Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-17

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for the sake Of oonysnisnee and eheapne.s,
sS sfs and resolving Ne share q the g.nph-
neoting link between the two bodies.
Oa the appearance before the Senate com
nlttes, mi, dlnsr.pss having been sSPLs,ssS
whenever any effort was made 70 say anything
sSPSs the nSs a sS we're Ss toS
diItInet, and that the association being 60,
ureiy a voluntary body, the COMMITTEES had
of ,sa NV "assor o9 he report to he senate
makes the regulations Of the association the
grouLd for eSsertlonl that the charter o. ne
formatlon before him the mind Of the author |
OF the report muat be exceedingly obtuse, |
datkened BY prejudice, or he must beAWlhul
The fact that It IL a prerequisite TO member. |
ship In the medical association that the can
dldato should be llcontiate or member OF the
medical society 10 no proof Of congestion be- |
tween the society aud the association. The
| GssooiAtlon has 10 this instanos merely taken
sIYinr fsil ersdspos TO the csTtihsate Of The
| society, and thereby saving the trouble % an
eKsmfnatiou into the professional qualineA-
| how this makes the society responsible for the
| acts OF the association must be gifted with
| pergpioa oity superior to that OF ordinary NOR.
| at to form Senatorial club aad enforce rule
| that no application should be reoeiVed until
the person making It should produce proof
| seat as q Senator, that would not make the
Senate responsible for tho acts Of the club.
Lhs medical o ,GSIIs ss; 1T. no TiFSt to sRoT
| association, OF the Cllnloo. Path loEIcal So
oisty, or Of the Medical Association Of George.
MI *. Ms q sTPssiT Of ,ss
| District Of Columbla. We believe that nearly
| all the members Of this new society, called the
Of ilScntiatsS Of the MsdiCsI Society Of The
| District Of Columbia.
There IL Just As much connection between
these bodies and the society a. there 10 be-
tween It aud tho association. Yet, forsooth,
regulations OF the association are quoted In
this report a. violations Of the ehsrter Of The
association makes such regulations, the char
ter OF the society ought to be repealed. Gould
Ablurdity and malice go furthefi
Tho ASSERTION Ia the report that the onioers
Of the Medical Sooiety and Of the association
are the same 10 without foundation, aud ErAtu.
5ssS he .s% They are S.osS q sots
J bodies By bAllot-ln tho society In January,
and In the association In April Of each year.
The oolored men referred to are liosntiatea
7 OF the Medical Society, and as such are elIgl.
Bile to membership In the association. They
. hare never applied for membership "a that
say that they have been excluded from IT,
{ white lieentlates OF the society who have
ETY. have been elected msmSsrs oY the sssoSi H
tion At times vsrying from over thirty years
ago to very recent period, and thsre are 10 "
. who are not members Of the association.
, There IL . regulation OF the association
. which forbids any member to refuse eonsuita
Of o RomsopSthS must rsesiTs lieeS's fsoa
i, the Medical Society u he applies for one and
exhibits proper diPloms or passes ess a.. %
: coming member Of the society II he can get
votes enough to elect hlmj but uudef he
Be nSnilsstiy absurd to elect him 1 member Of
! the latter body, for there could be no consul.
: tAtion between persons Of extreme and rAdl-
. cal difference 10 belief and practice. '..
a Mr. sumner, In his report, quotes the reEu-
, | lAtion Of tho medical association forbidden
Its members to consult with practitioners Whe
= are not RENDERS thereof, And says that "soms
g depart from u olAndeshnely-others openly
some bravely shallsnso the osnsure Of the 30
. AstoniahinE tsmsrityi
a These men have AfnIed their signatures Ia
2 the following obligation, Wis
RsNSis, aSS sSs sy.s SG e ts,
j. adopted by the medical association OF the eitJ
I Of Warrington, and do agree on our honor to
> comply with the same"
2 Oh, brAVei oh, excellent men I Oh, "
whom senator sumner dsllghteth to honor
: We must decline to initiate you, models set
. up for US by the Senator, for II such oonduoi
= be bravery, we glory In our oowardioe. We
!, are too ooTardly to violate our piiEhted
The Senator may think this, too. "simpIy a
4 question oftAste.n We assure him that we
= are proud to differ with HIN In matters o.
!! taste, a. well ss OF soloS.
. else seriminAtion In the ohoiee TO me m Der
d ship 10 evident from the terms Of the charter
he en ,,ho W." ,u.ss siiowed W. ". ihaI
n eleotinK Others Into their body, II theJ
q deemed them qualified. There 10 nothIsE ia
lts pIoyi'oTrs rsqniIIsng men snsm 20 elect oths
u number OF members to twenty-five, only
eieetins 70 ~ a. ,.ss.,ta miEht hats
] aG%bof u Tssrs a prirsqGiSits Tor nsaSsr
ditlo as a.. v.,Om.ot NJ N. ,o0,.,, -, Al,
a nor -ihBf6pef mat tG6 mJ6TIiy should oc
= oAHionAlly show disposition To retain tha
eontTol In the hands Of persons who have
/. We repudiate as false aud 10 keeping with
= the other shameiess statements 10 this rspot
. that the soclety hS; dope anything "iS dsro
h has the society IN It. appeal made any "apol
Q ogeue delehoes' or eNenses. us Appesl y
!, not an npolosyy out deieaeo sac protest
a against false accusations and agalnsth wan
: tou attempt At oppression. The society 4
y not ashamed OF enything u has done, repenti
S 81 1 % MAKE 10 H say SV one; A no 'po'
9 me appeal o. the ,ootety Asseth tht ht
d meeunga o. the Soelety, ARE o. the nature 0
q admission that It's meetings are only social
Q and the lnumallon ~ hroWh out "a the re-
= port that 70 consequence OF thls and tue eh
y | a - -
ahee anu shAme'"
y We have alluded above, 20 our examination
l. OF the memorial OF the National Medical SO
!; olety OF the District OF ColumbiA, to tho UNI
:. bragg taken At the soeiety's claim that ~
l. msetlpgS possessed somewhat OF the social els
msnt, and at the EFFORT therein made to prov
0 this claim unfounded. Why really We ere q
l. loss to know how to please these gentlemen
!. At one tins We deserve destruction II we AZ
e not a soolAl BODY, and at another We must b
% AnnlhllAtsd because We are. The soeist
I seems to BE- In the came strait AZ the poor lam
J. that was innoeenhy and modently drinkin
J.. lower down In the stream than tho vol
d These gentlemen being hungry, and haVin
u made up their miuds 10 deyour Us, any eIeuB
70 will answer. As TO the indeeeney OF beleetln
o three or four Individual msmbers OF n
y society by name as targets for SENATOR'S
e wrath, we have nothlnE 70 say further thA
that IL 10 "hmpy questlon q taste" az
/ that we have reason TO believe the ohargos =
b. as much peryerslons Of the truth a. "
u other btatements In the Report" and IN
D. Memorial" ~
u WIN CongreHs, Ia Obedience 70 the wiahe
IL OF these menoriAllata and the author OF thu
y report, attempt TO compel the medical aooiet
= TO choose Into It's eoay persons alstastsiul u