The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
THE DOCTORS
ARE COMING.
The Medical Journals Are Be.
ginning To Discuss The
Great Reform issues.

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The Medical World" OF Philad.!- |
phis. Is d widely circulated journal
among intelligent phvsieians. ADD ,.
an authoritative publication. The |
editor of this Journal clearly rscog
nizes the evil effects on the physI- |
cal system of hard times" and has IN |
most commencable manner iuoor-
porated into this journal what might |
be called a department of Econo-
mics" in which the great questions
Of the day are forcibly and convire-
ingly discussed. The physicians who
read this Journal cannot fail TO be-
come acquainted with these ques-
tions. There may be some physi-
clans who think that If hard times
produce illness, sickness &c.. II isl
the very condition most TO be de-
sired by them as practitioners, be-
cause il brings them work; but there
are many others who know that they
cannot get pay for their work un
less easy times shall come; and there
is also a large number of physicians
whose humane hearts wish for the
elimination of everything that cause
the worry aud trouble that finally
produce the worst forms of physical
illness. These men have welcomed
with pleasure the new department Of
the medical World y
Following are some extracts from
one of the Worlds articles:
money is the blood of commerce;
values and obligations are expressed
in it; therefore, il should have spa
cial safe guards thrown aronnd it.
1t should not be subject to contro ol
or manipulation by private parties
or combinations. The reasons are
obvious-they have been painfully
obvious during the past two years
The banks have contracted credit
refused payment of currency, and
collapsed entirely in many cases, to
the great loss of depositors; specu-
latoTs have raided the treasury for
gold, and the government has in
creased the interest bearing indeb,-
edness for more gold, until it was
seen that the people would permit
no more of it. Then a ''contract'
or agreement" was entered into,
by which this process of gold deple-
ton and issuing of bonds was tenn
porialy stopped. Enjoy the thought
that our temporary BUSINESS i'm
provement is by the gracious per-
mission of a few gold speculators
If we had government banks all over
the country, the deposits OF the peo
pie would be a source of financia
strength to the treasury instead ol
to the banks. The New York bankl
were burdened by an enormous sur
plus while the treasury was depleted
Isn't it strange how things are al
lowed to go? Yet we are to blame
, if we don't try to change the laws. W.
vote for party, and those that WI
elect are busy keeping themselve
and their friends in Office; and so be
tween the two, We, electors, ant
: they the elected, the principles AM
, science of government are scarcel,
thought of. 1t is little wonder tha
things get into such tangle, an
and schemers can get such advant
ages.
r Private or corporation telegraph
exist only in the following countries
E Bolivia, Cyprus, Honduras, Cuba
Hawaii and THE UNITED STATES
All the rest of the civilized worl
: has the government telegraph. Eve
f in Egypt, few years ago, l sent
y telegram from station pretty wei
5 up the Nile, to Cairo, for LESS TIA
/ TEN CENTS! 1t was transmitted an
delivered with military faithfulnes
t and promptness. We can't .hav
q such service in this country, becaus
n concentrated CAT ital with its larg
: watered stock and immens
l. profts-must be protected regardles
9 of the interest of the people. The
s do it by using newspapers that d.
q pend en- the telegraph company fl
It news, and by giving free telegrap
IS privileges lavishly to Congressme,
q and by no end Of other little ar
10 well-known to them. The aveIaf
Congressman seems surprisingly su
:. ceptible to these arts. Astonishir
isn't it? When shall we have
~ chsnge7 For twenty years or mo
10 the P. 0. Department has been as
u II ing that the telegraph service of Il
!, country be taken by the governme
- and made part of the postal sy
h TEN.
= 1 Tell everybody you know how f
~ behind the rest of the world we al
20 in this respect, and let US determi
g to demand change. People fl
a. quently need the telegraph servi
IA IA to summon physicians. Let US ha
~ the cheapest and the best. Have
w. not paid tribute to monopoly lol
.e -. enough! Now let US have it at ct
> like the postal service.
a Our needs are so simple. SO pla
u so urgent; so few see them. The {
~ erage voter takes far more inter
- in who will be the next preside
~ than in what that president will I
"a The medical profession has pow
.. full influence. Shall We exert
.;- Remember, idleness and poverty
-. the masses means poverty for
{" We have seen this aud felt it IN
tor past two years.
'as On the morning of the 18th inst
converter at the works OF the Am'
ere can Glucose Company, Peoria, II
ers exploded, filing the large build
with steam. There were more II
a hundred men in the room at
time of the explosion. Two v
on killed outright and several "
severely injured. The CONVEX
ng. WAS on the fourth floor OF the bu
:, it ing. There was great excitem
the and many narrow escapes.
fish