The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-25
Metealfs's Statement.

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Mstealfs's Statement.
Viewed In the light of what actually
occurred, the statement In the after
noon paper was about as ridiculous as
could be imagined.
"On Thursday. following the usual
custom Of Methodism. / was introduced
to the conference as the recent repre-
sentative Of Montana Methodsm at
the Minneapolis general conference.
and was referred to In the introduce
ton AZ a Bull Moose My opening
remark was that was willing to
plead guilty To that designation and
was proud to do so. ! then said that
| had joined the progressive party be-
cause | believed that every consci-
cntious, far-seeing, patriotic citizen
must take such step.
II told the ministers was aware
of the fact that politics lis usually
taboo in church discuss ons, but that
In my judgment. we have too long
been accustomed To dissociate politics
and religion. with the result that we
are now facing le very situation
which the progressive party aims to
correct, namely, condition wherein
we have been accustomed to tolerate
under the name of politics such acts
as could not be permitted In ordinary
business relations without bringing
the perpctrator Into dsrcpute. In
which statement ] referred. of course.
to the political corruption that Is
everywhere apparent.
I'm addition to the foregoing. went
just step farther and expressed the
belief that Montana has a particular
problem of good citizenship to solve in
the well-known fact that corporation
influences are especially active In this
state In the effort 10 shape political
action and Legislation In their favor.
To the detriment of the common good;
and ] do not believe l was giving
advice that was at all Inconsistent
urged the ministers to study these
conditions and exert themselves for the
purification of politics In Montana.
The Parliamentary Dispute.
AS to my being denied the right OF
the floor this morning because of my
remarks on Thursday. as the after
noon paper would have It's readers be-
llevc. | wish to say there was absO-
mtely no connection between the two
Incidents
Friday afternoon the Montana Lay
mems association, in regular session
passed resolution rs reported I'm The
MNssoulian, favoring the admission OF
ostcopaths 10 equal rights and prlvi-
legos with other physicians In this
Methodist hospital At Great Falls. and
AT the same time was named as a
committee of one 10 repoEt this reso'
lut on To the ministerial conference
this morning and ask its. concurrence
After | had read the resolution al
this mornings session. DR.. Edward
Laird Mills moved inconvenience
therein and in his discussion expressed
the belief that adoption Of the reso
luton and the Inauguration OF the
plan therein proposed would kill the
Methodist hospitals In Montana be
cause of the resultant boycott o
ih's' lIlslliuNlpHs lut puIN ~
physicians of the allopathic school; HI
also said he was averse to this con
ference taking up the fight betweer
the osteopaths and the allopaths,
| u had absolutely no right to tn
| floor of the ministerial conference 70
| the purposes of discussion. bolng
| layman, but In direct contradiction t
the spirit which the afternoon pape
claims existed, by vote of the min
lsters ! was very courteously accorded
that privilege, whereupon ! replied t.
DR.. Mills and said that this resolu
tion was simply in line with American
thought of the day in that 1t woul
grant to every patron OF Methods
hospitals the right to select his ow
physician; that its passage would no
place the conference In the positio
of taking up the fight OF the tw
schools Of healing, for the simple rea
son that this fight had been wage
In the state legislature ~ years age
when the osteopaths were duly recog
nized and licensed to practice. An
should therefore be entitled to fu
privileges In every public hospital.
Furthermore stated that II the Meth