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business and the State after theirs, and should this so-called Dairy Union interfere 

 with your business hi the way of prosecution as to the State laws, we hereby guar- 

 antee you protection to the extent of paying all fines, costs, etc., until the color law 

 is decided unconstitutional in the supreme court of the State of Illinois, and will 

 further, on receiving complaint, take such action for damages as will make it unpleas- 

 ant for some of those who are attempting to interfere with your and our own legiti- 

 mate business. 



We were under the impression that the severe censure they received from the 

 judges during their filibustering of last year would have been sufficient for all time, 

 but have been informed that to be successful in obtaining money from farmers and 

 butter men a few circulars with imposing headlines are required. 



We strongly recommend you to pay no attention to those circulars. We have 

 always been in a position to protect our customers from injustice and blackmailers, 

 and will be ever at your service should you require our aid. 

 Kespectfully, yours, 



WM. J. MOXLEY. 



J)n the following day the following circular was issued by Messrs. 

 Braun & Fitts, whose vice-president, Mr. Jelke, has been a constant 

 attendant at these hearings, and is printed on page 466: 



Every licensed butterine dealer in Chicago has received circular letters from the 

 secretary and attorney for the Illinois Dairy Union, promising all sorts of trouble to 

 dealers in butterine (that honest and pure article of food). Well, now, don't you 

 believe a word of it; there is a law against blackmailing, and we want now and here 

 to go on record to the assertion, as an affidavit, that we shall civilly and criminally 

 prosecute any man or party of men interfering unlawfully with the butterine business 

 in this or any other State. We know exactly where we stand; we are properly 

 advised on the subject, and now we make you a " fair offer:" "Handle our goods as 

 you always have; we in turn promise and guarantee full protection against the State 

 law (which has been declared unconstitutional) to the extent of paying cost of prose- 

 cution, fines, and paying all costs pertaining thereto." In declaring the law uncon- 

 stitutional one of the judges stated to the effect "that the butter ring were, in his 

 opinion, liable to prosecution to recover damages done an honest industry." Fair 

 enough, isn't it? Renew your efforts, and be assured that we will be prepared to 

 fight any number of rounds in any kind of a legal fight to the finish. Handle our 

 butterine and be safe. 



True to its promise, the Illinois Dairy Union began prosecutions in 

 earnest., The arrests were in every instance upon charge of selling 

 oleomargarine for butter. 



And as true to their promise these manufacturers sent their attorneys 

 and representatives into court to defend these cases upon technical 

 grounds. 



The attorney who represented the oleomargarine makers was Roy O. 

 West, with W orth E. Caylor as assistant or trial lawyer, the former 

 appearing in court only once or twice. The connection of Mr. Caylor 

 with the oleomargarine makers is clearly established on page 462, in 

 a reproduction of an extract from a pamphlet issued by Moxley, in 

 which he speaks of Mr. Caylor as their attorney in these cases. 



The special representatives of the oleomargarine makers at these 

 trials were William Gleeson, for Moxley & Co., and F. M. Lowry, for 

 Braun & Fitts, both occupying positions of confidence and trust with 

 their respective concerns. These two representatives looked after the 

 comforts and convenience of those under arrest and went their bonds. 

 The prosecution made its appearance in court nine times, and each 

 time the bonds of these defendants were renewed by the representa- 

 tives of Moxley and Braun & Fitts. 



The printed record (page 467) will show that Mr. Jelke denied before 

 the committee these charges, and stated emphatically that Mr. Lowry 

 did not go on the bonds of any retailer charged with selling oleomar- 

 garine for butter. On page 552 will be found a record of the produc- 



