The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
Who Pays the Freight

The general trend OF the senatorial can.
vass has made of the Grout oleomargarine
bill an Issue of the largest Importance to
the people OF Vermont. The present con-
dition is that Dillingham; is on record as
opposed to a law practically identical with
that proposed by the Grout bill. The Grout
| BILL enacted into law, unquestionably
would prevent the present vast substitu-
ton of oleomargarine for butter and by
creating much larger demand for the lat.
ter put tens Of thousands OF dollars in the
pockets OF the farmers Of every county in
the State.
This is the plain statement OF the case
The great oleomargarine interests are
backed by trust representing millions Of
dollars They have fought and will con-
tinue to fight the circuit bill to the bitter
end. They know that with General Grout
to care for and push it in the Senate, it's
passage is more than likely, its passage in
the House already being practically as
sured.
What, then, follows?
Naturally the fraudulent butter interests
are hoping for General CIRCUITS defeat in the
present senatorial contest.
Judging from his record, they have every
right and reason to believe that Dillingham;
is their friend in this matter, and that he
would either be consistent with himself in
the Senate and oppose the bill when it
reaches that body from the House, or would
allow 1t to die from carefully considered
neglect.
The oleomargarine trust has millions at
stake in the present contest. There is no
question about the amount OF money that
is being used in Dillingham's interest.
Under existing circumstances, who is fur
nishing the money to run the Dillingham;
campaign, and why? Haven't the people a
right to suspect something, considering the
facts and circumstances? Do the farmers
want to be controlled by the Oleo Trust2-
Burlington News.
Who "pays the freight" on such viii
famous stuff as this2 Who is the man
ufacturer? The foregoing was pub
lished in the Burlington Ne,DS of Aug
ust ID. 1t is reproduced from the Ne,os
in the st. Johnsbury Republican as "a
pertinent inquiry" in poster form, on
the day it was printed in Burlington
and some hours before the NeWs could
reach st. Johnsbury in due course of
mail. The copy must have been in type
in st. Johnsbury some twenty-four
hours before the stuff appeared in the
Ne,cs of Burlington. 1t will be reap
pearing all along the line of the snbsi-
NiHOu OiOue hOWopopOto' IL
from Grout headquarters. 1t is part of
an Infamous conspiracy to swipe the
United States senatorship. 1t is the
last play of defeated and desperate
man. The yarn is utterly preposter-
Gus, and bears on it's face the evidence
of its utter villainy. The people have,
indeed, ga right to suspect something,
considering the facts and circum-
stances" of the production and circula-
ton of this most infamous insinuation.
The man who makes it, or in whose
interest it is made, is at home ship
ping car loads of his "record" and
broadsides of misrepresentation and
falsehood over the State; the man
against whom this campaign of villainy
is pushed is on the stump speaking for
national Republican policies and prin-
ciples. But his cause is in the hands
of the people and they will protect him
from the dastardly stab.