Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-22
FIT I'll EDITION..
fno Fidelity Mutual Assoc ,s,lo.
For tho REPUBLICAN,

For the REPUBLICAN.
The article In a recent issu, ~ TO-.
valuable paper regarding I'll. do,,'.'',
the Fidelity Aid Association, in - w.
a. IT. relates 10 me needs that ra, Ia'
particularly a. | highly prlle nsPs
TEEN of my fellow resident, Of n1'
ware, of which State long have hus,
. citizen.
My connection with the as,oc,,,,.
ceased more than two wears avn aa
my wisdom in Withdrawing from i -.
now shown. In 1878 was induced /.
l.. G. Fouse (wlio carefully copr.a,g
from me many Of his antec.lpnt,I :,
aid In the formation of the FldeIi,,
Mutual Aid Association, an orpani'
ton which, ifproperIy conducted Womb
be great benefit to It's m.uL.r, !,
furnishing them life Insuranc. Al
moderate cost.
| loaned all the money reauisr. r..
placing the association on safe tnar
cial basis, and gave to il a large anon,
of my time, energies and ability NJ,
Fouse furnished no means, but WORKED
industrionsly in promoting the CROWN
of the company's business.
In December, 1879. the associate,
having acquired "a large business, NJ,
Fouse and myself requested Of the a,
rectors that agreements be executed /,
which each would be assured Of .9n
pensation proportionate to the spryc,
rendered, means Furnished and result,
accompanied. In January 1880 ,x
contracts were executed, one betwps
l.. Il. Fouse and the association proyd
ing for his receiving 30 cents anu4ay
on each 81 900 Of INSURANCE in force o.
, the life plan, and eight per ,rltsn
on the dues collected on the liml,a
. term plan the other, between the asc
. citation and myself, by which vas
receive Is cents per $1,000 Of e 4,
\ surance, and + per crntum on iuet
For the money furnished and ~ryt
i, ces rendered by me- tins was but
+ uleagre remuneration measured by ,hJ
: rates Of compensation usual from Lib
!, Insurance Companies.
l.. At the time of my resignation IN lssl
n "A considerable amount was due 10 ne
Iundrr this contract, and MANY lM
e dreI dollars for money loaned, hv
< which (having failod tor two years 70
=, collecD.
have now brought suit in the pAil
); delphia conrts. 1t Is this tuIt by nd
}, and my investigatures in connecti.
n with it that has brought 10 light d.
Fldei,y's crOokeiness. Mr.. FQus
= always in sisted upon having contl0.d I
:, y the company. Much that was done
~ was without my consent, often 1Itho1
n my knowledge, and when sought tod
yestigate transactions or rrnonsiHd
= regarding them, WAS told by him tn
y, "hc was President In the autumn
cr 1881 finding that there was 50 macE
or the management OF the A'socIaa
~ that could not approve, great ia
that | could not help censurr, aud tAi
was powerlcss by reason OF my Fl
~ tests, being Overruled in all matters as
Mr. Fousc desired to carry through /
of presented my resignation a, lFra'l'd
/. and cea sed TO be an officer on N0y"ln
rs Zud, lssl--the wisdom OF my acton
40 now fully indicated.
n. IN an advertisement inserted III sew
yo, raj of the Philadelphia papers 90 70
he 18th instant, and which was on'y 'l'
st ted by paying advertising rates
IN. association in attempting u drlehl |
he self against u serle. oi very grave S"A
ell ges male by tho Philadelphia ''l1
Prospecting its management ana Ltu1
Al "a 10 slr |
m, itself by impugning my o1i,r'a' eoIA'1
he ton with the company. lHlVIoas
h. .rnpla,ically aud positively I'f'
he that no act or deed Oi min" o' A'y A'll
to is open to censuge had the! o5en Wv
rrwlse it was the duty OF the oH'F's
the have held me responsible ',' ~
'.r- misJccd,. More than two ~ !t'1
~, have elapsed "'Vho"'
ma a whisper rejecting on mf II
we'd mjsi,tratioiI, and it Is no" '"' 'aN
ON the day, after two year, have t'als
mes and only after suit has been "vH1
um for he collection of money IoAA''
due, earned, to negn t" 'oH'1''
lis acts. ,.o..r
ties I ana prepared to fully 'i'''.ar
the :. If against any charge OF '''Nr'r
cen uIat may be made affecting IL!
pa anne, and have nothing - Irs"
.,es re-p., / TO my conn, uon WIN
de- Fidelity Mutual AID A' ''.F'I
oXrrut the annoyan,r, WIN
"nrctualiy taught mr the '0'l -
being in any way associate" ",m ,,"
Of whOo" previous history al" y
Fey ter | have not fu.l knowIr'-" pr'
yea respectfully, NA' 'h, u
.ay, Falkland, Dol, december -