The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-11
The Convention for the First Con-
gressional District is called ct Msnhat-
tan on the 18th of August.
To Those Whom It Hay Concern.

Reports having been made and secret
ly and industriously circulated, chiefly
by two of the medical practitioners OF
Salioa to the effect, that Dr.. Switzer was
not . regular member Of his profession,
but was practioing without . diploma,
and the purpose and effect Of such re-
ports being TO injure him in the estima-
ton of those to whom he 10 . compare.
tive stranger, it suits our mood Of mind
to publish as follows: We will remark
IN the first place, that such insinustions
and reports had their origin and animas
in professional jealousy and are mali
ciously and basely false and libslous.
DR.. Switzer is graduate, after . long
and regular course of study Of four years,
of the University of AcGill College in
the city of Montreal and province Of On
tario,s university that draws its inspi.
ration largely from Edinburgh and Glas-
gov, and 10 Scottish. IN ell its
characteristics. It ranks among the
most reputable of eli the seats of learn
ing upon the American continent, and
takes its place in the judgment of the
world with Yale, Harvard, Bowdoin and
the schools of the East. Its "letters pat.
ent" are tho equivalent of those of Edin.
burgh, London, Berlin and Paris, and DR..
Switzer carries with him the well.earned
diploma of this school. No "ad-exndem"
degree, but ono that Was won after .
long and arduous course Of training in
thetheory and practice of bis profession.
DR.. Switzer carries with him docxmextd-
Ia ill
chises of the profession on sight, wheth-
or he present them in tho old world or
tho new, at whose knock for admis.
sion there ~ill swing wide the portals OF
the most ancient - vol % the latest of
the institutions of learning in all the re.
public Of letters. These evidences of
professional standing are now in my pos.
session and can be seen ut any time by
all my friends. But no profane eye can
look upon them-no eye ofone who oan
gaze only upon the long and honored
procession of graduates in medicine
through the telescope Of an "honorary''
diploma. Neither can the eye OF one
look upon them who fared into flower
under Q systom that is in all its develop
ments the quintessence of Empiricism and
fraud. Ny friends can see them and
my friends, only. II is no part of my
intention to cit supinely under the atrict-
ures or scandal Of either USPRINcrPLED
ALLoPArHIc charlatans or charscterless
aud contemplate homeopathic frauds.
Furthermore will say Dr.. Switxer's
name s:snds 10 1T proper place and re-
lation to his Alma Mater on oil her
books and records from the year 1851 to
the present. In view OF al these facts
hereby authorize my personal friends
and oil others to give these rumors
wherever they hear them an emphatic
and positive denial, and brand those who
uttor them with being the liars and slan-
derers that l hsro pronounce them, and
stand prepared to prove them. ! have
an idea thst in the course OF human
events it will become my duty to extract
the sting from the creatures whose cow
srdiy and venemous hiss has Just been
heard. IL SO shaIl proceed to my task
with undisguissd pleasure. Until then
| shall content myssif Within this
somewhat public mannor-nsU.rslizing
their poison. Respectfully Yours.
+. K. SwIrzra.