Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-08-10
NEW PURE BUTTER CRUSADE
Great Work of the New Department
of Health Reflects Credit Upon the
Administration.
CORRESPONDENCE

Pnlldue!pHld, Aug. O.
The movement started at a meeting
at West Chester under the auspices of
Pomona Grange, No. 3. OF Chester
county. to bring about more satisfac-
tory legislation by congress for the
protection of the pure butter and dairy
interests of this and other states is
one OF far reaching significance.
This action was taken after the reye-
lations made by Pure Food Commits
sioner DR.. B. III Warren in his prosecu-
tions growing out of the charge that
oleomargarine colored as butter was
being sold as butter to the United
States navy
After consultation between the ma
tional and state authorities it was de-
cided that action should be taken un-
der the Pennsylvania pure food laws
because they were found to be far more
stringent, comprehensive and sweeping
than the federal statutes.
The farmers and dairymen Of Penn
sylvania will lead in the movement to
have congress amend and strengthen
the present statutes regarding the sale
of oleomargarine. They will demand
that the clause in the sixth section Of
the present statute which reads that
every person who knowingly" sells or
offers for sale or delivers or offers to
deliver any oleomargarine, etc, shall
be amended so that the word know
ingly' shall be stricken out. Then it
Will not be necessary to prove before
conviction can be had that the guilty
party knowingly" violated the intent
and spirit of the law.
Farmers Interests Protected.
It is a matter of comment that the
Republican party of Pennsylvania has
always been jealous and deeply COR
siderate of the interests of the far
mers and dairymen of this state. Laws
calculated to benefit the agricultural
interests have beeen placed upon the
statute hooks and they have stood the
test in the courts. Not only Is this
legislation carefully and properly
drafted, but the laws are enforced.
The work of Secretary of Agriculture
N. b. Critchfield and Of Pure Food
Commissioner DR.. B. H. Warren in
protecting the farming interest of this
commonwealth is one of the most graf
flying features of Governor Pennypack-
er's administration.
No other department has reflected
more credit upon the state administra-
ton and upon the Republican party.
One of the pleasant experiences OF
the early campaign work by Chairman
Wesley r. Andrews, of the Republican
state committee. is the correspondence
in reference to the feeling among the
farmers and dairymen of the state.
Every agricultural district is reported
to be strongly in line with the Republi-
can party. The dairymen are especially
appreciative of the splendid work being
done to protect the butter interests OF
the state and they confidently count
upon the hearty cooperation OF Sena-
tors Penrose and Knox and every one
of the Republican members OF the low
er house Of congress from this state in
the movement to have the federal stat
utes regarding the sale Of oleomargar-
inc made as stringent and satisfactory
as is the law passed by the Republican
legislators of Pennsylvania and which
is enforced with unflinchng rigor in
every section and county of the COM
monwealth.
DR.. Dixon's Great Work.
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