The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-03-11
Card from DR.. A. B. MOnahan.

MIR. EDITOR:
In your last weeks Issue my at
tention was attracted by an article capti oned:
Gard from DR.. Miller" and signed by DR.. o.
G. Miller, in which he announces to this COM
munity that he is not member of tho Jackson
County Medical Society, and that his name Is at
tached to what he terms as a pretended fee bill,
without his sanction, " knowledge" or con-
sent.
| wish TO say to this communi ity that DIR. o.
G. Miller is not n member of of the Jackson
County Medical Society and that his name is not
attached to the pretaaded as he would have it,
fee bill.
The DR.. before arraigning the Jackson Coun-
ty Medical Society before the great tribunal, the
people, of this community as thieves and fOTgers
would have done well to have examined the
printed fee bill ofthc Society, which he could
have had access to in the office of any member Of
the Society, and saved the publication Of the
silly card over his signature.
The Doctors motive la making this uncaled
for and materially untrue attack on the Society,
to me is unaccountable.
The Jackson County Medical Society is COM
posed of gentlemen of of standing in their pro-
fesslon, and in the communities in which they
reside, and profess to be gentleman also, who
would scorn an act, such as they arc charged by
DR.. Miller as being guilty of perpetrating.
The facts are, Dr.. Miller signed the call pub
shed in the papers of the village, for the CON-
ing together Of the members of the med ica pro-
fession for the purpose of organizing Medical
Society, and was present at the meeting the day
the Society was organized but took no part. II
was then supposed that he intended TO take part
in the organization of the Society. He claimed
| that II was meritorious move. That such So
clcty ought to exist In every county, And after
the committee appointed to report fee bill had
matured bill which they intended to submit
to the Society for their action thereon, one OF
! the members of the committee took the bill to
DR.. Miller Gas he is an old physician In this COM
munlty) and asked him to examine 1t and il he
thought 1t ought to be changed In any particular
to point out the desirable change. lie examin-
ed the bill and pronounced II moderate bill
which every physician and the community ought
10 Db hAllbllGu Wilui uub EulN Huu uO Cuti-
fdence In a Medical Society succeeding In this
county for the reason that an organized Medical
Society IN this county failed some years ago.
And as he d i'd not purpose to devote his time
to the practice Of medicine on account of tho
state OF his health he thought he would not take
part in the Society.
After this statement made by the Dr.. and his
declining to take part in the Society based on
the grounds above stated alone and only. The
Society have never onsulted him, or considered
him a member, and his name never was attach
cd to the fee bin without or without his consent
by any act of the society as the pretended fee
bill will testify.
Then who charged Dr. Miller with being
member of the jackson County Medical Society,
and having his name attached, without his con-
sent to the pretended fee bill1 That he
is SO sensitive that he must fly to the public press
to save his fair name from being associated with
the men of the profession who compose this ter
rible society and have adopted this terrible "pre
tended " fec bill.
The fee bill is moderate and just and will be
happy to have the community call and examine
1t at my Office, or at the office ofany member Of
the Society.
But the "pretended" fee bill business Is not
the object Of the organization Of Medical So
clety in jackson County. The object is higher
and far more noble object 1t is for the purpose
of advancing Medical Science and professional
courtesy among men, things much needed In
the physicians in this "communty." The old
way OF quRrrellng and pickering with members
of the profession, Is dlsreputabls, and a higher
order of medical talent would end IT,
DR., Miller Is anxious to inform this communl-
ty, that he iS not q member of the jackson
County Medical Society, and considering It more
of compliment than disgrace to belong to this
Society here inform the community" who
are members;
Drs. A. s. Combs, q. A. Lair, @. X. Crumlt,
A, B, Monahan, VIM. Sylvester T. r. Clewers,
j. s. Kehoe, W. W. Fierce, L, w. Baker, IF.
White, A. ]. Newell, ]. B. Johnson, j. 8. Reas-
oner, - Gosline, Cha. Bishop.
have felt 1t my duty as president of the jack
son County Medical Society, TO make thiA de-
fence, and regret the necessity. do so in no
hostile spirit toward Dr. Miller but for the pur-
pose Of clearing the society from this m istaken
and uufounded charge.
A. B. MoNAHAN.
Jackson, Ohio, Mdrch 8, 1860.
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