Middletown transcript., 1897-07-24
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tackled; for jumping the subject he
beats Democratic editor by far. Last
week we quoted to the extent of COL
umn. lacking half dozsn lines. from
the Smyrna Times and commented to
the extent of a a'f column. This week
the Times says. '-it (lhe Transcript
takes over column and a half of space
to revamp the Senatorial fight Of two
years ago. = This is as near The truth
as the most credible Addicks organ
in the State can get when dealing with
an opponent. A column nearly from
the Timtsl A few lines over half
column of comment by usi Aud you
see what the editor says of it'll We have
no name for such statements, or rather
we do not trust ourselves to charac-
terize them.
In our comments last " eek we ask ed
the editor of the Times why he support
ed Mr.. Addicks citing and giving proof
within hisIeach that( Il )Addicks proposed
to buy hip seat in the Senate ia 1889 when
be knew not half dozen Republicans
In Kent and Sussex counties; that ~
be defeated Mr.. Harry A. Richardson
for Governor in 1890 by contributing
largely to the Democratic fund in Kent
county; that 81 on May 9, 1896, he
conspired with a Democratic Legisla-
ture t., prevent the election Of Col. du-
Pont and thus secured the election Of
Mr.. R. R. Kenney last winter. We
asked the Times for which Of these
acts he now supports Mr.. Addicks. We
give below his very direct ~ and in
telligent (2) answer to our inquiry:
6 Is the Middletown TRANSCRIPT
coming out Of its Addicks nightmare,
or what is the matter with itp Ittakes
over column and a-half of space to
revamp the old Senatorial fight of two
years ago, as if Mr.. Higgins had not
since, in trying to scuttle the Republi-
can ship, had scuttled his own and
sunk out of sight except as Federal
| lines have been thrown out to him by q
Le.fooled Administration. If the
TRANSCRIPT wants concord and peace,
Why don't it move on these linesp 1t
apparently can only see one way to
| bring these about-for every one of
| them to bow down to Anthony and
/ throw other leaders overheard. And
| in its frenzy to bring about the inn
possible it charges that the TIMES has
! not endorsed his Senatorial appoint
ments when the truth of the matter is
that though they were made with a
view to build himself up without re-
| gard to the party at large, in nearly
if not every case, these same men de,
serted him and went over to Mr.. Ad-
dicks. And yet our contemporary
| Guides US for not endorsing these ap-
pointments, in which it might include
1 "those made In and around Smyrna -
| The TIMES did not criticise Mr.. Hig-2
gins as Senator. in fact it took occa-
| sion in several instances to commend
him as being in the right place in
Washington, but in home matters he
ever manifested a want Of political
sagacity that was deplorable. He had
q genius for blunders that finally wreck
ed the party, and was only equalled in
the same degree but without the same
manifestation of viciOusness, by Mr..
| Addicks in the memorable 18th of May
Convention at Dover. Otherwise, moth
ing can be said in extenuation of either.
faction of the doings of that day. But
! it can, Of the outcome at the st. Louis
Convention.
because references is made to ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins through Col.
Dupont getting consular appointment
| for his brother, John c., to Scotland,
| lin every way worthy gentleman) the
/ TRANSCRIPT takes occasion, as is its
wont, to reflect on Mr.. John I'll. Hof-
fecker, the regular Gubernatorial NOM
/ inee. Ex-senator Higgins hostility to
him was intense, as it was to every man
who was not an original Higgins man..
But why SHOULD Mr.. Higgins have car
ried his animosity so far and SO longP 1t
was natural, as a representative from
Kent county, for Mr.. III. to vote for a
1 Kent county man. He accepted the
caucus nominee and voted for Mr.. Hig-
/ gins. and but for his vote he would not
have been elected United States Sena-
tor. He was one of his banqueters af
forwards in Dover, Smyrna and Mil
ford and with anything like a SEM.
blance Of proper political sagacity Mr..
Higgins might have unified the party
with himself as its nat ural leader. He
took the opposite course with the re-
suit of Addicks and all the rest that
has followed.
''Is the editor of the TRANSCRIPT
weak enough to suppose that the Re-,
publicans of the State are going to re-
store captain or his mates who scut-
tied the ship, to its command again
when it is brought to the surface2 The
Republicans of Kent county-ninetg-
nine one hundredths of them, are not
put up that way. Can't our contempor-
AIRY get away from fallen hero, or has
it determination to drive the wedge
deeperp"
What does The average reader th nix
of the answer as an answer to our in
quiryP
| Bot what did the TRANSCRIPT say
of Mr.. Higgins that the Times shows
its sweet Christian temper SO plainly2
Our actual reference to the ex-senator,
and all Of it, is contained in these
words:
80 far as the reference to ex-senator
Higgins isconcerued it is of the same
order that the Times has INDUCED in
since his election in 1889. The files of
that paper will show that the only good
said OF any Of Mr.. Higgins appoint
ments were those made in and near
Smyrna"
| What does the failsminded reader
thinkof Brother Hoffscker's treatment
OF this part OF the matter Party har-
mony and friendship" being the sub
| ject we quoted and commented upon
from the Timssi
/ But the grossest misrepresentation,
| we can call It bs no other name, is
contained in these words:
"The TRANSCRIPT takes occasion,