Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17
CEASE the CONTEST.

Whatever Of dignity may Mt nmt
have characterized the contest In re-
gard 70 the medical law, b fast bslog
nupeneied by the farclcalandluiicrou'.
livery day for a time, there have been
introduced into both brsuch,s Of the
Legislature petitions cluchod IN lIfii
and grandiloquont language, settling
forth the "inaliunab.c Rights" Of the
people In the premisof,and she rcasous,
or alleged reasons, why the present
medical law should be repealed, and
no other one Of similar character en-
acted. Its only TOO evident that inter.
es,ed parties have made mtthodi-
cal canvass Of por.iono Of the Terri
tory, for the purpose OF procuring
signatures TO copies o. the same s,trro.
typed document Whatever Of the
wires OF '7GD might have been aroused
Ia the breasts OF tho Legislators by q
fiut reading Of this appeal, have been
damponod by tho wuariness produced
by daily repetition Of H. The sir.
rugulau," Ia their war uron tho
"fogulaH" arc producing Effects that
tend Ia tho direction OF the iatcIcll.
But tho ludicrous featurta Of lhis
contest are not confined 70 Que side OF
II. Since the opening " the present
eraalon Of the Lea irla,uro tho "rpgulatD
physicians have held two or more
meetings At which they have signifoi
determination 10 exert ibelrIliluoace
10 toe utmost 10 have retained, with
some amendments, the present medical
law, "ior the protection OF tho people"
against quacka and incompetent pgaC.
titionors. But Whilo these medical
gentlemen arc thus insisting upon
"pfoleolion" being extended 10 tie
"people," the latter 10 the number OF
thousands have been sending To tue
Legislature petitions and protests
against this "proteo.lon." Further
comment is unnecessary Tor the pur.
pose OF showing the anomalous attitude
In which the "fegulats" are piaclag
themselves.
Medical gentlemen OF all schools
cannot but zee that this contest ought
to cease. II In detraellng from tho
dignity Of the profession, ana under.
mining the confidence OF the public ia
It's membefs. A popular suspicion
exists that seldshnoss aud Jealousy are
motives quite as strong among the pro.
motera Of the strife, Ne IL n desire iol
tho "protoclion Of tho people," and
this suspicion gains strength by con-
tinuanco Of the controversy. IL Ia tim,
for a truce. Both 6idos should gracefully
submit the whole matter 10 the Legia,
lature. The latter body IL az iamllial
with tho situation ~ II could DO mad,
by tho introduction of any number
more Of the gTaudil0quont petitions 70.
foTTei TO, Ia behalf OF tue lrfogu.
lara" or tho adoption OF unlimitel
prcambles aud resolutions by the
"rogulaFs."
Tho members Of tho Legislature
underalnnd perfectly wsll tina, there
ought TO be an effective law against
medical quaoM aud impos,0rs. aud
also against malpractice. They further
understand that the masses Of the
people VI Utah, whose will they have
bson chosen TO enact into law, enter
tain peculiar views Ia regard to treat.
inB aud healing the sick, which faith
~ entitled 10 Tree exercise aud full pr0.
lection. a lagSe proportion OF the
people Of this Territory prefer the
simple household practice in almost
all caaua OF disease, and would rather
send for some man who they thinh
has natural gity Tor tue relief OF lhl
sick or ior some moth0rly matg0n uz.
perienccd Ia nursing, than Tor "a phys..
clan Of any school, Any law that viii
prevent tho people from having tholr
blck treated by the persons and meth
DDS they may choose, win NEST with
the popular recruitment which ought 70
beshowu toward any exercHo Of au.
thorIty that inyaiga the liberties Of the
people.
There are dIni1uluol to enclun.as
In framing d medical law which VIII
rsssonlbly mestalI requirements anI
conditions existing ia tbis Territory %.
tho present. Sims, bat they are NOS
insuperable, and the Legislature IS a3
vol qlaidrd now TO msst them as 10
could BE- made by au injennita pro-
longalion Of the controversy. Lot u
C0Etvl
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