Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-23

TO the editor of the POst-Ielegram.
For ten years past, Henry G. Louden-
Slayer has represented the First Congress
sionaI District in Congress. His record in
that time, both as citizen and as a public
official, has become matter Of public in
formation.
1t is not the purpose of this commun-
cation to deal with his personal conduct,
which includes his personal habits as well
as his dealings with his partners III the
Woodbury. Heights Land Company. The
exposure of his conduct in the latter case
caused loss to him Of many votes when he
ran before, and is already familiar to most
of the people of the First District 1t is
reported in 10 Dick. Oh. Rep. 70, IL Dick.
Oh. Ali, 10 Dick. Oh. 557. The question
may well be asked, els such man fit to
be representative in the highest legisla-
tive body in the world ?''
This communication, however, is writ
ten for the purpose of informing the peo-
Pile how Loudenslager voted as their repre-
sentative in Congress on at least one I'M
portant measure vital to the interest OF
every man who makes and every man who
eats that staple of life called butter.
1t is matter of history that our States
and national government have been con-
stantly endeavoring to protect the public
and the farmer against the spurious imita-
tions Of butter which are sold for it in the
open market Honest Legislators in all our
bodies have done their utmost to protect
these who make and those who eat this
commodity. Loudenslager was elected to
represent community of honest, thriving,
industrial, merchantile and agricultural
people. He certainly was not elected
to aid oleomargarine or meat trusts, the
Armours or the Swifts.
When the recent bill known as the oleo-
margarine law was introduced at the last
session of Congress, the sturdy farmers of
this district organized to secure its enact
ment into law. The bill had for its object
the better prevention of fraud on the pub
lie, and the termination of the infamous
impositions brought about by the manu-
facturers of oleomargarine.
The bill was on the floor of Congress
Men were battling for the preservation OF
their food supplies, and the good people,
especially the farmers who so loyalty COM
prise the district, had right to expect that
Loudenslager would respect their wishes
and aid the bill on its way to final passage.
What did he do He alone of the Repub-
lican Congressman from this State, voted
with McDermott, a Democrat, and against
his Republican colleagues, to recommit the
bill to committee with instructions to re-
port substitute, to which our farmers and
dairy people were opposed; but thanks to
other representatives from this State and
their fellows in the House, the motion to
recommit failed, and the bill passed in
spite of the effort of Loudenslager and the
friends of the oleomargarine people to have
it recommitted.
That there may be no misunderstanding
of Loudenslager's attitude toward the
Grout bill, the following quotations from
the circular letter of Charles G. Knight,
Secretary of the National Dairy Union, will
show plainly how much of friend to the
farmer and dairyman Loudenslager is. Mr..
Knight says :
'Who is it that is interested in having
oleomargarine coIored in the factory instead
of the home, and is willing that consumers
should pay therefore the sum Of 81, 800, DOC
per year? Only the manufacturers of oleo-
margarine. 1t is they who urge the sub.