The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-03
By HARVEY w. WILEY.

by HARVEY W. WILEY.
Former chief Chemist al the L. S
Department of Agriculture.
My appeal is chiefly to those who,
like myself. have been lifelong Re-
peblicans. | believe that no kind of
| an administration Is going to ruin the
country. l have high personal re-
gard for each one of the candidates
for president and vice president on
| all the tickets All the political plat
| forms are mainly sound and all prom
Use effort in behalf of the whole peo-
| pile. Ny choice is not based Oh a
| platform. 1t was determined by my
| impressions Of the real attitude of
| the candidates respecting the public
! welfare We are creatures OF here
| dty and environment. In our atti-
| tude towards great public questions
| We are almost altogether 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 chalr and We
| know by experience what may be ex-
pected If either Of them resume his
/ former seat on March 4. 1913 Mr.
iN'''N'"i1 w fSdSpH ~ ms altitude
towards the food and drug act aban-
doned the consumers of the country
: to the rHpaetty or a FEW mercenaFy
manufacturers. Under authority of
congress i had carried ON extensive
experiments with my So-ea He'd poison
squad and found that certain sub
| stances, viz, benzoic compounds, sui
( furious compounds and sulphate OF
copper lblue stone), were injurious
1hs la,, a,earr,a .....,
.hiaf ~ ~ -. 50
IN. a,,t,, 80 % cuSiniS ' y
IA aata,,.. as sraha Jury
- - Ai'l', "'etne' 'pous ana
we're aouteraied or mlshTand-
sg,, .'.seeaa y, dPPeAAhg from. mN
ueIlsiohs 10 the courts as the law re-
lures, the users OF these poisons ap-
PeHied 10 PRESIDENT Roosevelt. He
not only listened to them, but he
abrogated the plain provisions of the
law, appointed a board not contem-
| plated by the law. and directed that
these predatory interests might con-
tinue their attacks on the health OF
| the people until this hoard nnknown
TO the law. should nartd. otbarwisn
Can we safely trust tba ra,1,rata,,
for pubic health 10 Mr Roosa~aif >
| | cannot believe that To he tho proner
course Mr. TAT, trbarltaa ~ ~,
NJ .tNe5
from his Predecessor and bas ,ot o,,i,,
continued This iIleeat haara 80, 80
whose ua+ronau g9,,tt..,., So. ~ NJ
poisoning the neonls hl,t ha Ala go
1 | In the matter of The adultara,in,, -
, distilled heverap4s IN ,rbts.t, 49,,
Welt uuheld the lagaltv n,.,stitnt.ed
. authorities Mr. TAR rsyarsad 49,
, mol cv ana threw ths r,iet,tv u,atalt,t
) Of the exac1fII54a ,,ftica - ~ s',,@,Tr 49,
. of the worst lot ~ aanI,erators Ia ;
ever dtseracad co,iatr,, wa
Mr.. Wilson ana M Ma-snau h,,
their stren,;f,t,s etTor+s tr, Laba1f ~ ~ :
food laws Of their rasnectiva Staras
have give, a nosit;,, $3.50 o'a .es =
rsuch a threatening state ~ aeairs
They will sunnort 10 tha ,,,r,aat - =
Y officia,s under tha law wh, are irwin .
to protect the nnbIic hsaItb ara vii
make short shrift Of those who have
brought ahol1t tbesa ,rassnt ,,rhar
, a bile conditions
Wilson ard NarsbaI nv thar adm
E cation ana ar vironntr,t are free rraro
/, HAS In fayor of nradatorv tnteresrs
| land are Insured nv trua natriot{c zeal
) in behslf Of pnhlic welfare
II | SUPPORT the Democratic nominees
III the futf kuowiedge thai many of
) the prominent Democrats in congress
have been in fun symnathv win the
paralysis Of the food law IN hebalf
; OF the unhol, doIIar p,,t uhan the
Democratic nrastdart .nd ,,ioa-rraat :
dent lend the aid az their nowerfl,l
: tsvrnr,,t +,,,-4t,~,,.-hals- ,ha n,,h1ia
health those in tha,r oy, no rat
In sympathy win them viii he rob.
, bed of their newer ror avil n Roose
! welt or Taft be ehesen soldiers Of fra,,fi
and adulteration will he imnrexnahJy
|entrenched for anothar fo,,r ,aarS ana
! benzoatas sultltea ana aS,,itsrated 9 l.
: coholic beyernses ui,, hapa nav