I70 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



creased over twenty-five million pounds within the past year, ard further 

 facts to the secretary of the treasury to give to the house of representa- 

 tives as to what places oleomargarine was being sold in and in what 

 quantities. In other words, giving to the house of representatives tho 

 informations as to the violation of the State laws, where there are laws 

 about the sale of colored oleomargarine. 



The purpose of raising this $10,000 00 or more by the National Dairy 

 Union is to use this money in educating the people as to help they 

 should have, and as to their ability to oppose this oleomargarine traflSc^ 

 ind the greater per cent of the m oney is spent for that purpose. It is not 

 jeing used for lobbying in Washington, or paying the expenses of men 

 io watch out for the dairymen's interest. 



The campaign will be directed from Chicago. The leaders in the 

 fight will stay in the west and get information to the farmers and dairy- 

 men in this great country, not only in the northwest, but whatever part 

 they may reside, and let them bring the press to bear on their represen- 

 tative in congress. 



This is a campaign in which the oleomargarine men are on one sid^ 

 and they have millions of money, while the buttermen and the dairy- 

 men have millons of cows. It is a campaign of cows against money. 

 We can hope to succeed only by thoroughly impressing on our represen- 

 tatives in congress, not only that it is right, but that we demand it, and 

 that each and every one will be held accountable for the stand taken on 

 this question. 



At this time, when bringing this press to bear on our congressmen, 

 it seems to me that it is important that we set a good example as to the 

 fate of any man who opposes our interests, and let it not be said that a 

 man can do everything that is hostile to the dairyman, and at the same 

 time receive his vote. It is upon this fact that our v/hole fight depends. 

 if our legislators in congress can say, "They will elect me just the same 

 when I return even if I am against them." In this fight the leaders them- 

 selves have no power or influence. The whole fight depends upon the 

 farmers and the dairymen of this country; not in simply thinking they 



