The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
GOV. M'SWEENY,S STATEMENT.
WHAT PASSED BFTW WEEN HIMSELF AND
DIR. EVANS IN REGARD TO TIE
SMALL. PDN TROUBLE.

S-h.NL'' Io-N l:NOl DIE.
Upon his return to the city yesterday
Gov. McSweeney gave the press the fol-
lowing i'll regard To the smallpox situ-
alton:
sin regard to the action Of the Union
j 'ard OF Health, deem it proper to
IN AXE Il statement III order to keep the
record straight. Since [ II I've been gov
ernor have made it Il rule to refer to
eac. dep irtnent Of the State govern
mant all matters pertaining to that de-
partment. All cases of smallpox re.
)rttsl to ma have heen promptly lie.
f-rred to Dr.. James Evans as Secretary
of State B ,rd ut Health for his con sid
Grafton and action. When | received
thu report of the Union B mrI of Health,
calling my attenti,u to tn, circular OF
President Duncan and the resolutions
passed by the Union Board of Health.
stating that continued enforcement of
vaccination by the local b,arl OF health
Is impossible because of lack of power
and finds and dangerous becIus, of the
inil ,med opp 'sitiOn, l sent the following
telegram to DIR. Evans:
There is considerable dissatisfaction
in Union as to the manner of enforcing
vaccination. In order to adjust matters
deem it advisable for you to go there
ut once and take th. matter up with
President Duncan and the local board of
health. This is is very Important
| also wired President Duncan and
DR.. Linder that had askel Dr.. Evans
to go to UniJn t. investigate the situ-
alton. Thl, was on the 9th of May
DIR. Evans went to Union promptly and
on the 1lth of May made the following
report:
In my investi CATION of tn; smallpox
! situation at this place (UniOn) / have
found three IA nile, infected with the
disease in NJ II Town, which has popu-
lation of ab u 5000 and is the locality
| in which tho op 3ratives of the Union
Cotton Mills reside. Vaccination is i'm
perative to prevent the further spread of
the disease. Two thousand of the popn-
latinn Of the town have been recently
and in the last two or three years vacci-
mated. l have arranged for the prompt
| vaccination of the remainder who are
not protected. l hive the assurance in
the prosecution of the work OF the Co.
operation and assistance of the city
authorities, the local board Of health and
President Duncan of the Union Cotton
Mills
1 concluded from this statement of
the secretary Of the board of health THAT
everything had been satisfactorily ad-
justcd, as he states that he had the as
suranc, Of the cooperation of the City
authorities and President Dune IN. Moth
ing more was heard from Union until
the resolutions published IL few days ago
in the Union papers from the local board
Of health rendering their resignation.
AS tie people seemed to be very much
infl imed over the matter of enforced
vaccination as stated by the local board
themselves, L deemed the course pur'
sued wiser and better than to have or.
dered the arrest Of those who resisted
the board, for by such a course, ins.eld
Of getting the matter settled satisfac
toriiy. the tronDle would have been in
creased and possibly some one killed
If the statement made by the Secretary
Of the State Board Of Health that he
had the assurance of the cooperation O
the Union bolrd was not c)rrect il
seems to me they should have so STATED
at once. because Dr. Evans repoIt tC
that effect was published the next da.
after it was made to me.
AS to the statement contained in TIN,
resolutions of the Union board thnt
am more interested i'm nv election thar
The enforcement of law, have no fur
ther reply to make than that containet
in the facts of the case as herein stated.
1t is practically agreed tba. th'
Philippines bill will not pass. Th'
Republicans are not particularly aux
ious to give the President such abso
lutely dicta.orial powers which ma,
accrue to Bryan's benefit-aud tn
Democrats will not let them do i
even II they wish.