Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-12

permit to go about the country selling
medicines of all kinds to everybody. The
pharmacist IL not protected In any way.
THE pharmacist is forbidden to prescribe
for a patient, for that would be getting
into the special field of the doctor, and
the pharmacist is not educated in the
diagnosis Of diseases. But a doctor may
prescribe and he does, in fact, go to his
cabinet and prepare the medicines for his
patient. Now 1 know that among the best
physicians this is seldom done, and a great
many druggists confine themselves strictly
to dispensing drugs. But doctors are not
educated In pharmacy any more than drug
gists are educated In diagnosis. II the
field of one is prescribed and defined, why
not Of the other2
IT am not aying but what Iowa has
some good laws, and they have been we'll
enforced The druggists of Iowa are high
minded and honorable, as a rule, and con-
ditions in the drug trade are better than
once they were aud there is sincere de-
sire on the part Of the druggists to bring
about the best possible conditions. The
protection to the public should be real,
and the druggists themselves should be
given such protection as they need and
then be put upon their honor to maintain
a high standard"
1t is along this line that the druggists
have been working a number OF years,
and because of this fact It is certain that
the pharmacists OF the state will be heard
from in the next Iowa legislature.
Submi ~ssiOnIsts In Field.
Prohibition submissionists will be In the
field in 1910 with a candidate for the re-
publican nomination Of governor. This
was learned definitely today from one Of
the most prominent prohibitionists OF the
state though he would not allow the
use Of his name. From him It is learned
that every effort is being made TO induce
Representative Meredith of Cass county
to enter the field on the platform for re-
submission OF the prohibitory amendment
to a vote OF the people, the main plank Of
the platform Of John ]. Hamilton in 1908,
when Mr.. Hamilton received 5000 votes
without making any campaign other than
to write a few letters and maxi one speech
at Burlington.
From reliable sources it is learned that
Representative Meredith will not con-
slider the matter and there is a possibility
Of getting Senator Dunbar Of Delaware
county to enter the race, Senator Dun
ham is a s~tandpatter and an able lawyer.
Representative Meredith is a progressive
and an able lawyer. fractional lines, how
ever, are not allowed to enter In the con-
sideration Of the candidate. II neither
of these will enter IT is claimed that some
one will be found though 1t is said It will
not be John J. Hamilton, Mr.. Hamilton
having announced after the last campaign
that he had blazed the way and would
leave It for others to win the nomination
next year.
Candidates for superintendent.
d. E, Brainerd of Logan and F. e. Lark
of Onawa are two new suggestions for
the republican nomination for state super
lntendent. It is claimed hey Will each
be candidates for the nomination in ad-
dition to O. J. McManus nf Council Bluffs
and Senator Adams of Fayette county.
HackIer TO Los Angeles.
Representative Hacker Of Fort Dodge
who served two terms in the legislature
will leave for Los Angeles where he vii.
make his home. He goes to Los Angeles
to form a law partnership with a former
classrnate OF Grinnell.