The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-01
THIRD Term
QUACK PLANK
Fraudulent BLANKET Policy" OF.
fered for Protection Of
Health and Life.
IN INTEREST OF TAKERS
"Tteocore Rex" Promises 70 Shield
Them Against Discrimination BY
Educated Physicians.

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,
rae :. color or previous condition, Of all
yoec.ions. factions and trades into the
Pr -ressiye fold By specious prom.
ise- cunningly adapted 10 each the
oo,ca~l beckons them 10 follow with
b.e@,.ag approval wheresoever his bell
wcthcc adjutants may lead in order
tia, Theodore Rex may again sit IN
the White House.
Tempting bait is thrown 10 the work
ing people in the minimum wage. TO
The Socialists il the enlargement OF
rove rnment ownership 10 the wom-
en- In the furtherance OF suffrage as.
piratons, to the farmer in blissful 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 FOR or
against" The following blanket pol.
ICY" is offered for protection Of our
most precious possessions-health
and life:
We favor the union OF all the exist.
mig agencies for fundamental govern.
ment dealing with the public health
into a 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.
Guiding the execution Of existing laws
pure food, quarantine and
cognate subjects, the promotion of ap-
action for the improvement
Of vital statistics. the extension OF the
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 Quack plank OF the Progressive
platform not only insults the intelli.
gent voter, but wounds the educated
In that It places tho 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 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
infict 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 to be trained In all
branches of medicine and, besides. to
be subject to 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 ey.
empt the latter from the provisions ap-
plying to educated practitioners.