The Morning herald., 1878-09-16

E1Ha1G4 Us,ys:

SWe zee It announced al lsced in; one Of tho aeyen-
lpg Papers, that at The caucus, Of The Demo.
cratic members of ICodnsilg they; selected
Doctor shortlidEe ,sfor the ofics of tPhysi-
cianEtc the Hospital. awe have hoped that
the Council would aboiish theS hospital -
lnnscsssary and ,burdensome. We nar nsrrs, ftoid I'll
By those Who profess to know, ,thstit would
be cheaper far, forthe city, to- board tho
hospital patientss iin. ths1o Clayton House,
/ and have them attended, at jregulartratss,
|by good physicians Tran to 9nasnssIn the
hospital II this be true, or dear III TUE uae 1T
lisa breach.ofldpty for Council ID, continue
~ II 5dIt is also ceomplained that so much
arsdstapeYis now required to, obtain ead-
mission, that patient might die, before
being let in,if hewere badly wounded A
HE HE heity oficial Is our authority for the
latter statement. '.,'" o.' e''ih' ""' y
pa Ii Council will not abolish, 1t, as It seems
blythe election of officers to carryrit on, will
not be done:- -then we have something to
Say about the nominal ionfof the Ph ysioian
Doctor, shortlidge. Neither person s,iyI nor
professionally have We ought ;to lS charge
against the doctor; this, we trust will bstun
derstood. rms 81 UsdI bus .ne9i4sp5 a adi
nr4itT The Council was elected, by the Demo
craEy; and the men who borsshe tbrunt tof
the fight /, complain and are outraged, that
one OF their,own people we're not nominated
In place oftD9ctor shortlidge. ,Ifthe mem
bers. think that n the, Indignation. of the
MASSES at Y hat they deem. political treason
is-net--g gsnersly bthey nsre mistaken.
THsrSafs ma ny doctors who are in accord
With the people who won q victory for the
Democfacy, who had the frst claim to the
Iplaca Where were q large number to select
from rye Will not indiyidqlizs, fearing we
might onitsom one worthy tofrbeing mems
toned. Itiwould be an insult, torouF Dstnc
cratic professional men, to say that q PROP
(er man msa for The place could net be selected
from there number A. little history, by
way of example. Doctor shortlidge, was
elected to the hospital by the vote Of: til Q
former, Republican council, When the
Democratic council came into. power, In
fsf5Ihs vas 80 permitted BY courtesy e. M re T.
tain bis, place from September 1875 to
January 1876. or in other words three
months after their incoming, so as to round
Eout a term, ofa year. DR.. OgleA was elected
|to1sqcceed him; when Tie Republicans re-
turned set Dover ii. September 1873 did they
extend the same, courtesy DR.. ,Ogle. No.
he was at once turned out and DR.. Short
ltdgspelested ihhisplaceF goIsoQr mind II
was ,apoor return ofsborslidgs to ogle to
take bis place before his year was up. DR.
shortlidgsis in the Office BOW by virtue Of
the vote Of the last Republican council and
the Democratic council, bya caucus vote,
propose to retain himis There can be no
excuse for this. The Doctor. and his party
set theexample Of partizsnshfp, ;eEI parti.
zan nomination, and be ,indslicately succeed
ing DR.. ogle In nine months, three months
of DR.. ogles year, being actually given to
him. What have,s eenncilman To- say To
this, Are Democrats to-; labor 3sr5 . set
men, who Will do, this great party 9wrongs
There can be-no excuse, on the ground
that no Democratic Surgeon fitted for the
place applied. skilfal men, well known,
and If their was any objection to the one
who applied there was no reason for the
indecent haste of the caucus. Councilmen
must rememb per, that they are servants Of
the people, to execute their wills, and not
70 defy them When q polisical is attempt
ted such as this one a caucus nomination
ought not to bind. The people will not bel
satisfied with the dark lantern, doings ofia
caucus,but viii hold every man responsible
for their acts. Make no mistake about
this. pertlemeni l"t "H. ,1% iLR@ ~
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!, IT Ia quite common to hear assaults Hpon