Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-22
'REPLY 10 NORRIS
ON BOGUS BUTTER.

Editor Times-Republican: The arti-
Gle Of our esteemed friend. d. w. Nor
ris. entitled "A Plea for Bogus Butter
coming from man In this state is a
most "amoosin'5" thing. It gives me the
Impression that 1t Is not written In
sincerity, but simply to call forth an
expression. It is not even good demo-
cratic politics.
1t accuses our congressman Of being
sinsincere, dishonest and hypocritical"
because they favor such legislation as
will compel the manufacturers of oleo-
margarine and similar products to go
make them that their character shall
be known by their appearance. In 9th
err words, not that such articles shall
not be manufactured, but that IL they
that no one can represent them as or
binary butter.
Now | do not suppose either OF the
Lacey or Dolliver--have among their
constituents single manufacturer of
oleomargarine and their constituents
are largely made up OF manufacturers
of butter. Well. what are they sent to
congress for-to represent their own
constituents and the industries Of their
districts, or some city oleo factory? II
they voted to destroy or to injure one
of the principal industries of their own
people and favored an industry that
from experience and by false pretenses
did injure such home industries would
not their own constituents have rea-
son to question the sincerity, honesty
and integrity" of such congressman?
Fancy Bob Cousins coming here into
Marshall county and facing the very
men with whom he Is most popular
the farmers-and explaining to- them
why he voted to allow oleo to take the
place of butter. You may call 1t dema-
gogery If YOU please for Cousins to look
out for the interest OF his own people
but call 1t good. hard sense
The law is not intended to destroy
the industry of making cleo. but that
when made. be it good or bad, 1t shall
be passed off upon the consumer as
cleo and not as butter.
The American people don't believe In
false representation. nor does Mr. Nor
ris II his everyday dealings. He
wouldn't try to pass bogus $50 bill
on an unsuspecting client and then say
|! it Is of the same size and color and
looks just as we'll. A few years ago a
man in the county sold q lot OF red
calves. representing them MS thorough
bred red polled cattle, when in fact the
only thoroughbred quality they had
was the fact that they were red Was
that right? Well. now. all that congress
wants to do Is to 20 legislate as to COM
pei the manufacturer OF cleo to put i,
on the market in such shape that the
consumer will know just what 1t is
This won't interfere with your going
down into your cellar and finding your
"appetizing, clean, sweet, healthful ar
ticle." and II the color doesn't suit you
Mr.. Norris, just shut your eyes and lie,
your appetite and imagination do the
work.
Incidentally, let me remark Mr.. Nor
rsi. II your hired man takes care OF
your pure butter factory as you say he
does all have to say is discharge him
or show him how 1t ought to be done
II they are conducting your dairy as
you describe. don't blame you for TAX
ing to oleo. But this article Is not in
tended as an essay on how to make
butter. b. F. CUMMINGS.