Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ENEMIES OF PURE FOOD LAW
Famous Chemist Believes the Health
of the Nation Demands Election
a. the Democratic
Ticket.
BY HARVEY w. WILEY.
ATormer Chief Chemist Of the q. 8
Department OF Agriculture.)

country. / have a high personal re-
gard for eac one OF the candidates for
president and vicepmsideent on all
Che tickets Ali the political platforms
are mainly sound and, all promise ef-
fort In behalf of the whole people. My
choice Is not based ona a platform. II
was determined by myYimpressions OF
the real attitude of the candidates re-
specting the public welfare. We are
creatures OF heredity and environ
ment In our acknowledgements 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 most3lhely to be guided
by devotion to public welfare? Two
Of the candidates have already been
tried In the presidential chair and we
know by experiences what may be en-
pected IL either Of them resume his
former seat on March 4, 1913. Mr..
Roosevelt by reason Of Ids attitude to-
wards the food and drag act aban-
doned the conStrmerss OF the country
70 the rapacity of a few mercenary
manufacturers Under saHhority Of
congress had carried ON extensive
experimentsf with my socalhed poison
squad and found that certain sub
stances. VIZ, henzoio scompounds, sui
phurous Compounds and sulphate OF
copper fhlue stone) ,twereainjurious TO
health,
The%laweconferred%u me, as chief
Of tho bureau OF chemistry. the duty
Of acting as a grant, jury and deter
mixing whether foodss and drugs were
ad1llterated or mishGanded. Instead
Of appealing from mytdectsions to the
courts as the law requires, the users
Of these poisonsfappehled to President
Roosevelt. He mot only listened to
them, but Ae abrogaAed the plain pro-
visions Of the law. appointed board
not contemplated 'hU the law. and d.
rected that theses predatory interests
might continue their attacks on the
health Of the peopse until this board.
unknown tofthe law. should decide
otherwise.
Can wef safely ftrustNthe campaign
for public shealthfto Mr., Roosevelt?
cannot believe thatto be the proper
course. Mr. Tar inherited this ex-
ceedingN bad condition of affairs
from his predecessor and has not
onlyfcontinued this illegal board I'M
der whose patronage aduitarators are
stiIl poisoning. the people. but he did
worse. In the4 matter Of the a6lltera-
ton of distilled beverages in which
Roosevelt upteldt the legally consti-
tuted authorities. Mr.. Taft reversed
that policy and threw tho mighty
weight Of the executive, office to the
support OF the. worst Nof adrdtera-
tors that ever Adisgraced al country
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Marshall by
their strenuous efforts in befHAf of the
food laws OF their respec tive states.
have given q positive prom disc to end
such a threatening statevof affairs.
They will support TO the Utmost the
officials under the law who are trying
to protect the pubiicg health and will
make. short shrift ofsthose Who have
brought about these tpresenta unbearar
bic conditions
Wilson and Marshall by tteir educa-
ton and environment are free from
bias in favor hf predatory interests
and are inspired By true patriotic zeal
In behalf offpublic we1fare-s
support the Observation-Disclosures
in full knowledge that many of the
prominent Democrats ia congress have
been tAsfu1l sympathy wdtbTthea paraly-
sis OF the food law In btelkaIft OF the
unholy4Jdollar But when the* Demo,
cratic president and vhc@piRssdent
lend Ake aid of their powerful esympa-
thy IN behalf Of the public health
those az their own partys mot lin SYM
pathE With them will be robbed Of
their5 power for fevil Ii Roosevelt lor
Taft be chosen the bosdiers OF fraz1d
and adulteration win be frnpregnabiy
enfrenched for smother four years and
benzoates. sulphAtes fmd adh1IteratedI
alcoholic bewerfiages will have new
Lease OF HHe
believe alsoAthat President Wilson
viii renowte the delpartment of agri-
culture. reelxiHG as 1T has Vbeen for
the past twelveV years, with sscandals'
andtfavor1tism. He Wilt see TO 1t that.
the bureau Of animal industry viii
protect thet public health insiAead OF
the efforts sof the packers to sell dis
eaeed meaxs under the deceptivel
phrase, III. s. Inspected and Passed. :"
Under President WilsonAno mole Pin
chotsi will be kicked out OF the sMvice,
no more unspeakable Mcl abes will ex-
ercise dictatoriaI powers. There Will
be no more tcotton leaks and Jungle
atrocities, no more Evei glade swin-
dies. Buccaneering. bq asting and
buncombe viii give place. to san. y eff
forts for the promotion d real issra-
culture and the public hes 18th.
Under Wilson the depa rtment q
Agriculture viii Be restora ! to sp Bak-