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

address Delivered y DR. a. s. mcsh at
Bouquet of Logan County Medical
soolety.)
Mr.. ronstmnster. Ladies and Gentle
men Of the LoEan County Medical soci-
ely; When l woz informed by the
chairman Of the committee on progr ~
that was expected to responc to1 ..,o z,
on Medical Legislation" 'f to
think ef some way IN Which 4 fright
enjoy the. pleasures 2. this elaborate
banquet ana vet eMde this irksome
task. found myself in tho predicament
OF the good old German across whose
farm a railroad was built. The good
old soul felt very happy while first con-
tempmung his new acquisition. but as
time run on and ne began to suffer the
loss OF his chickens and stock, he would
grow aAgrier and angrier. and would
shake his fist after the fast disappear
ing train In impotent rage This fall
ing to secure the desired result. at last.
IN desperation he declared; 'You dinx
YOU vas smardt. dond YOU, I'll hx you;
IN shust buy me Won ticket on your road
una den viii sthay me at home. chi
don'd itg" SO / feel about THIS speaking
affair that II could have gotten my
have had the only chance open TO me
to get even.
Medical legislation Is too broao a sub
iect ANA extends too far out along per-
sonal lines to be fairly treated IN ten
minute efter- dinner talk When I was
appointed chairman Of the committee on
Legislation, by the oklahoma STATE Med
ioM society. l found thinss, so far as
any organized effort to secure medical
legislation or even recognition at the
hands Of amy legislature. In chaotic
condition Behind me there was no or
ganised profession and the committee
iIself Indifferent Out % about 2 thou
sand doctors in the Territory of Okla
homa. only about orie hundred and
thiriN-6Ne ware represented IA the state
society OF course sthese we're The best
"a ,he ,o, sor iis- fgsson that the best
men always join the association and so,
likewise. the busiest men. They are the
mea who are looking forward ana not
living alope in the rast aud the pres
emit They are proud Of the achieve
ments Of their fathers. and expect t0
pay the debt they owe to the past by
handing somethin~ better forward "a
ihe future VA this state of affairs
medically | went 10 work uDon the mat
ter before the last legislature and came
upon the strange anomaly Of finding q
majority Of the two branches Of tho
legislature in favor OF proper medica
laws, ard yet we We're unable 10 ever
get the matter before them so that they
could express their sentiments by bal
! iot This we soon found was becaus,
iherc was a sentinel posted IN ever1
committee. whose sole business It w9'
20 throttle ali efforts looking towart
medical laws which would protect thl
people and stop the diploma mills an,
the genus auack from doing business n
this territory. And this leads us up t.
where the personal element appears II
| the mattor. and which would Ike L
! avoid We're II possible to deal with thii
subject and do so. We have not beai
blessed in the past few years with
governor who has seemed 10 have tn
interests Of the people IN matters med
/ ical at heart with reference to him.
| will apply q portion OF Marc Antony
/ speech or funeral grafton over the deaf
body of Caesar. Il come not here 4
praise" (the governor) "but to bur!
him politically But even this is quit
unnecessary. as il seems that at tn
present time "1'hero are none so poo
as 10 do him honor much less shoul
TIE doctors think OF doing so, no mat
ter what their political faun may be
Speaking Of the governor. / am reminde
Of the little follow whose mother ha'
severely reDrimanded him for some ju