The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-25
THE POINT ABOUT THE
WILEY M'cABE AFFAIR


Washington Times.
DR.. Wiley probably doesn't much
cere whether he retains his position
81 chief chemist or not.
He gets $1,000 a year, II recol-
lection is correct, in that position.
He could get $4,000 year tomor-
row in private employment.
And he would be worth 100000
year to any manufacturing con-
Germ on whose labels he would write
his personal assurance that its food
products were 1T to eat.
The doctor would be benefited fin
ancially by being driven from public
service.
AS to vindication, he has about all
one man ought to want. He will be
busy the rest Of his life Juggling of
and cording up the Goodies of 1t that
have been showered upon him by the
testimony in the Moss Investigation.
So, with all honors and with a
huge increment to his personal for
tune, the doctor could we'll afford 70
retire. He doesn't need to care what
the McCabe-Du Lilliputians Try
to do In the way of binding hin
But how about the public?
/ IL does care.
1t has found out how much \
needs Wiley.
1t knows now, as never before
how little chance il has 70 escape
from the food prisoners II the plot
tiers are to be put on guard.
II has learned how powerful ere
the interests that seek. for the sake
Of q little nasty profit. to ruin the
health of infants, inyallis, the aged
and the defenseless poor.
Il has seen a mighty corporate
power reach into the private council
OF q presidential cabinet, and erase
the pure food law from the statute
book
II has seen how easily small mer
are handled by big forces that car
command money and authority.
II has noted the revolving specta
Gle OF tainted science, giving out
from one hand a certificate of respec
liability TO food fraud. and with the
other hand gathering in fat fes
as its recompense for that betraya
Of both scientific honesty and pub
lie interest.
II has marveled at the success with
which men OF the McCabe-DunlaI
type accomplish the ends TO which
they set their foxy, ferretty intel
lects.
IL has discovered that some mel
succeed because they are so small
that their movements are not de
tected by folks of man-size.
And. realizing this. II has become
fearful OF the regime OF little mel
who can work without being seen.
That is Why II viii not do 70 le
the public service lose DR.. Wiley
The public does not intend to los
him. President Taft will have I,
disappoint the plotters who had we'll
nigh got him committed beyond re
call to their program.
For once. the president has has
3 bit of political luck.
Nobody doubts that he would hav,
fallen into the mesh spread for him
He fell into the spirit OF the Ballin
ger plot against conservation: h
leaned himself. willingly. gladly. en-
Enthusiastically. 70 the Ryan-Ballinge
a. -
renheims: and he would have donat
ed his services 20 the poIscners' pro
iecf TO ruin Wiley and complete tn
fOodlax's destruction AZ one strike.
Nobody seriously doubts that.
But fortunately for him, the pret
ident was saved from taking the ste
TIL after The plot had been expose
10 public gaze.
Even 90 sorry q Judge OF publ
opinion as our president will not no.
made the mistake Of sustaining ID
little Mccabes and Dunlaps
The people insist that Dr. Vile
shall keep on working for them. The
demand that be have the shacklcs n
moved from bis wrists, that be sha
be given the free hand. the right /
use bis own wisdom instead Of b
ing ruled by the ignorance or Il
mendscity OF other men.
Not only must Wiley be kept 9
the head Of the bureau Of fhemistrl
lie must be made the read mead. -
the nominal. He nu-t be LEFT abs
iutesy certain that he has 70 ne
70 tear the stab IN the back. the rand
bag from behind, the hemlock i ID
casual cup.
Let Wiley have free rem end ~
powers. and our food Law viii h
gin 70 mean something
Taus far, Il has meant mighty III
lie. simply because there has bee
too little Wiley IN u.
Hereafter IL Is going 20 mean l4ofs
because there Is going 70 NOR
Wiley In II.
And Iess Mccabs.
And less Dunlap.
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What One Tree tan IN.
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