Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
GOOD WORK
IS COMMENDED
State Dairy Union Indorses Cover
nor Stones Crusade
Against Oleo.
BITTER PARTIsANs ARE REBUKED
Insurgcnt Corruption Fund the Lnsf
Hope of the Opponents of the Rc-
election of Colonel VI. S. Quay TO
the United states Senate. -'fE
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-A complete
and emphatic rebuke was administer
ed to the insurgents and their news
paper combine by the state convention
of the Pennsylvania State Dairy union
assembled at Cory, Pa, last week.
The administration of Governor Stone
has been the subject of malicious at
tacks by men and newspapers seeking
to tear down the Republican organiza-
tion for their selfish purposes. Every
farmer and dairyman in Pennsylvania
knows that under Governor Stones ad-
ministration the illicit traffic in oleo
has been the subject of a determined
crusade. Many arrests have been made
and convictions in court have followed.
Despite these facts small coterie of
men identified with the state grange,
who are engaged in factional politics,
most of them being Democrats, have
sought to misrepresent the state admin-
istration.
The Pennsylvania State Dairy union
is composed of men who do not allow
politics to interfere with their ideas of
fairness and honor. At their conven-
tion at Cory these resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Pennsylva-
MIA State Dairy union heartily in
dorses the efforts of the dairy and
food commissioner to enforce the
laws of Pennsylvania in relation to
the illegal sale of oleomargarine;
Whereas, We recognize the in
adequacy of the penal provisions
of the present oleomargarine law,
to secure proper enforcement of the
same,
Resolved, That we instruct the
executive committee of this organ
iZation to confer with the secretary
of agriculture for the recommended
tion of such additional legislation
as shall enable the pure food COM
missioner to effectively enforce the
laws in relation to the sale of oleo-
margarine"
The above resolutions were present.
ed by the board of managers of the
Dairy union, with their unanimous
recommendation, after having made
full investigation into the work of the
dairy and food division of the depart
ment of agriculture during the year. A
full and detailed statement was made
by Secretary Hamilton, of the depart
ment of agriculture, before the general
meeting of the Dairy union, after which
the resolutions were adopted without q
dissenting voice
This Endorsement of the work of the
agricultural department during the
past year, in it's efforts to suppress tho
oleomargarine trade, comes with
special force, since the Dairy union not
only represents the entire dairy indus
try of Pennsylvania, but also because
the present law was framed by them,
and it was through their efforts that
it was passed by the legislature of
1899.
The statement of Secretary Hamil-
ton, showing what has been done and
the difficulties that lie in the way of
the proper enforcement or the law, con-
vinced the entire membership of tho
Dairy union that the present law was
defective in several important respects,
and that the department of agriculture
had done all that was possible, under
existing conditions. to enforce it.
Secretary of Agriculture Hamilton
recommended that the law be modified
so as to permit the agents of the de-
partment to enter places of business.
make inspection of their stock, and If
goods are found which are suspected
or being adulterated the agent shall
have power to demand samples for
analysis. This amendment to the pres
ent law will greatly simplify it's work.
lngs and make 1t possible for the de-
partment to enforce its provisions,
without having to subject its agents
TO the humiliation of Disgusting them
serves and resorttng to questionable
methods in order to secure samples
of suspected goods
The executive committee of tho
Dairy union were instructed to confer
with the secretary of agriculture with
q view of preparing a bill that will
remedy the defects of the present law
for submission to the legislature at itg
coming session.
INSURGENT CORRUPTION FUND,
The outcome of the canvass for tho
election of United States senator i,
attracting widespread attention. Whilo
those familiar with the inside work.
1ngs are satisfied there is no doubt
about the reelection of Col. Quay, tho
insurgents are working night and day
TO keep him from getting enough votes
W elect, anu tnuS throw the legislature
into another deadlock.
The money resources Of the iasur-
gents seem to be still plentiful, iudr-
ing from the character of the CAMPAIGN
they are still carrying on throughout
the state. Agents are on the go CON
stantly, working upon doubtful mem
bers, and particularly seeking to get
Democrats to sign papers pledglno
themselves to act with the insureent9
In the organization of the house. These
men are not to be regarded as WORKING,
Tor nothing, nor is it to be assumed nv
any practical politician that they Lavo
no hope of large rewards in the event
OF their landing" one or more Dem
ocratic members. What inducement
they are offering, if any, has yet to bo
revealed, but it is more than probable
that the methods of these emissaries
Will sooner or later become the subject
or public scandal, and that those who
play with fire are apt to be severely
burnt before they are through with
their nefarious work.
10 cover up their tracAs the ins,lr-