The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-11-27
The End of the Fever
The imes-Democrat.

cases of yellow fever and no deaths
from that disease. There was one
new case reported in Mobile and no
deaths. Scranton, Biloxi and the
other coast towns reported clean
bills of health.
This may be considered as prac-
tically the end of the fever as far
as New Oorleans and the South are
concerned. The Board Of Health
issue no more official bulletins, be-
cause they are no longer necessary.
With the cold weather we have al.
ready had, and the third cold spell
which came upon us last night, yell
low fever has practically ceased to
exist. Should there be a sporadic
case one day or another it will not
effect the proposition that the di-
sease is now practically sextinct lin
New Orleans and elsewhere.
AS a matter of fact, the Board
Of Health has continued to report
the new cases and to publish the
fever bulletin much longer than it
has usually been done or than is
done with any other infectious or
contagious disease. 1t has been
customary to cease the reports as
soon as the disease has dropped to
such figures as to show that there is
no longer any danger from it.
The Board of Health Of New
York, Philadelphia or any other
American city would de laughed at
if it deemed it necessary to publish
daily bulletin showing an oc-
casional case Of diphtheria, typhoid
fever or other zynaotic disea=e. AS
a matter of fact, there is not city
in the country that would not be
if this policy were adopted.
The m natter, therefore, can now be
closed. The yellow fever has
rapidly declined since the first cold
spell, and it received its coup de
grace last night. Should there be
sporadic case or two during the
week-which we hope not-the fe-
yer has ceased to be matter of
moment or of donger to any one.
The Times-Democrat has faith
fully carried out its pledge to tell
the truth, the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth, and to report all
cases of yellow fever occurring here.
1t now closes its work, satisfied that
there is nothing more to be done or
be reported, and that the yellow
fever, as disease, is over.
Our contemporary, the Times
Democrat, declares that it would
rather see no constitutional conven-
ton held than have ward politicians
elected as delegates. In view of
the fact, however, that great and
lasting good to Louisiana will result
from the qualification of the suf-
frage and the elimination of the
negro from our elections, the pres
ence of a few ward politicians IN
the convention, who are pledged to
vote for such an amendment to the
constitution, is not matter to
raise a row about at this time.
Aside from this the real work of the
convention, as in the past, will be
done by the thirty-six delegates at
large who will be selected from the
brainiest men in the State and who
will be the controlling element of
the body. 1t is also fact that a
number Of politicians who enjoy
what is known as ward leadership are
heading the tickets to be voted for
at the primaries next month, not
that they have any idea of going as
delegates to the convention, but for
the reason that they wish to name
in the parish convention the men to
represent their respective wards and
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