds is the upbuilding OF the interests
of the Republican party There never
WAS United States senator whose
official acts were 50 tainted with partisan
ship, No man ia Delaware is more
hated and feared by the Democracy Of
the state. He Will stop at nothing to
secure an advantage for that party Of
which be is the head -centSe We wish
he could be beaten. for then u reorgan.
lied Democracy would have an easy task
of redeeming Itself two years hencs.
The most perfect political organization
In the state is that Of the Republicans In
New Castle county. Senator Higgins
made It as no other man could. 1t is
machine so intricate and fsr-reaching IN
It's operations that without him and his
associates IL would bs rendered abso.
lutely worthless, The political artisans
who built it we're masters OF the trade,
and they constructed It for their own
operation and elevation
With this Higgins machine Idle the
Democrats would sweep the state from
end 10 end
We have nothing to say against Mr..
Addlcks. We would like to see him se-
cure the prize. He has paid big money
and is entitled to it II there is any
virtue In ante-election promises. BY
securing the senRtorship he would
disrupt the panty which gave 1t to him
All the money at his command could not
rally the party around him. He would
be man without a party and senator
without a constituency which recognized
him
The fates are against him, however
and he must submit. He has been out
generated by Senator Higgins and might
as well surrender on the most honorable
terms which he can secure
He has received much free advertising
His name has been upon every lip. He
has been wined and dined by men who
worehiped not him but the golden calf
which be sat up. and he has gined and
dlned the worshipers.
Possessed Of millions be has found
limit to their purchasing power, and
that limit Is far short OF Inc coveted goal.
The honor which he sought has slipped
through his fingers, and all that be has
is an unpleasant retrospect
After the Higgins machine has ground
Addicks to powder It win turn it's atten-
tion to those men who helped 20 make
him candidate worth considering, aud
Delaware win be political hell for them
Senator Higgins has not paid as much
attention TO the Kent and Sussex party
organizations IS he mlght.have done. Il
is safe to predict that the present contest
has taught him a lesson which win be
profitable 10 him Be will lose no time
in setting up machine similar to that
Of New Castle county in each Of the two
lower counties and hold in check any and
all insubordination.