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Publish Date: 1905/03/11
Volume: XLIV, Issue: 10, Pages: 797-797
Abstract
Congress has adjourned without passing the purefood bill Those who deliberately adulterate the food of the people with poisonous substances have won again —with the assistance of certain senators who ought instead to be engaged in the protection of the people The chief obstructionists have been Senators Platt of Connecticut and Spooner of Wisconsin Something appropriate should be done to them by their respective constituencies Senator Heyburn of Idaho and his supporters Senator McCumber of North Dakota and others deserve great praise for their manly fight against the specious objections made to the bill It should bring a blush of shame to the cheek of every citizen of this country to know that dishonest manufacturers have so powerful an influence in the United States Senate that a purefood law can not be passed We trust that a wave of popular indignation will force this bill through the next congress The
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