Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-01

by the people Of this territory, with,
of course. a few exceptions. Until
the millennium arrives men will never
be of one mind.
II Is not material whether the medi-
cal superintendent r an assistant
medical superintendent resides al the
asylum and gives te institution his
full time and attention. One OF these
plans should be adopted. II Is not a
matter Of Importance TO the people
which. Experience will tell and in
either case 1t will be better for the in
stitution. This can not be done how
ever until an increased appropriation
for the maintenance of the asylum Is
made. Therefore, this question Is up
to the people. who through their iegls-
.a;iva assembly must act. For the
pre- ent. no such action can be taken.
AS to the difference Of opinion be
tween Mr.. Chavez and the six mem
b. Of the majority In the case CT
- ma ron and the alleged harsh. IN
81 AMI cruel treatment Of female
ents. this a easily he explained
hy Ii fact that the majority did not
take any stock in the testimony u The
sey raj discharged attendants wh9
testified against the uatroa NJ
Chavez did There Il rom for an
honest difference Of opinioa rs
This paper however. and the ~
who have followed rhe course 81 tAs
Investigation and who have wasehes
It's surrounding Circumstances. vii
agree with The majority. that these
female exemployes are unworthy a
c~redeRce.
The finding by the committee that
the boari Of managers Of the Instisa-
ton consists of good citizens. careful
efficient and honest In the discharge
OF their duties and abs 4; teiy blame.
less in whatever has been found ir
regular, such as secret acts of harsh
aess or brutality by employers. Is u
course approved by all good citizens
The condition Of the asylum, as
shown by the report, is first class and
will compare most favorably with tins
=,
first institutions OF the kind in til:
country and upon which there arr
spent annually, hundreds of thousand;
of dollars to lens Of thousands here.
In the case of Mary Leonard thC
committee censures the superinteni
ent for his ~inexcusable carelessness
and lack OF interest. Preservation ol
bones Of a human being for articula
ton as n skeleton Is not inhuman MOI
shocking, but ii the bones were no
used for that purpose, they Should
have been decently inferred. Mary
Leonard was not murdered. as i.
charged by some of the opponents Of
DIR. Upton. She died a natural deaf.
as thousands of unfortunates of hei
kind have before and will until tho
breaking Of that day OF days whei
time shall be no more.
Upon the whole. the result Of thiI
| impartial, thorough and painstaKinl
investigation by these seven patriot
and public spirited eitlzens, vinll
| Gates the asylum management fror
all serious charges and re.cstablishc
the good name and fair reputation 0
this territory In It's treatment of thes
unfortunate wards committed 10 4
care by Province.
The three physicians upon the con
mittee were Of IN opinion and tina
Is that the treatment by the medica
superintendent of patients. male an
female, was In accordance with moo
ern medical ideas and practice. Thi
treatment may. at times. look erut
and inhuman 10 people generally, bu
TO those at all acquainted with tn
management of insane asylums an
"a physicians. II Is an absolute matte
of course and necessary for III
health. well being, Improvement an
security Of the insane.
The steward comes in for 10 blam
whatever; the matron Is nos dcser'