Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-29
Our State Health Officer.

The announcement that DR.. ].
Y. Porter will probably resign the
position of State Health officer
to accept the nomination for the
legislature from Monroe county
has anything but a pleasant ring
to it. His administration in his
present position has been SO sue
ceSsful that his resignation at This
time could be considered very lit
tie short of calamity, and the
TELEGRAPH adds its endorsement
to what the Pensacola Press says
of the matter in the following edi-
torial:
We learn with deep regret thai
DIR ]. Y. Porter, state health of.
Ger of Florida, contemplates I.
signing his present post, to acS
a nomination by the Monroe doun-
ty democracy to represent it :, re
state legislature for the e. i az
term.
We sincerely hope that Ur.
Porter reconsider this determip-
alton, and consent to serve in his
present capacity, for another two
years at least; and to this ead. VIC
earnestly hope that the nc s-.;,Aalfs
throughout the lite wi i,ja u:
In our appeal to DR.. Pc. : - &c.
cede to the almost uni, l.. =. isa
OF the people of his n :, sla:e.
that he will retain his r 81, rs:
ton of state health of
Now. while it is not, 40,
to attempt to deprecia - CIgn.
ty and honor attached ~ I'D
tive office, nor endeav CT dc
an opinion that DR.. ,e.r's Il.
signing his present pc } ac:-p.
a state legislative office, .s,H -.
coming politically, from a higher
to lower level, we -; ,,,,t
Stoutly MAINTAIN that .s,lron
of state heath officer i ~ .lpre
important one, as 7 -, The
ph' steal safety of the SIS
of the people. than a 80,
legislative offices.
DIR. Porter has held I -, NJ
position since its estabI &. ~.
1880. and has brought =. 4
the state board of healtl IT. $.
present high rank of ex
His system OF quarant ,-~.nI
all over the union, as tn, la
system" has a nation .uta
ton; and is deemed :. most
effective scheme to Or the
spread of epidemics and to inder
their introduction into cCn,muni-
ties, known to quarantine ork
Dr. Porter is eminently ..sli;ied
as state health officer, moi ,nc ON
account of his unl2H. ming
flrmness in refusing = s'..v aaV
violation of or devir;I.. -. IN mis-
quarantine regulates. out also
because of his extraoI ,r,:iy ability |
to diagnose and ciassi.y disease.
Dr. POrter'S vir.!ance in this,
respect has in many well aut;, mt
lcated instances prevented tn, in
PRODUCTION OF contagious 1na in
teCtIOus diseases into {" slate.
and while at all times T.: :, shut
Oft and Isolate all lang, ., and
strange disorders, vi: -, iust
as careful not to qu file .Sainst
any Florida city or ct, with
out first asCertainina 5y personal
inspection whether or not the ext
gencleS of the case require it.
Without undertaking the pro-
teSsional ability of any of our
Florida physicians Gor we have
some very able oneS) we will IN
conclusion say-and we believe
that the majority of our doctors L
will endorse US that the loss of
DIR. J. Y. Porter as a state health p.
officer will be a disaster not only
to Florida, but also to the nation
Accordingly the Press, in behalf
u the whole people, trusts that
DR. Porter may be prevailed upon u
o maintain his present position as
;hiet of the State Board of Health
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