Middletown transcript., 1896-08-08

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MIDDLETOWN, DEL, AUG. s, 1896
EvhRY EVENING AND ADDICKs.
"Every Evening" has at last apollo
gized for its attitude towards Addicks.
Its leader last Saturday was along this
line and We have been wondering as to
the wherefore. The EVERY Evening"
has continuously and persistently OPP
posed Mr.. Addicks along one line
gas. Why not favor him on this as on
other mattersp Because Mr.. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., owns very big slice of
Wilmington City Coal Gas Stock and
he owns the paper in question. The
writer. Secretary of State Whiteman
and Eve other members of the House
voted against the Addicks Gas Charter
in 1889 because we thought the privi-
leges granted were excessive, and it is
unwise to bestow such power upon
soulless corporations. The Every
Evening" said our minority did right
in that vote but in political matters,
except in the election of Robert j.
Handy. it has persistently ever since
favored the efforts and pretentions of
Mr.. Addicks. The EVERY Evening"
has done more to foster Addicksism
in the State than all the other papers
combined because it has circulated in
all The towns and has used every 0cca-
sion to advance his interests. Its files
will prove it. Certainly it has at times
called Mr.. Addicks names but he ell
joys that. Like the Single Takers he
has sought notoriety in any way and
at any price.
But why has Every Evening"
looked with favor upon Addicks. We
think there is one explanation. lie
has threatened from the first to dis
rupt the Republican party. Mr.. Ban
croft has hated the party because 25
years ago he deserted it. His particu-
lar friend, Mr.. Bayard, hates the party
and that has been an additional reason.
The proselyte and the reflector of
another mans views are usually more
radical and unreasonable than others
holding the same opinions. This ex-
plains the attitude of every Eve
ningn tow ards Mr.. Addicks, but why
its more persistent opposition and mis-
representations towards ex-senator
HigginsP To defeat Mr.. Higgins it has
doomed Mr.. Addicks and ON Saturday
it tried to justify its course 1t must
needs lug in the name Of Mr.. Higgins
in its apology to the people for its ser
vices to Addicksism. Whyp
In all the years since the organiza-
tion of the Republican Party the Dem
ocracy of Delaware has had consis-
tent and persistent opponent in An
thony Higgins. Whether serving in
the ranks or at the head of his party |
he has done honorable battle in its be-
half. For this he has had the enmity |
of Mr.. Bayard, we know of no other
reason. and for this and because he
had the enmity of Mr.. Bayard he has
had the hatred of Mr.. Bancroft and
"Every Evening" Mr.. Bancroft and
Mr.. Higgins were friends until Mr..
Bancroft changed his political views,
and since then the sEyery Evenings
hatred Of Mr.. Higgins has been abnor-
NAL. The paper has twisted The truth
in reference to any thing about Mr..
Higgins for sixteen years past. The
paper has changed editors but not its
owner nor its persistent misrepresenta-
tions as to Mr.. Higgins. As the head
Of the Republican Party for the past
eight years this hate for Mr.. Higgins
has been visited upon the whole party
and with Justification and abuse un-
answered it is no wonder that it has
had its effect. The Republican Party
has suffered by the abuse of Mr.. Hig-
gins by Every Evening" and Mr.: Ad-
dicks has profted Ey it. If Mr.. Ad-
dicks ever becomes a political power
in this State he will owe it primarily
to EVERY Evening" and those papers
that have parrot-like followed its
course towards Mr.. Higgins and the
Republican Party. The paper may be
on the stool of repentance so~far as
Mr.. Addieks is concerned but it still
shows its animus towards Mr.. Hig-
gins. Its repentance is not of the gen.
.uine kind. 1t has misrepresented
every contest the Republicans have
had with Addicksism and always made
it appear that Addicks was the victor.
Its object has been to injure Mr.. Hig-
gins and to disrupt the party, not a
high motive and attempted to be put
into execution by the most question:
able methods of misrepresentation.
The every Evening" had best never
attempted an apology.
In justice to Mr.. Higgins his name
should not be forced into this cam
paign. That he is a forceful factor in
any matter that interests him all who
know him must acknowledge, but he
has nothing personal in this campaign
and the EVERY Evening" and few
Addicks editors only persist in forcing
his name to the front hoping to further
prejudice the people in their misrepre-
sentations. Anthony Higgins is first
Though thenominee Of
bis party for the Senate. his graceful |
yielding to the circumstances has never
been surpassed, and his loyalty to Col.
dupont around whom every thought
full Republican should rally, should put
to shame the patriotism and State
pride OF the owner and editor of