The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-06

bill? In the cross-examinatiou of
DR.: Charles A Champion Of the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue, wheeshas
the enforcement Of this law, this ap-
pears:
"Mr. Lever. Let me ask you this
question, Doctor. live were to pass
a law requiring colored oleomarga.
rine to be put up in original pack:
ages of 4 five pounds, fhreesspounds
two pounds or one pound, with the
word 'oleomargarine Imprinted in
the package, then Imprinted on the
outside cover, and then; imprinted
again on the outer wrapper, would
1t not be possible to enforce such
law?
"Dr. Champion: I think such a Law
would be more readily enforcible a:
to the provisions for insuring its
sale to the consumer under its. true
name: Undoubtedly it would con
duce to that end.
'tMr. Lever: OF course, the same
line of duty would go against ths
wholesale dealer and the like o1
that. You believe such a law would
be practical, do you?
"Dr. Crampton: Oh! yes, entirel,
so. !
Lever, Entirely so; and I
would prevent the frauds that are
now being committed under the pres
ent law?
"Mr. Burleson: Especially If yor
reduce the tax on the colored anc
uncolored oleomargarine?
""Mr. Lever: Especially IL you re
duce or completely eliminate the
tax.
"Dr. Crampton: I should think
such law could be enforced and
would probably. simplify it in the
way specified"
Here is the Government official
charged with the enforcement of the
law, who under oath, says that my
bill is better to prevent fraud in the
sale of oleomargarine than the pres.
ent law, even though my bill repeals
the tax of ten cents a pound on this
human food product which the poor
people of the country and the large
cities have to eat. Not only this
but In my cross-examination of Mr.
J. j. Glover, Secretary of the Wis.
consin Dairymen's Association and
Assistant Editor Of Hoard's Dairy.
man, the official organ Of the dairy
trust, I forced him to this admis
sion.
"Mr. Lever. Do you think there
would be any serious violation ot
such law as I have outlined here:
II we. put the penalty so severe a!
to, caution a man very much against
such violation?
--''..Mr. Glover. 1 think 1t would
lessen it.
Mr.. Lever. AS a matter. of, fact
do you not think, if We put oleomar
garine under the meat inspection
law, With the penalties Of the meat
inspection law, we can very greatl,
reduce the frauds that are now being
committed under the present law?
Mr.. Clover. Itbelieve ,it~woult
help matters. I believe 1t would"
Here you have Government off
cial, Or. CHAMPION, and Mr.. Glover
representing the butter interes
which is controlled by the Elgir
Trust, both agreeing that my bill il
better than present law and vet, the
butter trust. is making a terrific and
desperate fight to prevent the repea
of the tax on oleomargarine because
it is afraid that this will hurt their
business in the North, East and West
and force them to sell their products
to the consuming public at reason.
able and not an exorbitant price. Tc
prevent fraud therefore, as I@'said
in my statement before the. commit
tee, was one object of my bill and
the second object is to:giye the peo-
Pile what is pronounced BY every ex-
pert and chemist the world over a
pure, clean, wholesome product
which is being bought in|great guam
titles without the burden of ten
cents a pound tax upon ito make
human food cheaper, and if that be a
crime, I am guilty.
Another thing, cotton seed oil
constitutes twenty-five per cent. of
the makeup of oieomargarine and
cotton seed oil is a southern product
and Is entitled to fair treatment un-
der the law. If it were northern,
eastern or western article warrant
there would be- no attempt to tax
it out Of existence, but it Is south
ern article coming into competition
with the products of these sections
and hence the taxing power of the
Federal Government is leyeled
against it. It is an outrageous per-
vesiom of the power of Congress.
There was a time in my memory,
when cotton seed were burned to get
them out of the way and now they
constitute third of the value of the
entire cotton crop of the South be-
cause we have found a market for
meal and for oil, the latter of which
is consumed largely in the produc-
tion of oleomargarine. Shall We leg