The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-09
THE sANITARIANS.


Some weeks ago number OIL protiiihent
and patriotic citizens organized an association
now known as the Auxiliary Sanitary Assoc
eiatiou for the purpose Of raising funds 10
aid the Board Of Health and the city govern
ment IN carrying out as thorough system
If sanitary reform as possible. The DEMOCRAT
was the first journal In the city to commend
and approve this excellent and patrlouc
scheme Of our fellow citizens.
The sanitary measures necessary were UNI
versally recognized. Upon these points tnere
was, and there is now, no difference OIL opih-
ion. But 1t was manfestly Impossible 10
raise the money required to carry Them
out by taxation; hence number OF our
felow-ctizens organized the Auxiliary
Sanitary Association, with the view OF
raising money by subscription and
anpronriatinp II to the prosecution
Of needed measures of sanitary re-
form. No more patriotic or worthy enter
prise could have been set on foot, and we
believe that the Auxiliary Association has the
f,1ll and cordial Endorsement, not only OF the
city government and the Board Of Health,
but also OF the people generally.
This Auxiliary Association embraces In It's
membership many OF our most patriotic and
honored citizens. men who have large interests
at stake and who are looking only to the well
fare Of the city and State. Their purpose is
to advance the best interests OF the city; and,
accepting the authoritative statement OF the
president, their views are I'm perfect harmony
with the measures Of the Board OF Health and
the city government. The Board OF Health,
the city administration and the Auxiliary
Association, cooperating fully and cordially,
must inspire the utmost confidence
| throughout the regions Of country
tributary to New Orleans In our purpose and
capacity to preserve the present health OF
the city. But, unfortunately, designing and
intermeddllng parties have found 1t to their
interest to attempt to disturb this har-
mony: TO antagonize, IL possible, these sew
eral bodies. and involve the comm unity In q
conflict OF opinion and measures which can
only inspire the country with alarm and con-
sternation, and turn away from us oil our
spring and summer trade.
| The New Orleans Times processing In the
most loud-mouthed manner to represent the
commercial interests OF the city, has been
especially active In this business OF disorgan-
ization and antagonism. That journal has
assumed TO determine all the great and subtle
questions ID dispute between the scientists of
the age. and to arraign the Citizens Associa-
ton, body OF patriotic citizens, against an
other. the Board 81 Health IF this issue should
J be accepted, the most disastrous consequences
would result We would find our best citizens
involved In war with the constituted au-
thorities: confidence abroad would be de-
stroyed; CONSERVATION throughout the coun-
try would ensue and incalculable damage to
our commerce be inflicted.
But we invite the attention OF the people Of
the Mississippi Valley and Of the States
tributary to this city to the fact that the New
Orleans Times In It's fierce and vindictive
war upon the Board Of Health, and In Its
efforts to array the association known as the
Citizens Sanitary Auxiliary Association
against the Board OF Health, represents nc
important commercial or social element In
New Orleans The efforts OF that iourna
. to antagonize the two organizations
; RECENTLY met with polite but I'm
. mstakable rebuff from the president
OF the Auxiliary Association-one OF our mos
prominent and honored citizens. After the
, Times In It's usual insolent and presumptnous
manner had declared, In reply to the DEMO
, Graf. that there aeas an antagonism between
the Sanitary Association and the Board 81
, Health the president Of the former associa
| ton deemed 1t proper to read an official adj
, dress. from which we make the following ex
tract:
II would seem as II no important movement
could be inaugurated without more or less Of
misapprehension and misrepresentation w
3 As It is Of great Importance that we should not
q be misunderstood at this arly stage OF our ex
istence,. / desire that we should clearly. en-
a and define the purposes which we have In view
and the motives by which we will he guided. 4.
. tainabe only by the maintenance. of harmon,
: and good will between the legally constituted
authorities and ourselves. | can see no.hlnaf
ing strengthening and cooperating with tn
( city administrators and with the B2aId =, {
Health We a. my o epnro tb
officers legally entrusted with the duty 9
maintaining public health we weaken them AM
n sires to Interfere with the public officers In tn
: exercise of their duties.
Following the patriotic remarks from whcl
: the above Is an extract, Mr.. Whitney offere'
preamble and resolution, from which we ex
= tract the following:
This association emphatically denies an
I, Intention or desire to dictate TO either the git
d administration or the Board Of Health; The
desire to assist those important bodies In thei
+ onerous work OF preserving the public health
r and believe that only ia harmony and heart
!, Incorporation can the object they have In vies
II be successfully ACCOMPLISHED. They expresss,i
y disclaim any intention to control any publ
g body. and they aspire to no higher aim than +
follow the lead Of the legally constituted a ~
health and saving the lives Of their fellow
), citizens.
:. These remarks and resolutions were evl
~ IDENTIFY prompted by the Incorporate and un
y wise efforts OF the Times to involve the tw
y organizations In a conflict, and we invite til
. attention Of the public abroad to them as
y full and satisfactory evidence that the cit
:, government, the Board OF Health and th
- Auxiliary Association are all In full accort
,. and working in harmony to presery
the health Of the city and the adjacer
, country. The public may confidently rel
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