National Republican., 1873-11-17

The falling OF Of the colored vote Is thus
shown to have been very large. Ii Ia due to
cmigratlon-to the migratory habits Of the
negroes, which changes their places Of voting
and renders rc-rcgistratlon and transfers
ncccssary-an to the extraordinary efforts at
intimidation and bribery resortcd to by the
Democrats In the recent election. Notwith-
standing this falling of In the colored vote,
however, the Republicans have consid-
erably increased upon the vote given last
year for General Grant and made an approIi-
nation to the full Republican vote given In
1859 for Governor Wells. This shows that
there has been gradual and handsome gain
Of white votes. This gain Of white voters
has been made in the face Of the energetic
efforts Of the Democrats to make the election
turn on the race question. They began this
game four months before the assembling Of
the nominating conventions, and they kept
1t up down to the day Of the election. They
used the race issue with powerful effect; but,
notwithstanding tho advantage 1t gave
them, there was large gain among the
white population for the Republicans and q
handsome Republican gain upon General
Grants vote OF 1872.
II
DocroRs BLISS AND VERDI are evidently
destined to win renown, in this country and
abroad, for their undoubtcd capacity 10 make
the members OF their profession disagree,
and We all know that whom doctors disagree
the devil Is to pay. DR.. Cox undertook Ia
become their champion at the late Sanitary
Convention In New York, and insisted upor
their recognition by the executive commit
tee OF that body. At tho risk Of being cx
PEELED himself from membership, lie carnestl,
demanded that his contemporaries OF the Dis
trict Board OF Health should be recoynixet
by the convention. But Cox weakened II
time to save his own standing In the profcs
sion, and Bliss and Verdi continued In thu
enjoyment of status whith .professiona
men do not especially admire. These fact
are suggestive. They induce the belief tha
the medical profession, as represented by tn
aggregation Of medical asses 10 New York
has become so arrogant as to forfeit It's clalu
upon the respect Of the public. What
ever violation Of professional etiquette o
the requirements Of professional conven
tionalites may have been committed b
Messrs. Bliss and Verdi, they are entitled Il
Il
BY the President; with power to enact ant
enforce regulations for the preservation o
the health Of the public men and ofisclals o
the nation. The medlcated noodles aforesaid
who refused to accept their protfcred service
In the consultations Of the convention, or
entitled to recognition ouly from self-arro
gated authority, and In the concelt OF ths
self-arrogancc they saw ft to attempt I
place sur upon the character Of two wor
thy gentlemen. Or. Bliss was prescribed o
account Of his liberal political belief, and Dl
Verdi becau he Is q homeopathlst. DIR. Co
should have remembered these facts, and, !
view OF his Official connection with the Intel
dictcd parties, lie should have maintained b
demand for their recognition. Ills apolog
for that demand savored of moral cowardic,
The people are tired Of the proseriptive arc
gance Of the so-callcd medical fraternity
Their sympathies are consequently enliste
with the prescribed.