Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-01
He Says Taft and T. R. Are Sol
diers of Fraud.
ENEMIES OF PURE FOOD LAW
Famous Chemist BELIEVES the Health
Of the Nation Demands Election
Of the Democratic
Ticket.
BY HARVEY w. WILEY.
(Former Chief Chemist of the U. 6
Department of Agricultural

My appeal is chiefly to those who.
IKE myself, have been lifelong RepuD.
licans. l believe that no Kind OF an
administration is going to ruin the
country. | have high personal re.
gard for each one of the candidates for
president and vicepresideent OIL all
the tickets. All the political platform:
are mainly sound and all promise e
tort In behalf Of the whole people. My
choice is not based on a platform Il
was determined by my impress ions OF
the real attitude of the candidates re
specting the public welfare. We a.,
creatures Of hyredity and environ
ment. In our attitude towards grca
public questions We are almost alto
Sether creatures of environment.
What two men are by environment
least likely to be swayed by specie
interests and most likely to be guide,
by devotion to public welfare? Tw,
of the candidates have already baei
tried in the presidential chair and w
know by experience what may be e.
pected II either OF them resume h
former seat on March 4, 1913. Nj
Roosevelt by reason of his attitude &c
wards the food and drug act absr
doned the consumers of the couItr'
to the ranacity Of a few mere cnar
manufacturers. Under authority
congress / had carried on eXtensiv.
experiments with my so-called poiso..
squad and found that certain sub
stances, viz, benzOic compounds, su
phurous compounds and sulphate O.
copper (blue stone), were injurious to
health.
The law conferred upon me, as chic
OF the bureau of chemistry. the dutr
of acting rs a grand jury ana deter
mining whether foods and drugs wert
adulterated or misbraIded Instead
Of appealing from my decisions 10 the
courts as the law requires. the users
Of these poisons appealed to Presiden
Roosevelt. He not only listened T.
them, but he abrogated the plain pro
visions Of the law, appointed board
not contemplated by the law. and d.
reoted that these PREDATORY Interests
might continue their attacks on thu
health Of the rnou'e until this board.
unknown to the law, should decide
otherwise.
Can we safely trust the caNraigb
for public health to Mr.. Roosevelt? !
cannot believe that to be the proper
course. Mr.. Taft inherited this ex
ceedingly bad condition of affair
from his predecessor and has nor
only continued this Illegal board IN
der whose patronage adulterators are
still poisoning the PEOPLE. but he did
worse. In the matter OF the adultera.
ton OF distilled beverages I'm wEic,
Roosevelt upheld the legally consti
tuted authorities, Mr. Taft rev. .seG
that policy and threw the might
weight OF the executive office to the
support Of the worst lot of adultera
tors that ever disgraced 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 VIII support 10 the utmost the
officials under the law who are tryin~
to protect the public health and wi;
make short shrift of those who have
BILE conditions.
Wilson and Marshall by their educa
ton and environment are free from.
bias in favor OF predatory interests
and are inspired by true patriotic yea
In behalf Of public welfare.
support the Democratic nominees
in full knowledge that many of the
To-
been In full sympathy with the. paraly
sis Of the food law in behalf of the
unholv dollar. But when the Demo
cratic president and vice. presidep :
end the aid Of their powerful sympa.
thy In behalf OF the pubic health
chose OF their own party not in sym.
Dathy with them will be robbed OF
their power for evil II Roosevelt or
Taft be chosen the soldiers OF fraud
and adulteration will be impre gnably
entrenched for another four years an6
oenzoates. supplies and adulterateG
alcoholic beveridges will have o new
lease Of life
believe also that President Wilson
will renovate the department of agri.
culture, reeking, as II has been foi
the past twelve years with scandals
and favoritism. He will see TO Il that
the bureau OF animal industry will
protect the public health instead O
tie efforts Of the packers to sell dis
eased meats under the deceptive
phrase ~. g. Inspected and Passed.
Under President Wilson no more Pin
chots will be Picked ont OF the service
no more unspeakable McCabes will ex.
ercise dictatorlal powers. There viii
be no more cotton leaks and Jungle
atrocities, no more Everglade swim
dies. Buccaneering, Boosting and