The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-01


their Interior motives, and hence with
every step they now make In efforts
to obtain further legislative conces-
sons, the people recognize the cloven
foot and realize the nature OF thelr sih-
lister motives. which is OF course TO
obtain a legalized monopoy OF 'hs
practice of medicine and the control OF
all national state municipal sanitary
and hygienic work, as well as the reg
ulating supervising and control OF all
public hospitals. asylums, eleeonos!-
nary and other like state INSTITUTIONS
But the world over it ever appears
the same that whenever such deihanos
are made we have but to look penihu
the demand to find a privilege seeking
class, who under the pretext OF me
public good" or protecting the peo-
ple' are but seeking such leelsia''ol
TO strengthen themselves; and IL mag
be also truly stated that prlViieseu
seeking class is never known TO asN
for protective legislation from unsuc-
cessful competitors. But IL Is aiwaso
the success of cchpetiloi9
prompts such demands
Herbert Spencer, William Jay YOU
mans, William James ana lnoHias
Huxley were therefore rlght IN ihsis'
ing that the people should be ieit ,ieo .',
to employ the practitioners ol ,neil
choice and it may here also be truly
asked 10 have their liberties aprluseu,
an legislation along that line mas peeh
nrolnpted by Just such seltlsh GLASSES
az comprise the moving spirits Witnili
the associa tion, of which am virus
The American Medical AssociaVioi
as is known, is made up exciusiVeis u
AIonathfc doctors though not one
fourth of the thousands of Alopaths
in America have become associa'eo
,rith tho organization. and by no means
arc nearly all of its own members III
accord with its main policy, OIL crea,,nS
a legalized medical ollarchy III tnis
country but so persistent ins ns..4,
and stratagetically has been the eiAoi -
made to that end that they nave now
rracticallv accomplished nearly every
thing for which they have strlVeh' q,
least SO far as colcerns Alabama anu
MANY other states of the union,
Through special legislation TINS Asso-
ciation now exercises the sole autho'its
In this State of making the rules, soN
erning the entire matter OF pupno sa"'s s
tton. medical treatment of prisoners W
snection of jails, prison camps, etc. Aiso
has the appointing of all health olticers
for city and county and state. rms As
ISOLATION also appoints the ciiei So
Health officer and his associates iiui'-
herring altogether hundreds OF men Whose
salaries and travelling expenses alnoun.-
Maid out of the peoples money, ana yee
tbe neonle have no voice or cholce III
thoir selection. recall or of passing upon
their qualifications for the posi.io'is
which they hold. In addition the S.ase
Of Alabama has also conferred upon '.'is
Association the exclusive authori'y loi
determining the qualifications OF an appli-
cants for license to practice hheuio,ne -
This state and every applicant Is there-
fnra reouired to come before board
90 doctors. every member of which must
ha an Alopath and a member OF the AS
sociation. appointed by the Association, "
be examined, and no matter VINO tneS
he. whether Alopath, Homeopatn' Ec,ee
| tic or of whatever school or pathy' tney
must suffer themselves TO De eAai'iineu
and passed upon by this naturans piaeou
| inouisitorial board or court
No Graduate from the universities OF
| the world not even the graduates from
| the medical department OF our own S'a'e
| University, no physician nor SUI seo.''
| however great and brilliant may De MS
| established reputation VINO wouia p'ae
tice medicine in Alabama, but must coine
before this board and submit TO an ex-
| ;,,at;o,, bx- doctors who are oftimes un-
wo,thv to unlatch their shoes and 1t is my
honest opinion, based upon much good
hprounds for belief, that unless such cam
ddates can come with some speciai UP or
favor. political pull or perhaps Prepareo
| to mass the Doodle, that though they pos
sessed all the wisdom of Solomon MOSES
the twelve Deciples. and all the ssc,ehtii's
| knowledge that has ever peei, 'aus =.
| in medical colleges and uniyefsitles they
would have no better chance OF passing
,.satisfactory Examination and or get.
| ting a license, than would a. eehu'oiu
| hare chased by an asbestos nouho III
| Hades would have of making MS ESCAPE
especially If that applicant was ilot ol
their particular school. IL Is ''e.eiol
| quite evident that few indeed VIII pe
| the licenses hereafter granted to men Oh
any other schools than Alopaths to prac-
| tice in Alabama, and it is therefore
self evident fact that unless present laws
be amended giving more llperai anu
lust method of qualifying that WITHIN a
few years more there will be none lett IN
the State to practice medicine except
members of The Great American Meucai
| Association, or as | am more pleased 10
term 1t. the Medical Trust" Now what
would be the religious conditions in this
country If to the Catholics mad been
granted such powers as has been given
to the American Medical Association OF
Alopaths? What would be the prospects
of those of the Protestant denominations
/ desiring license to preach If they mad
to go before board composed exclusively
amined as to qualification; or what wouM
be the prospective chances for obtaining
a license by a Catholic desiring license
to officiate as priest If he had to go
before a board composed exclusively Of
Methodists or Baptists preachers and be
by them qualified before license could
be granted? Every sane man knows what
the result would be; no matter whether
Catholics or Protestants constituted the
board, that we would in very short order
have either an established Eclesiastic
Hierarchy or have set at work such
forces as would raise more shoel than
we could stack on the land where the
crop had been harvested.
Then by whae Just claims has any
such state established medical oliarchy
for existence in this or any other state
of this land of freedom. And yet. with
all the special privileges and autocratic
powers with which they are now invested
and exercise, this association is still
resorting to every means that can be
brought about to obtain still further
legislative concessions in their behalf.
Even now there is pending in Congress
a Bill of their instigation. known as the
! Owens Bill" which they are fairly