The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-25
A Cowar6ily Plot and Breach Of Trust

N SOWarCfly PlOt and Breach Of Trust.
Now that the light has been turned
on and we all know what the real trou-
bic was in the state hospital of the
insane, two facts stand out clearly,
which are thorouahly discreditablc to
the governor, the board Of regents
and certain male physicians in the hos
pital. One fact Is that the position
filled by DR.. Saunders was wanted for
somebody else by the politicians and
the other fact is that a lot of pure
jealousy had arisen as to DR.. Saun-
dcrs. Yet there was no ground for
ousting her on grounds Of inenlciency
or as Il misfit in any way. Rather the
case was that she was so very efficient
and well beloved by patients and sub
ordnates, that it was very difficult
matter to manage her dismissal.
But go she must, the governor and
regents decided So these men resort
ed to as contemplate a plot against
Il young womans good name and pro-
fCssional reputation as We ever re-
member to have heard OF. In the now
famous star chamber meeting Of the
regents and the governor, they under
took to browbcat the woman, deny her
any sort Of fair proceedings and to
have their own way regardless Of de-
ccncy in official conduct or Of COM
mon care for so delicate thing as q
woman's reputation. The plain truth
is that this entire episode reveals a
dastardly cowardly attack upon wo-
man by insinuation and backstairs
conspiracy on the part Of men, who
now stand revealed in the public eye
as deliberate dcfamcrs OF womanhood
for selfish private purposes in conncc-
tion with a public institution not be-
longing to them but to the people at
large. That DR.. Saunders was all the
while an exceptionally valuable Off
Ger, just what a hospital for the in
sane deeply needs, only emphasizes
the miserable breach If trust shown
by every state officer, from governor
down, who lent himself to this dark
scheme. 1t is surely fortunate
thing for the patients in the hospital
and for the state that the truth has
come out or the future would have
been an evil one for the afflicted peo-
pie gathered in that great institution.
-Spartanburg Journal
Somehow or other it occurs to ua
that the attack on Dr.. Ellecnora B.
Saunders by tho governor and the
board Of regents was about the most
petty piece Of politics that it has been
orr lot to behold. In order that read
prs OF The Ledger may understand
the matter we will starc that Dr.
Saunders is a woman physician ON
ploycd in the State Hospital for the
Insane. She has been there for sew
cral years and has proven her worth.
Because she displayed distastc for
Il male physician who had been given
job out there by the governor, n
plan was set on foot to discharge her,
and this plan was not only unkind
phI poolIlNtiS ulSSuSllHS Ill lnaC IL
cast aspcrson upon the character of
the lady physician, coupling her name
in an insinuating manner with a GER
tain male physician who had been
employed at the institution. A COM
mittee WAS appointed by the lcgis-
laturc to investigate the affair.
Throughout tho investigation DR..
Saunders has held her own against
the brutal insinuations Of her enc
mics and made each of them admit
that she has conducted herself as a
lady and has disregarded none OF the
ethics OF her profession. All I'm all
She has proven herself n woman Of
worth and If her traducers are not
ashamed of themselves they should
be.--Gaffney Ledger.
The War Against tle Woman