Smyrna times., 1893-03-29
DOYER, March d. 1909

DOVER, March q. 1893.
EDITOR SMYRNA TINES:
In your statement of the discussion be-
lore the Legislative committee last Tuesday
| you forgot your usual fairness to all Dar.ies
In your editorial account you say Jacob
Brown and j Alexander Fulton smoke for
the opposite side meaning the side that
favored the Dill. New the truth is that Mr..
brown did not speak in favor of the bill but
only of a single item of which he claimed
the paternity. and besides speaking against
1t, he mlsrepresented it, and falsifed ibe
record OF ITS initiation, rs | proved tn hi,
satisfaction the next duv in a meeting. of
the Institute at Felton, But ofcourse those
VINO Knew Mr. Brown were not surprised
at that. - 'Se0'
Further on you say This left Mr. Full
t toh alone.:.. .:...;.;.......:.: with not farmer at
his back" Now this is very misiaad .no
80 far as | am individually concerned 7
care very little about it, but il is very nm
Just to the Institute and to the friends of
the bill, all of whom are intellioent and
honest farmers and peach growers. at whose
instance and by whose request. | drew tho
Dill. None Of them were present for the
very good reason that they did not know
OF the discussion, and besides I was in
formed that the hearing was for tLo
reInonstrants alone, but | was invited to he
present to hear what they had to saw.
shouId not have said n word if I had not
Oeen invited by name to do so. As if han
pened the Institute met the next dav f.
Felton, and as the bill had been so violently
attacked by It's open and avowed foes md
eeetrayed oy one of its formerly professed
IIlehG'' resolved to take it and have il
passed upon paragraph by paragranb sec-
tlon by section, in open session I did so
Mr. Brown was on hand, but he was in tho
presence OF those who knew all about lis
inception and history, and could snn,,Iy
rom personal knowledge of the trntb NV
laisehood OF his statements 1t is enough to
say a vote was taken on each and evarv
paragraph and section, after they had beeE
% %leaH ana considered separately and each
anu every one otthem was adopted and Mr.
Fulton was publicly thanked bv one Of fbc
speakers Tor the intelligent and satisfactory
manner IN which he had DISCHARGED the
uuJy imposed upon him by the Institute
30, after all, Mr.. Fulton was NOT sIeft
9lone...:... .............. without one farmer at his
PACK, but on the contrary had the back
inR VI Us hohest, intelligent and capable a
Oouy oI men as can be found anywhere.
would say further that the Institute on the
motion and second of two Of the largost
most intelligent, as well as of the most nro,
9ressNe trult growers of Delaware. an
pointed committee to visit the cities pr
new ork, Boston and Philadelphia and
Sohier with their respective boards of
ne95ith' win view of excluding diseased
ana premature fruit from their markets,
VIII also mention that the bill which has
SO stirred up our Smyrna friends was read
70 ana unanimously endorsed by Capital
orange at Its meeting last Saturday. That
Your readers may see exactly what il is
and what 1t proposes, and thus be abla ~
Judge OF ITS merits or dement's. | herewith
enclose copy as it stands now in commit
tee, and ask you to publish it as a simple
matter OF justice to all concerned Let
every one study it with candor. Nv Won
ger Is that any honest man can have the
hardihoOd to oppose it.
Respectfully,
j. ALEXANDER Fulton.
The copy of the bill referred to
above as being enclosed for insertion.
we have not space in the press of other
matter, to insert, nor is it necessary. as
It's chief features were discussed in onr
last issue, and therefore familiar TO our
readers. We did not intend to be nm.
laIr or do Mr.. Fulton an Injustice |
having left the meeting before he made |
MS speech Ito catch a train) and before |
Ihe su0Ject got warm between the dis.
putants we had to gather our report of
the hnal result OF the hearing before
Ihe members of tho Legislature, from
those who were there, and we published
y as we were told. Unfortunately for
Mr.. FultOn's side of the case all from
here were naturally biased the other
way, though they claim they were tell
ng the truth all the same. However.
MIR. Fulton has his inning this week. as
appears above, with the difference that
ne has three times the space the oppo.
1ents OF the bill had, to state the case.
Ed. ''''