Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
Mr.. FULTON DOTH PROTEST.


He Says the Peoples Party Has Repudi-
ated Foster aud His Financial Dealings
With Chairman Bach.
Editor Gazette: Both in your
Dover correspondence and in your edi-
torial yesterday you grossly misrepresent
and SANDER your fellow citizens of the
Peoples party; men as honorable and
pure as any of the same number you
can find in the party to which you
belong, or any other If you have I'M
Willingly been misled in doing an in
| justice to your fellow men, as an
honorable man it will give you pleasure
to correct your error and repair the
wrong by publishing this communica-
ton.
Under the head of "They Held-a Pow
WOW" you go on to declare that "The
Peoples party was created by the use
of Republican corruption money" This
is simply and emphatically untrue and
slanderous. So much Just here. Farther
on you say: "rhe Peoples party rep
resented Dear Mr.. FOSTER" That is
equally and emphatically untrue. A
simple denial should be enough, and l
might rest it just there; but / not
only deny the charge on behalf Of the
Peoples party, but go farther, and say
that If you did not know 1t was false,
you ought to have known it, for you
had the means of obtaining the truth at
hand. E... .
In the first place, Mr.. Foster did not,
and does not, represent the Peoples
party. 1t is true that he was an active
man with others, whose character and
conduct has not been impeached in
some of the labor organizations, and
was present and participated in the pro-
ceedings when the State organization
was formed; but he was not leader in
that movement; he was neither presid-
ing officer nor secretary of either the
State or county convention. He was
| placed on one of the committees. At
that time, so far as | know, have infor-
nation or believe, not a single member
of either of the State or county conven-
ton knew, or had the least suspicion
that he ever had had any connection or
correspondence with Mr. Bach. When
he himself made the disclosure and
raised a suspicion, and it was only a
suspicion, against his integrity and
fidelity, what was done? Why, Just as
soon as the responsible leaders could be
summoned by personal message and
telegram they met and promptly and
unanimously asked Mr.. Foster to resign
his membership on the committee. In
| justice and fairness, what more could
they have done? When did ever the
Democratic or Republican leaders act
with such vigor and promptness? When
did they lever act at all, or take any
steps whatever to punish corruption
among themselvesP On the contrary,
they practice it shamefully at every
election, and have done so for years to
the disgust and deep regret of every
true patriot in the State.
So much for that false and SANDER
GUS charge. A word more. Why was
the meeting you so misrepresent called,
and why was it held2 For one purpose
and only one, to see If there could be
no plan adopted to prevent corrupt
practices. Both the old parties were
invited in courteous letter to confer
for this purpose and this only. All pro-
fessed to wish the practice stopped.
The Peoples party had plan to pro-
pose which they thought would do it,
and wished to submit it to their fellow
citizens OF the Democratic and Repub-
lican committees. Was not that com.
mendable? What else in that line could
they do? Yet they were ready to hear
from the other parties, and if anything
better or more efficient was offered, pre-
fefred to accept and adopt ii with alac-
rity. How was this effort treated? The
Republican committee met US at the time
and place mentioned, at least professed
to approve the object, and declared
themselves willing and ready to join in
any proper effortto effect the common de-
sire. How was this friendly and patriotic
effort met by the Democratic committee?
They had not even the courtesy to re-
ply. They did not appear. What did
their absence and conduct meanP What
does it mean2 Can any but one infer
ence be drawn from both absence and
conduct? The plain inference Is. We
do not wish to suppress vote buying,
and will neither take measures our
selves nor encourage others to do so for
that purpose. This is the attitude in
which regret to say, they have placed
themselves before the honest and intel
ligent people of our little State. Will
the honest men, the rank and file of the
Democratic party endorse them? can
not believe they will. Very respect
fully, ]. ALEXANDER FuLToN.
DOVER, October II, 1894.