Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-19
THIRD TERM
QUACK PLANK
Fraudulent Blanket Policy" OF.
fered For Protection Of
Health and Life
m INTEREST OF FAxERs
Theodore Rex" Promises to Shield
Them Against Discrimination BY
Educated Physicians.

Them Against Discrimination by
Educated Physicians.
The political tentacles OF the third
term candidate have been extended In
every direction from which might be
gathered voters irrespective OF sex.
race. color or previous condition. of all
vocations. factions and trades into the
Progressive fold. by specious prom.
Uses cunningly adapted to each the
colonel beckons them to follow with
bleating approval wheresoever his bell
wether adjutants may lead 10 order
that Theodore Rex may again sit In
the White House.
Tempting bait Is thrown to the work.
Ing people In the minimum wage. to
the Socialist In the enlargement OF
government owncrships. to the wo-
men In the furthcrance OF suffrage as
pirations. to the farmer In blissful bet
terments OF rural life. etc. Now he ap.
peals TO the quacts. those true and
hitherto ccspiscd men OF predatory
wealth. Offering them tenderest regard
and freedom from prejudice "for or
against" The following blanket poll
cy" is offered for protection Of our
most precious possessions health and
life:
I'VE favor the union Of all the exist.
frtr far ,,nvsrr.
ment dealing with the public health
into single national health service
without discrimination against or for
any one set Of therapeutic methods.
school OF medicine or school of healing.
with such additional powers rs may
be necessary to enable II 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
Guiding the execution Of existing laws
regarding pure food. quarantine and
cognate subjects. the promotion OF ap-
propriate action for the Improvement
OF vital statistics. the extension Of the
registration area OF such statistics and
cooperation with the health activities
of the various states and cities VI the
nation"
Thus would votes for Theodore Rex
be mu, iplled.
Insults Educated Physician.
This guack plank OF the Progressive
platform not only Insults the intelll
gent voter. but wounds the educated
physician. in that IL places the latter
In the same category with empires OF
high and low degree. rubbers. sun
curists. magnetic and other henlers and
all other prctenders who fatten upon
the cradulity Of the helpless sick aud
their terrified relatives The sun has
adverteh 10 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 dcplored In the medical reg
ulations of the canal zone and which
the bull moose platform threatens to
inflict upon NIL the states In the Onion
These legislative enacfmentS require
all persons who propose TO beccmr
physicians not only to pursue more or
less thorough course OF preparatory
education. bnt also 10 he trained IN ail
branches OF medicine aud. besides. Ia
be- subjected To Il rigid examination hy
appoinices Ut the stale All these serve
to protect the public against ignorant
pretenders nnh would he perfectly fair
did not the very same paactnenis "A
enpt the latter from I'll" provisions mp
plying TO educated practitioners
favors For Cormorants.