The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-29
Explains His Position as to the Small
Pox Controversy.
He Gives More Fully the Details as
He Regards Them IN Late
Controversy.
IT Is NOW ALL SETTLED

fiOub pnrticn icAntANo W my e'eA'euo
the alleged smallpox at
Lone Oak, desire to make this state
inert Of the facts rs to same. In the
first place, want to say that under
the law have but one duty to perform
connected with the board Of health,
and that is to enforce the statutes Of
the state, This, have done at all
times. There has never been an APP |
plicstion to me of any kind whatever
either for warrants OF for other legal
assistance connected with the supposed
case Of smallpox st Lone Oak. This
Is not only true as to before the con-
troversy about the matter, but il is
true now, since all the clsmor Of Boyd,
that he has never asked for anything
before or since. 1t is equally true that
never hsmpered him in his treatment
or mistrestment of the supposed cases
of smallpox and further that | never
advised in any way the tearing down
Of any of his flags that he may have
planted. though he has charged it, 1t
is true, however, that have repeat
eddy said that did not believe the dis
ease was smallpox, and therein con-
sists the offense Of which il Is charged
that l am guilty, simply an expires
sion Of an opinion for which l am
warned that will meet an awful pun
ishment at the hands of that august
body, the state board.
When | had so expressed such an
opinion, and upon the arrival of young
Mccormack not according him the spe-
cies OF worship he seemed to think due
one in his exalted position by reason
Of re.expression of the same opinion,
quarantine was threatened and at
tempted by Boyd and Mccormack.
Why? Not because they were afraid
the disease would spread but simply
because of my personal opinion. re-
fer the public to elements made by
both these gentlemen TO the effect
that they would make il cost the city
1900, 900, because had offended as
before stated. Now, l have looked in
vain for the section Of the statute i
have violated by reason Of exercising
small right of citizenship in differ
ing with the gentleman, but l have
failed to find it,
Then came the threat of Boyd and
Mccormack peddled all over town that
there would be quarantine,i IL l did not
change my opinion. Boyd advertised
that there would be meeting of citi-
zens at the city hall, and sought to get
parties to attend. went to the meet
ing and saw Boyd there, and made
statement TO the council to the effect
that had always enforced the law,
that Boyd had never asked me for any
assistance whatever nor any warrants
against parties for violating any laws
as to his quarantine. l stated then
that l would continue to enforce the
law as to all subjects as 1 had always
done. None of these statements were
denied by Boyd.
On the next day, received a letter
from DR.. Taylor asking in substan ce
what my attitude was as to the mat
ter, and as TO whether would enforce
the law, he having been informed that
would not do so. very promptly
replied as in the letter published in
your paper on Monday.
BY the terms of that letter as will
be seen, state that l will enforce the
law as had always done.
Saturday after supper Mr.. O. E.
Reed Informed me that Boyd had come
to him and said that II the, Mayor Y eiser
and one other citizen would state that
they would vouch for an enfor cement
of the law. there would be no quarsn-
tine. then said to Mr.. Reed, who
had heard what said to the council,
that my position was fully outlined in
my letter to DR.. Taylor, He replied
that he had seen the letter. l then
said that was all had to say, and that
I was Of the same opinion and that
not one request had been made by any
member Of the board of health for any
thing and that stood ready at all
times to enforce the law as had in
the past. l said the same thing to
DR.. Yeiser and to Mr.. Donovan, each
of them being shown the letter. l
saw as did the gentlemen named, that