New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-31
= uoMOEOPATHY AN ISSUE?
,r,vyp OF Mr. FLOWERS SAYS IT is.


-. .Sberents Of Roswell Flower driven TO
..,,ion by the aggressive and brilliant hght
S.sT Sloat FaSSett. have descended TO The low,
y ard unfair artifice of making poIncal
Ne -, ant Of the Tammany candidates GIFT TO
cap ,ryork homeopathic Medical College ana
'+l So stunned have they been nv the
~. hammer blows Of Fighting Fassett OF enc"
So that they have lost any good Judgment
- they might have had and are seeking to
- ro,es for Mr. Flower by making his cause
= nause Of homeopathy That such course
= - the vilest taste VIII lie admitted DIV all
>, ave NOT absolutely blinded by part sanship'
va il 5 certain t.at the scheme will recoil on
,se heads Of IL author.
=" r,. ma, who s at the head of this attempt to
- ~ IN, sentiment in favor of a particular
~sb0ol n medicine and TO gain votes Tor Mt.
rgoyer on account of his gifts TO hospital Is
r. T T AIlaR Of No. 10 East Ihlrty-slXth-st.
n. IUep IS DO Insignificant practitioner, whose
-Apsnc. Is limited TO what ne can do by his own
.so,ts gIe is a leading homeopathic of the city
"a ststs man whose services to that school en-
80 him 10 the distinction OF being called
..,-.ss,tative member Of it. He Is dean of the
..sr,tv Of the New-YoTk Homeopathic Medical
c,..c. and Hospital. and professor of Materia
w.6i,a aud therapeutics and director Of the
T.borstory Of Experimental II irnacolegy of
me msutuuon
mr. Aliens activity in the cSGse Of homeopathy
:. nat however. confined 10 his connection with
-. eollere and hospital Whenever bill affect
,,g the interests of the school Is placed before
~. legislature he is 70 ne found among the
most energetic supporters me cause Of honoeop-
arbv. Last winter. Wien he bill providing for
q triple system Of 81 tical examinations was
belore the Assembly AMI senate, he made several
visits 70 Albany IL b. ali Of his branch OF the
medical profession.
THE DOCTOR PLAN
DR. Aliens method u making homeopathy an
;s.ra in the campaign IS TO send cut 70 physicians
Who belong % thaj school pasters on which are
,r,nted the words 70 Governor. Roswell I.
FlowerH These pastors are fastened at one eha
- pieo Of rdbosrd and the envelopes IN
ub,cb they are .eat out contain slips Of paper
hearing the wo-cs For Homeopathy. lhe
envelopes are stamped on tie outside with Dr.
Aliens name and address 50 that physicians,
knowing his high standing among the OeAeVeFs
in homeopathy. would understand That NJ
Flower Wa the candidate Of That school these
masters and sigo were sent to a number oil
PHYSICIANS in TINS city, il Brooklyn, and places
throughout TIE rest Of the state.
D- Allen makes no secret Of the fact that he
is urging homeopathic physicians 20 vote Tor
Mr. Flower ca account of what he has done ana
is expected 10 do for that school. 10 Tribune
reporter the Doctor said Yes erdav morning Yes
I have sent out pastors with Mr.. Flowers name
on them 70 some homeopathic physicians, ana
have aso written letters % others, Urging them
10 support the candidate WHO mas ped US. MI
Al,
Flowers wile's sister. Nis-F ohiey. gave SlOO,OOO
10 the Opntnalmic Eye aud Ear Hospital, ana
he himself gave about 10000 three years ago
10 build a surgical hospital for the homeopathic
Medical College and Hospital N the Eastern
Boulevard, between Sixty-third and S1ty-fourth
SIS lie put US on our feet wnen we sorely neeaeo
tie money
GRATITUDE TO !lR. FLOWER.
"I have sent out these pastors to a number Of
people whom ! know. | have done SO purely for
personal reasons | have known Mr.. Flower for
TWENTY-FIVE Years and Was prompted by my graft
Jude 10 BIN. You know, he is the treasurer of
our college and hospital I sent out the slips
bearing the words For homeopathy in en-
yeJopes bearing simply my name aud address
did not act a. dean o. the college. ! TANK that
most Of the faculty Of Tie Institution think as
do, although | am not authoEized TO speak for
them We have both ke IuDlioans ard Democrats
among the Instructors 1t we never discuss
politics il board meetings. Yet l think that with
most of my coll, agues era tude 10 Mr. Flower
will oyerposer political considerations
Dr. Allen tEen went on 70 give another reason
why friends of homeopathy should side with
Mr.. Flower saving You see, year by year.
tho old school mas put forth Its efforts
70 embarr s. rs, and have had 70 use
cur strongest eudeaso.s TO-. it. myself went
10 Albany several times to work gainst the old
school We have always had TO be afraid lest
something would be done to inJue our colleges
and hos ptals With Nj. Flower in the Governors
chair We could relax our glance without fear,
for he would sign 10 bill inmIcal 10 our interests.
When II comes 10 the question OF supporting
friend OF an enemy, 1t Is well TO Vote for the
friend every time.
Do you believe Mr. FasSett to be an enemy
70 homeopathy 20 was asked.
No. don't know anything about his feelings
on The subject. lie may be just as friendly as
M Flower SulI. we know that Mr.. Flower
would SIC that our school Ii not Disseminated
against at Albany was the Doctors answer.
HOMEOPATHY A. An ISSUE.
Their you believe IN bringing the question Of
homeopathy against tne other scLool iaJo tne &C.
ysss?7
No. moi a. 4 rule; hut under present
stances l tlnnA !! ucriectly pr Eer As II
nave ~ be Oh the watch continually. The r.
Flower gave Ito money wheE we needed ~
VIZ Dr. Alien, reply.
Di1 VI Flower aId ali cducatlonN and
Oh Institution 70 salu votes: Did he u-c :
1assel gulsc OF charity to Lay up a store Jtes
u tbs World, us vel as treasures Ia cav
Nd Ae uA To- bus tie support OF the EOm0rO-
patnic school Tor $4,000 There are many !.e
paollca4s VAC yOuld Dc exceedingly IO4Ih u Oe-
.leNe Til, OF Nh. Flower Yet Or Allen hi
knoEu hin well for twenty-five years, and = L
Y rsar-cl - a representative AOmoeO thlSt
aLy vac D. tie would not Gay jus how ma
u Eese appeals % aae.t on which is FIR Oul
sae The TEL Vi legitimate polIr cal discussion lie
10 sent olt
lht there are I1any homeopathic physicians
if whom Jr Allen i nu. entitled 10 SPEAK IS
~itala Tire plan Is likely 20 DO .lUtIe service
% W. Flower and the publicity given u it Is
seiala 20 aroue" the anger OF men OF all medical