The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
Third TERM
QUACK PLANK
Fraudulent "B!anket Policy" Of.
fered for Protection Of
Health and Life.
IN INTEREST OF FAKERS
Theodore Rex" Promises to Shield
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 spectous prom
ises cunningly adapted to each the
colonel beckons them 10 follow with
bleating approval wheresoever his bell
wether sdtutants may lead tn 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 Socialists In the endorsement of
government ownership, to the wom-
en- In the furtherance OF suffrage as
pirations, to the farmer Tn biisstul bet
terment OF rural life. etc. Now he ap-
peals to the Quacks, those true and
hitherto deepised meu OF predatory
wealth, Offering them tenderest regard
and freedom from prejudice FOR or
against" The following blanket pol.
icy'' Is offered for protection Of our
most precious possesstons-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 1t 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, the 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
Insuses Educated Physician
This Qusck plank of the Progressive
platform not only insults the intelh.
gent voter. but wounds the educated
physician, In that 1t places the latter
IN the same category with empires OF
high and low degree, rubbers, sun
curists, magnetic and other healers and
all other pretenders who fatten upon
the credultty Of the helpless sick and
their terrified relattvea- The Sun has
adverted to the outrageous violation
Of proprtety and Justice which charao-
terises the medical laws Of several
states In the Union, the last instance OF
which we deplore in the medical reg.
ulattons Of the canal zone and which
the bull moose platform threatens to
tndic* upon all the states Of the Union
These legislative enactments require
all persons who propose TO become
physicians not only to pursue a more or
less thorough course Of preparatory
education, but also to be trained In all
branches OF medicine and, besides, to
be subject TO q rigid examination by
appointees Of the state All these serve
to protect the public against ignorant
pretenders and would be perfectly fair
did not the very same enactments ex-
empt the latter from the provtsions ap-
plying TO educated practitioners.
Fs~or. for cormoeamts.
Thus do our sagactous Legislators
stuftify themselves In the interest Of
the cornOrants t. whom they grant
special prtv leges, because, forsooth.
they ciaim TO heal without medi.
oines! There is now no discrimination
against schools of medicine There
fore the special protection demanded
for them by the bull moose platform Is
gratuitous and intended only to entre.p
votes The ''healers" belong to no
school Now comes Theodore Rex and
digniffes them by q special provision
and. expressing a most tender regard
for their sensibilitiea, promises TO
shield them against discrimination by
educated physicians.
This platform would raise the Qua.,k
and healer above the men who daily
exemplify their personal and profes-
sional superiority by some unselnsh
devotion &c the public veal In his
eagerness to placate the influential
hord Of empirtcs Mr.. Roosevelt would
have us obEvious Of the fact that the
educated ply .ician Is the only real
altruist in T.. community Instead OF
arousing tf public conscience IT. RS
favor1te ogan) this self appointed re-