The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-12-02

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REED's MILLS, NOVEMBER 2Stb 1863.


REED's Mills, NOVEMBER 26tb 1869.
Editor Standard:
Ia / Hndin your issue Of yester-
dAy, manifesto from Dr. w. w. Fierce. Per.
haps hwould be wellto give the history, or al
least some facts in the history of this unpleas
ant sffalr.
Itwas. believe, at the MAY meeting OF ah'
Jackson County Medical Society that 1 intro
duced the resolution which required the FlrtiE
bers TO show what legal right they had to prac,,
llce med cine. Sometime before igtrofucedl 3
1t, spoke OF the matter to Dr. Fierce, and
think Drs. Crunit and Kehoe, informing thehl
at the same line that there had been some m
tlmations that all the members we're not grauA-
ates who pretended to be. All favored the resI
0ution. Dr. Fierce adding, "re wiH hea sse 1sae re
The traitors dre." The resolution Flssed pc
ieve unanimous, Dr. Fierce y0tlag l2r Ia Ne
ter the Society adjouined, Informed Df. Ffefee
that my resolution was intended for him, aud
| that ms informant was DR.. Sylvester. Az The
June meeting lie was absent AT theJuly meet
ing he had J9rgOt his papers. At the August
meeting he had NOT time 10 get them, but stated
that he had no diploma, and aecer told any body
that had one. But he had papers whichwolild
show that he was entitled to one. This time
was extended another mouth, At the, Septem-
Der meeting he was absent, though In town dh-
ring The forenoon session. 10 Consequence of
him, Dr. Kehoc introduced his resolution which
required himtO appear at HanldeR for exani-
lnatlon; At the Hsmden meeting tie ''FerY
satisfactory evidence OF his qualification to pro-
eeed with the practice Of medicine" consisted
in the professors tickets ofthe Michigan Medical
Cniyersity for the term of 1865, which he has
acknowledged that lie only partially attended,
and O letter Of re eommcudat Ion purpofting to
be from his preceptor, In which he is said TO be
Yt,on ttf,n
deri0ke what he could not accomplish, " and
the Zee Bill Of The Athens County Medical So
ciety, with his name on Il. But the rery sdifdc-
tory evidence was the declaration Of his inter-
tlOn to start nitwo wecks,to the Bellevue Hospi.
tai College. With that understanding voted
for The acceptance of his papers. supposing of
course that he would hofiornbly comply With
bis promise, aud was disposed to let the Whole
matter be forgotten, 1t was doubtless with
feelings OF this kind that induced Dr. Lair not
10 Include the conditions on icli the "vefy
satisfactory EVIDENCE" was accepted into the
minutes Of the meeting Ofthis DR.. Fierce tries
~ take advantage, by claiming that his credeil-
tials WIRE accepted without any provsos what
ever. Had lie made good his promises, or even
proper excuse, Tie public would not have
known that there were any proyisos. tas
lie claims that the very sat Is lsiOctory' accept.
lance Of his credentials Is fnality of his case;
but he knows very well that that was simply the
language Of Dr. Lair, aud not that OF ''lhose
men " hOm the world pronounce great (Slc'
and could not be accepted by the Society unit
the next meeting, which it refused to do, fol
the reasons Which have stated. 81
In answer TO his slang, / viii simply say tina
| hope i0f the credit OF the medical profession
even in his case, that he has sufficient moral ant
intellectual refinement TO be above that kind o
warfare hereafter. Until that points set tied
| leave him with the public, % fer as slang
concerned at least. L. W. BAKER.