The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-07


Dr. Agnew, consultation, operations
Pr Hamilton, visits and consultations 1900
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Total........................ siO,sOO
The laborer is worthy Of bis hire, tbs!
Il, If he does what he is hired TO do, but
looking over the bill, does ituot seem ihst y
vGy high, indeed m oTborbtsn. price, has
been figured cut for tho lsboIei? Knowl.
edge and skill and brain power Are All worth
money, and tho acquisition of Knowledge and
skill mus! always DO paid for, no matter in
what limo of the various avocglion of Life
they may DO put into requisition, The
more exalted the character of knowledge,
and of skill, and Of brain power, that Is
commanded. of course the higher tho price
it commands. The lawyer. learned in his
profession and brilliant rs an advocate, not
only commands largo amount Of husi-
ness, but he aommsnds,as well, big prices for
his pervices. The architect, the builder, the
artisan, whatsoever ones business may be,
WuO w Alo lhpOhihOAsy NiNhJb -
full Of buioess and no always gets some
thing more for his work than tho general
run OF men In the same limo. This ia right
and proper enough, ard we might deliver
ourselves Of homily upon this very
question, but we are not now
proposing to do 20. Tho medical gentlemen
who have been and arc Nlil visiting upon tho
president, and tho two gentlemen who have
been called from time to time 10 couault with
them on his case, nre al entitled 10 c0usd.
GRAFTON for their services adequate with the
services performed. No one will even
attempt to gain sy this, but Is the president,
wounded and sick unto death as no has been
and 10 yet in measure, to be a bonanza for
the enrlching of few physicians Now, TO
speak the honest truth, according to cur
measurement of the gentlemen attending and
consulting, who arc treating the president,
we do not believe that either of them asks or
will accept cent from the president for
their services, except perhaps the actual
outlay for necessary expenses each ono has
Incurred. 1t ia right that tho
president should pay his own way.
He Is neither u psupcr nor
natural dead beat, and being gentleman,
he neither expects or desires his physicians
TO serve him free of charge, but ii would be
wrong for him to have to pay for services
however skillful, however ardently and
worlhily rendered, price or prices that are
oxtortionNte. Suppose James A, Garfield,
private citizen OF tho state of Ohio, had been
wounded and had the attendance and service,
of tho very same gentlemen who are attend
ing him now, he being tho president of the
United States, would such figures have been
fixed M those given above by tae Boston
H,rald? We think that when congress meets
il ought to appropriate sum Of money for
the remuneration of these gentlemen, sum
ofmoney not exceeding say $4,000 which
in our opinion, whether President Garfield
dies or lives, With tho prestige each one of
them be given for his connection with
tho case, will amply pay them. We re-
peat that we do not believe any one
of them will accept u cent from the
private purse of the president.
They have s,rivtn with all their ability 10
save his lite, to restore him to lilo and his
usefulness both rs tho chief magistrate of this
nation and rs citizen living in the state of
Ohio, from nober, n grander feeling than
the mere earnings OF " fec in the practice of
ID cir profession. We do not urge or sur,
gest that congress ought TO pay these gem
tlomen because IL is in any wifoa duty upon
congress. The union is not responsible for
any dobtp It's president may incur, either
debts of necessity or otherwise, but in this
case, when tho entire national heart has been
moved TO the profoundest depths thereof
and eyes from tho one extreme of the coun.
try to the other have been constantly filled
with tears ofsorrow and sympathy, when
every citizen Of every sIate in tho union feels
that he would willingly give his las. dollar
for the restoration of the president TO
health--when these facts are con.
sdered, wo say. We think 4.
not at al, Inappropriate or outside Of con.
gressonal authority, for this debt to DO paid
by the nation. Some penny saver, some
super economist, may contend that as The
president receives salary Of $4,000 Dor
snnum, and as the good and liberal people
Of the land have raised and contributed TO
Mrs. Garfield, because Of the wounding Of tho
president, some $250,000, therefore ,hero
should DO no demand upon tho national
treasury for doctors bills. In answer TO
this we have only TO say this Is no quos ton
Of more dollars and cents. A higher, no,
bier, q gtandor principle, sontimen. II you
please, Is involved, and every suflfagan
within tho broad limits of our land, no mat.
tor whether he be republican or democrat,
will respond with hearty amen 10 this
proposition. The president belongs to tho
people, he ia their ward, their one treasure,
no matter who the men may be who is pres
idcnt and they propose TO protec. him, to
defend him, to support him, therefore, say
we, lot congress pay Tho doctors and pay
them handIomelv.