Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON.


DAYS. His little bluR has been
called. and now his occupation is
losing those features which made
il attractive to him. No more can
he scare the public to death by his
howls about those poisonous pre-
servatives" that are used in food.
The hearing of the House Commit
tee on the pure food bills has set
tied that. The public have listen
ed to Wiley's fearsome yelps about
preservatives being poisonous until
they thought 4 preservativen was
a cross between a. Kansas cyclone
and Yaqui indian with free pass
to Heaven thrown in. As a matter
of fact, the testimony of the most
prominent chemists and physicians
given before the Committee shows
that what are known as preserva-
tives are nothing but various salts,
and no more harmful in proper
doses than table salt which is lust
as much a chemical as any of these
preservatives, and is just as poison
Gus when taken in large doses.
These same preservatives which
Wiley is kicking about are to be
found in nearly all fruits, placed
there by nature, and in larger
quantities than they are used today
by the food men. It's high time
we had some sensible legislation on
this important subject, and choked
off this sensational yellow
chemist Wiley.
Senator TilIman's resolution re-
garding the railroad trusts in West
Virginia IS a step in the right
direction, and created quite a stir
in the Senate. The Senator is
rough, rugged, fearless and honest,
and when in action reminds one
forcibly of a twenty ton steam
hammer at work. Senator's Bailey
and Carmack are equally alert in
their efforts TO look out for the in
terests of the people but follow
different lines. Bailey goes after
them with a baseball bat, while
Carmack takes their hide off with
a razor. The effect is the same.
If you don't believe it ask Senator
Patterson. He knows.
It's getting along about that
time of the political calendar when
Presidential possibilities are talked
about, so am going to get in line
and have my say. IL my good
fellow Democrats throughout this
country were in touch with matters
political as closely as l am, | could
make an accurate prediction as TO
our next nominee. The Demo-
cratic party is in the hands Of lot
of political pirates, and our first
effort must be directed to saving
the party from these Wall street
cut-throats, whose sole object is to
rob the people and enrich them
selves at the expense of our
National party. It's high time to
wake up and pave the way for the
nomination of an honest Democrat,
to lead us TO victory at the polls.
With the Republicans, its differ
ent. Nobody can tell what the
trusts and corporations are going
to do until they do it. But from
present indications, it looks as
though the man on the inside track
Tor the Republican nomination is
Senator Foraker, who is rapidly
forging into publicity by his atti-
tude on the railroad rate bill and
statehood fight. This is just
guess. Its too soon to say.
The Senate Committee on Inter
ocenic Canals has summoned VIM.
Nelson Cromv ell to appear before
1t and tell who got that forty mil
hon dollars that we paid for the
canal. 1t is to be hoped they find
out. for from rumors here very
little of it left Wall street. and the
public will be treated to nasty
mess it the truth comes out.
During the past week Senators
Flint and Perkins, of California,
have received scores of letters and
kilograms from the Gamers and
packers of California asking their
support for the Money amendment
to the Hepburn bill and the Roden-
berg pure food bill. ! don't know
much about Flint, but / have my
eye on Perkins to see what he will
90, as he has consistently been a
Sldestepper ever. since he took his
seat In the. Senate, and is always
advancing reasons why he shall