The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-21

makes his repor President TAFT will
again determine the question OF lml
tallon whisky -eithcr supporting or
reversing The decision OF his prede-
cessor
This fight Of the dlsiilllng interests
began oven before the pure food law
was PASSED For ~ years previous
20 iis passage a regularly organized
lobby was maintained In Washington.
and X is the boast of Warwick MI.
Hough, thrir attorney, chat he ana
The interests which he represented,
were for years the largest factor in
preventing the passage of the pure
food law, Hough Is still IN charge
The first dccsllon that imitation
whisky was imitation was rendered
In 1906 by Dr. II. WI Wiley. chief
chemist III the department OF agri
culture; Mr. Carey OF tho treasury
department, and $. N "a North now
director of The census Another de-
elslon was by board OF seven state
pure food analysts supporting Dr,
Wiley.
Th dlstillcrs protested, They got
the question transferred 70 a board
consisting Of the secretary of agrl.
culture, its solicitor. Mr. McCabe, and
Assistant Secretary Hayes, Before
this boarl made lts report the case
was appealed directly to the Pres
ident Mr. Roosevelt heard arguments
and put the matter up to Attorney
General Ronapartc.
In 1897 Attorney General Boua,
parte rendered HIS first decision He
held that there Was difference
between genuine whisky and tho
imitation product. ana upheld Wiley
In hls contention that tho imitation
article ought to be 40 marked
Mr., Hougl and The distIiiIng IN.
lerpsls asked for rehearing Of the
case. and IT was reheard After a
while Attorney General Bonaparle
gave another opinion the same AS
the first.
The d.liilllng interests then sought
relief n the courts and asked the
governments 10 cooperate IN 4 Test
ease. ThereupUn Tho agriculture de-.
pariment seized several barrels OF
whisky belonging 10 the Ciark nis.
tllliug company. fl Washington, u, g,
Meantime the internal revenue dl-
vision of the Government heenme 4
party To tho fight solicitor Hayes
for that department formulated eer.
tain regulations as TO the branding
OF colored diatlllale and Il became
necessary for Attorney General 10ns
anarle again 10 interfere Mr. Hayes
has since become partner I'll the
firm Of Mt fI0uRh. THE regulations
which were drawn hy Mr.. Hayes
we're NOT accepted by the Attorney
General, and a new solicitor drow
new regulations which required an
Initiation whisky to BIG so marked.
rhat was July j 1908
For the irlul If their test caae
resulting from the seizure Of gIafk'a
whisky the dlsiillers sought United
siatoa Judge Thompson. Of he Gin
einnHi district where most 0f the
distilled article Is made. and Judge
Humphrey nf Peoria H. that other
homo nF distilled products. Both
Judges decided along the lines iali
down n Bonapayte's opinions Once
apan the aId on the President waa
sought Aud once again Roosevelt
gave karIngi aud placed The nat-
ter up to HOnaparte the latter as ~
/ refusing sla Intervene
Then presidential election Inter.
vened New counsel was brought In.
Tho Hon Jos ehoate late minister
10 Great Britain. and Lawrence
Maxwell. the we'll known attorney Of
Cincinnati took M the beaten path
ID The WhIie House There were
somo new phasesr IT The whisky
matier which they iwanled 10 pre-.
sent Mr.. Taft accorded Them q
hearing. The hearing was prolonged
ana the matter was reonened formal
ii. and Taft called ii Solicitor Glen
eral Howers and asked him 10 takf
evidence and hear arguments. Six
teen days we're spent In taking eyi
dence and two daYg IN hearing argu
monts On April 3. 1909, thest
hearings ended.
0nce again, Il imitation whisky "a
! Imitation or & It nUtP Win II b.
10 labeled or with II notg VIII ths
| decisions of Judges Thompson an,
| Humphrey 81 Attorney ueneral bon
apaftc aud President Roosevelt Wit
others too numerous ta mention Il
uphcld7 CIR will they be oveffulel