The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-11-02
Following are the prices paid by our
oetchants and dealers for the products
ABOUT oLEoMARGARINE.
HON. Q. O. PHILLIPS SHOWS UP THE ANIMUs
OF STATE DAIRYMEN's ASSOCIATION.
DIToR oF I'm TRuE NoRTHERNER:

EDITOR OF The TRUE NoRTHERNER:-
Dear Sir
notice in last weeks Paw Paw Cour-
!. Ter a column article relating to the bien-
NAL attempt of the State Dairymen's as
ISOLATION to control or dictate the cleo
ton of members of the legislature. The
attempt is made by asking pledge from
each candidate to vote for an oleomar-
gafine law that is to be advocated 10y the
association
The correspondence is too long to re-
produce, but it may be fairly summed
up as follows: The secretary writes: IF
you are elected will you support it? If
so, please sign the enclosed pledge and
retufRit to sse at once. If we don't hear
from you we will take it for granted that
you are opposed to us"
Mr.. Chase, the democratic nominee,
replies; 'If elected to the house pledge
myselfto vote for and do all in my power
to secure the passage early in the session
of an anti-color law which shall have the
endorsement of your association"
Mr.. Adams, the republican nominee,
declines to pledge himself, but in re
spectful letter says that he will consult
his farmer constituents i'm this and in
other matters and, if elected will serve
his constituents to the best of his ability.
= Thereupon Secretary Wilson, a gentle
man from Flint, writes to Van Buren,
dairypen as follows: "You will see that
he MIR. Adams) evades the question. lie
undoubtedly would be willing to vote or
ledge himself to vote any amount of
protection to the large manufacturers,
but when it comes to protecting the
dairymen against fraud, he seems to
dodge the issue. l hope that you will
elect the other man."
\ Now, Mr. So. kor, exactly the same
and of a tr,cssSs ev. laid for me four years
s. ulC< they've, secretary of the state
g ociation came into the county and
used his personal efforts for my defeat.
The animus of the present secretary is
plainly shown in his gratuitous assertion
that Mr.. Adams would undoubtedly
pledge himself to protection for the large
manufacturers, etc. This gives Mr.. Will
son away as a free trade Bryanite.
As to the two answers of the candi-
dates, | leave that for the voters of Van
Buren, to decide whether they want a
imam or a mouse" to represent them in
the next house. A man who hastens to
sign away his obligations to his constit-
uents and ties himself by written pledge
TO vote for measures which shall have
the endorsement of your association,
or a man who is not afraid to say, IL will
consult the people who elect me, and
whom | represent before 1 sign any
- .ygs Do Van Buren, county voters
- d advice from Genesee county as tC
VINO can best represent them in the leg
islatureY | believe that they do not ano
that they will resent outside dictation Of
that character.
There Is no reason to suppose that Mr.
Adams, any more than myself, is opposed
TO the dairy interests. To be so woulC
be to be opposed TO mis- own interests, fol
I the prosperity of the dairy, farm anC
fruit interests OF this county is the foun
dation of the prosperity of every citizen
knd their ruin would mean the collaps,
of all business in the county. l voted
yfor and supported heartily an anti-colo
law, as l did other dairy legislation, bu
/ declined emphatically to make an,
pledges to an association outside my owl
county, and believe that the people O
Van Buren, desire to be represented 10y
manly, independent thinker, who vii
consult them instead of an outside asso
:, citation, before casting his vote.
g. G. PHILLIPS.
Bangor, Oct. 81, 1900
j. w. Bryan of Lowder. Ills. writes