The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19
TEN PAGES TODAY.
NATIONAL auAmANTINn.

AS Is Wen Known 10 us readers. Tue IobL
is and has been all the time oproed tic
the proposition to turn over to the Nations1
government the quarantine affairs ni Texas.
More than once The Post has filed ats
objections in this regard, and Is glad
now to note the fact that 1t is by no means
alone In its contention.
DR.. Edmund souchon. president of the
Louisiana State board of health and a
man of vast experience In campaigning
against epdemics. in pamphlet recently
published and also in an address before
the quarantine conference in session at
Memphis. takes a most sensible view OF
the question. The Memphis Commercials
Appeal records DR.. Souchon MS follows:
Like the large majority OF these VINO have
intelligently studied the quarantine question
IN all it's phases, both 1t applies 10 COM
Ynrlfties and In its broader relations TO Ma
ticnai life, DR.. Souchon concludes that while
some additional legislation Is necessary. tlsa
education OF public sentiment Is paramount
He believes that finland quarantine ia ques-
ton of educntion by Recommendation more than
one of legislation by coercion" This IL un-
doubtedly true. because when people learn
that sanitation win insure immunity from the
yellow fever, they WIN lose their terror OF 1t,
and conduct themselves more nationally To
the clarnor for National nbsolutism, this new
faith that has sprung up of late DR. Souchon
lnakos reply "A National board without punt
tive powers would be n derisdon. With punt
tive powers not enforced. II would be- u con
teinptlblo farce; with punitive powers en-
forccd, 1t would be abhorred" This Is q com
plete and concise presentation OF the case In
simple and foreeiul way. Such absolutlsm
as tho ccntuaizers seek TO sccura would be
People must be led and eduentril not driven
or coerced. AS DR., Souchon Gays: "The cross
and the pen have educated and civilized the
world, not tho sword and the gun The
advocated OF force bill should answer DR.
Souchon when he asks: 'How WIN legislation
force State to receive mails. passengers aud
want to receive them for fear OF taking a
contagious disease? ANY Attempt 10 force
this upon Them would surely bring on civil
war. This is the truth. The ''pnnic-
stricken and those seized by ''insano fear,
are not confined to one class. Those who
would rush. In their terror 4, the National
government for protection are as hvsiorlcai
Of these who appeal to the shotgun with the
ainerencs mat the centrallzers would commit
permanent error while the shotgun adyo
Gates can repair their error at any time hv
laying down their guns ~ ~
speaking from practical experlepce :,
Is enough to say that every endemic a,
Selinw fever that has occurred In the snuth
since 1878 has been traced directly IN ~,
iault of the National health eu,bort,.,
Ae ohiy trouble we had In Texas this
year was traceabe to the inexperlence o,
Ignorance Of an attache OF tho Marine Hos
p'u service, and the gratifying sueoess
OF the State authorities IA keerIny o,t
yellow fever which was so prevalept ,
louisiana and Mississippi during Inc s,m.
mer and carly fall VIII cause the n.onIs /
oi Iexas az least to turn dear car N
me proposal TO trade their system for nm. /
other.
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S'a' AppSai draws lesson. II says: Laws
must conform 70 public sentiment and be !
EXPRESSIVE OF public sentiment. else thsv |
are dead letters The value of ed,,eat,on
W these matters can not DO oyerestimotad |
y should be understood that o,ganlzea
society. which rs called government n = |
Afe country, exists by the consent OF III,
kovefheu. Each citizen surrense-s mr..
h o. hss liberty for the benefit a Tho Who'll,
pnd each citizen enjoys in return f. tbaf
liberty thu protecton OF the whole. The
'i1s'1aes thus surrendered and which. ag-
erSxsted'fortn government, arc political an,
civil liberties. They are detachable from
~ 3rsrvidpal ard can be cnncen,rs,.a ~
agslomcratcd in general head. But NAM
nus natural rights inherent and ,,nao-
taehabIe from the Individual. ana thss.
esn not Pc trenched upon because they are
tsn dfeply rooted In human nature Among
/, ehese natural rights II the right Of SELF.
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oered Or expelled hecause IL Il I -
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