The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-28

eating II for this purpose. We must take
their deca, atloL that they have no inttn-
ton to destroy oleom1rgarlne as an lnuds-
try as an honest declarations; but wnen
we have the courts OF last resort come 10
g construction II this language, We VIII
see that when the so-c1lled olc0margdIlne
I is seized undec state law and 1t cOntalus
one OF the Ingredients which Ia embraced
IN butter, In other words, that 1t coutuius
the ingredients Of mix or cream, or bul-
ter, that then It comes under the ban OF
30 law, whether It Is slightly red, yellow,
or any other color which butter sometimes
Now. that is the real question. 1t Is
10 that point that ! principally wanted 10
call the attention Of democrats as well MS
republicans There can not be any other
reasonable construction given to this Ian
guuge, SO that the tndastry Of the manu-
facture of Oleomargarine would be totally
destroyed 1t Is not question OF Grip
Ming, IL is not a question OF mere Injury
or partial destruction, but a question OF
wipipg II out altogether root aud branch;
and ! believe II Is the purpose OF those
who arc standing outside of the halls OF
congress- when they ask this class eglsln-
ton, that II is to do away completely Win
the competition. and legitimate competi-
ton, Ia n Legitimate article OF trade,
IL Is to destroy H.. ana II Is for the pur'
pose OF putting out OF use lhat article thnt
is not only as henlthful and as pure hut t.
better thnu that article known az renovated
process butter. to-wit, the deeply colored
butter manufactured over FROM old rancid
butter; aud gentlemen may dllnte und e%-
pgtinte on the question Of color az much
az they please, IL remuns a species OF
fraud when used In this renovated butter,
for It IS a fraud on the consumer 0f butter.
/ do not say that colOriug Is necessarily n
4 fraud but, gentlemen, say thot the sup
/ portlrs OF this bill, the advocates of this
! h.ll. say that the color mainly Is evidence
1 of the fraud when used I'm colOring oled-
/ margarine. IL Il IS, then the coloriDg of
1 butter Is also fraud.
/ wish 10 call attention to an
| other point ] do not want to go further
! upon tho question Of color want TO
! call your attention TO the fraud that our
/ fiieLds talk about spy that great deal
( Of the cry of fraud Us exaggerated. Cen
/ trmen seem 10 presume That every con
/ sumner Of olcomargariue, cQ.ored or unc0l-
cred Is a child who needs guardian, aud
! rs tho gentleman from Ohio well SAID, ans
clgmOr does NOT come from inc consumer,
1t is simply one Of those lame excuses that
our friends bring here that the consumer
NON. viii any one take the position Tint
/ the consumer does not know every time
or at least In most Instances that II was
oleomargarine? Why the very fact which
| Us cited here by the gentleman from WIS
cnnsin that these dealers IN the state \
believe. Of lllln0is-lre offering an article
there so cheap that lt can not be ANYTHING
! but oleomnrgnriur, the very fact that II Is
marked oeomargarne, comes that way
from the factory. can not deceive any one
saw This hue and cry that has been gotteI
M about this question was done hv sendin.
broadcast over The country printed nosia
cards aud circulars "a make the honest
dalrymep and consumers believe there wal
great fraud ana possibly, 10 one or Nv,
cases out Of the hundreds. people thlni
that they win be greatly Injured by tn
, manufacture and sale OF oeomargarine
III IS a manufactured sentiment, ana ! an
satisfied that the great mass Of the peoni
who are represented hr gentlemen wh
viii support this bin when they fully pn
derstand the scope OF a. that II Is 10 de
stroy a cheaper legitimate article OF Zoo
that It would not in any way protect ~
pubIc so fhr as fraud Is cdlc- = q; j
/ other words that n thew fully und"rsfoo
the measure that Is folsted upon thls hous
Is Inc people who sell nnd MAMMA. t'ir
/ opd color renovated hu'ter, they would w
! struet their representatives. to vote agains
think the time VIII come when TN
measure ls fully understood. II Il shoul
/, pass. II will come quickly va7en the peSn'
! fully understand that Il aims ~ tho dc
} strueton Of a legitimate enterPrise And y
/ Austrv ana that Z raises tho nriee a. ~
i so.cnlied dairy hutfer; that n IS tho enter
4 iua wedge for ether Glasses aud manopol Q
/ 10 come heforc congress and osk tor III
/ llrd ~ LEGISLATION. They VII instric
3 The representatives whom fhrr send ne
10 repeal the measure which they nov So,
I 10 nass ard which probably they VIII pas
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