The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23

i'm, which we will touch upon fur
her on. First, however, the oleo
Count. Ex-Governor w. D.
Hoard, proprietor and editor of
Hoard s Da:ryman, in personal
etter of recent date writes us:
Il can not help but remember the
;trenuous days of 1902, when |
vas in thick and strong in the oleo-
Margarine struggle in Congress,
when l found Foraker an arch
nomy. along with Grosvenor and
Vadsworh and Dryden, doing all
q could to block 1the) wheels of
hat legislation - We. too. remem-
'er those, days. Answering an urg-
mt telegram from the National
)airymen s Association TO The
)hio Farmes we fastened to Wash
ngton to use its influence and that
acquaintance with our Ohio
ienators. Senator Hanna, irritated
w urgent telegrams from Republi-
an farmers in the great dairy West
ddressed to him as chairman of
he naional Republican committee
nd predicting defeat, was decided
v chilly in his reception, but
istened TO our arguments, promised
0 study the matter with care and
ote on his convictions. This he
id-and voted right; peace TO his
shes. Senator Foraker was wholly
ourteous, and gave ms as much
ime as we asked for n private
interview in his own committee
com. When we urged the right
business of the G1Out bill, which
vas aimed simply against open
ounterfeiting and fraud, and men
ioned and emphasized the just
demands of the farmers, he produc-
d big pile Of telegrams from
'armers, opposing the bill. We
Ioked them through with him
md, knowing about them before
and, said in substance: $50
hrewd n lawyer as you can not
ave failed TO notice that they all
ONE from Columbus or near by.
'erhapS you also infer. what We
t least know. that nearly all come
rom or are inspired and paid for
w The Capital City Dairy (oleo)
o. of Columbus. - He was forced
admit the first fact as TO their
;ource, and the naturalncss of
he Inference, and virtually promis-
'd to vote for the bill, possibly
18th slight notifications. +" The
slight notifications came in a
ly amendment apparently intended
o catch the farmers mapping. 1t
vas this: The bill prohibited any
ingredient F." introduced with the
ntent and result of cololing Oleo
senblance of real butter and
vas designed to exclude palm oil
n particular as coloring ingredi-
mt. His amendment substituted
he word artificial coloration"
nd the clear intention and subse-
Iuent effort was to admit palm oil
s an ingredient on the ground
hat it was not forbidden, not
1eing an artificial coloration. )"
Ie was sadly disappointed man
when the commissioner of internal
revenue ruled, and the supreme
court sustained the ruling. that.
ince the apparent purpose and ac-
'ual effect of introducing palm oil
was to color white cleo to the sem
Nlance of natural butter yellow, f.,
therefore it was an artificial col
1ratien" within the clear meaning
md obvious purpose of the law.
VIGOROUSLY Foraker's legal firm in
Cincinnati were the paid attorneys
Of the oleOmargarine men. Perhaps
hey got their pay for suggesting
his amendment and for inspiring
the telegrams from Columbus and
vicinity, but neither the kilograms
nor the amendment did their cause
any good, for the people and fun
damental righteousness and honesty
demanded the law. Ii was passed
sustained by the courts, and was
the forerunner of subsequent SINH
lar pure food laws.