The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-22
The Doctors Who Say the Mayor Told
Them an Untruth.

Inem an InIrUln.
Mayor Taggart has stirred up a big hor-
nets nest by not carrying out the promise
he made to a committee of physicians rep
resenting the eclectic homeopathic and
physio-medical schools before the election.
There are about $50 physicians of the three
schools here. A sort of informal indignation
meeting was held on doctors row. last
night, when Drs. Soils Runnels. c. G.. Win
tiers, w. F. Curyear, ]. d. George, T. c.
Stewart and j. A. Compton met at the office
of the first named to denounce the mayors
insincerity To a Journal reporter the ply
sicians said that some ten days or two
weeks before the election d call was made
on the mayor, who was asked as a matter
Of right and justice to promise in the event
Of his election to appoint one man to rep
resent the three schools on the Board of
Health. The mayor replied that he thought
1t was only right and fair that they should
have some sort of representation and
agreed that he would appoint one of six
names to be submitted to him. two from
each school, on the board. After the cleo
ton he was given a list containing the
names of Drs. r. Il. Laycock, Carl G. Win
er, E. M. Outland j. J. Baker, j. d. George
and Soils Runnels three of whom were
Democrats and three Republicans. At that
time he reaffirmed his former promise He
swore to DIR. Curyear that everything would
be all right. Tell the boys that this has
got to be- said he. So emphatic was the
mayor in his promise that he agreed to al
low himself to be manacIed and vaccinated
a Thousand times If he did not keep his
word.
After the appointments were made yes
a IN fbo
again to learn why he had not kept his
promise. He naively admitted for one thing
that he was a contumacious liar. Then he
went on TO explain that he first appointed
Dfs. Morrison and LOckridge on the board
and then conferred with them about the
third place He pulled out the list of six
names that had been given by the three
new schools. AS he read over the names he
was informed by Dr. Morrison that he
would not serve If one of them was Sc
lected. Notwithstanding the mayor had as
serted before the election that it was but
right and fair to break the monopoly that
was obtained he went back on his promise
ana permitted Drs. Morrison and Lockridge
10 have their own way.
we are taxpayers and residents of the
city, said one of the physicians last night
and think that we ought to be given fair
representation. We only asked one place
Tor the three schools
How many physicians have you in In
dianapolis?
Something over hundred in the eclectic.
physlo-medical and homeopathic schools
we nave been denied the right to partici-
pate in the City Hospital and Dispensary
advantages Those in control even prohib-
tied reputable physicians from lecturing at
the City Hospital. After a time they agreed
10 allow one physician to lecture. We found
out that he was given time in July and
August when all the students were out of
toWn Mayor Taggart knew of this and
When we called on him he said that we
should have the same privileges at the
city Hospital as the other schools and that
we would not be compelled to lecture to
empty benches, either'
Within the week DR.. Curyear saws that
ne called on the mayor and the latter in
formed him that he would probably want
20 nave another talk with the committee
AT that time he asserted with an oath that
ne intended TO DO what he regarded as
right When Or. Curyear reminded him that
ne had done him some political service.
Last night the physicians declared that
Whlie they had only asked one place on
the board the mayor ought to have dis
pensed with the physicians who would not
serve unless they could rule the whole
board rather than break faith as he had
uone. Ihey assert that in Cincinnati Louis
vie, Chicago and other places old-school
physicians tried the same tactics. but after
tney found they could not bulldoze the an
thorities into their way of thinking thew
were glad to accept places with those for
associates whom they had insisted on ig
nofing- They say that Mayor Taggart
ought 10 nave kept faith, even If he had
round IL necessary to ignore the "ree1Ilars,'
entirely in order to do so because of the
disposition of taking the whole loaf or no
Dread they have manifested.