The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-17
SOUR GRAPES OR CHARACTERS
TIC KNOCKING?

TIC KNOCKING?
The attempts of our esteemed con-
temporary to belittIe the efforts that
have been put forth during the past
inspection for ali meat consumed in
Richmond are certainly not inspired
by very high sense of duty and
responsibility to the citizens of Rich
mond. Probably the fact that the
Palladium was the first paper in Rich
mond to call attention to the danger
of infected meat may be the reason
our esteemed contemporary is work
ing overtime to belittle our efforts.
Last night, for instance, this self
same esteemed contemporary gravely
assured it's readers that the Palladium
has exaggerated reports in view of
influencing sentiment through horri-
flying lies made in the interest of ad-
vertisfng." About the only advertis-
ing given was in regard to condemned
beef and that advertising, if you re-
member, was not the kind that would
guarantee a very ready sale for such
meat.
About a week ago we called atten-
ton to another case of tubercular
beef that had been condemned. Our
esteemed contemporary In its issue of
night before last called attention to
this report of ours and added that
the case was not half as bad as we
had reported it; that the tubercular
sores of the beef in question were
healing and that in ali probability. If |
the animal had been pastured for six |
months more it would have entirely |
recovered The weak point there in
our esteemed temporary's matchless
logic, lies in the fact that the animal
in question was slaughtered before /
those six healing months had passed |
and that, thanks to government in
spection, it was proven to be infected
with tuberculosis and condemned.
Our esteemed contemporary further
states that government inspection for
all meat has been finally brought
about through the efforts of DR.. Wag-
goner, the butchers and veterinarians
intere sted. To DR.. Waggoner, undoubt-
eddy, is due in great measure the sue
cess of the fight for complete gov
eminent inspection. 1t was DIR. Wag-
goner, in fact, who first brought to
light the existence of tuberculosis
among Wayne county cattle and who
showed several condemned carcasses
to a Palladium reporter. Yet our es-
teemed contemporary declares that
Federal Inspector Waggoner disa-
vows responsibility for the terrifying
reports of tuberculosis infected ami
mas killed at the abattoir." II this
is so then Dr. Waggoner has under
gone a strange change of heart since
last June. when his able discovery of
the existence of this disease and the
infected carcasses he showed our re-
porter. enabled us to start the agi-
tation for proper inspection of all
meat consumed in Richmond.
AS to the report of our esteemed
contemporary that strained relations
exist between City Health Officer
Bond and DR.. Waggoner over the
methods that have been pursued in
gaining complete government inspec-
ton. that does not pertain to the Pal
Iadium The Palladium has waged it's
campaign for complete government in
spection by collecting and publishing
the real facts in the case. In this
way we took as our allies the people |!
most affected. the people of Richmond
and II is through them-public opinion
that the butchers have been forced !
to surrender and truthfully seek gov
eminent inspection. /
The butchers have helped along the