The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-14
DIR. WALL GROWS HEATED.
Says the Newspapers ssEisrepresent"
and Scolds Doctors Who Ad-
vertise IN Them

vertise in Them
Dr. G. A Wall of Topeka succeeded
in getting his resolution through the
State Medical society meeting this
morning denouncing the men who are
opposed to medical legislation and
pledging the society ana its members
not to support them for election or re-
election
The resolution reads
BE it Resolved, That it is the wish
and desire Of the Kansas Medical So
ciety in a body assembled that no mem
Der of it VIII by his vote help to elect
any person to the legislature who is not
friendly to medical legislation and that
he Will use all honorable means to de-
feat candidates for reelection who
proved false to their ante-electiOn
promises two years ago
In presenting his resolution Dr. Wall
said.
Two years ago we had a medical bill
before the legislature for passage
was one Of the committee on legislation
at the time We were antagOnized on
all sides not only by the quacls, but
by others. We We're insulted-
Under the present system cOntin-
ued DR.. Wall the quacks are constant
~ and fearIessly Increasing
Here in Topeka is DR. Samuels set
tied upon US Anybody can practice
medicine in Kansas. a blacksmith can
come out of the Santa F'e shops and go
to practicing medicine know that be
cause there is one in town now.
Il say 1t is a shame we can't get med
zeal legislation in this state We are
constantly misrepresented by the news
papers We don't want to drive any
body out Of the state who is a reputa-
Die and competent physician
Here is clipping from a recent
newspaper that tells about a DR.. era
nam, quack at Plttsburg, who is uD-
/ der arrest for the death of a woman
/ during a criminal operation III ven
ture TO say that not a physician here
/ would have performed that operation
/ or If he had, would have done it so
/ quickly and so safely that nobody
/ would have known anything about it
/ and there would have been no lief
fects.
LThis statement of DR.. Wallis REQUIRES
] an investigation. Is it true that reputa-
/ bic physicians perform such operations
] so safely that nobody would have
! known anything about it. and there
! would have been no ill-effects2" This
/ so-called operation" is called murder
/ by the laW.l
Graham will go to the penitentiarv.
where you and I viii have to help sup
1 port him.
we don't want special legislation for
! ourselves. We want to protect the pub
lie as well as ourselves
DIT G. W HOllinbeck of Cfmarrou-
/ Il have a list here of all the members
Of the last legislature and their votes
/ on this bill / intend to fight every
4 man can who was against it, and I
! hope the other members of this society
+ VIII do the same I viii be pleased to
/ have every member of the association
/ have copy of this list
DR.. Peters of AGankatO-''I uOn't be
1 Ieve in this resolution 1t is too strong.
/ 1T is a threat, and L believe that if we
1 pass 1t it Will help defeat US. The
\ boss politicians of Kansas and the
/ leading daily papers have always been
against Us in the matter of medical
legislation They have defeated US be
fore and they can do it again if we an
| tagonize them. The trouble with US is
we are not numerous enough"
DR.. Porter Of LichfeId-"I shall go
out and work against any candidate
/ for the legislature this fall who is not
for medical legislation.
! A physician from Lane county who
said Charley Lobdeu was in favor of
4 medical legislation. said. In Illinois
We had a hard fight and a long fight,
but we won. and don't believe we can
get anything here unless we threaten
to thulnp en- l know man who left
q farm in this state and went to prac-
ticing medicine He'll get up most
any time in the night and go anywhere
for so cents rather than not go at all
The matter was put to a vive yoce
vote. There were some votes for the
resolution and none against it, and it
was declared passed
DR.. Ward of Topeka called for a di-
vision, but was ruled out of order, as
the meeting was then on other bust
ness.
The new arrivals this morning were
L. S. Jacobs of Emporia, G. w. Davis
of Kansas city. J. N. Allen Of Liberty
Mo. w. W. Gill of Barnes, d. F. Long
necker of Emporia. J. W Wilholt of St
George, Geo. M Guy of Kansas City
o. B. Whittecar of Peabody A H Cor
der of Kansas City, c. E Pontius OF
F'airview. A p Tenney of Kansas City
A. D. Smith Of WamegO, A w. Carson
of Dover. w. w. Stewart of COurtland
H p. Daniels of ScOttville D. D. vii
son of NortOnviile j. B. Rees of Maple
ton. S. Murdoch of Oneida S G. Grant
of Kansas City, Charles Gardiner OF
EmpOria, Jabez NJ. Jackson Of Kansas
City, w. z. Jackson of Kansas City, J.
c. COnkIe OF Madison.
Topeka people-D. 3. Eastman. SUI
perintendent insane asylum: r. E. Nc
/ Vey NJ. r. Mitchell. H A Warner II
w. Peers, S. =. Sheldon, J. c. McClin-
took