The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-10
BY HARVEY w. WILEY.
Former Chief Chemist al tho U. s.
Department Of Agricultural

| My appeal Is chiefly to those who
, like myself. have been lifelong Rcpuh
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 aud vice president on ali
| the tickets All the political platforms
are mainly sound. and all promise eff
fort In behalf of the whole people. My
choice is not based on Il platform 1t
| was determined by my impressions Of
the real attitude of the candidates re
specting the public welfare, We are
creatures Of heredlty and environ
ment. In our attitude toward 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 most likely to be guided
| by devotion to public welfare? Two
OF the candidates huve already been
tried In the presidential chair, and We
know by experience what may be ex
nwted If either of them resumes his
former seat ON March d. 1913 Mr.
| Roosevelt by reason OF his attitude TO
| ward the food and drug act aban-
doncd the consumers of the country
to the rapncity Of few fnerccnary
| manufacturers. Under authority of
congress | had carried on extensive
experiments With my SO called poison
squad and found that certain sub
stances viz. bcnzoc compounds, sui
phnrous compounds and suIphate Of
copper ibluestone) were injurious to
| health.
rhe law conferred upon me us chief
of the bureau of chemistry the duty Of
acting rs IL grand jury and deterlnin
Ing whether foods and drugs were adul
terated or misbranded, Instead Of ap-
pealing from my decisions to the courts.
as the low requires, the users of these
poisons appealed to President Roose.
welt He not only listened to them. but
he abrogated the plain provisions of
the law, appointed a board not con.
tempIated by the law and directed that
these predatory interests might con
tinue their attacks on the health OF the
people until this board. unknown to
the law, Should decide otherwise.
Can we safely trust the campaign
for public health to Mr.. Roosevelt /
cannot believe that to be the proper
course Mr. Taft inherited this exceed
inglv bad condition of affairs from his
predecessor aud has not only continued
this illegal hoard under whose patron
age ndulterators are still poisoning the
peope. but he did worse. In the mat
Ter of the Hdulteration of distilled bcv-
eragcs in which Roosevelt upheld the
legally constituted authorities Mr.. Taft
reversed that policy aud threw the
mighty weight of the executive Office
to the support OF the worst lot OF adui-
terators that ever disgraced a country.
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall by
their strenuous Efforts in behalf of the
food laws Of their respective states
nave given positive promise to end
such n threatening state Of affairs
They VIII support to the utmost the
officials under the law who are trying
to protect the public health and will
make short Shrift of those who have
brought about these present unbear
able conditin0S.
Wilson ANA Marshall by their educa
ton and environment are free from
bias III far"r Of predatory interests
and are inspired by true patriotic zeal
In behalf of puhIin welfare
! SUPPORT the Democratic nominees in
full knowledge that many of the prom
incut Democrats IN congress have
been in fun sympathy with the para
ysiS of the food law in behalf of the
unholy dollar But when the Demo
cratic president and vice president
lend the aid Of their powerfnl sympa
thy in behalf Of the public health
those of their own party not in sym
mthy with them will be robbed Of
their power for evil IF Roosevelt or
Taft be chosen the soldiers of fraud
| and adutcratiou will he impregnahIy
intrenchrd for another four years and
| beuzoateS. Sulphatcs and adulternted
alcoholic beverages win have a new
lease Of life
believe also that President Wilson
| will rcnovatp the department. of ngrl
culture, rocking, rs il has been for
the past twelve years. with scandals
and favoritiSm He will see to il that
| the bureau Of animal industry wilt
! protect the public health inStead of
the efforts of the packers to sell dis
eased meats under the lecpptlvp
| phrase III. s Inspected and Passed
| Under President Wilson no more Pin
| chots viii he Kicked oit Of the service
no more unereNkahe McCabes will on
erciSe dictntorial powers. There will
| he no more cotton leaks and Jungle
atrocities, no more Everglades swim
7 dies Ruccaneering. boasting and him
conbc win give place to sane efforts
| for the promotion OF real agriculture
and the puhc health
| Under Wilson the department of
/ agriculture will he restored to speak.
Fashions Dangers.
- H. L. l.. yt<N NVnVx hr.