Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-12
THE oLEoMARGARtSE BILL.

THE OLk0AAkGAklNE blLh
rho President Reluctantly signs lille
Gives fils Reasons why. aud Suggests sev-
eFss AmeaasasE,s 10 Make the law Fer
foot.
wAGaIsaToN, Aus, 2'-rhe president has
.igned tho oleeaargarine bin and sent the
following message 70 the houss OF repre-
lentatiyes, stating his reasons for APPROX
ng IL,
70 the House Of Representatives.; have this
representatives entitled eAn act defining butter;
also imposing tax upon and tsgulatihg the
manufacture, sale imnoitstien anil espertAtss.n
sned maeh Interest aIpnns .he EeOpie az the
country, aud eaTnest arsgments hNe heen adj
Creased 90 the executive fpr the purpose OF IN
silion have usea It's dangerous character as
tending TO break down tina boundaries between
lhe proper exercise OF legislative power py
federal aud state authority, MANY " iaSei
AT the enaotRent have represented that
u promised great advantages 70 . Arge
portion OF eur population VIE sauN
need relief, and thuse on both sides q the gaes,
ton whose advocacy OF opposition 10 based upon
no broader foundation than local OF personal ~
teFest have ontnumbefed all the others Itas
upon its taee and In its main features = rev.
a. representatives, Wherein the constitution ne,
plares that all bills tor raising revenue shall
originate. Tue constitution has invested con-
greas With q very wide legislative discretion,
both az Ia the necessity 81 taxation and the SO
lection OF the objects Of IT.. hnrdenA AMI
Though, II the question was prf.seated 70 me a.
an original proposition, might doubt the pres
ent need Of increased taxatior. deem II my
duty IN this instance 10 deter &c the Judgment u
the legislative branch Of the government, whivh
has been emphatioaliy announced ia poth
houses Of congress upon the passage ~ this bit
Moreover. those who desiFe 10 see removed the
weight 81 taxation nov pressilss upon the Pee,
plo from other directions may well be jastlhed
la the hope and expectation that the selection OF
AN ADDITIONAL. auhJkof =
Of internal taxation, 40 well ahle 70 bear ~ Will
IN consistency be followed by LEGISLATION re-
liosing our eili6ens from other revenue burdens,
rendered by tho passage OF the bill even more
than heretofore unnecessary and needleseN OPP
pfessive. IL has been utged a. an objection 10
this measure that while Parportiag 10 be legis-
latien tor revenue It's real purpose II 10 destroy
hy the use ~ the taxing power, one industry 81
our people Tor the protection aud benent or an-
other Ii entitled 10 indulge Ia such a suspicion
as basis OF official action N this case and "
entirely satisfied that the consequences indi-
Gated waald enaas, shosld Doubtless teei SSa,
do not teei called upon 10 mterpGes the motives
os congress otherwise than by the appageal
character Of the hill which has been presented
II creates cannot pOssibly destroy the plen and
legitimate manufacture aud sale OF the thing
merit which its friends claim tor L, and Y the
people with fuil kaowledge OF ils eharaetsT ae.
sre 10 use IT, the taxes enacted BY this bill Will
petmit q fair preht 10 both manufacturer sha
dealer, Ii the existence OF the commodity taxed
and the profits Of its manufacture aud
sale depend upoa disPosias OF u 70
the people for something else which
prise il q fraud and not an industry; And II u
cannot endure the exhibition OF ia real ehaiae-
tel, which will he sffeoted oy The Inspection
Ham and 40 Akf ~
direels the sooner II Is DESTROYED the better, ~
the interest Of fair dealing Such aresult would
act furnish the fret Instance IN 1he history 81
legislation ia which Toyenue bill pfodnaed
beneft which Was merely incidental 70 It's main
purpose, There l. certainly no industry better
entitled 70 the incidental advantages which may
follow this legislation than
ouH FARMING AMP DAIRY INTERESTS.
and to none OF eur people should they 10 less
begrpdged than our larmers aud daiTytnen The
pfesent depression OF the occupations. the hard,
steady and eften unFemaneratlye tell which
such occupations exact, aad the burdens or taN-
ation which our agrieuituIiats necessatily beat
entitie them 20 every legitimate consideration,
NeF should there be opposition 20 The Incidental
effect OF this legislation on the part OF those who
pretess 10 be engagsd honestly and fairly IA we
manufacture aud sale OF a wholesome aud Nalua-
ale article OF Ieod which by its preyi-lons may
be subject 10 taxation As long ~ their business
4 carried on under cover and by false pfctenses,
sueh men have had companions ia those whose
manufacturer, however vile aud harmful, take
their place without challenge with the better
sogt in common crusade Of deceit sgainst the
public Bat II this occupation and rs
methods are forced into the light
aud all these manufactures mast thus
sither stand upon their merits or fall the good
anly will survive Not the least important inet
tent related to this legislation y the defense
Afforded 70 The consumed against the frandaieAt
substitution, ana sale OF Imitation fer = genuine
N&lele II feed OF very general household use
NotMtthssar ding the iunense quantity % tae
article described IN this Till which l. sola ts the
people t1g foad, and notwithstanding the claim
made that Il manufacture supplies cheap sab-
ititute tor butter, venture 20 say that hardly
poHRd ever entered peer man's house under lss
"a relation 70 an article et this description thsFs
ih0nld 10 no governmental regulation OF what
he eitissn shalt eat, Z Is certainly not eAase
II TegFet II by legislation Of this character no Is
Afforded means bY which he NAV
hEffEE rRoIECF tfsKiF
against tniloaition IN meettag the needs and
Wants 81 hls aslly hfe Having catered nRon
ibis legislation, u Is manitestly duty 10 render
i as effective a. possible IN the accomplishment
u all the good Witch should lsEttimately follow
he article proposed 10 10 taxed aud me CIR
sumssanoes which subject tt thereto shonid be
clearly and with great distinetaess defined in
he statute IL seems 10 me thai shis 0Aieet has
act been completely attained ia the phrassolegy
II the second asesiOn 81 the bib and that 0uea-
tlen NAV well arise A. 20 the p1eeise een-
order 10 be regarded as -tnade IN imitation er
teanelanee Of butter, OF when 50 made calculated
ar Intended 10 be sold as butter Oh 1oF butter
The fourteenth aud hteeeath sections 81 the biiL
Ia my opiAioll are IN danger u being Construed
A. an interference with the police pow
sTs OF the states Not 0elag entirely
satisfied OF the unoensIitut tehAiitY OF these
provisions. and regarding them as net being
- connected and interviewer with the other
sections as II found invalid, TO yttiste the entire
measure. / have determined 30 commend them
70 ths atteatiOA OF the house with = view 20 an
Immediate amendment OF the bill should a. he
deemed necessary, and II Il Is practicable At this
late daN m the session Of congress he fSot,
600, that Ehe biil does not take effect bS Tvs
terms until ninety DAYS have elapsed atlsg its
approval thus leaving II but one month Ia 0p-
sgatteA before the Lext session Of eoRgress,
Nhea, II ttiae does not now permit, the sAtety
and efficiency OF the measure nav be abanaantlY
protested by rvasedlal legislative action ana the
leslre 10 ace localized The beneficial results
which It Is expected Will immediately follUw the
Inauguration OF THIS legislation. has had It's
Influence IN detegminiag my enielzl sotien, The
considerations Which have been referred 80 will
| hepe Justify this communication and the sag-
sestiens which IL eontsias
tsigneal GROVER CLEVELAND,