The age-herald., 1898-11-02

 he said, was based on the assertion made by MT. Farror. a prominent attorney of New Orleans, in a paper read before the quarantine convention held in Mobile after the epidemic last year.
 Dr. Sanders stated that as chief promo ter of the convention, he had invited not only physicians but also attorneys, in orr der that the legal aspect of the question might be had.
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 The paper of MT. Farris was a very ex- haustive opinion upon the subject, and had been printed in pamphlet form. After read ing it, said the speaker, if any man is still in favor of a national quarantine that man is willing to grossly miseonstrue the eonstl- tuition. Quarantine, he said, was simply police power, and police power belonged to the state. -
 National quarantine is impractical, con- tended the speaker, because it would neces- sitate delays. In the outbreak at McHenry Miss, this year, continued Dr. Sanders, the disease was recognized by member of the Mississippi state board of health, and with in an hour cordon of men were placed around the village and the spread of the disease prevented. Within two hours a complete census of the town had been taken and information obtained concerning the whereabouts of persons who had left the town and who might communicate the dis ease. Had the matter been in the hands of the marine hospitatl or under a na-' tional quarantine system, the presence of the disease would have been reported to the chief officer in Washington, who would
 
 point. As it was, the state officers were on hand and in the course of five or six weeks the disease was exterminated without a single focus being distributed from that To- cality.
 Under national quarantine system an emergency call would necessitate the em- ployment of men who were at the time out of employment, who are not the best class of people as rule, said the speaker. This, of course, applied to men in charge of the direction of affairs.
 Another Objectionable Feature
 Another objectionable feature to a na- tional quarantine system would be the cre- ation of a political function. People would solicit the endorsement of their friends for positions in the service, which would be forwarded to the representatives in con gress, and by them referred to the chief officer in charge The speaker here point ed out the abuses that would arise
 Such a system might do for a kingdom where the executive power was vested in a king, but not for republic, where the voice of the people was paramount. If such a system was thrust upon the people of this country, which would carry oppres- sion and wrongs with it, the people would rise up in theiF@ might and tear up railroad tracks, bridges and do other things to de stroy it.
 'These,' said pr. Sanders, "are not all the objectionable features of the national quarantine system, but shall now en- deavor to point out system which I think would be in accord with the wishes of the people,
 pr. Sanders here explained his system, which is modelled after the public health system of Alabama, which he said was recognized as one of the very sbeest in the union, vastly superior to tine systems of lnany states. The system is as follows.s s-ss -+sS | Dr. Sanders PIan-s.-4-i iRi ss-=.-, First. The establishment of county health boards in every county in the United States. county health officer to be elected by the county medical society and an advisory board Yf five physicians, also elected by the medidal society of the coun- ty. tt
 Second A state eystem created on the same principle in charge of a..state health officer and a board of. ten members elected by the state medfcal society. ..
 Third A nati0oal bureau os public health to consist of representatives from each state, who would have an equal voice in creating the regulations Which would gov- ern the management of affairs. This bu- reau should create an interstate quarantine to regulate the system between states
 Under this system. said the speaker, the public health question would be fairly met at moments notice and the machinery could be put in operation and everything would work in unison.
 The Alabama system, said the speaker was faulty in that local regulations were paramount to the state This, he said he hoped the next legislature would remedy by making the state regulations paramount to all others. The movement of trains and mail should also be under state control, so that one authority could direct them.
 In closing pr. Sanders stated that he had not been able to do justice to the subject, and during his remarks paid high tribute to the memory of his predecessor, the late lamented pr. Jerome Cochran, who, he stated, had first conceived the Alabama system
 Open Discussion
 When Dr. Sanders took his seat Dr. Hen ley announced that the question was open for discussion, and extended an invitation to the citizens, well as the physicians, | to take part.
 Major F. Y. Anderson was recognized, | and stated that he had some views on the subject. He thought that 1t was time some | system was devised that would prevent the | entire commerce of the south from being | chloroformed every year. He stated that l he was speaking from public standpoint, and wanted to analyse Dr. Sanders objec- | tions to national quarantine. The public | he said, believes that the physicians were -.t.1.