The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-13
MEDICAL LEGISLATION

yanile oifcnsc Thinking about the mat
ter. the little chap grew quite indlg.
nant and said 20 his mother. ~ don't
iiko YOU. This not having th sesired
enfcct he grew moro emphatic saving.
81 don't like YOU az all" And stili this
not disturbing his mothers imperturb
ability. ho added this climax: n never
d!d Ike you the first time l ever saw
you"
When we remember the 1crnor's re-
lation TO the Infamous Cowdrick affair,
We arc forced to believe that he was
either connected with this thing IN a
way altogether discreditable to him. or
he was such "a den1c fool that he could
not see. or somebody held the strings.
In the light Of recent arairs. you may
judge FOR yourself which Of the three.
wn do know that n few years ago a
committee Of reputable physicians as
good men as the terriotry affords in
any profession or calling. without ex-
ception. representing the Oklahoma
state Medical Society, called upon the
governor and laid the whole matter be-
fore him relative 20 the superintendents
OF hcalths. corruption and dereliction
duty. and received no comfort or assu-
rance on his part that he would do any
thing to make the matter better We do
Snow further that he asked the commit
Tee to produce the proof VIZ have also
vivid recollection that The cornmittec
replied to him that all he needed to
verify their statements was to nut
good man mt work upon the secretarys
books. This evidently was never done
Orwell, hang him on either horn OF the
Il 10, Il.
ments nude It plain to even the gover-
nor that 1t would have been better for
him 10 have done so. At the present
time the secretary is Ia hiding and the
governor has gone where the woodbine
twineth and the whangdodle mourneth
for her first born politically and this
is rs it should be- only that Ct should
have been sooher.
For a good many years / have taken
a great deal OF satisfaction In the law
Of compensation, as q TO us by Em-
erson. although he wal not the first to
announce It. In our present Phrase
ology it is very graphically represented
IN the statement that IA this world we
are very sure TO get ia the long run the
sort Of a package handed ont to us that
we hand out 20 others. The medical
profession, because OF their dlsorgani-
zation and their lighting among them
selves have not deserved any better
treatment than they have received. We
should learn that the first essential to
secure success--and success IN this in
stance mems the peoples protection by
decent medical laws, Us well as their
own--lies IN organization. The Interests
OF the two are Identical And be It borne
in mind that the doctors have never
asked FOR in the past, ana never Will
in the future, any sort OF legislation
that has not as its primary object the
protection Of the community against IN
competent so-cailed doctors 10 the
medical men II appears as self-cvideni
fact that everyone who pr rsumes to prac.
tice medicine even though be represents
any one OF the so many isms that ari
dazzling the public mind today, shoulS
Se compelled 70 pass an examination b
ghe fundamental knowledge OF the hu
man frame represented "a the primary
medical studies OF anatomy, physiology
chemistry physical diagnosis ANA obstet
rlcs, because these branches are exac
sciences and can not differ amy more thai
mathematics can differ, no matter wht
studies them. We also believe that n,
one Is fit TO practice medicine under an!
name or school who does not understan,
tho human body wen enough 70 rasi
reasonable examination ia thcs,
branch es they are fundamental. Il (
unreasonable to suppose for momen
that this knowledge can De acquired b,