The herald., 1898-10-22
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BARLOW AND ms Dlll
I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

The Times, in its issue Of Friday, made Z
farfetched attack upon Congressman Bar.
into the house of representatives (H. X.
6S04), having for its object the protection
of the fruit interests of the United States.
| This onslaught upon MIR. Barlow was in
cited by an editorial in The Herald of
Thursday last, in which it was clearly
shown that that gentleman not only did
what was right and proper in the premises,
but, what was also most commendable, when,
he introduced the bill under consideration
This attack of the Times betrays re.
markable lack Of information respecting the
origin and purpose of the bill under review.
1t is also tumble of contradictions and
misstatements.
Much ado was made over Senator Whites
attitude toward this bill in an effort to
array that gentleman against Mr.. Barlow.
The publication of Senator Whites letter
in the Times was, however, fatal to such
contention. The Times. if possible, would
make its readers believe that Mr.. Barlow
bill, as the following from its columns shows:
This episode in national legislation
serves to illustrate that it is necessary
that the fruit growers of the Sixth con-
gressional district, and in fact the fruit
growers of the whole United States,
had to be protected against the nefari..
GUS efforts and practices of Charles A.
Barlow, congressman, by enlisting the
efforts of our United States senator.
This allegation is fatty contradicted by
Senator White in his letter upon the sub
ject, which the Times published and which is
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 2, 1896.
e. II. Rust, Esq, South Pasadena,
Dear Sir-Yours of the 18th, with
reference to H. r. 1894, and protest
ing against the passage thereof, received
This bill could not repeal any state law.
and would not open the gates to count
less or other numbers Of insect pests.
The bill has been prepared carefully
best horticultural people in the United
States; but l will not permit it to pass
the senate while there is any doubt
among the horticulturists in California
regarding its effect. The only object
has been to help horticultural industries.
matters disagree, the subject is ended
as far as l am concerned, and the bill
will not go through.
(sisaed) Signed ''''S STEPHEN M. WHITE"
But what of the real origin and history of
the bill, and who are responsible for its ex-
joint product Of committees representing the
National Horticultural association and the
Nationa! chronological association and the
National Nurserymen's association, and,
after few unimportant alterations, it was
by Secretary of Agriculture Will
son and Prot. Howard, chief Of the ento
boards and officials Of the Mckinley admin
istration. After the changes indicated,
which were made by the government Off
cials, the bill was again approved and in
dorsed by all of the organizations named
and then handed to Congressman Barlow to
be introduced by him into the house of rep
resentatives., So strong were these officials
and official boards in favor of this bill, as
finally agreed upon, that resolution was
unanimously. adopted by them recommend
ing that no change of any kind be permitted
in the bill upon it's introduction into con-
gress. Mr.. Barlow then introduced the bill,
just as he had received it from the commit
tees, and urged its consideration by the
committee on agriculture in the house.
Representatives of the various horticul
tural bodies appeared before this committee
and urged that the bill be
for passage, and 20 popular
was the measure that it received the unani-
nous endorsement of the horticultural
Union and scores @ Of !ocal SiSs horticalturS III u1
boards in all parts of California. This
measure was also endorsed by such men as
Capt. M. j. Daniels of Riverside, leading
Republican and late unsuccessful candidate
for a nomination to congress in the Seventh
district. The following is Captain Daniels
RIVERSIDE, Cal, May 10, 1898.
Hon. Z. A. Barlow, NJ. c., Washing
Hon. G. A. Barlow, NJ. c., Washington,
d. c.:
My Dear Sir: wish to urge upon you
the Importance of the passage of house
bill No. 6S94, it certainly being in the
interest OF the citrus fruit growers of
California. 1t will be the means of pro-
tecting this great industry from the
danger OF the importation from Mexico
of the 'Morelos orange worm" into this
country, which would be great calam-
ity to the citrus fruit industry of this
N. j. DANIELS.
Is the Times prepared to condemn these
gentlemen for their part in this affair! If
my fault attaches to this bill it must rest |
With its originators and promoters-all gold
Republicans.
The talk of the Times about Senator
Whites defeat of this measure in the senate
S on a par with the rest of its information
The bill is still upon the calendar of the |
house, ready to be considered by the next
rouse of representatives. 1t never reached
he senate, and could not have been consid-
req, mucn less kllieu ny SeudtOF w lite |
" any other senator.
The peculiar part of the Times article,
however, is the contradiction which it gives
o Senator Whites statement in his printed |
etter in it's columns where he shows that |
he measure under consideration could not |
lefeat or even abrogate California's state
aw on the question of local quarantine in
,pection Of. fruit trees.
The bill igintended as an additional safe
uard to the fruit industry of the United
states and cannot be in conflict with state
equations on the subject Of quarantine in
pection and condemnation of infected trees
,r nursery stock of any kind from foreign
ountries. But, according to the Times,
his bill would wipe out all laws and parts
# laws in the several states of the Union,
vhen all manner of calamities would imme.
lately ensue, and herein lies the contradic-
ion to Senator Whites allegation upon the
ubject; for he says that the bill could not
epeal any state law and would not "open
he gates to countless or any other number
# insect pests"
The Times denies this when it alleges that
f the bill had passed "this whole country
would have been flooded with all kinds of
diseased fruit trees" So much for the
consistency of the Times in the heat and
,ustie of camDaipn M