The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17
JUDGE HOLLAND EXPLAINS.
ne Gives Ills views Courcrniug Il,
situation nj Ornunc

lie Gives His Views Courcruinc the
Htuatiou nj Orange.
Inc following was given Post reporter
by Judge Holland of Orange and is In the
nature OF an Interview.
IN the matter OF quarantine inauguratcd
and enforced by the authorities Of Orange
county. lest there be some misspprehs A.
sioa as to the position taken by our siti-
Gems in The matter, let 1t be known lha,
we are not only acting within the pa1e
OF me hlw, but directly In aecoraanea
Herewith, First. the city OF Orange MOI.
ing through her board OF aldermen, passed
an ordinance guaranteeing the city
against everything from Louisiana. Seq
ohd, The county, acting Through its county
Juuse ana commiy lSners declared ina
county under quarantine against Louis
lana Third, the governor OF Texas nadc
and published his proclamation declaring
,he State OF Texas Guaranteed against
Louisiana ond MississlppL We recornlye
me law TO be that the state authorizes
dominate and control tho local authorities.
we recognize the governor as the chief
quarantine officer in the State, and that
MS proclamation Is the law, but the gov
ernor himself Is also subject to The same
law, and until he revokes his order or
proclamation OF quarantine he can not dis
obey u nor authorize anyone else 10 do so ;,
lie can not privately confer the power on
Ut Blunt or anyone else 10 make any ex !
ception not made in his proclamation, else
nus proelamation 10 no longer law, bu, the
unpublished VIII or caprice OF somc man
becomes law.
Inc governor may, by proclamation, OK
cept from the operation OF the law, any
article or class OF commerce, such as lum-
Der, for instance; but he can not except
the lumber OF one man or corporation with
out excepting the lumber OF ether men and
corporations. Hs can not say that BIZ
Jones may pass through, but John Smith
shall not pass through, Ne can not say
that the Southern Pacific company may
bring it's lumber from Alglers into Texas,
hut other people shall not bring their nm-
Der from Alglers into Texas, Neither can
the governor publicly and In an official
character proclaim, the state Guaranteed
against Louisiana. and privately confer any
power on any person TO disregard the proe-
hmation until It is officially revoked. IL
tbs was the case legislature might make
murder Illegal. and the legislators yet pti-
vutely confer on A to murder Il. SO that
10 sum the matter up the governors pub
lished proclamation declaring The State
Guaranteed az against Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi Is the law until II is repealed, and
there being nothing excepted from Its op-
Grafton no person or article OF commerce
can be permitted TO come into Texas from
either Of said States without an infrscl o.
of the law. The law is made to be obeycd-
not by one. but by all, and though the citi-
Gems OF Orange should consent that iraffic
may be resumed with louisiana. and Dr.
Blunt authorize n to be done. yet. until
the governor revoSe his proclamation to
resume such traffic would he Illegal, and
should Justly be condemned.
You may say that certain things viii not
expose us TO danger, but this YOU gei from
medical experts. and the world knows that
they can not diagnose yellow fever, much
less tell us how II Is communicated. You
only call on physicians when, in your iudg-
ment you need one. hut We dcm't need
physician to tell us Il Is safer to cut mfr all
communication With Louisiana than II Is
90 continue our commerce with her and
sIfce the health and lives OF our families
are at stake we prefer TO follow the safest
course. The truth IL, it rs dollars against
human lite. md II Is only those who hold
money Tho dearor OF the two who would
ask us 10 take any risk.