New-York tribune., 1884-12-06
DR. BUTTOLPHo DESIGNATION d.

HIS LONG SERVICE FOR THE NORRIS PLAINS AsY-
LuM-LnGIsrArrvr ACTION EXPECTED.
The resignation of DR.. ii. A. Buttolph as
superintendent Of the stat. Asylum of the Insane mt
Morris Plains. n j. has awakened considerable discus
sion rs to it, probable caipo among politicians AMI
others who have heretofore taken interest In the
management the institution. II ia well known that
the resignation was made at the request of the managers
of the asylum who however, asked for II without pre-
crrng charges stating reasons for the desT, change
In To 1879 the New Jersey Supreme Court appointed the
directors In that year the Legislature repealed the
existing law and gave tho appointing power to the GOV
rnor with tho of tho Senate and ucreased the
number o managers from seven Of the original
sevcn Sho occupied the position I'm 1873 when the
rs lnn was orcrcd nvc have snce died ana their sue
ccssors were appointed by the Goycrnor under the new
lne These neg nanagprs have ctrrcsscd desire thh
,ho ,,,stan ~ medical sruerrienirnt ami wtihen W.
.etatstci ino tWb departments. fhs conid rdt Ne
hdue nhhef mo &tisting lte. am q - *
iretrd thit thr CBtbrndt ~ hia nosa.irs Is tiit
irrsiHnte wi'i stageat trrh ehapaa ~ the ne ~ wi
HptiN s thAtge hrd Hiab ntbtNi 'ht the ihrtrAse w
,be eie4 slaA vs. Ats siieNliH, UNt llttNa ihf as'
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sls,auts. NAp Bege aAifHAt ~ f4e lN1 Ne lNNNlfa'
RiihQnt eAtga llQnlhe. \ mu0stl QI the insane AZ
Mprla pain- ehruno eases. WAC require amusement
aud moral treatment rather thau m'dicdi
Ia all other ldr-e insane asylum7 IN ths country lho
offices of medical director and warden who has charge
OF supplies are held hy one person Tor hr reason hal gu
attending ply sician II suppOS II 10 know Mtt i the
best food for his patients Ihs cOntcnplalei change
has been tried IN other places aud rejected IL i lho
general belief M1Wistown dud Trenton thdt the mere
tOfOre non partisan insane asylum l. 10 be thrown into
the political and another lat once 'reatel 10
nppesse the greed of the political place hunter
A statement appeared recently IN IHE TRIBUNE: " The
trustee. of this institution have desired for some time
that superintendent Buttoph should devote of his
time the patients and less To the asylum buildings
and mechanical arrangements connected thcicwlth. lie
has declined and this with variety of other reasons
combined to cause the action of the manage RS Dr.
ing~ fixtures aud machinery of this asylum were origin
ally so well adapted in arrangement and kind ana so
well constructed IA to have required little at
tention from me or others, except the me
repairs to keep all in order within the last few months.
however, the managers have acted airnatlVely IN re-
gard to various practical suggestions from aDout
steam and other fixtures which | considered II my
privilege and duty to make, and whieh they cordially ac
cepted though the time being not to the fn extent
recOmmcu As matter of fact, the managers nave
not at any time. either directly orndifecty expressed
10 me the dcSre that would devote more time 10 the
care of patients and less to the build
ings and mechanical arrangements. No oc
decline to accept such request may also say that
all my time thought and life have been given To the
service of the state the extent at least of fifteen
hours a day the period of thirtyseven years with
the limitation of human endurance could scarcely have
more while under the influence OF the desire to do
all i'm nv power have never sought to do less
I'm leaving my place make no allslOn to the causes
that have led 10 the change but Will say that regard
self having been made Che Victim of circumstances
that ought never to have occurred. The time has not
vet arrived for to make public what these crcun
stances are but LATER II certain events occur, may
think 1t necessary to have my say