The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-26
Believes Measure Uncon-
stitutional, Immoral, Dis
honest and Unjust.
POOR NOT IN FAVOR OF BILL
Declares That Not a Dozen Senators
Would Vote for Bill on a Secret Ballot
Plea Of Its Friends Subterfuge.

Mr.. Money was the speaker on the anti
oleomargarine bill in the Senate yester-
day. The bill was taken up at O'Clock,
and Mr.. Money occupied the entire ses-
sion thereafter. He spoke in opposition
to the measure, declaring that no such
proposition as that &C ntained in the pend
ing bill ever had been incorporated in a
measure enacted by Congress.
Denunciatory Adjectives.
My conviction is said he, that it is
unconstitutional, immoral, dishonest, and
unjust
The great mass of the people, he said
was not demanding the passage of the
bill The proposition presented is one in
line with all protective measures, and
only the people who desired the money
of others desired the passage of this bill.
He said that in his opinion the plea of
the friends of the measure that it is for
the protection of the people against fraud
is subterfuge PURE and simple and that
they do not themselves believe in it. He
taken in secret there would not be
dozen in its favor in the entire Senate
He commended the bill proposed by the
minority of the Agricultural Committee,
which, he said, provides all the protection
against fraud that could be desired. and
yet does not legislate against one indus
try for the benefit of another.
Labor Opposed to Measure.
Mr.. Money said many letters and much
testimony had been submitted from labor
organizations throughout the country in
opposition to the bill. and declared that
they did not want the protection it Of
fered. but protection from it.
He called attention to the fact that the
Senate committee had stricken out of the
House bill the provision that 'resurrect-
ed" or renovated butter be subjected to
the same treatment as oleomargarine.
This action by the committee showed he
said, that il did not really wish to pro-
tect the people, but simply to ruin oleo-
margarine.
Senator Proctor Explains,
Senator Proctor explained that this
section had been left out of the bill be-
cause another measure to accomplish the
same object is under consideration by the
committee. Senator Money suggested
that the time to make the change is now
while the subject is up for discussion.
Mr.. Money spoke of the bill as a propo-
sition, not simply to tax one man for
the benefit of another tas other measures
of protection were), but it was a propo-
sition to tax out of existence legiti-
mate industry in order that another in
dustry may enhance its profits. II the
manufacturer OF oleomargarine or but
terine was called upon to pay a part of
his earnings to the producers OF butter,
that would be bad enough. but would no.
be SO bad proposition absolutely to
exterminate the oleomargarine business.
He did not believe that any protection
list had ever gone as far as that This
was protection run crazy" 1t was
to deprive millions of the
working people of the United States of
nutritious article of food.
Judicial Decisions Cited.
Mr.. Money quoted from judicial decis- !
ions to the effect that taxation for other |
than public that is GOVERNMENT pur-
poses is void and unconstitutional. and |
argued that those decisions applied to the |
pending measure.
Continuing in his argument, Mr.. Money |
said that the cry of the poor should be |
heard as well as he cry of the protected |
interests. He meant the working poor. as !
well as the dependent poor. He meant |
the stalwart millions. whose Drawn and |
muscle and brain and energy we're the |
of the foundation of every
Industrial enterprise. And these people
wanted the bill defeated.
Mr.. Hansbrough Advocates Bill.
Mr.. Har sbrough (Rep., N. d., ma
ority member of the Committee ON Agri-
culture. spoke in ravor of the bill. and
said that the effect of its passage would
,e to put oleomargarine and kindred
PRODUCTS before the public on their merits
or what they really are, and deprive their
of the privilege OF irlpos-
ng them on the public for what they are
Tot.
Without finishing his argument Mr..
yielded to a motion for an
session. and afterward the SEN
tie, at 1870. adjourned until today.