The Portland daily press., 1901-02-21

hoard OF trustees and to DT. Holt, Wno
tried In every manner possible to prevent
the facts from becoming known, and to
shield this man in his shame. One
emissary who was sent 10 use his lnnu-
auoe 10 this end even went 50 far rs 90 &C.
ouse Of blaokmail the ettorney who was
interested in the case IL behalf OF the
boy,s father, and than whom no attorney
an the citv Of Portland stands bi0her In
his prufsssion, and 10 was not until the
facts had become notoriously known IN
the city OF Portland and the young doctor
was threatened with criminal prosecution
for assault and battery that this noted
investigating board Of trustees could be
induced TO ask for and accept the resig'
nation OF that young surgeon. Tnis
little hoy, gentlemen, had been In that
institution seven weeks and during that
time rad not been given a bath, because
the nurse said it had not been ordered.
Think OF 1t gentlemen, the nurse OF
hospital allowing a patient to be under
her care seven weeks without bath be-
cause it had not been ordered and further
more gentlemen sending the boy to his
home, his hair niled with vermin. Is
this the kind Of an institution 20 which
the tt to will appropriate i've thousand
dollars year for the ns1t two years
Now rertlemen these are astual fats. 1
am personally acquaintst W tn the father
OF this boy. / have seen and talked with
him aud two ctr her gel tlsmen In PORT
land who will { all yo1 1e fatts OF this
case exattly as / have relet ,d them to
you here.
:BNow, MIR. Speaker, let US glance for
moment al the persoDnel OF the ftan oil
this Institution. The Inst tion was es-
tsblished for the especial treatment oi
the eve and ear. There are four medical
men in Portland who are recognized as
specialists IN that line. and the best in
the stats At different times all have
been connected with the Inst tuition, To-
day three OF those men absolutely refuse
tn visit the Institution because OF the re-
tiection which is cast upon them by being
identified with It, since laht August the
cnly nouss surgeons have been TWO
cradust,s of the Maine Medical school OF
last June Men OF no prattlee, men OF no
experience And yet ths public ara cor
daily invited to ooms t tast inst tntlon
for treatmsnt and tralt their sight yea,
oftentlm, their lives. In the hands OF
these inexperienced physicians, and the
1t to of Maine in approprist ng money
etlIl further invt,s con1dsnce and says:
Come, come.
Now Mr.. Speaker and ger tlemen, l
teslrs to submit J you the queftion OF
who is benefits ID by t1e tt7tss appropri-
st,cn t. this inst t-ton, is 1t tae poor
and neeoy OF tae tt t,,when we have seen
tnst only one-hve OF ali the in-pstiegts
have been t.est ID free, and when they
oo1Id have received thBt same tcest nent
AT the Maine General hospital, only forty
rods away, and which is ftricty st t.
inst tuition. 1 think you Will agrees WITH
ms in saying no.
Is it the medical fraternity of the ftats,
when only eleven physicians, according
T. tae last report out Of the many hun
dreds In the 1t to have been oonneetsd
wita IL during the pait year. think
You will say no. Is II the Intirmary cor
-norstlsa, when people are turned away
fcom 1t and told 10 go for treatment &C
che office OF the executive surgeonl No.
who then is IL? Let us see. The Lin
colin club Of Portland had banquet a
few evenings ago 1t which the genial ex'
speaker Of the House was present anc
made a speech He commenced by say
ing: have bsen drafted at the last
minute to speak in the absence OF th'
distinguished men from Augusta, wnc
are trying to devise bill to Increase the
tax OF the Portland street railroad so tha
Dr, Hollis Maine Eye and Lar lnrrmary
may have an appropriation.
DIR. Holt Maine Eye and Ear Iniirm
ary. Does that name sound familiar to
any member OF this HouseS Well let III
see how well the ex-spe aksr's appellatioI
applies. There has recently been put II
charge Of the institution as genera
superintendent or manager Mr.. q. .
Holt, brother of DIR. e e Holt. Th
last report states that the matron is Mrs
&, .. Holt Miss Holt is clerk at tn
Infirmsry. 1 will leave 1t TO you gentle
man to say whether the ex-speaker'
name for the institution is applicable tt
1t
Now gentlemen, for whom do l spaal
in opposing this appropriation. L speal
for the people of the district which hav
the honor to represent; l voice the almos
unanimous sentiment OF the oountr!
towns OF Cumberland county; voice tins
sentiment OF nine-tsnths OF the oitizen
of the city of Portland, and lastly Mr.
Speaker, speak for the citizens and ta1
payers of the state OF Maine, who demand
that we as their representatives shall no
appropriate single dollar Of their hart
earned money which VIII not be wisely
judioiously and benehcially expended. =
therefore ask you in behalf OF the soyer
eign state to support this motion to In
cehnisaiy postpone this resolve.
When the applause had subsldsd, Mr.
Carleton of Winthrop arose. MIR. Carle
ton said that he thought he lived in
place sufficiently remote from the lOca
tlon OF the Institution to bs free from tn