The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-10-24
THIRD Term
QUACk PLANK
Fraudulent BLANKET Policy" o.
fered for Protection Of
Health and Life.
IN INTEREST OF FAKEKS
sTheodore Rex" Promises TO Shield
Them Against Determination BY
Educated Physicians.

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The political tentacles Of the third
term candidate have been EXTENDED IN
every direction from which might Do
gathered voters irrespective OF SEX
race, color or previous condition, OF aii
vocations, factions and trades into ene
Progressive fold. BY specious prom
ises cunningly adapted to each the
colonel beckons them to follow WIN
hleating approval wheresoever his DELL
wether adjutants may lead IN order
that Theodore Rex may again at IN
the White House.
Tempting bait is thrown to the worR-
ing people In the minimum wage, 70
the Socialists In the enlargement OF
government ownership, to the wom
en- In the furtherance Of suffrage as
pirations, to the farmer In oltssful bet
terment Of rural life, etc. Now he ap-
peals to the Quacks. those true and
hitherto despised men Of predatory
wealth, Offering them tenderest regard
and freedom from prejudice Tor or
against" The following blanket pol
ICY il offered for protection OF our
most precious possessions-health
and life:
I'VE favor the union Of all the exist
mig agencies for fundamental govern
ment dealing with the public health
into q; single national health service
without discrimination against or for
any one set of therapeutic methods.
school Of medicine Of school OF healing.
with such; additional powers as may
be necessary to enable It to perform
efficiently such duties IN the protection
Of the public from preventable dis
eases as may be properly undertaken
by the Fundamental authorities. In
cluding the execution Of existing laws
regarding pure food. quarantine and
cognate subjects, the promotion OF ap-
propriate action for the improvement
of vital statistics, tho extension OF the
registration area Of such statistics and
cooperation with the health activities
OF the various states and cities OF the
nation"
Thus would votes for Theodore Rex
be multiplied.
Insults Educated Physician.
This ouack plank Of the Progressive
platform not only insults the intelh
gent voter, but wounds the educated
physician. In that It places the latter
An the same category with empires Of
high and low degree, rubbers, sun
curists, magnetic and other healers and
AL .other pretenders who fatten upon
the credulity OF the helpless sick and
their terrified relatives. The Sun has
adverted to the outrageous violation
of propriety and justice which charac-
terizes the medical laws Of several
states In the Union, the last instance Of
which We deplore in the medical reg
ulations OF the canal zone and which
the bull moose platform threatens to
tnflict upon all the states Of the Union
These legislative enactments require
all persons who propose to become
physicians not only to pursue more or
less thorough course OF preparatory
education, but also t. be trained In all
branches Of medicine and, besides. to
be subject to rigid examination by
appointees Of the state. All these serve
20 protect the public against ignorant
pretenders and would be perfectly fair
did not tie very same enactments ex-
empt the latter from tie provisions ap-
plying to educated practitioners.
Favors for Corr1orants.
Thus do our sagacious legislators
;stnltify themselves In the interest of
the cormorants to whom they grant
special privileges, because, forsooth,
Ehev claim to heal without medi-
c,nes, There is now no discrimination
aoa,nst schools Of medicine" There
fore the special protection demanded
sor them by the bull moose platform is
vratuitous and intended only to entrap
1otes The "healers" belong to no
scbool Now comes Theodore Rex and
aignifies them by special provision
snd expressing a most tender regard
tor their sensib.lities, promises to
sbield them against discrimination by
educated physicians.
This platform would raise the Quack
a,a healer above the men who daily
oYemplify their personal and profes-
s,onai superiority by some uaselfsh
deyotion TO the public veal In his
saeerness to placate the influential
ND Of empires Mr.. Roosevelt would
have US oblivious of the fact that the
Educated physician is the only real
sltr,1ist in the community Instead Of
aronsing the public conscience ct. RS
favorite slogan this self appointed re-
former deepens the crying shame and
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