The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-06
PUT RESPONSIBILITY WHERE 1T
BELONGS.


BELONGS.
Yesterdays dispatches tell q a sail
Tor damages In New York IN which
woman seeks to recover for injuries
inflicted By reason d eating poisonet
pork. claimed by her 70 have beer
packed ~ Armour g 90. and IA whici
the company flled demurrer eettins
up that It was not liable - il deal
only With The middIcmen and uot VITA
the consumer
Judge hoyeg, before whom Ehe Gass
was haid yory promptly and pfopefls
ogerfplea ths demurrer.
How very nice It would be foi
Armour q CO.. and any others, TO Bloc
behind defense such az this, az IN
der Il they could put up any kind Of
dlseassd meats in handsomely deco
rated tn cans. sell them and I'm any
number Of people and then wash their
hands BY saying, we don't deal With
the consumer"
Under like reasoning might not an
Incompetent druggist prepare any sort
of concociion for adwipiatering TO the
sick, and after the patient was rem.
dered dangerously III o. killed, say.
my responsibility ceoses when / have
pul tds heaiclhd a. thga,sslls.pl0d'
II % just such conditions as these
that have caused the open rupture be-
ia p WILEY ne BqgerHmnpt ppre
foFa psik aho ihe hsals * We
olh6 bnfeAe fsGltlHs I'll hla fe#igf
ing from hls Office. to get away from
the Republican party and cast hls IN
flnence 10 Wilson and Marshall. Evils
81 This character are the ones he was
trying to reach, but at every turn be
was blocked by those higher up, his
bands tied and bio labors made oi no
avail,
Hear what Dr. Wiley says ia max
mg MIS- declaration for Wilson and
Mershall:
Two Of the candidates have already
been tried IN the presidential chair.
Mf Roosevelt BY reason Of his atti.
tude towards The food ana drug act
abandoned the consumers 70 the rapao-
~ of few mereenary manufacturers
The law conferred upon me, as chief
n the bureau Of chemistry the duty
Of acting m . grand fury and deter.
mining whether foods and drugs we're
adulleraied or mlsbranded. Instead
Of appealing from my decisions TO the
courts. as ths law requires, The users
Of these poieona appealed 10 Presiuom
Roosevelt iie not only listened 20
them, but he ebrogated the plain pro.
visions Of The law, appointed a board
not contemplated by tho law, and a.
geoiod that these predatory interests
might continue their attacks on the
health Of the people until this board,
unknown 70 the law, should decide
otherwise.
Can We safely trust the campaign
fof public health 70 Mr. Roosoyeltl
cannot believe that 70 DO the proper
conae Mr. Taft inner.
tied this exceedingly bad condition Of
affairs from bic predecessor and haa
uol only continued this illegal board
under whose patronage adultcrat0rs
afe still poisoning the people. but he
dld worse. IN tho matter Of adultsra-
ton Of distilled beverages II which
Roosevelt upheld the legally consti.
lulsd authorities. Mr. Taft reversed
Tint polley and threw the mighty
weight 5f tho executive office 10 the
support Of the worst lot Of adulsera
lora that ever diugfaced a country.
Il believe also that Pres
ldenl Wilson viii renogalo the depart.
mehl Of agriculture. reeking aa lt has
been tor twelve years, with scandals
ana myoritlsm. he win zee 70 Il that
NE nure8u Of Animal Industry VII
project lhe nuhlir health lnatead Of the
efforts Of the packers 70 sell diseased
meats unaar ths deceptive phrase II.
\ Inspected ard Passed"
|ipccaneuFlus, boaatlas and Duncomhe
VA ave plaen 70 sane ellerss for The
lrmbgloa & real agriculture and the
iuhiia HEALTH
when the beer inquiry wac inaueu
HERd some frAfa ase, after spending
aafmbaa sumh q money there was
phllteasA IS fhe garofnmant. nn