Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-07
HELPLESS POLITICAL CONDITION OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
CALUMNY is REsORTED TO
RECORD OF DIR. HUIDEKOPER, 4
"YELLOW JOURNAL, VICTIM.
Attempt Made to Foist the RESPONSE
biIity for the McCleary Currency
Reform Bill on Republic
ans Is Proving
Abortive.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-(Special) Moth
ing so clearly shows up the utter helpless
ness of the Democrats and their fusion al
lies in the present campaign, their pitiab!e
lack of legitimate campaign issues, and
their cowardice in fighting squarely for
free coinage, as their efforts to blind the
intelligence of voters by attacking the
management of the war and to give the
McCleary currency reform bill the appear
ance of Republican measure and the dig
nifty of a great campaign issue. Fitzhugh
Lee and General Wheeler, the one a sound
money Democrat and the other free sill
verite of uncompromising fidelity, have
shown that the conduct of the war did
not differ materially from the conduct OF
all wars and that the hash work of the
yellow journals was. after all, only liter
ary hash, such as might be expected from
that source Of polluted fiction.
Nearly every journal of that ilk has seen
fit to attack DR.. Rush Shippen Huidekoper,
one of the division surgeons during the
campaign. DR.. Huidekoper has been held
up as terrible example of the class of
surgeons appointed to superintend the
health of the troops. One would suppose
DR.. Hudekoper has never treated any
thing but horses and mules from reading
these journals. "a horse doctor,'' is the
cry of the tender hearted news disseminate
ors, whose whole compassion has suddenly
been kindled in behalf of the soldier bows.
whom at the same time they almost unan-
imously refuse the privilege of voting at
the election, and every measure for the
amelioration of whose condition in the field
the Democrats and Pops opposed in con-
gress.
1t VIII be interesting to those who at
tach their faith to the three most dis
tlnguished medical scientists of the world
to-day, Professors Virchow and Koch, Of
Berlin, and Pasteur of Paris to be told
that one Of their disciples, Dr. Huide-
koper, is rated as horse doctor. As a
matter of fact, while Dr. Huidekoper
studied veterinary surgery, it was not un-
til long after he had established a high
reputation as a scientific surgeon and had
served for years in the Pennsylvania ma
tional guard in that capacity. 1t will prob
ably be news to some to learn that they
nave been casting stones at man who is
acknowledged to be shining light of the
medical profession in this country. and
who counted among his immediate patrons
and friends a man like the late DIR. PEN
per, of Philadelphia. 4. -
Dr. Rush Shipper Huidekoper took his
T.
ment of the University of Pennsylvania in
march, Su. A week later he sailed for
Europe and during the summer visited the
hospitals of London, Paris and Vienna. On
his return in November he began the praa-
tice of medicine in Philadelphia; he was
appointed an assistant in surgery to the
late DR.. Hayes Agnew; he was appointed
one of the surgeons of the Chiidren's hos
pital; surgeon of the University hospital
ana later surgeon in the aims house or
city hospital and one of the district doc
tors.
In 1881, by the advice of DR.. William
Pepper and the medical staff of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, he went abroad
to study veterinary medicine. DIR. Huide-
koper was q years old and the new and
almost untried field in this country for
man of his ability presented great pos
sibilities to him. He spent two years in
Europe. the first winter at Alfort France.
where he took his degree in veterinary
medicine. The next winter in Berlin, from
September until March, attending the vet
erinary lectures in the German school, and
working in the laboratories of Koch and
Nirchow. Three months were spent in
Vienna and month in Lyons in the labor
atory of Cheaveau, later some work with
Pasteur at Paris.
President Arthur made DIR. Huidekoper
commissioner general to the agricultural
exhibition at Hamburg in August, 1888.
from which place he sailed for the United
States; On his return, the winters of SO
clan in Philadelphia. A year later, on ac-
count of his increased veterinary practice,
he resigned and named for his successor
DIR. Formal, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, who was given the position.
Dr. Huidekoper's nineteen years service
as surgeon in the national guard of Penn
department of the army. as well as his
great work at the JohnStoWn flood in which
he mad principal charge of the morgue and
the examination and disposition of the
bodies. He distinguished himself at Home
stead. and General George r. Snowden,
national guard of Pennsylvania, on whose
HnidekOnpr served
bears voluntary testimony to his work.
The Currency Reform Bill.
So much for DR.. Huidekoper. Now as to
the McCleary currency reform bill. Here
is a measure that is apparently giving
great concern to some of the Western pa
triOtS who are trying to remedy the cur
rcncy evils along the lines OF free coinage
and free greenback issues.
While there is no denial that there is
such a measure in existence as the Nc
Cleary BILL "a bill to provide for strength
oning the public credit for the relief of the
United States treasury, and for the amend
ment of the laws relating to national bank
ing associations" it has never in any form
received the Endorsement of the Republican
party, either i'll caucus by national con-
Nenuon or by act of congress. 1t is
simply one of the numerous bills and plans
considered by the corlnhttee on banking
and currency, of the house, and was, re-
the house calendar for such action as con-
gress chooses to take.
When IL is remembered that Senator
Pefter of Kansas, during his meteoriC
rcer in congress. introduced bills appropri-
ating hundreds of millions of dollars for the
amelioration and improvement of humanity,
morally and physically. from banking bills
TO bills for the cure of corns and bunions,
neither of which was ever considered by
any party including his own, some idea
may be formed of the precise status of the
McCleary bill. In the first place it is not
the report of all the Republican members
of the committee, but of just three of them
and no more Mr.. Walker, the chairman
of the committee. though he technically
reported the bill, did so under pressure as
he does not approve the McCleary bill, and
has a pet reform measure of his own which
is before the house. Neither has the bill
inent Republican member of the committee,
whose views differ widely from those en-
tertained by Mr.. McCleary.
And what Is true of the committee is
true of the Republican members of the
house. The committee sentiment is the
embryo of the divided views of the house.
There is no attempt here to belittle the
McCleary bill. 1t may be the embodiment of
all its author claims for 1t. 1t may be that
the Republicans in congress will ultimately
find in it the curative virtues to ease all
the ills to which we are heirs financially.
But the fact remains that not single Re-
publican in congress is committed to it as
party policy, whatever his individual
views as to Its merits or demerits may be.
1t Is simply a bill considered by the house
banking committee and in the natural order
calendar for such action as the house may
choose to take in regard to it IT NAV never