Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-08-25
PURE FOOD WILEY INDICATED
A Conspiracy to Remove the Pure
Food Department Head EX-
posed In Washington.

The exposures IN the pure food de
partment at Washington would in
dicate a determined effort ON the part
Of men engaged in food adulteratiOn
to drive DR. Wiley, the champion Of
pure food, from the service. and even
Secretary W lSon, head Of the depart
ment is not free from suspicion by
the manner in which ne turned down
Or. Wiley's appeals for help when he
was over ruled by Wilson's SubOrdi-
mates who were evidently trying to
deScrcdit Wiley and get him removed
The evidence shows COncIuSiVely that
conspiracy existed to drive Dr.
W iley from the Otlicr and give the
rotten food manufacturers the upper
hand at Washington, and thus destroy
the splendid WORK accomplished in 20
years by Or. Wiley, who has done
more to compel the manufacture Of
pure food and pure medicines than all
other oncerS of the government com
Dineu.
The conspiracy against DR.. Wiley is
not of bureau or department origin,
the hostility comes from millionaire
manufacturers who have grown rich
by using puiSDnS in the manufacture
Of foods and medicines, and Dr.
W!ley'S exposure of these men and
their methods has drawn upon his
head the wrath OF INSCRIPTIONS men
engaged in Il business that sent
thousands Of youth to unlimely graves
and experts declare that 2"O, 600
children were murdered in the 'nited
States last year 10y the use IF poison
OuSIy adulterated food and Mr.. Ruth
erfOrd, a government pure food eX-
pert, estimates that 800, 900 adults
same cause, and brcauSe of Dr.
Wiley pursuit and pXpuSure of those
food aduIterating sCOuudrclS he las
been made the target of men whose
join the poison food mixers in perse-
cutting and lying about him.
1t now looks as if DR.. WiIcy'S
enemies in the pure food department
will have to walk the Official plank,
and it is even limited that Secretary
Wilson will be compelled to resign.
If Mr.. Wilson is guilty OF faVOring
the men engage in the VillianOuS
attempt to discredit DR.. Wiley before
the people of the I,ltiOn, he should be
removed at once, and the evidence be-
fore the congressional committee
shows that Mr.. Wilson stood by the
men who were working for Wiley
ruin, refusing every appeal from
Wiley when he was UulVOted by the
tools of corrupLiOniSts.
The peOp'e Of this country will not
permit for a moment return to the
old methudS Of food adulteratiOn and
needless destruction Of life. The
evidence found by the congressional
committee 50 far is ample for the
President to remove those proven
guilty Of conniving with the enemies
OF pure food, ard some Of these men
are very close to Secretary Wilson
and other presidential favOriteS.
DR.. Wiley is the author Of the pure
food laws and to him more than con
gresS is due the honor for he great
good already accomplished The "em-
balmed beef of the Spanish A merican
war was the first exposure and from
that came all the good laws since en-
acted and Or. Wiley is the man who
has stood between the people and the
men who use benZOate of soda and
coal TAR dyes To preserve rotten foods
and make them prescntable when
purchased by the people.
1t looked at one time as if the
poisonous food manufacturers I'd
their allies in Washington were going
to be able to Drive DR.. Wiley from
service, and the President was even
urged to remove him, but congress-
took a hand in the game and now the
truth is coming out.
Dr. Wiley must be sustained; he is
the best friend the people have in
W aShingtOn.