The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-06
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
AGAINST HOG BUTTER.
IN Able Argument by Congressman
Morse. OF Massachusetts.

tAAClt1A1 "a TIC tOultAJ anu AA1 AhAAAh~
facturers OF his own state.
On January IA the committee on
agriculture favorsbly reported to the
national house of representatives bill
affirming the decision of the supreme
court, to the effect that oleomargarine
or any imitation of butter or cheese
passing from one state to another |
should be subject 20 all the laws and
regulations respecting the same in |
that state. Hon. Elijah A. Morse. NJ. c.,
supported the bill and spoke in part as |
follows:
Mr.. Speaker, propose 10 vote for this |
bill. i believe II Ii a proper and just bill |
And I'm voting for II represent Massachu- |
sets. Our state has passed stringent |
laws against these frauds called oleomar-
garine Imitation butter orimitation cheese.
In the commonwealth which i have the
honor In part TO represent. boarding.
house that uses this vile stuff on its table
must lang up In Its dining-room a sign
Imitation butter used here The man
ufacturers OF this product I'm my state are
not allowed TO color Il In imitation OF tfe
color Of butter: they are obliged 20 sell II
white or its natural color. so that the nan
who buffers his bread with IL can see what
article he is using.
This bin proposes 10 protect the COM
monvealth OF Massachusetts from having
brought into her borders from other states
this Imitation product and sold contrary 10
the laws of the state. Ever since l have
been a member OF the house have consist
entity and persistently voted for every
measure that looked TO the suppression Of
oleomargarine. imitation butter or Inn
itatlon cheese. Every one of us has
personal interest In this matter. j. for one.
do not want 10 butter my bread with soar
grouse. even II Il has been chemically
treated.
THE board OF health OF Massachusetts
was called upon while was a member OF
the state legislature, 10 pass upon the
heaithfulness OF this product; and that
board. composed OF some OF the most prom
trent men in our commonwealth. said
among other things, that the door for the
propagation OF that awful disease known
as 'trichinosis was thrown open 10 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 oleomargarinc or
butterine or any OF these other products
named here. could not be brought up 10
such a 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 member passed
this very stringent measure 70 which i
have called attention.
'"rhe manufacture OF imitation butter
and cheese Is n fraud upon the great farm
fnE interests OF this country. have since
i have been member OF this house, voted
uniformly. consistently and persistently
for every measure IN the interests OF the
great farming class OF our country There
are "A 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-
est But / do believe Il to be I'm the inter-
est OF the farmer--I believe II 10 be wise
Just and proper-to legsslatc In behaf or
the great dairy interests OF this country
''I have listened 10 some OF the constltu-
tional arguments of the learned gentleman
from Louisiana and the learned gentleman
from Virginia. And when hear some of these
learned lawyers judges and jurists dis
course upon the constitution, sometimes
think OF a minister that heard Of. OF whom
AZ was said that his principal quallficn-
zion was that he could split a theological
hair and Il was not 80 good after he had
split II as II was before.
Now, Mr.. Speaker. l am loyal 10 the
constitution OF my country. i find In "
n provision about interstate commerce. II
there Is anything In that provision that
will enable us TO suppress, control or re-
strain the sale OF this vile. dirty compound,
unfit for human food will vote for such
measure every time.
at has been said In the course OF the de-
bate on this floor. by the way OF justifying
this oleomargarine fraud upon the great
farming interests and consumers OF this
country, that the manufacturers OF Massn
chusetts are not honorable merchants anu
business men and are guilty or fraud "
the manufacture OF leather. shoes, wool
ems etc. Lest by silence should appear
20 give consent 10 that charge. wish 10 say
a word here In my place.
81 call the attention OF the house TO the
fact that a distinguished representative OF
Massachusetts on one occasion In ante
beilum times, when the dark crisis was I'M
pending and the mutterings OF war ano
accession were heard, stood on this moor
and said, in answer TO an attack on oui
commonwealth, that he threw down hei
glove 10 the whole band OF assailants.
That man was Arson Burlngame. Now
j stand in my place, and In behalf OF ths
manufacturers OF Massachusetts, and meas
nring my words, / say that, for business
honor, for enterprise. for integrity, throw
down the glove OF her manufacturers
bankers and business men to the world
fApplausel
Mr.. Speaker the manufacturers o.
Massachusetts sell wooden goods and shoci
for what they are. There Is no attempt al
in the case OF oleomargarine. 10 palm 1
of for something II Is not. III there i
any split leather In their shoes, they arr
sold for split leather. and for half the price
OF whole leather III their clothes are made
in part OF cotton CAS- charged), II Is 10 cheap
en- them and bring them In the reach OF TN
poor. and they are sold for what the'
are.
MIR. Speaker. ! might go through tn
whole category OF articles made by tn
manufacturers OF Massachusetts. and use'
IN civilized life. and prove by statistics tina
our manufacturers, for honor. for enter
prise. for integrity and for success. chi
safely challenge the world. More thai
that. Mr. Speaker when the yellow wing
OF postilence flap themselves I'm n south
crn sky, when fire or famine or food or pcs
thence overtake any section OF our coun
try or ovortake humanity anywhere In th
wide, wide world, In starving Ireland, q
famirc-strlcken Russia. or IN the far-awa
victims OF the sultan I'm Armena-I say
who pours out Its treasure like water I
relieve affiiction and distress7 Why, ther
same manufacturers who have been abuse
and misreprosentcd on this floor to-day
these men who are accused OF maxim
clothes out OF 'shoddy' and shoes ont o
.pasteboard.'