The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-22


OF course the Constitution SAYS g the
Legislature shall establish a State Board
Of HEALTH" but it does not cav which
Legislature shall do this The last Leg
islature ignored this provision of the Con-
stltutlon, that is, the House passed
Board of Health Bill, but the Senate
failed to pass it, for the reason, as some of
the Senators claim, that the bill provided
for State Board, and also for the regula-
ton of the practice Of medicine in this
State, and was therefore not in constitu-
tional form, as prescribed by section l6,
Article III, of the Constitution. The Leg
isature soon to convene i'll extra session
may very wise Y refuse to provide for the
creation of a State Board Of Health. In
the event that it should 50 refuse, is there
any power to punish its members for igno-
ring this provision of the Constitution,
and leaving that work for their successors
to do:
The New York Herald, speaking of
the race question in the South says
Take State, for instance, like Louisiana,
where the blacks-in the condition of
peasantrv-are in the majority. What
would you do if you were a resident and
had property: You can afford to be
both fair and candid. What would YOU
do: Would YOU throw the power to
tax, to expend public money, to institute
costly improvements, to effect the trade
of the people, into the hands of an irrespon-
sihlc class? On the contrary, if anybody
should do that you would sell out and
move. We cite this instance to show
that the difficulties are OF the gravest
character, that the race question can't
be made the shuttlecock Of a political
game, but should be discussed seriously.
soberly and with the best intelligence we
can summon.
We wish some one would demonstrate to us
wherein the Railroad Commissioners have been
OF any benefit TO the farmers and fruit growers
Commission may be necessity but the pres
ent members do not seem 10 US to fill the bill
Sanford Mascotte.
Those who have applied to the Com
mission for redress of grievances can say
whether the Commission has been a bene-
fit to farmers and fruit growers. If the
Commission has not been of any benefit
to farmers and fruit growers, perhaps the
farmers and fruit growers are more to
blame than the Commissioners. Those
who have grievances should lay them be-
fore the Commission, as the law provides.
Give the Commission a chance to do
something before you condemn it. The
orange growers of Marion and Sumter
counties know whether the Commission is
necessity or not, and also whether or
not the present Commissioners fill the
bill. In order to obtain the benefits ex-
pected from and through the Commission.
it is necessary that the people should co.
operate with the Commissioners by Civ.
ing them Internationally fling com.
plants for the Commissioners TO act
upon-tO form the basis for a suit at law
etc. The Commission must of necessity
rely on the people for information upon
which to base proceedings for correction
OF wrongs inflicted upon the people by
transportation companies, and the sooner
the people learn these facts the better il
will be for them. The Commission is
powerless to benefit the people unless the
people give the Commissioners an op-
portunity to act in their behalf-to do
something for the people. IF transporta.
ton matters do not suit you, appeal to
the Commission. 1t is your privilege.
your right, your duty to do 60.