New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01
AT WAR ABOUT THE NEW CODE.
PHYSICIANS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTIES.
RUMOIED OBJECTIONS FROM THE REGULAR STATE
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PHYSICIANS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTIES
RUsIOIED OBJECTIONS FROM THE REGULAR STATE
AND COUNTY SOCIETIES.
Tho disclosure was made on last Monday at tho
meeting of the County Medical Society that the
adhcrents of the old ethical code among
the so-caled regular physicians of the
city, have lately begun an exceedingly aggressive
warfare against their brethren who have ceased to
view association with an irregular practitioner
as an abomnation in tho sight of ali the
gods of the healing art at once. At
that meeting the friends of the code,
flushed with the victory of former battles, and
secure in the knowledge. which has not been ques
toned that they had majority of the votes,
expectedly encountered thoroughly equip
pod opposition. The members OF this,
instead of fighting bravely and going down under
an irresistible shower of ballots, they had done
previously took the fighting in their own hands,
and routed their old and hitherto yictori-
Gus enemy by electing three dele
gates TO the State Medical Secretly whose
orthodoxy on the great question of ethics was sup
posed to be unquestlonablc.
There have been painful rumors since then that
one OF the three delegates did not understand pre-
csey the mOmentous issue on which he was
elected, but this report probably originated
with the faction that is tainted with
ethical heerodoxy. There are 500 members or
more of the County society, and the total cast
at that meeting was 1885, of which tho Conscrva-
tives polod "a. mot very large majority consid-
eIing how hard they work." say the Liberals.
But it served, and other Things arc
impending, il is whiSpcred-cven the disruption Of
tho State and County societies, unles; they be
purified without.
TO TRIBUNE reporter who ventured into both
camps Yesterday there were evidences on one hand
ut lpuG fpf IN he
were ambiguous and guarded IN their statements,
though oae OF their leaders admitted that there
he thought, would be premature. Its notes would
DC heard soon IN the societies. More
the reporter to possess his soul IN patience
until the crash came. The liberals were somewhat
more willing to talG, but assertc taat beyond the
old facts Of the controversy all That they knew
were the rnmOrs from the enemy. These were,
more particularly, that new State and county assD-
cations to 10 established by the conservatives,
AID il even saul tnat incorporation certificates
of some kind for these new organizations had been
approved by Judges Lawrence and Van Brunt, OF
the Court of Common Pleas.
While the new associations are being prepared as
the grand coup 1t Is sad that tho specialists among
the liberals who so far for-ot their duty TO science
a to consult n'' with homGopathic phvsicians
have been made to fee the Inconvenience
suffered by the landowners ana agents IN
by the conservatives. The loud-voced
champion OF TINS method of conversion
is The, Medical Aeos' Journal printed in
Germ in Ncw-lork affairs. Tins journal has
printed black list of the liberals wEo
vOt d IN favor of the new code and called on all
ohcr physicians to withhold business from them.
" IL Is Significant" said liOeTal yesterday to HE
TRIBUNE reporter, that the most valiant defenders
OF the profession IN Tuscaloosa. Louisville, and
Louisiana cities. Hero IN New-York, whore physicians
write books that arc received on the Continent of
Europe and honorod by Translation. not much IS
said but the dignity of tho profession and
all that sort of thing, which Is wrapped up in It's
ethics. - s.Outly maintained FAR away IN the South.
We anxious to be quit of this question OF ethics,
and come again to the discussion OF scion Ihc
matters. Why. last Monday the other side came to
the meeting so anxious to gei INTO the fight
for delegates that they tired to have the election
supersede all other business. though We
had u scientific paper to hear ana discuss
talk OF the new code being gotten
10 i'm the interest of the specialists.
Why, of the five men who presented the original
report three were general practitioners and two
OF The society. AT the meeting at which
tho code was adopted only twelve
delegates out of seyenty-eight were IN favor
of the old one. There had been no canya'slng
FIGHT was continued; both sides worked to
bring ont their votes. and the new, code
received lO5 and the old 9S; and among tho lOj
who favored only / or II were specialists"
1t Is related that there was danger at
out bugaboo that would frghten
some doctors away from pleasant social affair
that Is preparing for them. Oliver Wendell
Holmes is to be given banquet
on July ~. The dinner it, of course TO be excru-
took IL into their heads that homGopaths aud |
other scientific m0nstrosies were to be present !
and hesitlted 10 accept invitations until soemuly |
ASSURED that tOer fears were groundloSs.