The Wahpeton times., 1912-10-03
Why DR.. WILEY |
IS FOR WILSON
a
He Says Taft and I. R. Are Sol.
diers Of Fraud.
ENEMIES OF PURE FOOD Law
Famous Chemist Believes the Health
ct the Nation Demands Election
ct the Democratic
Ticket.

BY HARVEY w. WILEY.
(Former Chief Chemist Of the u s
Department Of Agriculture.)
My appeal IL chiefly tp those who
like myself. have been lifelong Repub
licans. I believe that no kind Of an
administration 10 going to ruin the
country. have . high personal re
gard for each one Of the candidates fol
president and vice-presideent on al
the tickets. All the political platforms
are mainly sound and all promise ef
fort in behalf of the whole people. My
choice 10 not based on a platform. II
was determined by my Impressions Of
the real attitude of the candidates 70,
specting the public welfare. We are
creatures Of heredity and environ
ment. In our attitude towards great
public questions We are almost alto,
gether creatures Of environment.
What two men are by environment
least likely to be swayed by special
interests and most likely to be guided
by devotion to public welfare? Two
Of the candidates have already been
tried in the presidential chair and We
know by experience what may be ex
pected If either Of them resume hil
former seat on March I, 1913. Mr..
Roosevelt by reason Of his attitude to,
wards the food and drug act aban.
doned the consumers Of the country
to the rapacity Of a few mercenary
manufacturers. Under authority Of
congress had carried on extensive
experiments with my so-called poison
squad and found that certain sub.
stances, viz, benzoic compounds. sui.
phurous compounds and sulphate Of
copper (blue stone), we're Injurious to
health.
The law conferred upon me, as chief
Of the bureau Of chemistry, the duty
Of acting as a grand jury and deter.
mining whether foods and drugs were
adulterated or misbranded. Instead
Of appealing from my decisions to the
courts e~ the law requires, the usera
Of these poisons appealed to President
Roosevelt. He not only listened to
them. but he abrogated the plain pro.
visions Of the law, appointed board
not contemplated by the law, and di.
rected that these predatory interests
might continue their attacks on the
health Of the people until this board.
unknown to the law, should decide
otherwise.
Can we safely trust the campaign
for public health to Mr.. Roosevelt? l
cannot believe that to be the proper
course. Mr.. Taft inherited this ex.
ceedingly bad condition of affairs
from his predecessor and has not
only continued this illegal board un.
der whose patronage adulterators are
still poisoning the people, but he did
worse. In the matter of the adultera.
ton of distilled beverages in which
Roosevelt upheld the legally consti.
tuted authorities, Mr.. Taft reversed
that policy and threw the mighty
weight Of the executive office to the
support Of the worst lot Of adultera.
tors that ever disgraced a country.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Marshall by
their strenuous efforts in behalf of the
food laws of their respective states.
have given positive promise to end
such a threatening state of affairs.
They will support to the utmost the
officials under the law who are trying
to protect the public health and will
make short shrift Of those who have
brought about these present unbeara.
BILE conditions.
Wilson and Marshall by their educa-
tion and environment are tree from
bias in favor Of predatory interests
and are inspired by true patriotic seai
in behalf Of public welfare.
support the Democratic nominee.
In full knowledge that many Of the
prominent Democrats in congress have
been in full sympathy with the paralyl
sis OF the food law In behalf Of tha
unholy dollar. But when thu Damo,
cratic president and vice-preeident
lend the aid Of their powerful symna,
thy in behalf Of the public heaith
those Of their own party not in sym:
pathy with them will be robbed Of
their power for evil. II Roosevelt or
Taft be chosen the soldiers of fraud
and adulteration will be impreRnably
entrenched for another four years and
benzoates. sulphites and adulterated
alcoholic beveridges will have = new
lease Of life.
believe also that President Wilson
will renovate the department Of aer,.
culture. reehng. AZ 1t has been for
the past twelve years. with scandals
and favoritism. He win see to Il nm
the bureau Of animal Industry vill
protect the public health instead of
the efforts Of the packers.to sell al.
eased meats under the decaptive
phrase ~. 8. Inspected and Passed. !.
Under President Wilson no more Pin.
chots viii be kicked out Of the service
no more unspeakable NcCsbes VIII ex.
ercise dictatorial powers. There win
be no more cotton leaks and 1unsle
atrocities. no more EvArRlada svln.