The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-06
The Paddock Pure Food Bill.

The Paddock pure food bill will soon come
before the House for consideration. 1t was
passed by the Senate on March
10. In thai body it was not re-
Garded as party measure, but nearly all
the democrats voted against it. 1t is dan
gerous bill because the tendency Of it is
toward Capitalization, and it should meet
at the hands of the democratic representa-
tives the fate that all such measures deserve.
Its passage by the House would be
republican victory. 1t would
be virtual admission on the part CT the
democratic members that they regard the
| states as incompetent to control the manu~
featuring interests within their borders, and
a plea for the protection of the general gov
eminent.
The Paddock bill vests in the department
of agriculture the duty of Analysing, or
having analysed, samples of all food or drugs
exposed for sale in any state or ter
| rltory other than that in which they
| are manufactured. 1t makes q misdemeanor,
punishable by fine and imprisonment, the
| introduction into one state or territory
| from another any food product or drug i'm
properly branded or adulterated. Every
| person who ships food or drugs from one
| state TO another, or exposes the same for
sale, must furnish samples for analysis.
| Neglect or refusal to do 81 is punishable by
fine of from $40 to 800. All articles OF
| food, medicine, or drink entering into in-
| terstate commeroo, are included in the bill,
and are liable to be proceeded against in the
district courts OF the United States il the
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| or complaint is made
There is another serious objection to the
bill To look after the analyses of food
| articles a new bureau is created IN the de-
partment of agriculture. with an assis ant
10 every state. These Off ials-agents of
| the food section of the chemical division Of
of the department of griculture-would ce
! political appointees. The bill provides for
| chemical experts, but the shifting tide of
political favor would float in persons with
| absolutely no knowledge of chemistry. This
constant changing of experts would give
| blackmailers an opportunity 20 annoy and
swindle manufacturers of proprietary
articles, and at the same time afford dis
| honest manufacturers and corrupt experts
the opportunity TO palm off fraudulent
products under government patronage.
Rhode Island is the biggest state in the
union to-day. In comparison Texas is only
a garden plot and Georgia a speck on the
map. This is because Rhode Island is hav-
! ing an election. She has worked her
self up to the highest tension for the event
and the enthusiasm has been communicated
to the other states. Massachusetts is
trembling all over in sympathetic agita-
ton; New York has shouted herself hoarse
encouraging her little neighbor, and even
| Colorado has temporarily forgotten her
| piQue over the failure OF the silver bill
while she watches the contest. It has
been notable campaign. The heaviest
political gums" in the country have been
| trained on Rhode Island by both parties.
Cleveland, Mckinley, Campbell, Bynum.
! Wilson, Reed and others have loaded the
voters with facts and theories of govern
ment until they can want nothing more in
that line. The tug Of war comes to-day.
The Georgia State Sunday School Associ-
alton will hold its 10Th annual session
at Marietta on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, May IS to 20. The membership of
the association is composed of one delegate
for every 800 members of schools in the
county associations. The coming meeting
will be one Vt much interest.