Litchfield enquirer., 1871-05-04
SNUTa 1.-THE TWO WAYS. .

Y. wicked wastefulness in the expenditure O s .s public moneys; of the multiplication o1
 offices and the bad character of many .$ office, ,holders; of siobbing in high places sa 2of eordid and selfish purpose; of robbery
 90 palpable that it cannot be covered bJ any trick of legislation; of corruption that = has no shame but glories in it's own rotten -. neas. In South Carolina those who com @s plain are chiefly Democrats; in New York ssscity large majority of them are Repubi sscanss The grievance of the City. is no 's more real than that of the State. and who. as eyer admits the existence of one must also admit that of the other. ...
 z The grievance of the City, however, is farmore intolerable than that of thesState. <, Where thousands of dollars are wasted in South sCarolina, millions are flched from the taxpayers of New York. The Execu- tive of South Carolina is honest and patri- otic, and has labored vigilantly for good order and the public welfare; the Tammany chiefs, on the other hand, are little better a than band of thieves, and their labors are mostly for the furtherance of private ends
 dangerous to the interests of the public
 The Legislature of South Carolina is large- ly composed of men comparatively ignorant of public affairs; the Ring of New York City is made up of those skilled in every art and intrigue of politics. In one case sgwrong is done by these suddenly lifted to station and responsibility; in the other by those who have long held power and are !, intrenched at every point. In word, the : case of South Carolina is against officials who are without knowledge, without expe- rience, without organization, and therefore a readily to be overthrown by prudent action; while in New York City it is against those who are compactly organized, shrewd and intelligent, adopts in the ways of cor ruption, and with such strength in their following that they laugh at protests and defy public opinion.
 Now observe how the two classes of com plainants seek to remedy their respective grievances. In South Carolina they talk of repudiation, organize to prevent the payment of taxes, appeal to passion and i social prejudice, tolerate midnight ma- rauders. sanction the murder of political opponents, and covertly encourage the most infamous outrages on the poor and defenceless. In New York they appeal to considerations of public good, hold mass meetings of the most intelligent citizens :. without distinction of party, endeavor to arouse the moral conscience of the con- munity, and talk of nothing worse than the organization of society and business against that of corruption and sel6shness In New York it is proposed to rally purity and integrity. and bring about reform through the agency of the ballot; in South Carolina violence and lawlessness are per mitted, and the course pursued can only end in anarchy and oiyil war. Which is the better way? We raise no question of party, for the issues are far above those of any party. Northern civilization dictates one remedy, and Southern civilization chooses the other. We beg the South Carolinians to consider candidly, and in the light of all human experience, whether the methods they approve or tolerate are likely to- accomplish the common desire and purpose so surely as those adopted by their fellow sufferers of New York.-Every Satnuday. se8 s, s a sesa1l a NEW YORK PHYs1oIANs.- are about fifteen hundred physicians in this city, Brooklyn, and the immediate vicinity, be- ing about one to every thousand inhabi- tants, This enumeration, however, applies to the regular profession. and it can be largely increased by the electic. the botanic, the Homeopathic, and the other co.ordi- nate branches which contend for the pat ronage of the public. Of the faculty in this city, the larger part struggle hard for . mere support, and many are driven into other employmsnts from the sheer impos. ability of living by their profession. There are about sixty of this class now in this city engaged in other employments. The chances of success are much the same as those found in other walks of life-that is, only few reach the highest point. There are about fifty-two who make from $5, 900 to $15, ,OC0 per year. and one-tenth of this number reach as high as $25, ,OOO-Dr. Parker standing among the uppermost. He is Q Arstsclass surgeon of advanced { ysarss and probably is near seventy. He has enjoyed the best practice is this city for twenty-five years, and ought to be worth $300, 0,O00 1a-a4
 The regular fee for visits varies from $4 to $lO, but when the physician is called out at night one-half more is added. Special rates are made for going out of town, and afirst-elass physician will charge from $l00 to $500 for & trip which requires two days from the time of leaving his office. Some time ago, rich young New Yorker, while rusticating near Cooperstown, received a severe injury, and telegraphed to Dr. Parker, whose bill for the trip was $1 ,OOO. Another case of liberal charge was that of 8 popular physician who was called to at- tend A capitalist upon what was supposed to be his dying bed. He was successful in his method of treatment, and when the patient was restored, which took place in a few weeks, the bill was $l,0OO. This may seem large to some of our readers, but it 2 was not so regarded by the patient. who not only paid it, but sent the successful physician present of silver plate valued at 5000. Against these lucky hits must be set off the large amount of service which is never paid for.
 Doctors bills are proverbially hard to collect. and many people place them along with those items whose settlement is in definitely postponed. Good men will, of course remember the kindly visits of pro- fessionl skill and will be glad to make the partial recompense which money affords; but the majority shuttle off such services, and pay the physician with indifference and even with contempt. lately met an
 instance of this kind, which was as follows
 A tirst.class physician attending family living in fine style, and after long series ofimportant services. he sent bill of very moderate amount. As soon as the master of the family had glanced over it he tore it to fragments. remarking in contemptuous
 tone, That's settled,'' which indeed
 proved 10 be the case.
 As g general thing, few, even, of our
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