Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-05-06
MEDICAL MEN MEET.
The Linton District Medical Societv's
Session in This City-Omcers
Elected.

AASonC WILL LIZ
Basket, president, in the chair. Exer
cises were opened with prayer BY
Rev. A. A. Wallace. The secretary
Dr.Arnold, of Wellsville, being absent
DIR. Cave was appointed secretary
pro tenn.
AT call the following answered
TO their names: Drs. Pemberton an6
Tate, Fulton, Mo-; F. ]. Painter, War.
%renton; j. F. Graves and ]. E. Morris
Montgomery City; F. II. Kallmeyer
New Florence; j. o. Terrill and J. g
Parrish, Vandalia; T. P. williamson
Rocheport; ]. s. Pearson, Louisiana
X. L. Gibbs, Hatton; D. @. Gilman,
Reform; j. s. Drake, Santa Fe; Drs,
w. R., L. o. and N. r. Rodes, T. P,
Rothwell, T. j. Baskett, G. T. Varnon,
E. s. Gave and O. R. HALEY, Mexico,
Drs. Q. B. Mayes, Thompson; M. o.
Biggs, Bowling Green; David Nolan,
Montgomery, and j. @. Moore, Full
ton, were elected to membership.
The Chair appointed T. P. Rothwell,
j. g.. Pearson and W. R. Rodes to
draft resolutions with reference to the
death of DR.. Middelkamp.
The following officers for the COM
ing year were elected: President, ].
=. Graves, Montgomery City; First
Vlce-President, +. H. Kallmeyer, New
Florence; Second Vice-President, j.
o. TerrilI, Vandalia; Secretary, P.
Arnold, Wellsville; Treasurer, M.
Yates, Fulton.
GOV. STEPHENS COURSE SCORED.
DIR. j. 8. Pearson, Of Louisiana, Of
fered the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
WHEREAS, His E%xcellency, Gov.
Lon. V. Stephens, in the exercise of
doubtful and indiscreet power dele
gated to him by Legislative authority,
pas seen fit to depart from the honor
able prestige of his worthy predeces-
sors and displace from the control of
the State Lunatic Asylum, No. 1,
those whose influence and ability
have made the asylum one of the
great charities of the West, and plac-
ing it under the control of the Home-
opathic School of Medicine, and in the
persons of those devoid of expert
ence, illiberal and sectional in science
and art:
We, the physicians of the Linton
District Medical society-an organi-
cation for the advancement of true
and genuine science and in behalf of
the common Affections of humanity
express u regret that the highest
officer in the State should lend him
self to the infatuation of fractional
science, and to the hallucination OF
u~nscientitic imagery. Wherefore,
RESOLVED, First. That by this act OF
the Governor he has forfeited the re-
spect and esteem of all lovers OF
science and humanity, as well as the
impartial citizenship of the State.
Second. That this procedure on
his part indicates a mental condition
which fails to apprehend the mission
of science of rational medicine.
Third. That he fails to appreciate
the condition of that unfortunate
element in social life who are depriv-
ed of their reasoning powers, subject
ing them to the management of an
inexperienced corps of experimenters
who Turk upon his favor for reward.
Fourth. That by this unwarranted
innovation upon the helpless occu-
pants of charity of the State he has
prostituted his high office for base
purposes and unmanIy motives.
Fifth. That we, by these proceed
ings, in the name of science and the
interest of our common humanity,
do enter solemn protest against
the exercise of power by a bewildered
partisan receiving and holding his Of
fee by the suffrage of a free and in
telligent people.
Sixth. That this society approves
the conduct of Drs. Young and Biggs
in refusing to resign their positions
except for cause.
DR.. j. s. Pearson read a paper on
"Obstetrical Complications discussed
by society.
DR.. Parrish's paper, "Chronic Ec-
zema," also discussed by J. F. Graves