Evening journal., 1899-01-11
PART OF A POLICY

We respect the editor OF the Middle
town Transcript for being true to his
political friend and benefactor, ex-
United States Senator Anthony Hig-
gins. There are so few instances OF
sunh faithfuGness that this one comes
az an inspiration. In an editorial on
the House deadlock at Dover the
Transcript has this to say:
Men must recognize that il the Re
publican party is to live there mus'
be honorable agreements, made out
open and above board to give and
take. AS we understand Il the Union
Republicans are in the majority in the
House, IL so we should say that when
they presented a fair and competent
man for speaker and had agreed to a
fair distribution of the other offices
their choice should be accepted fol
speaker and the House should organ
lie. We have heard nothing against
Mr.. Tharp. their candidate foI
speaker.
AT first flush the reader would be
lmpeIed to conclude, after reading the
above, that the Middletown Transcripts
mad gone over, body and breeches, t.
the Addicksites, but such is not the
case. For the reader TO understand
the meaning Of the paragraph he mus
understand the situation. In the Reg
ular Republican PARTY there is a whee
Within a wheel Co.onel Henry A. Du,
Pont has supplanted ex-United State:
Senator Anthony Higgins as the leader
Nearly all OF the Higgins Meutenantt
and organs have deserted Mr.. Higgins
and gone over to COlones Dupont HI
is running the machine, and a pretty
sln enc 1t is, considering the mannei
in which it has, during the past week
withstood the assaults OF foes from
without and traitors from within. Elk
Chairman F. L. Bach and McIIendre
Downham, two of the old Higgins lead
lers, still remain true to the ex-senator
The former spent the week at Dover
the latter at his EDITORIAL desk. II
begin with, The Higgins men endeav
ored to set up The legislative Slate 81
New Castle county against Co.onel Du
Pont and for ex-senator Higgins. The
were defeated All along the line. Eve
in Red Llcn hundred the old home q
ex-senator Higgins. Theodore ]
/ Clark, a DUPONT mau. defeated tn
man whom the Higgins men brougl
out against him. Finding that the
] were defeated at the primaries, an
Z knowing that Addicks would be defea
ed Tor senator, it was the plan
these Higgins men to swing the Re,
n ular Republican members Of New Cai
b tie into line to give the Addicks pc,
q pie the organization of the House an
}, then, when the senatorial. deadlock OF
Il CURED between Dug'Ont and Add.ck
TO step in and offer ex-senator Hi
l. gins as a compromise candidate. Shou
/. ne prove unacceptable. then Rev. JON
e than S. Willis was TO lie brougnt TO
q ward. Fun Of this idea. Mr.. Bach wei
"a 20 Dover. But the Dupont men b.
~ heard not only the plan, but also ii
d rumor that ex-senator Higgins and
,e Edward Addicks had reached some SO
IA Of agreement in which both the Hou
II organization and the United stat
?; senatorship were involved. They we
n on their guard from the time tnat tn
m and Mr.. Bach. the representative
n. Mr.. Hggins. reached Dover After st
a fleming up their men against the (
re sidious smiles Of Mr.. Bach they held
conference. To block the Add4cks- HI
n- gins organization scheme they p.edg
&c the members 70 support Theodore
ty CLARK. a DUPONT man, for speaker, sc
10 word to that effect to the Union F
be publicans. and asked them if n
IS would agree to support him. An e
n1 phatic negative rep,y wes received a
er the Union Republican members
Is yited the Regular Republican memb'