The advocate., 1894-10-24
IT'S BENEFITS DEMONSTRATED BY
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
The Evil Designs Of Republican OhsraO-
ter AauassinS May Result in Good to
the Inmates Of Our Public
institutions.

maladies that aflict the race has been
limited to the medical colleges and to
the medical literature which is seldom
seen by the masses of the people, the
character assassins who have been
chosen to direct the present republican
campaign in this state have sought to
take advantage Of the general lack Of
correct information upon such subjects,
hoping, by appeals to the prejudices Of
the people, rather than to their reason,
to bring the good name of efficient
officers temporarily into disrepute, and
thereby gain unfair and dishonorable
advantages over political adversary
with which they were unable to cope
by honest methods. In this attempt
they have oVerreached the bounds,
even of political license, and have
melted a revolt Of the medical profes-
sion, irrespective of party, which they
will be unable to pacify. The Kansas
Medical Journal fairly expresses the
sentiment Of honorable members of the
profession in it's editorial of September
8, in these words:
1t 10 hardly considered the province OF
medical journal to seek opportunities to reply
TO campaign documents, but when they In
volve the honor and standing Of the medical
profession, It is necessary, as a matter Of de-
Rense, and the ordinary tribute demanded OF q
professional man to his profession.
Every physician has just pride in
his profession and his regard for its
triumphs is not limited by party lines.
He lives in a higher atmosphere, and
when the honor Of the profession and
the character Of fellow practitioner
are assailed for mere political advan-
tage, there are few medical minds so
narrow and so base as not to resent the
indignity. AS the Kansas Medical
Journal well says:
It Is one thing to fling ordinary political
mud, and 1t Is another thing to denounce
accomplish the change Of a few votes
And this is said by a republican
physician who holds the honor and the
good name of his profession above par
tisanship, and it is q fitting rebuke to
the political mountebanks in the Office
Of the republican state central commit
tee and those who edit the republican
newspapers Of the state.
Nevertheless, out of the evil designs
of these character assassins may event
ually come great good. The manner
and the purpose of the presentation Of
the subject necessarily proVokes gen.
eral discussion before the people at
large which otherwise would probably
never have taken place; and the result
viii be an enlightened public sentiment
which will not only tolerate but de-
mand such scientific treatment of in
mates of our public institutions as sf-
fords promise of their radical cure and
the release Of the state from the eX-
pense Of their perpetual care.
1t is not now generally known, ex-
cept to the medical profession, that the
practice of DR.. Pitcher is not only no
new innovation, but is in accord with
the very best medical authorities and
the very best modern practice, both in
this country and in Europe. 1t is not
generally known that it is not limited
10 public institutions, but is common,
even In private practice, and ia rela-