Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-11
THE PEOPLE WANT II
A Thorough Cleaning Up of the Rotten
 Stock Yard System.
Special to Democrat.)

Special to Democrat)
 Washington, D. C., June 11.-That the people of the country are stand ing squarely at the back of President Roosevelt in his efforts to obtain from congress legislation that will provide for necessary and adequate inspec tion of meat products intended for domestic consumption is evidenced amply by the letters and telegrams which are being received daily at the White House. They come from all sources and indicate clearly that the country is aroused over the disclos- ures thus far made.
 No legislation that has been pro- jected thus far at the present ses- sion of congress, not even the raii- road rate bill, has created so much popular interest as has the proposl- tion to provide thorough inspection of the meat products consumer py the people of the United States. It IS d subject which appeals to every home in the land so directly that the people universally are making per sonal matter of it.
 The president is being strongly urged to insist upon necessary ana even drastic legislation. This insist ance is being brought to bear not on ly on the chief executive, but also up on members of congress. Members of both the senate and the house or rep resentatives. particularly the latter before whom the proposed legislation now is pending are hearing in no un- certain way from their constituents. The telegrams and letters received are not hysterical. in any sense, but dis close an earnest demand on the part vr the people for the adoption Of such measures as will insure the prepara- ton of meat products under clcanly and sanitary conditions. No halfway Alegislation will satisfy this demand and it is being made perfectly plain to congressman that the people will hold them personally responsible at the polls for their action in regard to the proposed legislation.
 One effect of the meat inspection agitation has been to reduce the sale of meat products. especially canned goods. One large wholesale dealer writes that his sales of canned meat products during the past week have fallen off to practically nothing. This he says. is the very height of the picnic season when. ordinarily, he would have a tremendous sale for canned meat products. but now he is not selling a case where formerly he sold score.
 The president is pressing the inves- tigation urgently. The informa ton he is receiving daily indicates that the packers have gotten very busy since the disclosures of the Neill-Reyno.ds report were made and now are trying to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. The disclosures have crcat- ed a flrore in congress and the indi- cations are that the necessary legis- lation called for by the president and demanded by the people will be en- acted. despite the efforts of. the pack CTS and their friends to stem ths1tide. Neither the president nor the con- gress shows disposition to accept as genuine the eleventh-hour repent ence of the packers and they will in- siSt upon the enactment of such leg islation as will afford in the future ample protection to domestic as we'll as to foreign consumers of meat pro- ducts.