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T. J. GUNNING. 
POLITICAL VETERINARIANISM IN ILLINOIS. 
By T. J. Gunning, Neponset, Iul. 
Presidential Address delivered before the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association at 
Chicago, Nov. 14, 1901. 
Gentlemen :— 
Another year has passed since last we met together at the an¬ 
nual meeting of this association. The past year, like all other 
years, has brought joy to some and sorrow to others. It is only 
a few weeks since our great nation was called to mourn the loss 
of its chief executive, a man greatly beloved by all except by 
the Anarchist. Surrounded by his fellow-citizens, vying with 
each other to show him honor, he was laid low by the assassin’s 
bullet, and the name of Wm. McKinley was added to the list of 
martyred Presidents. And while we bow in humble submission 
to the will of the Almighty, and mourn the loss of one so grand 
and noble, let us not forget to render thanks to Him who doeth 
all things well. 
We have just reasons to be thankful, when we remember 
that during the past year none of our members have been called 
from time to eternity and our ranks remain unbroken. 
Gentlemen, I wish to acknowledge my indebtness to our 
worthy Secretary for the able support he has given me during 
the past year. I can assure you that had it not been for his un¬ 
tiring efforts, his planning, pleading and begging, the programme 
of this meeting would not present such an array of well-known 
names, which is a guarantee that we will receive papers of in¬ 
terest to all. 
The office of Secretary should be filled by the best man in 
the association, and I can assure you that there was no mistake 
made when Dr. Welch was chosen our Secretary, but like some 
political parties the mistake was made at the head of the ticket, 
and I trust that you will profit by the present experience and do 
better in the future in selecting a man to act as your President. 
During the past year there has been no serious outbreak of 
contagious or infectious disease in the State, so far as I have 
