The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04
BOGUS Blu TIER.
Down With thS Fraudulent Product OF
thu Daryl
The Harm Counterfeit Buttfr In Doing
20 the Farmer aud thS Dairy
Throughout the United
states,

EDITOR DGMOCRAT:-F0r ten or twelve
years he mtnutdrturs aud sale OF cOuR-
ter elt IA or has baen steadily increas-
Ing. h gun In NV York with the uae OF
beef fat, u has extended TO every prin-
ciph city Ia the country, and lard has
bacOme one OF the principal articles OF
production, The traits has gown 10
hundreds OF milll0na OF pounds annual.
ly, and new establishments ara apring.
Ing 40 daily. A market has 0nly ben
found for the stun through fraud and
deception OF
THs MOST CRIMINAL CHARACTER,
II has been shown tlat not hys per cent
OF the amount consumed frOm the COM
menccment until nov has been sold un-
der It's own name, The most OF II has
bpel disposed OF for genuine butter at
the price Of the genuine article, and the
public aWindled In u leading article OF
10 d, while thu daifymen have had 10
mAet with this kind Of dishonest com.
petition. The consumers Of butter In
mo : every city IN America and Europe
ara cheated aud hnmbugRed with this
stnff and butter makers from Maine 10
California ara ruined In their business.
Yraf after year lhe friends OF the farmers
have hoped TO see the evil decline;
stringent laws have been passed by the
Legislatures OF the different States, but
In the face Of all N irts, and regardless
OF all laws, the 0u rage againai producer
AMI con nsumer continues aud ~ proper
ti0na Increase. Genuine butier IN now
nearly u third less In price than II WAS
q ye iT ago, and half lea4 than two years
ago. Ru ter makers have i'm proved their
product nearly hrty per Cent.in the past
Ave years by adopting new methods and
employing the utmost skill, only 10 dad
ruia bei0re them.
Diryrg which was one OF the great
est lndusLrlts OF the countfy, and
chief source Of lts prosperity and hope,
IL now destroyed, TO the detriment OF
every one.
DAIRY FARMS AND MILCH COWS
Have declined In value nearly iity per
cent, which represents q loss 10 the peO.
OF tn u it'd States OF half the cost OF
the civil war. The same loss IN our
trade or manufactures, or transporta-
tlOn would have caused panic. But
this falia npOn the neglect farmer,
who, doing all aud suffering all, must
submit quietly, for government Ia not
for him
fhe public Ia protected In everything
hut lis food, where most protection IL
needed. The time h0s come for action.
II the State Will mt pr0teSJ ita cltlZ 'na
from imposition, the farmers of America
will protect themselves from an enemy
that II r0nhing then OF their lands and
homes. Millions Of dollars are combined
against tlem In thu sale and
MANUFACTURE OF COUNTERFEIT BUTTHR,
But greater obstacles have been over.
thrown In the cause OF right.
This question leads all others. Party
politics, the tariff, civil service reform,
taxation and every other issue sink into
insigDihtance before II. II appeals 70
eyerV man owning COW or an acre OF
lard aud there are seven millions OF
this class In America.
THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
Was fought when the entire population
OF the country was little over half
this number, aud IL was fought for less
rea1o Governments have changed on
issues far less important than this; wars
have ragged for less cause. lnaid 5ully
the thing has grown into u great na.
ti0lal wrong, without the public know
Ing IL. Investigation will shO that the
pnOrmty OF the injury Is not exaggerat-
cd, Even the commission agents OF the
butter makers have become the prlnci.
pal ageD 3 OF the ad llteratOrs. There
are hundreds OF them In New York.
There are not liye per cent. OF them who
have not taken up the sale OF the cOun-
tertelt article, and this IL true OF oil
other cities. The time has coma for
earnest decisive action by the farmers
and their friends,
A NATIONAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Has been founded; lot local societies be
formed In every town In the u lion; let
ths issue DO made the leading one In
politics; let M have men In every State
Legislature In the guher0at0rial chairs,
In Congress and on tho bench who will
aid IN stOppl1g this outrageous traffic,
aud restore prosperity TO one OF the
nOblest and pnrest and beat OF mems
pursuits Butter makers should boycott
every commission merchant In every
city who sells any but genuine butter.
They cannot live without their support.
Let the consumer buy his butter only
from dealers who they know 10 be hon.
est aud reliable, and lot us spare no
time thought or expense until tho end
Is accomplished.
CLEMENT GALLATIN.