Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-03

the consumers OF butter, are organic
ing to defeat our movement in behalf
of honest industry and pure food.
The manufacturers of counterfeit
butter have held meeting, and agreed
to raise five hundred thousand $780,
000) dollars to defeat our bill now
before Congress. Realizing a profit
as they state themselves, of five mill
ion (S5, ,OO0) dollars per year on
the manufacture, they could we'll
afford to do this and the retailers Of
the stuff could give ten times as much,
for their profits are ten times greater.
Thank God that we have con-
gress of the United States that recog-
nizes the Importance and value of the
agricultural and dairy interests of the
country as paramount to all others,
and that so far as ascertaned is in
full sympathy with our demand.
There is no man in either the Sen
ate or House who could be bought to
assist in this monumental fraud, and
the purpose to raise money for this
object should of itself be sufficient
grounds for condemning the whole en-
terprise. On the contrary, believe
the members all want to protect the
dairy farmers and the consumers of
butter No sum of money could have
placed our measure in the favorable
position it now occupies, nor secure
its passage, and no amount, however
graet, can defeat it on a square issue.
But the trickery and sharp practice
that surrounds the entire traffic in i'm
itation butter will be resorted to and
nothing left undone that rascality
and shrewdness can accomplish.
The sharpest and most unprincipled
lawyers and lobbyists in the country
will be employed to conspire against
us, and every known method resorted
to, that could defeat Or delay us.
Possessed Of vast capital, largely the
result of dishonesty. and ENJOYING
immense profits on their nefarious
traffic, they will not only spend five
hundred thousand $500, 000) dollars,
but five million ($5, 00O,O OO) dollars
to save themselves, but woe to the
man who opposes our efforts to over
throw this gigantic fraud, that is
bankrupting our farmers and running
the most noble pursuit of man and
the valuable industry of the country,
while robbing aud poisoning the IN
nocent consumer. He will stand in
the way of your restoration to pros
perity and aid in rendering your lands
and homes next to valueless. The
value of the butter product of the
farm is reduced by one half, and in
the proportion that of the mich COW,
and there is corresponding depreci-
alton of farm lands, as we'll as the
farm labor, and of our homestead.
Our whole system of husbandry is
revolutionized, entailing an incalcu-
liable loss upon the farming industries
of the country. No self-respecting
lawyer or citizen should lend himself
to the service of this band of robbers.
No Member of congress can remain
true to his constituents, whether they
are producers or consumers, and give
our enemies any aid or sympathy.
Conceived in iniquity, the business
has been carried ON in fraud and by
deception, from the beginning.
1t is the greatest and most outra-
geous swindle ever practiced upon
any people. 1t is crime against the
State, unparalleled in the annals of
modern history. The War of the
Revolution was fought for less cause,
when the whole population of the
country numbered less than the dairy
farmers directly affected by this swim
| die now, while ten times the popula-
ton of the whole country then suffer
as consumers.
Had this crime been against any 9th
Ell class but the conservative, quiet
and long suffering farmers. it would
have been stamped out in its incip-
iency, but he only asks for legislation
when everything else fails when he
sees his property and house passing
from his hands.
Dairymen of America, we have 6
terrible enemy to contend with be
strikes in the dark, as he works in
the dark. Arise, in your light ano
crush him out Meet in every will
age, town and hamlet at once and or
ganize to assist Us by bringing you
direct influence to bear upon Congress
and adopt resolutions showing wha
you feel and suffer. Demand tina
the fraud be eXterminated, root ant
! branch. Denounce every article pro
duced or sold by the concer maxim,
or selling the stuff and taboo all in
e terested in any way or who sympa
thize with, or countenance them
:, Those who make or sell imitatio
y butter are enemies of the public wea
: and should be classed as criminal
st of the lowest and most dangeror
order.
e Speak and act with your nigh
y excusing nothing nor anybody. Yo
suffer terrible wrong. 1t must
Il dealt with by the severest measures
Let the union between the farmer
e and wOrkingmen of the country no
ic take place. Cooperate with them