The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-08
The Hospital the Topic of Con.
versation Among Medical
Men.
POLITICAL INFLUENCE USED.
AS Opinions Differ in Regard to the
Law the Courts May Be
Appealed To.

The bar which for many years has pre-
vented eclectic and homeopathic physi-
clans and students from entering the Citv
and County Hospital is slowly but SURELY
being dissolved in the whirlpool of public
sentiment.
In the early history of this State. when
eclectism and homeopathy were systems
of medicines almost unheard of on this
coast, and the allopaths predominated in
every section OF the country, thew BROUGHT
their influence to bear upon Legislators and
public officials to obtain laws advantage
GUS to their own interests and to the oetri.
ment of practitioners of other systems.
Concerning these laws which were
enacted by the Legislature and the onin.
ions OF allopaths in regard to the adVan-
tages embodied in what they term their
superior system OF medicine DR.. +. Corn
wall OF the California College of Medicine
gives vent to his sentiments on the cues
lions involved IN the following para
graphs. He said:
DIR. Fitzsimmons, in his interview two
avs ago, said all physicians who were not
alopaths were either knaves or fools. He
also said that he would vouch for the re-
naming members of the board. II i'm
presses one that when man resorts to
such Language he lacks something-either
a a.
ton for intelligence
"It is better, however, to recognize the
spirit OF DR.. titzgibbon as that of the
old school OF medicine. They are in the
majority and the very selfish, short
sighted ones take this way TO retain the
political places which they hold by reason
OF numbers and wealth. 1t is eli human
nature for men to do this way, and SO we
de not let 1t agltate or concern us greatly.
Pope says whatever is is right, and SO
We opine that the eclectic and homeopathic
schools have their reasons for existence.
a monopoly always dislikes disturbance.
and the aIlopaths having a MONOPOLY of
the County Hospital and some other
things here, are inclined to think any one
a TOOL or knave who suggests the idea of
dlvestlng them of their usurpations.
I'VE speak here of those who are guilty
Of the Fitzglbbon spirit. There are
50 many liberal and fair that it is wrong
paths we ask simply our rights before the
law, otherwise we are perfectly capable of
taking care of ourselves.
The institutions of the eclectic and
homeopathic schools average for their re-
Q7irements for graduation above those of
the alIopauhic, and on the coast have as
nigh standard as any, We are anxious
that our graduates should stand a State
examination the same as them, if the
board before which they come are I'M
prejudiced. Ii the board is all of the allo-
pathic kind and their students be coached
Tor the examination and ours not, our stu
dents would stand no chance"
To be, or not to be-a fool or knave-
that is the question" said DR.. H. xvi
berg; and DR.. Fitzgibbon, l dare say by
this time feels sorry he started the boom
erang. A man placed in public office
and saIaried by the people should at the
least know little more about language
that behooves gentleman. 1t is particu-
larly inappropriate for member of the
medical profession to throw out such as
sertions over brother members, of the pro-
fession because they did not occupy the
same schoolroom before receiving their
diplomas.
~ would like to know why California