Middletown transcript., 1895-09-14
STATE PRIDE.


STATE PRIDE.
81 am Delawarean," when spokel
by native or resident of the State, il
invariably accompanied with look o
natural pride. We never knew a sol
or daughter of the Diamond State to bt
ashamed to acknowledge the place of tht
parental home. This may be just as
true of citizens of other States, though
we have not noticed it. So far has
this been carried by some of Della
wares native sons, public men, tina,
those not to the manor born feel thai
they are looked upon as lacking in one
Of the requisite qualities to the best
accepted citizenship. This should moi
be, nor is it intended. Delaware has
many adopted sons of whom she Ii
justly proud, and the fact is, it matters
little where man was born so he has
the true qualities of manhood. 1t is
that within man that counts, OF
should; what he is and what he does,
rather than the place of his birth or his
abode.
And yet we respect the regard one
shows for the place of one's birth, and
it is good thing to encourage State
pride, first striving to make the State
worthy the respect and admiration
of others and thus naturally worthy
the pride Of its native sons. And this ap-
plies to the sons and daughters who. have
gone out of the State, and when one
of them by natural talent or by appli.
cation wins name and position.in the
world it should bring pleasure to every
true Blue Hens Chicken. This should
apply irrespective of religion or poll
tics.
These thoughts are suggested by the
prominence given this week to two of
Delaware's sons, one to the manor
born and the other native of the
neighboring county of Cecil. They
are John Bassett Moore and Lemuel
Ely Quigg. Mr.. Moore is son of DR..
John A. Moore, physician residing
at FELTON,, Delaware, and a nephew of
Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register in Chancery, Colin Ferguson
of this county, and of Squire Richard
Ferguson Of our town. His name has
been mentioned prominently in connec-
tion with the vacancy in The Supreme
Court, and it would be a qualification
to every son of Delaware TO have him
ap2li tied to this honorable and dis
tinguished position. He would do
honor to the State, and his attainments
in the past are guarantee that he
would sustain with ability and credit
the dignity of the office. Mr.. Moore is
but thirty-nine years Of age. He
studied law with E. G. Bradford,
Esqr., of Wilmington, and during
President Cleveland's first term was
Third Assistant Secretary Of State
with Mr.. Bayard. Upon the change
of Administrations he rendered his
resignation to Mr.. Blaine who having
pigeOn-hOled it for some months one
day handed it back to Mr.. Moore, say
ing that when his resignation was
wanted il would be called for. 1t was
never called for, and Mr.. Moore re-
mained in the State Department until
he accepted The position of professor of
international law in Columbia College.
where he now is. He is the author of
several standard text books on law
questions, and has won his success by
his merits. The writer would be glad
to chronicle his appointment not only
because of school boy associations and
that Ie is son of Delaware, bat be-
cause of the belief that he is legally,
intellectually, and morally qualified
to sit upon the highest court in the
world.
Mr.. Quiep, being the son of
Methodist preacher who has spent
many years of a long and active life in
Delaware, is felt 10 be one of us. His
election to Congress in a strongly
Democratic district in New York City
in January, 1894, receiving 1885
against 1856 for his Democratic
competitor, and his reelection last
fall in the same district which is COM
posed chiefly of working men, called
the attention of the whole country to
him. He woa on the tariff issue. He
is but 80 years old and received un-
usual recognition In the workings of
the last Congress. At the time of his
election he was an editorial writer on
the New York Tribune, but he has
since accepted the responsible position
Of editor of the New York Press, and
feeling that his paper demands all his
time, he has forwarded his resignation
to Governor Morton that his successor
to the Fifty-fourth Congress may be
elected this fall. Not many men
would surrender salary of $5,000.00
year that could be drawn, If he SO
wjIleA while he gave his time to his
paper. G@rtainly Mr.. Quigg's attain
ments challens~s the admiration of
all who have known IT, man, or with |
most Delaware friends the boy, and
every Delawarean should feel a pride
IN him and wish him success in the
broad and responsible field Of metro
politan journalism.