The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-06
HINTS
AGAINST HOG BUTTER.
Able Argument by Congressman
Morse, of Massachusetts.

Setts, defends the farming and dairy
interests of the country and the manu-
fnctureTs of his own state.
x On January IA the committee on
arr11nlture favorably reported to the
~ nal house of representatives bill
~ hing the decision of the supreme
10xt, to the cfrec. that oleomargarine
~ INV imitation of butter or cheese
unnH1ng from one state to another
obould be subject to all the laws ard
reRulations respecting the same in
supported the bill and spoke in part as
4olIows
sIIg. Speaker. propose to vote for this
bf1-NI believe II is proper and just bill
And ID voting for II l represent Massachu-
eetfo Our state has passed stringent
laws against these frauds called oieomar-
gnrine, imitation butter or imitation cheese
In the commonwealth which l have the
honor in part to represent. boarding
house that uses this vile stun on Its table
must hang up In Its dining-room sign
sImitafion butter used here The man
ufocturers of this product In my state arc
mot Moved to color II in imitation of tt
color Of butter: they are obliged to sell II
white, or it's natural color, so that the mar
who buffers his bread with 1t can see what
article he is using.
This bill proposes to protect the COM
monwenlth of Massachusetts from having
brought into her borders from other states
this Imitation product and sold contrary TO
the laws of the state. Ever since ! have
been o member of the house have consist
emily and persistently voted for every
measure that looked to the suppression Of
Oleomargarinc. imitation butter or i'm
itation cheese. Every one of US has
personal interest in this matter. l. for one.
do not want to butter my bread with soar.
grease. even II 1t has been chemically
treated.
VISA called upon while was member OF
the state legislature. to pass upon the
healthfulness of this product; and thai
board. composed OF some of the most prom
tnent men In our commonwealth. said,
among other things that the door for the
propagation OF that awful disease known
a. trichlnosis' was thrown open to some
extent at least by the manufacture OF
this product And why? They explained
why. They said that the oil of the hog,
IN order to be made into oleonargarinc or
butterine or any of these other products
named here, could not be brought up to
such q temperature that the disease germs
would be destroyed. because this extreme
heat would break the Globules and the
butter could not be churned. On the
strength of that report by the board OF
health OF Massachusetts. the legislature OF
which ] was at the time a member passed
this very stringent measure to which
have called attention.
The manufacture OF imitation butter
and cheese vs. fraud upon the great farm
ing interests OF this country have. since
have been member OF this house. voted
uniformly consistently and pcrsistently
for every measure In the interests OF the
rpn cln of
arc great many tribunes OF the farmers
who are demagogues who stand UP and
demand in the interest of the farmers
things which would be against their inter
ct. But do believe 1t to be in the inter-
est ct the farmer-I believe II to be wise
just and proper-to leg!slatc in behalf OF
the great dairy interests OF this country
II have listened to some OF the constitu-
tional arguments of the learned gentleman
from Louisiana and the learned gentleman
from Virginia. And when hear some these
learned lawyers, judges and jurists dis
c0urDe upon the constitution. sometimes
think of a minister that heard Of of whom
IL was said that his principal qualifica-
ton was that he could split Theological
hair and II was not so good after he had
split u as II was before.
Now. MT Speaker. l am loyal to tho
conDtitution of my country. / find in "
= provision about Interstate commerce. 1:
there is anything In that provision thar
WIN enable us to suppress, control or re-
strain the sale of this vile. dirty compound.
unit Tor human food, l will vote for such
measure every time.
1T has been said in the course of the de-
bate on this floor. by the way of justifying
this oleoma rgarine fraud upon the great
farming interests and consumers OF this |
that the manufacturers OF Massa-
:husetts are not honorable merchants and
bustness men and are guilty OF fraud in
49, 10. 4 A.. -. II
cne, etc. Lest by silence l should appear |
10 gtve consent to that charge. l wish to say |
! word here in my place.
II call the attention OF the house to the |
EAct that n distinguished representative of |
4ooGAchusetts on one occasion in ante |
DeIlum times, when the dark crisis was i'm |
pending and the mutterings of war and |
Deee1sion were heard stood on this floor |
md said. in answer to an attack on our |
that he threw down her
ylove to the whole band OF ASA ilants.
Ihat man was Arson Burlingame Now
Utnod In my place, and In behalf of the |
of Massachusetts,. and meas |
arjng my words, say that. for business |
5onoBs for enterprise. for integrity. throw /
Town the glove OF her manufacturers. |
bankers and business men to the world. |
[Applause.l
'1(f. Speaker, the manufacturers of
sell wooden goods and shocs
lor THAT they are. There is no attempt as
. the case OF oleomargarine. to palm 1: |
~ TOR something II Is not II there IL
ny 1plit leather in their shoes. they are
40 Tor split leather. and for half the price |
u Whole leather. If their clothes are made
q P4ft of cotton las charged. 1t Is to cheap
q mem and bring them In the reach OF the |
poo9S and they are sold for what they
rxt Speaker / might go through the
xu4 category OF articles made by the
nauufacturers OF Massa chusetts. and used
. c1vlized life, and prove by statistics that
'ur manufacturers, for honor, for enter
,rioo. for integrity and for success can
lafely challenge the world. More than
hat Mr.. Speaker. when the yellow wings
& pestilence flap themselves in a south
m Ky, when fire or famine or flood or pes
lo1ce overtake any section OF our coun-
kXG ovcrtake humanity anywhere in the
wide world, In starving Ireland, in
>e-stricken Russia, or In the far-away
% OF the sultan In Armenia-I say,
Dours out its treasure like water to
amiction and distress7 why, these
Manufacturers who have been abused
fsrepresented on this floor to-day.
men who are accused of making
1oSco out OF 'shoddy and shoes out Of
rr0eoboard'