The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-11
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lounu nowhere, In my Judgment, save un-
der the Federal Government"
The strongest possible efforts were
made to induce the President TO veto the
| bill The most ingenious attorneys were
employed, and the shield Of the Constitu-
tlon was invoked to protect those who
were initiating farmers products and de-
| privlng them of their legitimate and hard
earned profits. But Cleveland, as usual.
took the peoples side.
CLEVELAND STANDS BY THE FARMERS.
He stood by the farming in, crest, and,
after the act was signed, gave personal
attention to the manner of its execution
IN his anxiety that the farmers should be
saved from loss
This admirable law, which affords true
protection to American labor, caused an
increase In the sales of dairy farmers of
the country in one year to the extent of
$25, 100000, and in the State of New
\ ork alone the difference was 81, 800 900
The Republican platform asks that this
tax be repealed, and that no less than
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR
be taken out of the pockets of the dairy
farmers of the United States by those
who used fat, oifal, cotton seed oil, and
all manner of disgusting refuse to make
what they would like to sell, under the
names of butter and cheese.
HOW DAIRY FARMERS ARE PROTECTED.
The national law does not simply en-
act that the farmers shall be projected
it provides Just how the protection shall
be carried out. The internal revenue
system afforded the necessary machinery,
and the same methods of supervision and
accounting are made applicable to the bo-
gus butter factories as to the whiskey dis
tlllerles. The product of every factory is
branded for just what it is, and heavy
special taxes are imposed on the manu-
features of the vile stuff to insure full
return of their products. The Govern
ment Of the United States also watche
these factories, and it is Well known that
so complete has been the enforcement of
this farmers benefit TAX that no consider
able evasion of it occurs. The 1000, 900
farmers of the country have all some in
terest i'll this subject. The value of the
dairy products OF the United States is
over S600,000,000 per year. If the bogus
butter competition had been allowed TO
go on unchecked by Federal law this
great production would have been so re-
duced that all engaged in it would have
experienced constant loss, and it is en-
tirely probpble Mat tie business Of naa,tu-
tactui,ag honest butter and cheese on
lurge scale rouid lure been driueu ou of
tie country.
THE INFLUENCE OF HORATIO SEYMOUR.
1t was natural for Cleveland to take
tho Ia Of No G., his ,,r,at ,1u
test to protect their rights and property.
AS a young New York Democrat, he
was the pupil OF IIoratio Seymour, who
was always looked to as the great cham
pion of the dairy interests of the United
States. He had learned from Seymour.
and from participation in agricultural
movements within the State, all about the
great dairy business of the country, and
those who went to him to argue against
his approval of the bill found him so well
informed as to the interests OF the far
mers, and so determined that no imposi-
ton upon them should be allowed to
prevail, that they considered him very
prejudced. 1t was predicted that the
law would never be enforced. But the
President was determined that it should
be enforced, and it has been.
FEDERAL PROTECTION NECESSARY.
Some State laws have been passed to
regulate the manufacture of bogus but
ter, but none of them We're effective IN
protecting the farming interests until the
national statute went into force. \ or
could any State law afford the needed
protection to the hard working farmers.
The goods made in one State could be
sold in another The dealer i'll bogus
butter in New York could freely handle
falsely branded Massachusetts goods with
out much risk of detection or exposure.
1t was necessary to stop the evil at the
fountain head, that is, at the factories,
and to apply the remedy uniformly and
simultaneously all over the United
States To accomplish this q national
law was essential, just as Cleveland said
it was when he signed the bill.