Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-28

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mony Of the m0st learned pbyescisut,
scientieis Ana experts 10 this country,
taken before the senate committee aud
printed and on our desiu, ~ BIZ 3 pare,
wholesome, besllbful and nutritious food
product, ~ polaiable a. butter and par
taking very much Oi 50 nature, but made
with much Less labor and cOst, ard Goa
segufpuy much cheaper than butter
I The reports sbOW that 200 ,09o,V0g
4 pounds ~ this srticle are manufactured
annually ~ this country. II II seid ~
come " the witnesses that the coet q
nehng Il Il some or cents per pound,
and all the evidence shows that II II eN'
ceedin1ly dificuli 10 detect the dihsrenct
I between IL ana the genuine butter which
4 rs sold ID the markets az from 70 70 &C
cents per pound. u oleomsrgarine u
cleen, IN wholesome, Is nutritious, I.
palatabie, aud can be sold and good
Z profit made 1T less than hail toe cost d
genuine butter, aud II human testimony
can De believed all these things are true
of II, Why, ask, shall the g0,000, 900 81
( people in this country be prohibited BY
Z lag from choosing between Il aud but
Z teri
Z Has Il come 70 this, that The diet Of the
4 people rs W be regulated by law, 70 he
end that 5uttsf-mGkers shall have q mo-
DopOly u the morketi SumptpsrY leg
islation, which tor more than TWO hun.
cTec yesrs has been discarded 10 the Tn0n-
archical countries Il Europe, Is sought
20 be established IA this country by this
Bin, and our self-reiisnt, self.Tespectiug,
aod self governing people, who created
this government, are " have their diet
regulated as II they were 80 many chill
dren under guardianship.
This result is proposed 20 be brought
about not by direct, straightforward
honest legislation, because the advocates
81 this bill will admit that direct prohibit
ton 81 the manufacture Of
oieomargarine by congress would
be utterly unconstitutional and
void, because the subject Is outside the
Jurisdiction d congress, aud wholly
within the jurisdiction 81 the several
STATES, but by the indirect aud fraudulent
use Of the taxing power, which MAS con
ierred on congress solely for the purpose
Of raising revenue for support Of the gov
eminent.
wrongful aud violent diversion Of n
great constitutions power irOmits proper
aud Legitimate and bepeGcent use Into
that Of an instrument Of destruction u
great American interest is what Is delib-
erately proposed by this bill. Not only
the manufacturers and consumers Of
OleOmargarine, but the producers Of the
raw natensl entering into the compost
ton 81 that product will, II this bill be-
come Law, be sufferers The choicer
portions u the fat ~ hogs and Of beeYes
80 ~. .a. ,.Ifa
tably cotton seed oil, are used ia the
Manufacture Of oieomsrganne We are
Informed oy experts that II this bin
passes, every beef slaughtered In the
United States viii be deprecated 10
every bushel Of cOtton-seed Will be- min.
r0tsly Affected
This biz is said 10 be 10 the interest Of
jae farmers. II IS IN The interest Of the
dairy farmers, but " a direct blow ~ the
iptcrests Of the great body Of farmers of
the South and West who raise the cotton,
corn and Whest, and the cattle aud hogs.
II rs direct blow a. I'll the poor people
u this country Ia that II will increase the
cost OF living and the tax, II the manuiac-
ture Of Oleomargarlne should survive,
Will be paid by them, not by the rich
who can afford 70 buy butter,
The dairy people have raised hue and
cry against oleOmargsrine as "bDgus
! butter" Limitation butteF,h fraudulent
| butter" etc Nobody could object 80 the
law requiring 0leOmaTgafine ~ be branded
as such, 80 that all would know II 10 be
Z OleOmsTgarlns, not butter. Nobody could
I object % law effXing penslties " the
/ sale Of 0leOmarRsnne, representing i; 10 be
| butter. This would be right ana proper.
But this rs a matter for state leglslg-
ton. Congress has nothing 70 do with IL.
/ II falls under the police powers Oi the
states " act on IL. This would not sat.
| isiy the dairy people and they have not
attempted Il or asked IT, II would not
/ destroy the competition with their prod
uct. Il would not increase the price Of
| butter Ia the market, aud that Is what
/ they are seeking by tho pending bill
| They desire protection for butter sgainst
American compel ton, just as the manu-,
fdcturer desires protection against for.
eign competitor.
The people have the honor IN part 10
represent, who are mainly agricultural,
sell the products u their labor in the
open markets OF the world, In uuprO
tected competition with the products u
the pauper, peasant, sen, and heather
labor 81 the, four quarters Of the earth
while compelled by laHf framed 10 pro
tect manufacturers from similar cOmpeti
tion 10 buy IN market 20 per cent.
deaTeF than where they sell. They are un.
dlterably opposed 10 d protective tariff
which thus taxes them for the benefit ol
Others aud desire trade aud commerce a.
free and untrammeied as the necessltie'
OF the government Tor revenue will per
init With these views thry are neees
sarily opposed 10 the Internal protection
Of one class al the expense Of al others
as provided for Ia Ibis bin In Opposing
this bill, both on the score u cOnstitu
llonality aud eNpedlency express thei
wishes and my own convictions,