The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-03
MR.. HIGGINS ON
THE CAMPAIGN
tie Appeals to Delaware
Republicans tORedeem
the State.

Ex-senator Anthony Higgins yestet day
expressed his views on the campaign
which will close next Tuesday.
Mr.. Higgins said hat while so far the
campaign had beer quiet to an uuprece-
dentel degree, yet, after all, there was
evidence OF deep popular interest because
| OF the really important questions and is
sues that are involved in the popular
choice. AN added interest, moreover" he
said, has been lent to tho onte It by the
speeches made on Friday last by Mr.
Bailey OF Texts. Both Mr.. Bailey and
his speech put entirely beyond question
that Il Dclawarean voting tn, D.mocga,ic
ticket this ynar casts vote for tho froo
coinage OF sllver; and should the Demo.
Gratis oh ain amajoriry in the House OF
Representatives and Mr.. Handy be elsctcd
to Congress, Mr. IIandys vote would be
cast for the free coinage Of silver and by
possibility might make majority for
such Il measure.
I'VE arc NOT left to the Imagination to
appreciate what II shock such vote would
give to the now rcsuscita.cd interests and
business Of the country, Ftom tine mo
mont that Mr.. Mckinley's eieetion was as
sured two years ago the money panic that
had locke up the currency of tho cuuntry
aud raised interest 100 per cont. ceased.
From the moment when, through de-
bi'e i'll the Sonnte it bocamo apparent that
the DIn..l " tariff bill would pass tho Sem
ate Though without Il Republic maj "
ity' by u majority equal to that which
wat then being cast for tho amendments
To the bill Of III, Finance Commit toe, the
oJun ry, as though sick man healed
took up its bed anl. walked
This city and state, with tho rest of tho
country, have shared in its renewal of pros
perity and look back upon the four years
OF Democratic sway as upon II dismal
dream.
1t is not TO DO beloved tina. the patriotic
Democrats, who with due regard to tn,
interests Of the country and thor duty to
itHnd Themselves, voted for Mckinley
ng1ns, Bryln, can now give voto for
Handy and freq silver in ordor to lay
ground for Bryan's candidacy two years
hence and to undo the splendid work for
the Mckinley ada. Illustration. Mr. Bailey,
however, seeks TO sugnr.coat the free silver
pill. He said that he was in favor of the
free coinage of both silver and gold, and
80 sturdy an advocate of paImerund Buck
ner, and Of Bnyard for Congress against
Handy two years ago n tn Every Even
ing, finds in that now phase Of the money
question Justification tor change of
front on its pare, as though in any of the
discussions that may have been had upon
the free silver question any advocate of
free silver ever contonded that he was not
in favor Of the coinage Of free silver in con-
necion with the free coinage Of gold.
The demand Of the advocates OF free
sivoc has always been that the white met
al should BE- coined on terms Of absolute
equality with the free coinage of gold. 1t
was lcf5 for Mr.. Bailey and the Eyory Even
ing to ilnd out that while the free coinage
Of silver coupled with that of gold is good
But such reasoning cannot avail with ser.
iJus men, fearful Of renewing the shock
upon our industrial and bushes, cJndi-
ton which brought to tho American peo-
pie the disasters and suffering Vt four
years IF tho Democratic Democratic ma
tiOnal administration.
Neither are the people of Delaware like.
~ to agree with Mr. Bailey or with AR.
Handy that It Is undesirable for this re-
public to maintain its hold on tie Philip
pine Islands. The unmI1takable temper
and sentiment OF tho people is the Other I
way. The splendid example, of efficiency |
which General Wood is showing in the nd- |
mlnlatratioH Of tho Province Of Santiago |
in Cuba Is demonstrating again. il it |
Lcctcd 'I1mDnatraiion, the capacity of |
Americans for practical administration,
There need be no apprehension Of our in
ability or inctyanIty to fin Il mpn fully
equal to the task OF administering nlflrs
OF the philippine Island, in n way entire. ,
lycDu5ummato with the b,st traditions of
cnpnote and honest government. To my
view, however, the importance to us Of the
Philippines Is not 80 mucha; an end of
Themselves, us Dcoou, lao thoy will be means
for the pr motion and dnfunso o. tlnt on
larEei tTaIe With tine Orient, which even
nOWl5 mHtLer Of much impor.onc, to
the Amer. can people when thpy ara hut
seventy millions in number but whist ,
century hence vii, be Indispensable to IN,
tlek IT our then rulers in krcripu ,rr
people in steady and prosperous emp.oy.
mont With them in our control and
with or two thousand miles of coast on