The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
For Medical Freedom

to receive endorsement of his vigorous
stand for the right Of man to get
we'll or die in his own way, without
being subject to the exactions and de-
mands Of medical men who, because
of falling off in their practice, have
sought to compel the people to patron.
/ ize only them.
This editor also copgratulatcs the
legislature of this great state that II
WAS great enough to defeat every
measure lobbied for by our "llealth
Commissioner" one Connell. who
draws $500 from the city of Omaha
for looking after its health, but who
spent days and weeks at Lincoln try
ing to force through some medical
grabs in which he was Interested. and
through which the medical trust sought
to thrust upon the citizenry of this
state its own private brand of "heal-
ing"
Were the medical men actually ac.
comp!ishing the good they claim. il
would not be necessary for them tu
seek special privilege from legislatures
in aid of their practice. The people
would gladly patronize them as against
every other heating cult People are
not wilfully so absurd as deliberately Y
to seek treatment from schools of heal.
ing from which they can derive no
benefit. The only practical aud legiti.
mate way for the medical profession
to increase its fees tor that is the sole
object of their attempts to accomplish
this leRislation), is to study more
modern ideas of the healing art. The
people will go to those who render the
most efficient service. Therefore il
the medical profession is the most
efficient In the healing art, it will be
the most patronized, without its efforts,
to force business through legislation
IL it cannot prove to be the most
efficient, let it stand aside for those
who do.
AT any rate, every citizen has the
right to get well or die in his own way
1t is the same thing with that crime
against nature vaccination. Why
should those who believe in this ignor.
ant superstition seek to compel every
body else to practice it? If they wish
to be vaccinatcd all we'll and good
That is their privilege. They have nc
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objects they have in mind, if il is 4
preventative of small pox, they, ac
cording to their notion, are immun,
from smallpox. Therefore an unvac
cinated person can do them no harm
IL he wants to have smallpox, let him
nave 1t. Ii he does not believe in vac
cination, and is willing to take hi,
chances without filling his blood with
poison, let him do so. lie can no,
hurt those who are vaccinated, IL theil
claims are true, so why should there
be any interference with himg
This fight for medical freedom, OF
the right of the citizen to choose hi.
own brand of healing, is by no mean.
local. The medical trust has for sew
eral decades sought by every means
fair and foul, to secure Legislation
through which its brand of "healing'
should be forced upon the people. |,
has secured some graft by that means
but the day of its triumph is over
From subscriber in Texas (who, by
the way, not only renews but adds the
name of another to The Chancello,
readers roll Of honor), the editor re-
ceives these encouraging words: 81
must compliment you especially TO,
your splendid campaign in favor OF
Omaha public schools aud agains,
their enemies. ANA, by the way, IL is
fight, or ought to be, not only locaI
to your city, but Il national one.
wish you Godspeed."
Lovers of liberty and equal rights
ought always to be ready to smash the
ugly head of Privilege whenever /,
dares to rise above its infamous slime
The Chancellor.