The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-08
POWERSBIIlL PASSED


1Ao nenAeo approves q the
Allopath Measure.
alNEhART'a Nooaous spEecH.
Several Asesap1s = u~aify - OAjss-
easnsbas Hessurss--vsts o. -
Prinsapal Psanas.
oLyxrIA, Reh z-upon Hoelon q lnco. r. \.
10. =. in FsaAfioa - ths peacxice ~ nedicins.
known - Powers medical bill, Wao talln mp
today cot Of order.
WOOD olIered An amen6msat psossdine thsl
three ol The UembeU q ~ exnml3n11g bonEd
shan be homeopaxhlsas
vsGtal moved 10 amend IL amendment - =
70 provide that no sckool shall h represenssd
on the board By more than four ma1bau.
amendment
Il An In fsvos." said Mr. Rinshas4 .sof the
amendment % this bin. ~ which net more than
four members Of he exnuininx board shall be-
long - any one school Of medtcine 1hia amend
menf fakes away from the measure is m0at OBJ
jectiOuable featuru and commends it . the
candid iudgmHnf OF any lsir-minded man. be-
cause u concedss eqaai pstvi1eges 70 rival SIS
tems-ail Of which have ths,- foilowefs and
patrons among our constituency, III Of whom
are justly emitted 70 the best sktil Tie several
schools Of medicine can produce
II the friends Of this measure are honest In
the saaertion that they desire 10 protect tn pub
lie against isnorance: II hey really mean not to
favor one school Of educated physicians - the
defriment Of any other school Of educated phygi-
Clans then they may show their spirit OF fairness
and Observation-Disclosures b. supporting this
amendment DO hope ws shall mt commit
ourselves b the theory that medicine . nth IN
exact science that theTe cau Be hat one catholic
school. and al others tnan this one shall b
consigned. b. IT. high inq9isition. = - rack
or EuiIlodnsL
= hope W shall not By oar action here ~ ior
the leading school Of medieni soisa0o what they
have never claimed for themselscs. that they
have explored AL the avenues and icvealed all
the myattries Of the healing at, ana that IN
medicinesthere are no more worlds 70 conquer" :"
In the bla3e Of our nineteenth century civilixa-
tcn let L not not Be said Of the washinston Sen
ate that it pronounced sentence Of bauinhDeut
upon every system Of medicine In America but
one. that We have invested this one with snch
prerogative Of infallibllity that ali cther doc.
tors and systems must stand aside q IL ap-
prcach and cry out sunclean. uncleAn.r
M. President, b. inheritance and by edu-
cation ! am . believer In and patron Of the great
enlightened school OF medicine famiIiafly
known a. the allopathic They stand today pre-
eminent for their skill and their lea. .nidg They
have proud history. running back through the
centuries TO the remote achievemann Of Escu-
lapfuA what the mother church b 70 ChFis-
ttanity, this. the parent Of medicine, II 70 the
healing art
But with al IT. prestige, IT. numerical power
and the story Of In achievements, Il Il not the
only known system of medicine, and II cono0t
afford to strike down al Of IL worthy progeny.
It must NOT, II IL would escape the charge Of
selfish bigotsy. II the object Of this bill Il to
banish isnorsnce from the profession, let u b
fair and banish II from Ill the diHsrsnt schools
Of medicine.
"Do he allopaths claim that thsy have nors
igncsance In their school that they should have
moro member1 Of the bqari Of exAminoso than
any other school Of medicine? II IL srenching
very cioss upon our pesDonal liberties Il sny
one saya We ahall not have our oWu aptEieual
adyisef and our own medical adviser - mn
II believe in heroic teatment-I leaxne1 Il
amt1 - UAlarta Of Uppecenoe. For : tospid
liver g1ve ne the pin hy61neoguo ord - en-.
pound catharttcs q poApphylline fn1loNo1 "
M4kBX -. /. - II H. ~ l. .
Nv snlds your NJ sksoe - wsa3 ysel1oI1 a !
plaesr of eanthafidea nor - ny bonepDa&hic
friend you shall throw out yoaI two glanoO q
water and take gian Of spirits vini eallfci on
one side and and glass of chloral hydrate on the
other
.Let N al be liberal and try 70 live as long q
We can upon the other golden rule, live and lst
live, In spite of all the doctors. and il the pro
fession will not permit 70 be fair In our iegis-
lation. let us throw physfc To the dogs ana de-
feat the bill.
~ il far better TO bear the ills W have in
the present Jaw than nec 70 Others that We know
Of physicians only and opposition fron svery
other class.
aIf we would protect the public against EN-
pircism. let us dive ont the quacks and chaSla-
tans from all the different branches of tho pro-
fession, by giving 10 each branch 3 repreoenta-
tive on the examining hoard.
II would not trench upon professional ethics;
but II any school Of medicine II bound by mys-
TIC traditions Of their science not to consult or
associate with any other sect or school ander the
solemn pains and penalties Of szccmmunica-
thorixe oar governor 70 excuse any such from
serving on the hoard.
.r their code OF ethics requires that they
shall hide their light under . bushel' and
sschew adversisink I would not lay vandal
hands on snch . sacred relic ef antiquity, for IL
comes down 10 ~ from period anterior to the
art preservative. when printing was unknown
II was greatly surprised, . short time go, 70
hear on the fioor Of this Senate an exhibition Of
courage scarcely len daring than the
Charge of tee Light Brigade IL was the oc-
casion when two Of our veteran orators charged
down upon the serrisd ranks Of that sehastapol,
Ia A. -
IL we should nnd both Of these
rssdsasors in the field today against the press
that has 20 generally and foscibiy opposed this
I'VE may make laws for few days O. weeks.
bat the press, with oil its twaddls and harp
inrs. can name our successors. for II makes and
unmakes senators
Have these who favor this bill In its present
form ever heard from their constituents on this
subject Have they read the newspap. ~ Of the
state- II IL 10 = just measure, why the eenerai
ou,cry in the press against ~ Are the papc-s
mixrepsesenting the people. or 10 il we Who are
misrerresenfing them Let us consider shia
a-Tners wiil come . time. and not far hence.
when We NAV cry out for the rocks aud hilis TO
cover Us from the wrath Of the storm ve are in
vitinx upon us and upon our party. II We per
ssss fu our disregard Of the pre1 ana the people
whom serve
..The home organ OF the author Of this bill
condemns both II and him. Ny own city. with
It's ave or ssx dailies. sres vosisy - the bill
daily should require the courage OF = Marine
duke 70 oppose such power - ths4 II We pass
thss biE, ia its present form what shaii we gain
Rather. What shall We loses We shall aray the
entire press OF the state against ns and We shail
deserve n. too. for We shall indulge In species
Of class legislation ~ hateful - that which
drove cur rii grin fathers sway from their homes
into the uilda Of New England.