National Republican., 1878-07-09

day for the District of Columbia. with all
the good done for the District, the destruction
OF tho board was great crime. In all the
bickcrings OF the aDird he knew that perhaps
he had been the most personal and unreasona.
Die, but he knew that he had their forgive
ness. Ho would always feel that they had
done great work and be happy In that feel.
ing
JUDGE WARDEN SPEAKS
Judge Warden said that he was at first In.
clined to think that they might as well let the
occasion pass in silence. He had hesitated 10
| speak because, when thoy could not speak well
OF the powers that be, II was generally best not
to speak at all. IL the executive authority or
legislative authority had appreciated the sani.
tary interests Of tho District, the board would
not be then preparing for its extinction. He
would carry homo his commission as n member
oil the board with moro pride than any COM
mission that he had ever held, although
among them was one as \ member Of the court
OF last resort In the third State of the Union.
In r, ference to the legislation by which the
board was abolished, he said that the whole
policy from beginning to end was ono Of un-
manly as well as unstatesmanlike suppression
Sometimes selfpraiso was high duty, and
that was when 1t took the form of self-defense.
1t seemed to him that the District of Colum-
bia had been used by political experimental
Just As tho frog and dog were used by the
nnthologist and Psychologist. Here in the
District OF Columbia, whero there was no OK.
cuse for not having a model government, they
had the example Of the striking down Of the
dcliberativo principle in tho sanitary institu.
tions Of the city, and its commitment to a
blind executive authority. A more disgrace
inl piece Of legislation was never enacted, and
lie predicted that every man who ever feels
any responsibility for this action will be
ashamed to his hearts core of that response
bility before he dies. 1t was not done after
inquiry, hut by the cutting off of inquiry.
WILLING TO HELP THEIR SUCCESSORS.
DIR. Bliss remarked that rs earnest sanitari.
ans he thought that tho feeling Of tho board
was to lend assistance to the Health Officer and
the Commissioners In tho cause Of saving life.
To this sentiment the members all agreed.
DIR. Cox made n motion, which was carried
that the gentlemen who had spoken be each
requested to write out his remarks rs near as
lie could remember them, with Wow to hay-
ing them collected and printed as a souvenir Of
the board
The board, then, after holding short execu.
tive session, adjourned sine die.
THE wIND-uP.
After the adjournment the members and
employees of the board and the reporters as
sombled in the yard, In the rear of the Office,
and suitably honorod the occasion by discuss.
ing keg OF beer. II was formerly the custom
whenever new officers were elected to have n
few bottles of vino opened, but as an era of
economy has set in, the vino was rejected last
evening, and the health Of tho old board, Just
passing into history, was drunk in no more
classical beverage than beer. Each member
made little speech appropriate to the occa-
sion. The Press being proposed as toast,
Mr.. A. J. Clarke responded Ia terms most fit
ting to tho occasion. After this there was
and tho party separated.