The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Lpplisy and Usupation

Wiley enters '
,,;npt his former chief and
|bovs how the American REQ, CO.
BE are being Poisoned 10 MI
[ofres ofprivate interest under
(besanction WhtteHouse.
|,.,e Haute. Ind, Oct DIR. Har-
W Wiley, former chief OF the fed
S,,oau Of chemistry and govern
n,ro food expert, made his debut
a.mocratic campaign speaker in
oi,y His speech was devoted
.lr To an attack upon Colonel
sseyat who, be said, was falsely
ming credit for the passage OF 'he
food and drug act
Read the high sounding moraiifies
he progressive platform SAID the
nor land compare them with the
bal performance of It's master
Dder. They don't seem to consist.
nno, conceive of any more wicked
law. breaking performance. "A ben
lent law-passed in good faith by
cress-was mercilessly eviscerated
the disemboweled corpse was turn
,yer to the secretary OF agriculture
dissection. The secretary OF agrl-
hire. inspired by his TRUSTEES IN
ne Solicitor McCabe and Associate
hlsp, attacked the carcass with the
lity of fasting bu2zards, and soon
the whitening bones OF the pure
law remained as mute witnesses
Is existence.
|eclaring that he had remained loyal
the republican party for many
RS in spite of his conviction that 1t
yearly becoming a worshlper at
shrine of the dollar and less mind
Of honesty in business and the
Bile health and welfare,h DR.. Wiley
/. 81 now believe that the repub
IN party, as at present constituted,
so completely subjugated by the
lar, SO permeated by the canker of
business as its only god, that only
astrous defeat can ever restore it
health.
In my own case the chief cause of
aking away from my life long polit-
affiliations is directly due to the
tIde Of two republican administra-
ns, viz, those of Roosevelt and
i, to the food and drugs act.
Arrayed against this salutary stat
had been formed the very worst
nents OF Commercialism that this or
other country could produce. De-
Bers and mlSbranders of foods and
pgst seeking to poison the foods
keep US we'll and debase the drugs
are given us when i'll, for years
succeeded In blocking legislation.
lndlng together were those drugging
foods to preserve them from decay
coIoring them with poisonous
fs to make them seem fresh, those
Elng cheap substitutes with food )
drugs to keep un their weight and
ume and deceive and threaten the
ehaser' those who, with cheap al
pol, simulated the old and fragrant
poQets OF the vineyard and its dis
ing who made beer of cheap sugars
Wine o. coal tar dyes, tannin and
charln, and those who proved on
lmag!nations OF the laymen and
q them worthless and harmful RENE.
y FaIl-belIied and sleek-faced lob.
Isis hIled the hotels of ashingtor
USED columns Of our newspa pers
'Aens professors in our colleges and
'eFsttles We're brought to Wash.
'on 10 tell the committees of con
~ mat all these disreputable prac.
9 were harmless and required by
exlgencies of trade.
parng all this time no presiden,
he United States and no cabine,
i'e's ever said a fayoring word for
elae'lnent OF this law-except or
VI TWO occasions in a most pro.
tNlofy way, Mr.. Roosevelt, in one
Ms messages, alluded to the matte,
sAort paragraph without accentn
lOn. Tie secretary of agriculture
ieN occasions N his reccomenda
NJ
'us y 70 the president. called attention
,as agitation going on. But tn.
asau s. OF ANNA industry of the de.
.lnsns Of agriculture and the healtl
,ps psLsnent aa,s Of the cit, of Wasbingtor
sasssa "a as.ve .s IN their opposition to tn, the
s,s Ssl's, os- tearing some Infringement m ',1' -
ver' - s,ras sPl,e Of his Indifference, how
lion ' saaong ag support, as we'll As onno nn
.G4, 7 ,;ae.y developed Ia the conprels eppo y
,ba baiied States Ia the Iasf 1.s yea y :.
i@c5srd0 @ d0a.'is, a. Hepburn, Mann ,I an1
nd 'a.a an1ht IN the house. and Mep'nmh e0 a.s. hs,
ciopsiyy 5iyoar1 in the senate, fo,,yhs dulos. TO
4 s'Is tbs ,n,.i and aggresslvely, and and ~ woe 70
urn, haI hautann I Of 1901 Senatnr Hen en
rs IS, a BELIEVING that winnins sr en- aes :,
III 10 aand, r1a, asked President Pnnsa Hnane'
I. IN hi btis'onnend the passage oIe OF ,n,
D ht,I. mi President replied ,b,ti,