The sun., 1898-12-04
THEIR BILL OF FARE.

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90 on for long. Chattanooga Times.
THEIR BILL OF FARE.
The Old.time Habits ofPolitics Cling
to the Citizens at Milford on Both
Sides of the Mispillion.
MILFORD, Dec. 8, '9S. Politics are always
on the bill OF fare in this semi-country
town. The old.time habits of lower Sus-
sex cling to the citizens here on both
sides the leaden-hued Mispillion. 'Tis
round the grocery stove and hotel stoves
they gather Of evenings to exchange views
on affairs State and national, and of late
has their attention been especially dl-
rected to the sizing up of the condition
of affairs on the deck OF the old Ship OF
State.
Here, as elsewhere, the recent Repub-
lican victory has sent the blood tinging
anew through the veins of men who for
a generation have been battling along in
the party ranks with nothing but for
lorn hope to cheer them up, and it's an
exhilarat!ng sight to see these o.d, gray
bearded chaps congratulating one another
like schoolboys. -,
Senator Abbott, who, by the way, will
be one of the lhandsomest men on the
Senate rolls, and Representative Davis,
who will size up as the most jovial and
good natured men in the House, both
live here and hence Milford has an in
terest beyond that of most towns in the
makeup and work of the next Legisla-
ture. But these men, while they will do
it we'll, only represent the sentiments of
hundreds of voters who have made
Cedar Creek and Milford the banner Re-
publican hundreds OF the State. Neither
one of thes honored gentlemen can, will,
or have any wish to be mistaken as to
what the sentiments and desires of their
constituency here are. For it is out
spoken, emphatic and unmistakable.
ave must make this victory perma-
nent affair."" is the slogan, "and we
know Just how to do it," is added with
equal emphasis. "Our Legislature must
make no mistake" this time said a man
last night whose name and influence has
been ielt in the moulding OF political
sentiment here for years. owe Repub-
licans of Milford have reason to know
what it is to exist under Bourbon Demo-
cratic rules and regulations. Here for
many years we have had known and
recognized majority vote both in Cedar
Creek and Milford hundred, but what
good did it do us-under the old county
, system we couldn't secure representation
in the Legislature because the Demo.
cratic hundreds of both Kent and Sus
al bod For
= district system favored by the
, Constitutional Convention would have
, fixed this for us this time even had We
, failed to carry the counties. And thi:
2 sets us Republicans to thinking as t.
I how that Constitutional Convention ant
{ the other reforms by which Republican
!. citizen is enabled to qualify and vote
! were brought about. We feel the won
h derful change here politically, becaus
you see we have the Causeys and Bill,
Watson For twenty-five years tni
4 4 Causey family, John and Fred, hay
: rotated around in official position whel
u u neither of them could have been elected
y u dog catcher or town bailiff here at home
) And as to Billy Watson. his career a
- Governor and Speaker OF the Senate j
Il too recent to talk about They are a
a practically dead now. The Pennsy
u u vvania railroad was very anxious to us
= John Causey again as it has in the pas
's u but it will be no 60 here in the future
Is Is and every farmer of both Kent an
re- Sussex ought to thank heaven for that.
~ ~ "All this has been brought about,
10 !, repeat, in the past few years by the r.
IL, publican party. The old Repubica
,e ,e party that was dead and helpless unit
" ten years ago We realize the chang
H. and we know to what to attribute
II H. We made mistake in 1898 and we ha,
r., suffered from it, but we'll make no mi
~ take this time Ii man has the abilit
the nerve, the courage and the brain
o. lead US to victory, that man has Il
to right to our fealty. The man whom tt
se Democrats damn is the man for us
IL bless. God knows we owe nothing
e. the Democracy OF Delaware. When tn,
ne held us in bondage through their j
ps fernal disfranchisng laws, their ball
vs., stuifing and bribery, they laughed
tn scorn our appeals for justice: Ever
ne thing was against us. What
to gard had they for us then?
wo makes us laugh in our slee
lu to sc how aWtully anxious tney a.
Ire now for our welfare how gravely th
m tell us-If YOU elect j. Edward Addict
ms United States Senator you will CONN
be political suicide Oh amt they j.
he worrying themselves sick few fear
far way commit suicide-I tell you the ]
ms pubicans of Delaware, at least ! C
'ry speak for those OF lower Kent and npl
Sussex are determined this time the
,rk shall be no mistake made. We recogn
me our leader, the man who has enabled
to the gain our standing and our rights
ted citizens and John Edward Addicks v
The be ournext Senator il the voters OF
Dor Republican Legislators can confer IL
ote honor upon man."
of This Is how Cedar Creek and MOI
sed Milford hundred Republicans feel on
on. Senatorial question.