The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-03
DIR. WILEY SAYS
7. R. WAS PURE
FOOD OPPONENT.
concluded from Page One.)

MeCumber and Hepburn in the Sen
ate, fought tenaoiously and agrees
lively. and won In the autumn OF
i1901 Senator Hepburn, BELIEVING
THAT a winning chance was at hand
lasked President Roosevelt to recon-
mend the passage of the act in his
message.
"The President replied that it was
of so little consequence that it WASH
worth mentioning.
Against It's Enforcement.
| Speaking of the passage OF the
act and the determination OF those
who had opposed it to prevent its en-
Iforcement, DR.. Wiley continued;
Having succeeded SO long in block
ing the legislation they were serene
n the faith that, affiliated as they
were with the dominant party, they
could prevent the enforcement OF the
act. Evidently their faith was not
founded on phantoms AT BAN
1uet in New York on New Years
Eve, 1905, wealthy manufactures
rose to speak at 11:55 p. III. Look
ing at the clock. he said; In five
minutes the Food and Drugs Act will
be born, in five minutes after twelve
II will be dead This was prophe-
~. alas, which came near proving
true. but not quite so speedily as was
predicted"
Or. Wiley spoke of difficulties he
had encountered in enforcing the
law, of the appointment of Associate
Chemist Dunlap and 1.-THE growth OF
Solicitor McCabe's power Final
ly, he said, to keep ont of the
courts, the opponents of the law APP
pealed to Secretary Wilson and Pres
dent Roosevelt.
Shortly thereafter" he continued,
~ was asked by the Secretary of Ag-
ricultnre to go with him to the Pres
idents office. Solicitor McCabe and
Associate Chemist Dunlap were also
Of the party. There we met Mr.. Cur
tice. of Rochester, N. Y, Mr. Groven-
ar, representing Williams Brothers.
Of Detroit, and James s, Sherman, at
that time a member of the House OF
Representatives. appearing In the in
terest of Sherman Brothers, of
Oneida, n. Y. They had spent the
Oravi rs evening with the President
showing how Wiley was running Re-
publican business This particular
r publican business consisted Of
putting benzoate of soda and sac
chr rim into human foods. Tho Pres
idpnt stated the object of the meet
ino and summarized the conversation
thee business men had held with
him tic night before. He then
turned to the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and said, Mr. Wilson, do you
think the addition of benzoate OF
soda in foods is injurious?' The
Secretary answered Yes Then
turning to me, be said. Or. Wiley, do
YOU think the use of benzoate of soda
n foods is iniurious? I answered,
~ do not think, know, have tried
it on healthy young men and it
rade them ill., The same question
was asked of Solicitor McCabe and
Associate Dunlap. They both an
;wsred in the affirmative.
Unfortunately "Butted In"
Then turning to the Republican
representatives of business, and strik-
ing the table a ringing blow with
his fist, the President said, Gentle
men. If this drug is injurious you
shall not put it In foods Had mat
,0rs stopped there, there would have
hoen no Remsen board. But at this
h'ncture Mr. Sherman interposed,
But. Mr. President. how about the
Teccharin? MY firm saved four
thousand dollars last year by using
s1ccharin instead OF sugar I I'm
fortunately 'butted in All this juno
ture and said Yes, Mr. President,
and everyone who eats these pro-
ducts Is deceived. believing he Is
eating sugar and moreover the
health is Threatened by this drug.
Turning upon me in sudden anger
and fierce visage. the President said,
Anybody who says saccharin Is in
furious is an idiot, Or. Rixey gives it
to 0e every day Having thus had
my mental classification officially de-
fined, | withdrew.
Two days thereafter the Remsen
board was gazetted 1t was received
with a shout Of acclaim from the
throat of every adulterator and mis-
5rander of foods in the land. In
stead Of having to go to the courts
TO defend their nefarious practices,
they were now the wards of the
Great Father at Washington, and
from that time to this have con-
tinued their activities in poisoning
and defrauding the people under his
protecting wing. All prosecutions
against the users of benzoic acid and
its salts, su1furous acid and its salts,
alum, saccharin and sulphate Of cop
per were suspended and the merccn-
airy interests, comprising not to ex-
coed five hundred people were author
lied TO poison and cheat the other