Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28

1 SOiil"HDtIe ABOUT thirty. 1iNSli-
ing in the laws that prevent them from
prao ticing. There is nothing that for
bids them from practicing in any way
| that they see fit.
And | suggest to you thai ei'her AZ
| this egislature-perhaps it 100 iate
at this time but al the coming Legis-
Iature, that our whole regista'i sys-
tenn of medicine be revised anu drought
up to date, and that these men take
their place with us, If they are seem
tific men and can pass scienpiie cAaHi-
nations, as they claim they can there
| is no reason why they cannot take the
examination that / and the Luz p.lysl-
clans that are with me in thls state
take, and become one with US.
I trust that the mnority report in
| this case will be adopted III piaee "
the majority report
Mr. HERSEY of Aroostooh- MI
| President, some members OIL ''i9 Leg
| lsIature sitting now in the SENATE were
| IN the House with me two years ago.
and will remember that TINS question
| in another form was diseusseo 'here,
and that then | stood where slaIi
today. for the protection. for .he rights
| of medicine. SIS -.
Before my committee two se'is -
came the osteopathy bill. Ihfs asNe'i
fhe privilege of a board oigssss - 2
they claimed that there 49, -
state Is praetieing thsiK pAsiis'',s''''1''
They asked the prsNhFH - -
medicine internally. Thfy asised me
privilege of practicing anifei Siif gerry
r3hey had a great many things ~ eheit
Titt which ought to haye nfeb aha
wore distasteful TO the resHar pnysiz
eians Of the cid school Istopd aFaihs'
oose things said TO the 3egssiatufe
nd said it emphaticaily tlaat IL was
y.rono;ne the physicians Of the GA
scbeol 10 attemptsin any way 10 place
Tho ,steonaths within their privileges
and rights. and / was against II.
T,yo years have passed, and the eva
de,tce before our committee tliis ses9ioii
&c that there are in this state SUM-
tbirtv odd practitioners Of osteopat"S'
ond GREAT many from other states,
I,ocanse there are five or SIX thousa ia
rroe,icine in other States and COMING
into this state in competition vita
tboso here in Maine, and they Ieel tts
need Of protection among 80,
and protection from each oei'ei' u
might put it that way ,ts,a,o,,t
Now they present totaiy oiil
hill or a totally different Dill coiiie
from, our committee. the oseeopa'"2
asl for a board of examiners ~
anime themselves. a board Oh eAan
ners of their own school poaIo "
r,ine them under their own coliese'
,ooordinc to their school OF meuleiiie'
as YOU might call IL And they 20 mo-
,sL The privilege of giving meulei'
ask TO be called NJ. DIS. They 40 NO.
asl IN have that on their names Do
tbev did two years ago; they 10 NO.
INTERNALLY as they did two years u.s.
they do not ask the privilege Oh Nuns
any surgery us they did two years a7u.
They ask simply the privilege Vi
ing that they have been edueaeeo' III,
cannot see how that interietes w"
the reee,lar profession today any NJ a.
fhan trained nurses interfere WIN .''s
profession today.
say to Senator Patten VINO Status
fo, The profession with a sooo w. -
,,ride aud / admire him for IT, "oee
stand for mis- profession just a. "ei'
- as for ,here are a great many III
-, ,r,faaslon and he is as jealous o'
- ne The law, and DO not
tI,n,a him | say that. the osteopaI.e
-, ,o,,ar touch The profession oil iheu'
80 ,ha old school, and they q" h's
w,nt "a Today they stand before .i,s
legislature bv this bill as seP'' ~
and distinct organization, just as 'i9
tinet as veterinary surgeons
tinct from that profession
There is no reason why not '''e
the State a cent, why they shoui" 'V'
protect themselves from those VINO a.
tempt TO foist their school upon me III
n tpitants of this State. 1t Is not oiis
for their projections but it Is for the pro-
lection of this State, those who oeieN I
IN this school of osteopathY. ana wiz
believe in treatment from osteoPd.h9,
They have right to have Il man oil tn''
school who knows his business. H''S
are quacks in that school as III o'ue :
| think they should have that rish'. ~
cannot hurt doctor of the old schooi'
| say you should give them that rlsnO
OF protection and you give them sinlpie
Justice. which | stand for seven daEs
out of the week. 4sal
MIR. COLE of York: Mr. President l q"
not stand here in favor of the osteo-
paths. l know nothing about osteopa'ay
whatever. / have no faith in that creeu'
but | believe if there are any people WHO
are practising anything in medical nue.
in the State of Maine, II there is no IA"
that restricts them, there should be Soi'ie
law To control them
In almost every other profession tnei'
is law for regulation, and ! believe Tue
people of the State of Maine are ehtitleu
to some law which shall regulate tho9e
who profess to do certain things
| do not believe it would be wise' ''
the senator from Hancock says 10 e'e
vate that school at the present time 70
position upon the board OF resis'r"'i'
of the State OF Maine. ] wouid W.
against chat just as ] would vote asa'n,e
giving notary public who writes ueeu3 |
and makes few wills, the same Priv
lege with the attorney at law VIM ~ |
spent years in preparation ana ps'
his examination. i do not beheNe ~
right or proper but dentists are
tered and pharmacists are register''9' =
we want our eyes examined today " V"e
state of Maine We must go 10 So.lNo.lN