The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-09-11
CJMpCUN0 :ATD.

The !iCuSe o. h2rTSSei "aiHGS G''''
passa,: the bin na.nGe- 1865 "de'
aning lard ard imposing Il tax upon
and regulating the manufacturing and
sale. importation anl expectation o.
componni lard This is " oi"~
aimed at cottnc seed oi!, which ~n'
tcrs into it. composition, nn.l is one
Of It's main ingredients, a"d IS 4 TAX
- the so.callcl interest Of t hoy
;uor CT the West. It has not, how
ever. been advocated 10y him, but tue
LARGE manufacturers Of lard in the
Western and Northern cities.
Among the lis; Of such advocates VIZ
fad pos packers IN New haTep'
St. Loa;s, Cincinnati, Kansas City,
Ch;cas Boston, louisville, fhlla'
delpi.ia, TeS York, Dubuque, amt
other c:,ies too numerous to men
ton. 1t is ostensibly done IN the
interest ol ''pure lard and 'pao'lc
health" and get when interrogated
Ly the Committee OF Agriculture the
details of the ingredients. as given
by these packers, which enter into
what they term "pure Lard are SO
iisaostiug as to make one revolt
AGAINST using it On the contrary
compound lard is shown to be cleaner
and pursr. And as to its healthy
qualities such able Professors OF hy'
r:ene as Drs George W. Pearce, IT.
wing A. Watson and Granville B.
Cone, bear witness to its heaithtul
and uens fcen' qualities, while W'llis
YG. Tucker, Apal,sle henist ofthe
New York State Board Of Health
cites aai endorses Professor Wiley
Chemist OF the United States Agri'
cultural Department in saying "cot'
ton seed oil ;s usually very fiee from
acid, and shen properly prepared IS
of Pleasant taste and is admirably
adapted for edible and culinary pur-
noses, for which it is now cXtens've-
" employed 1t is compon2aed o.
lard, beef stcar.nn. and costop seed
oil. and has so intrrfc-cd with hog
LARD by It's cheapness. as to cause
thus oppnsit;on.
This bill imposes AK OF two
mills on each pound of t, and re-
stric.s thc wholesale deaiAr to less
than 81 pounds in q package and re,
tailcrs 10 net mcrc than 30 DonH'ds IN 4
package. with penalty of s., 1000 20
the wholesale AID $500 t0 the re-
tail dealer. 7! is enc OF the most
iniuuitons acts o. ihe infalnrNs fe-
publican majority in Congress. and
is o stab at the cotton 9cowe-.
The nse Of cotton seed for nanu
factur.ng purposes OF different kinds
en- tl"ys sSo,ooo.ooo OF capital w''h
sl2,nCD.00G q income, and S4,oOe.-
uoO yr il goes iuto lard compound,
with !. tendency to IN increase oE
capi;,.I every year. fney have plao'
ell finding twine Gu the Tree list f'i
the Westsrn m:i:, but :ert jute ana
i.on ties on :he protected list frr tie
So,;:h :rn tanner. Tie whole LeSlS
lation vi Congress has been adverse
70 his interest, and the Northern
corn grower, bacon raiser and pork
packer care nothing forL:s interest
Wheat oats. rye aid cnEn are protect
ed,'while cotton ani everything api'er.
taiiling to it is left to take care of Il
self. There can be no cou;tf he
tween tue Southern ara NS--therh
or Western farmer ard hes raiser.
and any scheme wticn 2:eisuoa to
bring them on a footing is q delasion.
This bili is an outrage. The pre-
tense ul requiring the revenue from
the tag is suare aud fu.sehoo1.
aud its IA aiyo:ates know it. Tie gov
erument, with its surplus. does mpt
need il. It is a ruthless attack Gil
us. ani uur :SontLeru FARMERS cannot
AMI will not be deceived by it.