The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-15
A Mistaken Idea
OF Pensacola's Position.

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A recent issue OF the Tampa Times
contained an article that I'm some re-
spects. does an Injustice To Pensaco-
la TIE article is as follows:
AS might De expected, considering
the natural Interest tlGt Che people at
Tampa are taking Be- the Pensacola fa-
ser situation. the matter has been dis
cussei pro and con here and it is
NOT strange that the citizens of che
stricken town axe condemned for their
alJtEoe toward DIR. Porter
in fact che expression here IS to
the effect that the people Of Pensaco-
Ia While suffering one of the severest
calamites that can visit a southern
city, are only reapinE their reward
Tor antagOnizing the state health Off
Ger. This morning Times man chanc-
ed to Overhear a conversation alon-
this line, ana heard one citizen express
views that were heartily concurred IN
by his audience. Tn part he said:
while I am sorry for Pensacola
and regret that yellow fever has made
1ts appearance there. at The same time
] feel that the people are only reaDing
brought on fun severity OF The en-.
toemic by fighting the state health
officer from the time he declared that
the fever was present in that city. and
1n consequence they are only getting
what Is coming 10 them now.
II am confident that had the people
Of Pensacola cO-Opera-ed with DR..
Porter when he first appeared in the
city with the same unanimitv that|
they co-oDerated with him I'm West
Tampa, that ne would have been able
70 suppress the epidemic with as lit-|
ue difficulty and as marked success
as in West Tampa
Personally, I sympathize with the
people Of Pensacola. and trust that
their belatod efforts to uphold thc|
hands Of the state health officer Will
prove eminently succe ssful. but all
the same time III Pensacola EXPERT
ences further ravages Of the disease. I T
wiz always be Of the opinion Thar it
SIS due to their attitude when Dr. pOr-!
ger first proclaimed the disease to be
fever"
In this connection t Is interesting
20 note the kindly feelings entertain
ed by the people of Tampa toward the
state health Officer and his rpresen-
taure I'M this city. The utmost conf
Oence Is expressed in both phvsici9rs
and it is felt that the CITY VIII be
guarded as scrupulOusly and as vigi-I
lantly as ID is possible for men To do. /
Public confidence has never been
severely shaken during che entire web
Sow fever crisis, either en- Weq Tam
"a or in outside cities and the belief
seems prevalent everywhere thar tile
disease VIII not again secure an en-
trance into the city. or IN Do does. that
a. VIII be handled with The same sue
cess that obtained in The West Tam
pa Incident
The above Is unjust 10 Pensacola in
that The whole population seems TO be
Blamed for the actions of a few ur.
important. and mostly irresponsible.
persons who have long since ceased
% be a factor. one way or another N
the yellow fever fght
MS true that en- Che beginning some
iladvised citizens were loath 60 rec
ogn.ze che authority OF the health on.
Gals OF me gravity o. the sfrua In.
bUt tlis class happily possessed trl
Influence The general mass cr re7-
PIE have had implicit confidence h nr.
Porter. his assistants. ond tie Dhys.-
Clans Cf The ciy generally. ana they
lrc now ana have been stanIir-.
sguaroly at the back ot the le1lL
authorities and The physicians ~ the.