The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-23
HE Says Taft and T. r. Are Sol.
diers Of Fraud.
fENEMlEs OF PURE FOOD LAW
Famous Chemist Believes the HeaIss
Of the Nation Demands Election
Of the Democratic
Ticket.
BY HARVEY w. WILEY.
i(Former Chief Chemist of the q. 81
Department Of Agrlculture.)

Department Of Agriculture.)
My appeal is chiefly to those who,
like myself have been lifelong Repub-
leans. believe that no kind Of an
administration Is going to ruin the
country / have a high personal re-
gard for each one Of the candidates for
president and yiee-presldeent on ain
the tickets All the political platforms
are mainly sound and att promise Of,
fort in behalf Of the whole people My
choice Is not based on a platform. 1t
was determined BY my Impressions ot
the real attitude OF the candidates re,
specting the public welfare. We are
creatures Of heredty aud 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 10 be swayed by special
interests and most likely to be guided
by devotion to public welfare2 Two
of tho candidates have already been
tried In the presidential chair and we
know by experience what may be ex
peeted II either Of them resume his
former seat on March 4. 1918 MIR.
Roosevelt by reason Of his attitude to.
wards the food and drug act aban.
doned the consumers Of the country
10 the rapacity Of few mercenary
manufacturers. Under authority 81
congress | had carried On extensive
experiments with my so-eaited poison
squad and found thae certain sub
stances. viz. henzolc compounds, sul.
phurous compounds and sulphate Of
copper Cblne stone), we're injurious 70
health.
The law conferred upon me. ag chief
Of the bureau Of chemistry. the duty
Of acting as d grand jury and deter
mining whether foods and drugs were
adulterassa - misbranded Instead
Of appealing fron my decisions to the
courts as the yeN requires, the users
OF these poIsons appealed to President
Roosevelt He not cniy listened to
them. hut he abrogated the plain pro-
visions Of the law, appointed a board
not contemplated By the law. and d.
rected that these predatory interests
might continue their attacks on Che
health Of the people until this board.
unknown 70 the law. should decide
otherwise.
Can we safely trust the campaign
for public health to Mr Rooseselt2
cannot believe that to be the proper
course. Mr. Taft inherited this ex-
ceedingly bad condition OF affairs
from hts predecessor and has not
only continued this illegal board un-
der whose patronage adnlterators 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 eonstt
.s'sed authorities. Mr. Taft reversed
thar 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.
sir. Wilson ard Mr. Marshall hy
their strenuous efforts In behalf Of tht
food laws of their respective states
have given a positive promise to enc
such i threatening state Of affairs
They will support TO the utmost th'
officials under the law who are trying
to protect the public health and VII
make short shrift or those who have
brought about theae present nnbeara
Bile conditions.
Wilson and Marshall BY their educa
ton and environment are free from
bias IN favor Of predatory INTEREST,"
and are inspired BY true patriotic zea
in behalf Of public welfare
/ support the Democratic nominees
in fun knowledge that many Of thi
prominent Democrats In congress havl
been In full sympathy with the paralg
sis Of the food law In behalf Of tai
unboly dollar But when the Demo
cratic president and vice.prosiden
lend the aid Of their powerful ssmpa
thy in behalf Of the public healtl
those Of their own party not in sym
pathy with them viii be robbed o
their power for eyil # Roosevelt o
Taft be chosen tho soldiers Of frau
and adulteraton viii be impFagnabll
enirenched for another four years anl
benzoates. sulphites and adulteratel
alcoholic beyeridges win have 4 nag
lease of life
/ believe also that President Wiisoi
will renovate the department Of agri
culture, reeking. as L has been 70
the past twelve years with scandal
and iaxorillsm. He win see to It Tina
tha bureau Of animal industry viii
protect the public health instead q
the efforts Of the packers to sell dii
easea meats under the deeentiv
phrase eu. s. Inspected and Passed.
Under President Wilson no more iii
chots will be kicked out Of tho serric,
no more unspeakable McCabes viii q,
ercise dictatorial powers. There W.T.
be no more cotton leaks and jungl
atrocities, no more Everglade swls
dies. Buceaneering. boasting an
buncombe viii give place to sane G
forts for the promotion Of real akr
culture and the public health.