The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-15
GOV. STEPHENS excoRlATEo.

~Allopaths Declare He Has Prostituted HIS
once for Base Purposes-Csustic Res
oiutions Passed by the Central District
Medical Society of Missouri-The Gov
ernor Threatens to Fill All State Institu-
lions with Homeopsths.
~SEDALIA, Mo-, May Gov. Lon V.
Stephens and state lunatic asylum No.
1, at Fulton, furnished the topic OF q
lively discussion at the quarterly meet
ing of the Central District Medical So
ciety of Missouri, held here.
Resolutions were introduced CRITICS.
ing Gov. Stephens for placing the Full
ton asylum in charge of homeopathists,
and DR.. E. C. Evans, of Sedalia, a life
long democrat, who for years resided
in Boonville, the home of Gov. Ste
phens, arose and spoke as follows, in
support of the adoption of the resolu-
tons:
Lon V. Stephens is a reproach and O disgrace
to the democratic party of Missouri. Lon was
never notorious, either as q man or a boy, for
his intelligence. Iopposed his nomination l
voted for him, but swallowed him with a grim
ace, because 1 did not like the other party.
The turning over of the Fulton asylum to the
homeopathiSts was an outrage we ought not
TO tolerate. However, l do not think 1t Will
hurt us; I do not think Lon Stephens can
hurt us, or hurt anything else. He is a non
entity"
The remarks were a~pplauded, and af-
ter further criticism of the governor
along the same line, the resolutions
were adopted unanimously as follows:
WHEREAS, His Excellency, Gov. Lon V. Ste
phens, in the exercise OF doubtful and indis-
Greet power delegated TO him by legislative au-
thority, has seen fit to depart from the honors-
bic prestige of his worthy predecessors and dis
place from the control of the state lunatic
asylum No. l those whose Influence and abili-
ty made the asylum one of the great charities
OF the west, placing it under the control Of the
homeopathic school of medicine and in the per-
sons OF those devoid OF experience, illiberal and
sectional in science and art: we, the physicians
OF the Central District Medical Society of Mis-
souri,, an organization for the advancement of
true and genuine science and in behalf Of the
common Affections of humanity. express our re-
greet that the highest officer in the state should
lend himself to the infatuation of fractional
science and to the Authorization Of uhScientiic
imagery; therefore, be it
Resoired, That by this act OF the governor he
has forfeited the respect and esteem OF all lovers
Of science and humanity, as well as the i'm
partial citizenship of the state.
ResOIred, That this procedure on his part in
dicates q mental condition which fails to ap-
prostate the mission Of the science of rational
medicine.
Resolred. That he fails to appreciate the con-
dition of that unfortunate element in social life
who are deprived OF their reasoning powers,
subjecting them TO the management Of an mex
perienced corps of experimenters, who Turk
upon his favor for reward.
ReSolred, That by the unwarranted innovation
upon the helpless occupants of charity of the
state. he has prostituted his high Office for base
purposes and unmanly motives.
Resotred, That We, by these proceedings, in
the name of science and the interest of our COM
mon humanity, do enter our solemn protest
against the exercise OF power by a bewildered
partisan, receiving and holding his Office by the
suffrage Of free and intelligent people
Resotred, That this society approves the con-
duct of Doctors Young and Biggs in refusing to
resign their positions except for cause.
A resolution providing for forward
ing the resolutions to Gov. Stephens
was defeated, it being deemed |advisa-
BILE to let the state association apprise
him of the action taken.