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the brush for a living of employment. They take a hose and run it up 

 and down a wall, and in ten minutes a half day's work is done. But 

 these men very wisely say that if Congress will abolish or prohibit the 

 manufacture of butterine in order to accommodate the manufacturers 

 of butter, then why not, on the same principle, do away with these 

 hose painting machines to accommodate the painters, who are in propor- 

 tion to the manufacturers of hose painting machines more numerical 

 by far than the farmers and creamery people are in the same proportion 

 to the manufacturers of oleomargarine. That is precisely the same 

 principle upon which is based the Grout bill. It is the only motive for 

 its attempted enactment, and can not be concealed. 



Mr. SCHELL. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will permit me, allow 

 me to suggest now, before the time comes for adjournment, since I see 

 he is not going to be allowed to say all that he wants to say, that he 

 be allowed to file these resolutions from various people whom he repre- 

 sents, marking such parts a8 he wishes copied into the record, so that 

 all he wishes to have appear prominently may appear as part of his 

 remarks this morning, and be regularly before the Senate. I see these 

 papers which he has are too voluminous to go bodily into the record; 

 and it occurs to me that that disposition be made of them, in order 

 that the committee may have the advantage of having the important 

 portions of them before it. That is merely a suggestion. If it meets 

 with no disapproval, I think the gentleman will gladly avail himself 

 of it. 



Mr. McNAMEE. Yes; thank you. I have just a few minutes more, 

 gentlemen. (Reading:) 



We know it would be unreasonable to ask this, but it would be no more so tlian 

 for butter makers to try, as they are doing, to drive butterine out of existence 

 because it hurts their business. 



I will close by saying that we consider any further legislation by Congress tam- 

 pering with the butterine business as a prostitution of that dignified body to the 

 greed and avarice of certain corporations and individuals, at our sacrifice and that 

 of the people in general who don't own farms or creamery factories; and in the 

 name of my union, under its seal, and by its unanimous instruction, I earnestly 

 request you do everything you can to defeat all measures that provide for the 

 increase in the tax of, or further interference with the manufacture or sale of, but- 

 teriue. 



When railroads first came into existence, the proprietors of stage 

 coaches and other methods of conveyance and transportation were very 

 much displeased, and they kicked vigorously ; but of course their kick 

 did not avail them anything, because probably their political influence 

 was defective in some way. Now, if the farmers should have to sur- 

 render to the manufacture of that side industry, the making of butter, 

 because the manufacture of butterine has been demanded by the 

 people in general, they would eventually come to a realization of the 

 fact that after all they had not lost much, because in the raising of 

 stock they would make as much, or at least, according to my impres- 

 sion and the impression of those whom I represent, they would be as 

 well off eventually as if this progressive industry were sacrificed now 

 for their special benefit. 



Now, gentlemen, as the time is very limited, as I have only one or 

 two minutes more, and as you have kindly consented to permit me to 

 submit my argument in brief form, as I understand it, Mr. Attorney 

 you are an attorney, are you not? 



Mr. SCHELL. Yes. 



Mr. McNAMEE (continuing). I will not refer any further to this but- 

 terine question. I simply wish to tender to this committee, and its dig- 

 nified members individually, the sincere thanks of the Columbus Trades 



