The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-19
A PARALLBL.
Case Of President Gar aeld and Merton.
bliss Chief hedieihs Man In Both,


Bliss Chief nedieins Man In Both,
1ADIANAPoLls, August ls,-AmonR the
various considerations which inspire hope
or doubt concerning the Presidents q
chances Of life, the connection Of DR..
Bliss with the case is not the moat GsauI.
ing to people In this community, Dr..
Bliss was the physiciAn in charge Of ssua.
tor Morton's case during his last illnsOu,
In this capacity he was brought into close
relations with many OF our prominent citl.
gems, s.i.-
The desperate struggle for life made by
the great "WAr Governor" aud beloved
Senator was watched with mot leaa anx.
ioul interest In this community than 10
the brave fight which the President ID now
making, II will be remembered thai the
eyes Of the whole country were drawn 10
Senator Morton BY the stand h0 took on
the Electoral Commission. II was OK.
pected that he would be the special friend
OF the Hayes Administration In the Sen,
ate, aud that be would have an important
part In shaping the policy and carrying
ont the reforms Contemplated BY that Adj
mtniAGTation, All this Was auddenly
thRarted by the s'rong hand Of death.
The friends Of President Hayes watched
with deep concern the efforts Of the great
man TO regain Lie, DR., BliAa Vaa then, %
now, the. responsible physician. During
The long Illness oil Senator Morton many
prominent citizsns took tuFna In minister.
ing at the bedside OF the sick man, and had
excellent opportunity for observing the
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came apparent to those about his bedside
that the man was dying, DR.. Blila held
out to the county that there were chsuces
for his recovery, and encouraged auch
hopes. President Hsyes and General Ben,
Butler visited Senator Morton At Rich.
mond, and left convinced that no was dy.
ing, But DR., Bliss still held out dslusive
hopes. Remembering this fact, people
here have little confidence In the vague
expressions Of hope put by him regarding
the President.
A still more serious cause for the dis.
trust OF DR., Bliss In this community 10 hla
Tree psei OF morphiA. Several weeks ago
prominspt citizen who watched by the
bedside OF Senator Morton, after reading
Of the Administering Of morphla to the
President, said: "Dr Bliss is commencing
the same treatment that he pursued with
Morton, and be will poison the President
with morphia"
This forebodug 10 justified In some
measure by the late change in the Prebi.
dents condition, II 10 well known thet
morphiA will nAuSeste q well man, and
soon after the President was shot slight
nausea wss attributed 10 the moFphia
which had been administered. Dr.. Bliss
said the night before last that this nausea
had no connection with his wound. What,
then, has destroyed his stomaChH Those
who remember that for some time
previous to his death, eenRtor Morton mad
TO be supported BY enemata, as 10 now the
case with the President, think now that
the morphia is the canse In beth cases.
Although the chances OF Ills are now
Blight, perhapBif the Presidents stomach
were allowed to TecuperAte from the NOR.
phia he might bs able 10 take sufficient
nourishment to sdstain life. II is because
many Of our citizens know DR.. Bliss and
dlStrust him, aud see that he is repeating
the treatment given Senator Morton, that
they read with dependency the reports
from Washington.