New farmer. (Winona, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1890-05-14
THE CONGER BILL.

ed pure leaf lard has been recon-
mended by the committee on agri-
culture, all present voting in favor
OF the bill except Judge Morgan of
this State. The purpose Of this bill
is not to have the articles correctly
branded, as the compound lard men
were willing to this if the leaf lard
men were compelled in like manner
to brand their product Its purpose
Is TO fax the manufacturer, whole
sale and retail dealer, and alsof tax
each pound Of lard 2 mills, thus
placing obstacles in the way Of its
manufacture and sale.
The testimony before the commit
tee went to prove that the manu-
facturers Of pure leaf lard, not only
used the head, feet and scraps, but
actually used the entrails. Why
should these men be allowed to
brand such a vile compound Pure
Leaf Lard, and restriction tax be
imposed on the manufacturers OF
compound lard and they compelled
to brand it correctly?
We favor the correct branding Of
all food products, but we do not be-
lieve ID determinations.
One Of the strange things con
nected with this effort TO ruin a
large and profitable industry is the
fact that the grange has indorsed
the bill We have read the articles
OF various masters Of state oranges
and in none Of them 40 we find any
reason for indoraing the bill except
that they are opposed to food adul-
terations- Il th5s be the reason for
their support II the bill why did
they not agree with the compound
lard men and favor the correct
branding Of the hog product in all
its forms? The question is only
cloaked under the idea of adultera-
ted food, to gain popular sympathy;
but we submit that the compound
product is less of an adulteration
than the so-calIed leaf lard made
from diseased hogs and offal.
In this connection we wish to say
a word in defense of DIR. Macune.
When the question was first sprung
he gave his individual Endorsement
to the bill. After more fully con-
sidering the provisions of the bill,
he corrected his former utterance
and condemned the measure. The
friends Of the Conger bill have been
very assiduous in scattering broad
cast his first opinion, but have with
held his views expressed after full
investigation of the far-reaching
import Of the bill.
Instead OF discussing politics and |
the Alliance men in Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
should be finding out,
with view to try and follow this
example, how Col. Thomas Will
Iiams, Of Elmore county, Ala, raised
last year 500 bales of cotton from
500 acres Of land, besides "hog and
hominy" and ''grass and corn for
man and beast" They should also
inquire how it is that Mr.. James B.
of Coweta county, Ga,
made $4,000 clear profit last year
from fifty acres of land with only
TWO mules. Memphis Commercial.
It is well for the papers that dread
20 much to see the farmers take part
n the politics of the country, as
we'll as all others, to understand that
,he farmers have formed partner
ship between their brain and muscle
md the brain is the senior member
,f the firm. We have been running
/ single hand business (muscle
llone) for about 25 years, working
harder and economizing closer every
year, to see if we could not get our
heads above water. But the thing
Won't work that way, and as the lit
lie boy said, "It can't be did,"
The alliance isn't going to organ
re a new party, but it is going to
shoulder it's part of the responsible
y Of managing the old parties.