The Saline County journal., 1891-09-10
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More than decade ago. Bismarck,
then Chancellor Of the German EN-
pire, Issued Q decree forbiddlng the
Importation Of American sausage
and certain other hog products.
This was followed . few years later
BY another decree ferbiddIng the
importation from America, ell kinds
OF swine meat. This not only closed
the German markets TO our hog
ralsers, but also the markets OF all
those counties which depend upon
German sea ports for their supplies
OF food from foreign countries. II
was even forbidden TO transport
American pork or hog products
through the German empire. No
matter what precautions were OBJ
served. The reason given for this
prohibition was that the American
hogs had worms, or 10 speak techni-
cally, trich ine; and no amount Of
diplomacy by such eminent Beere-
taries Of State - Blaine, Evarts
Frellnghuysen and Bsysrd could
induce old Biz 10 remove the inter-
dIction or raise the kIbosh OF the
neck Of the American hog.
One bright day Q bueoIIe IndivId-
ual from the state OF Wisconsin, was
called TO fill place In the Official
family Of the nations chief magis-
trate. His beard was venerable,
and bis hair unkempt; his form was
encased In q $50 suit Of "hau me-
down" clothing, and the sccumu-
latiOn on his COW hide boots told all
too plainly Of the barn yard and
kindred institutions. 1t 10 related
Of him that one day the prime min
lister alluded 10 him In q spirit OF
irreyerent ribsldry as "ihe tail OF
the cabinet" but he made no sign.
He felt that he had o mission 10 full
all, and his favorite tune a. he went
about his duties In the AgricuI-
tural department was, "a charge 10
keep | have" And he did, and the
result shows that Uncle Jerry, or the
Honorable Jeremiah Rusk has vim
dicsted himself from the asperslons
Of the Chief Secretary by doing that
which Mr.. Blaine himself could
not-Unele Jerry has caused the
embargo ON the American hog to be
lifted.
And this II how he did II. He
got congress 10 pass q la~ for the
rigid inspection Of all meats whether
Intended for export or not, and
Uncle Jerry himself attended to
putting the law into execution. He
established . system OF inspection
that Precluded all possibility Of any
meat going out that was infested
with worms, even of infinItesimal
size. He ssw his law In perfect run
ming order, and then he Informed
the German government through
the American minister, Of what he
had done, and asked that the EN-
barge be lifted. The German high
mucksmuck told Jerry he would see
him later, and hesitated. Then
Jerry pressed q button aud the Nc.
Kinley law did the rest. The sugar
schedule Of the Mckinley Law pro-
yides that when the president sees fit
he may declare the old sugar tariff,
as far as It relates to certain coun-
tries, In force, and as Germany IL Q
great beet sugar producing country,
she harkened unite Jerry, and then
the bars Of exclusion came down.
Thus was the triumph Of the
American hog producer complete
and Uncle Jerry vIndicated. IL is
now probable that the penny-A-lIner
European countries will follow Ger
many's example, as they did In ex-
cluding American hog products, and
declare the embargo lifted.