The Washington times., 1906-03-02

remember the congressman Is IN 1ou~
gress 10 represent the people from his
district and If a Eoodly number of citi-
zens express their views TO him, he Sc
cures a very sure guide to duty. Remem~
Der also that tie safety Of the people is
assured by insisting that the Will OF the
people be carried out and not the machi-
nations CT the lew for selfish interests.
This pure food legislation is a pure
movement OF the people for public pro-
lection. II will be opposed only by those
who fattcn their pockets by deceivins
and iniuring the people. Therefore, II
your Representative In Congress evades
his patriotic duty hold him 10 strict ac~
countability and il necessary demand
eas4itab bic and honest service. This is a
very different condition than when a fac
ticn demands class legislation Of the
Congressman. Several years ago the but
ter interests Of the country demanded
legislation TO xiii the oleomaTgarine in
dustry and by power of organization
forced class legislation really unworthy
of free people. Work people wanted
beef suet butter because Il was cheap
and better than much Unclean milk but
Ter, but the dairy interests organized and
forced the legislation. The law should
have provided that pkgs of oIeomarga-
rine bear the statement og ingredients
and then let people who desire purchase
Il for just what 1t Is, and not try 20 Kill
il by n heavy tax Manufacturers some
times try to force measures IN their own
interests hCt contrary 20 the interests Of
the people and the labor trust IS always
active to push through bills drafted in
The interest of that trust but directly
contrary To the interests Of the people as
a whole Witness the anti-Iutunction bin
by which labor unions seek to tie the
hands Of our courts and prevent the is
sue Of any order 10 restrain the men,
beTs Of that trust from attacking men
or destroying property. Such a bin is
perhaps the most infamous insult to our
courts and the common people ever laid
before Congress and the Representatives
in Congress must be held to a strict SC
countakility for their acts relating there
To. But when bills come before Congress
that are drawn in the interest OF all the
people they should receive the active
personal support of the people and the
Representatives be instructed bv the
citizens. The Senators also should be
written to and instructed. If, therefore
you will remember your privilege and
duty You VIII at once-now-write 10
your Congressman and Senator on this
pure food hill. Clip and enclose the cor,v
herewith presented and ask them to
make a business of following it through
the committee considering IT. Urge it's
being Brought to a vote and requesting
that they vote for It.
Some cxpressively intelligent and carp
ing critic may say this Is simply an ad-
Nertisement for Postum and Crane Nuts
1t Is truo that these articles are spolxep
of here in public manner but they are
used rs Illustrations Of a manufactures
seeking by example. printing on each
pkg, a truthful, exact statement of in.
gredients, to shame other makers into
doing the fair thing by the common neo-
pie. and establishing an era of pure food
but that procedure has not vet forced
those who adulterate and deceive to
change their n,etI DDS, hence this effort
to arouse public sentiment and show
way out OF the present condition OF
fraud, deceit and harm,
The unGers. gHed is paying ia the pg.I-
fishers of america about s20G0O.Go to
print this announcement in practically
all Of the great papers and maya azines.
in the conduct OF what he chooses to
term, an educational campaign" es-
teened TIA DC of greater direct value to
the people than the establishment of
many libraries. That is held to be a
worthy method of using money for the
public good Tell the people facLs: show
them a way TO help themselves and rely
-.Ipon them 10 act intelligeDtly and effec-
lively.
The reader will be freely forgiven if
he entirely forgets the reference to
Postum and Grape-N Nuts. If he will but
join the pure food movement and
do things,
(. w. POST.