The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-02
From first pagel.

that subject in 1906. II had the SCUM,
judgment TO appropriate much of on.
law. But cannot now undertake I,
mention the progtessiye-laws enacted
In the interest OF the public health
They are numerous, OF course. That
they are wise may be inferred from
the fact that health authorities oil
other statN aud Of the federal gov
Tax the worh. of our state
board OF h aItf second to hone.
Disease P~Fsyenslon Work.
l know shall be- pardoned for sug
costing in this connection. that I
have the honor OF having issued. as
governor, the first proclamation is
sued in this country asking the peo
pie OF a state TO observe a day As
Disease Prevention Day. In my pro
clamation | said:
Health is the greatest of bless
ings and the source of efficiency
and power, The enjoyment of
life. and the achievement of. lib
erty and happiness are impossible
without 1t. There IS nothing strik-
1ngly glorious In a civilization not
founded upon intellectual ana
moral as we'll as physical strength:
for physical health is the snnrest
foundation of mental and moral
health"
This proclamation attractedrfayor
able attention throughout the nation.
1t was ~c'scussed in pulpits and by
publicista. n in newspapers and
magazines. The public spirited Ma.
than Straus of New York, in urging
other governors TO favor a disease
prevention day said in part:
The governor of Indiana has
proposed i. plan that will pay di-
vfdends to the state and it's peo-
pie. The idea is IN Of the best
that ever has been originated in
this country. 1t is sc good that l
want to pass it along Ito you in
the hope that you will adopt It
In your state"
AS an evidence of the humane and
progressive spirit of the people of In
diana. / cite the fact that no day, set
apart by statute to be observed as a
holiday, was ever as generally and as
enthusiastically observed in Indiana
as was Disease Prevention Day. In.
diana moves forward.
lndiana'e Cep4aoo;,I
And now let me say to YOU, for
mer o and daughters ofjIndiana.
those who have moved away from your
old Hoosier home-the home where
you were first loved and where YOU
first reciprocated ~love-.aat next
year your mother state will celebrate
hundredth anniversary of Ter ad-
mission into the Union of States.
know you will be interested in that
historic event. Some of you will
to return on that occasion, be-
cause lear the old home rest the re-
mains of father land mother; and
hallowed Is the spot where their ashes
lie. Some Of you will want to return.
because there you a regale your
anew with the stories and ex-
oeriences you enjoyed I'm the flower of
Tour youth, before you knew of the
bitterness that comes with the break
ng of family ties. Some of you will
want to return TO see how we, who |
lave remained. have kelt the old
nm . taod-ond Tho fo;th W., xr:1t i
In many instances, that the walks
bout and the ~hearthstone in the old
louise have been worn ont BY the heel
f time inc replaced in modern stvr>
o meet our demands. The old we'll.
With its moss covered bucket, is ne
nore to be seen.i The winding path
vay down to the spring is no longer
isible.
And while these things will bring |
o you a touch of pathos and sorrow, on
hands the evidence of ahappy PEG
and a normal lffe-industrious,
hrifty and cult ad-wnl bring glad
ess to your hearts. You VIII discover
naf we have been f~arsigheed enough
know that we kad TO make our w
,rtunes and cannot rely upon other
ersons or the state to make them
US Having indiy. ually progressed
u own e~ndeavor. we are
DIV ambitious TO make a creditable
howing of our states greatness; and
OIL are asked, because OF the ties
lat bind us together. not to fail to
illness this display of Indiana's glory.
But you will Slso discover. tina:
Dur mother state. in her first CEN
Try, has not lived for herself alone.
er vision is world vide and rmder
lie bow of promise CT her patriotism
a patriotism r ting upon justice
be seer the manifestations Of her
aternal spirit-her affection for all
ankind. Just now Indiana is most
for universal peace. All
ar moral strength is back of Presi-
mt Wilson. III his t~iIeless efforts to
aal the blsedine POUNDS of civil
ltiop. and re-esret.4sh the so!den rule
Id the open door between the ma.
DnS of the earth Indiana uouI5