New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
CONSPIRACY, CRY
OF MEDICINE MEN
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pharmaceutical press which he repre-
sents lives largely on fraudulent med
ical advertisements which a high class
drug medium. like the Druggists Cir
cular for example. would not permit
in its columns
The singular spectacle Of AN official
intrusted with the safeguarding Of the
public health acting directly agains;
the interests Of the public health was
presented when Alderman Jacob We'll
took the floor TO oppose the bill In
private life Mr. We'll is jobbcr in the
drug trade. In public life he is chair
man Of the health committee of the
Board of Aldermen. His proposition.
/ which had az least the virtue Of inger-
uousncSs. was that the whole matter
be referred 10 his committee. Prasuma-
bly, on the ground that he wasn't sure
whether Mr.. We'll would act upon it as
an alderman or as a secrecy defending
druggist. DR.. Goldwater failed to seize
tins opportunity Of ending tine trouble.
Unfortunately the aldermanic advocate
fell into snare when he declared
that all good and high-minded drug
eists the kind whom he saw be-
fore him ~ such impressive numbers.
weIo against the evil patent medicines
and would support an ordinance, for
F example. forbiddnG the sale Of con-
sumption cures.
Medical Trust" New Boge.
Straichtway up jumped DR.. A. V.
Payne. Of Pulmonal ill-fame. He sailed
into the "medica. trust: he denounced
the American Medical Association; he
illuminated against conspiracy. and he
was fairly launched upon a glowing
testimonial TO his own fake consump-
tiou cure when the chair called him to
order. And that great crowd of good
and high minded druggists Alderman
Wells GUARANTEED, strong against the
evil patent medicines. cneered the eX-
ponent Of the wickedest and meanest
Of all forms Of charlatsnrv 70 tho echo.
Mr.. We'll was not called in rebuttal.
After Samuel c. Henry had spoken for
the OUt-ot-town drug trade a gentle
man named Weinert appeared as
representing the poor. The bill, he
said. would be very bad for the poor
II secrecy were abolished on the patent
medicine bottle the submerged tenth
Of our pOpulace, if Mr.. Weinert is 70
be believed. would wither away and
perish. presumably Of chagrin at find
ing out what sort Of trash they had
been paying good money for all these
wears though the speaker didn't say
So Mild but insistent questioning by
DR.. Goldwater elected the fact from
the reluctant lips Of Weinert that he
was an advertising solicitor for two
East Side papers which subsist largely
on patent medicine advertising. After
this Mr.. Weinert seemed to lose inter
est in himself
Another COY. speaker was Henry B.
Thompson. Blaud end orator'cal is
Mr.. Thomson, as BELTS tn" general
counsel for the Proprietary Association
Of America better known as the patent
medicine combination; and quite out
spoken to the extent Of explaining his
official status. The coyness developed
when he was asked for details.
What is the Proprietary Associa-
tion 20 asked Dr. Goldwater.
"An organization of manufacturers
Of proprietary remedies was the re-
"Will you give list Of member
ship
shrinkingly but with determination.
Just one or two" persuaded the
Commissioner
Mr.. Thompson. after struggle with
+ his natural reticence, managed TO emit
the style and title Of comparatively
innocent liver pill.
Another" suggested the presiding
official ,, A.
name of a laxative syrup.
More p" encouraged Dr. Goldwater
At this point aphasia supeIvened. In
vain did Mr. Thompson call upon ms
memory. All the great, blatant quack-
eries which club together TO employ
rim had slipped from his mind. though
tbeir advertisements afiiict the eye daily
F,on, coast to coast. He shyly muir
injured something about "a gooa many
o+bers." and launched into forensic
lratorv 10 prove that the board nsd no
,l,yer 10 limit personal liberty con
fscatc property rights, interfere Win
business. and so on. r .,o
Then Peter Diamond. type OF lne
o1dtime high-class prescription diut
&C. made a temperate speech, OBJECT
e., "a the regulation as infringing
upon the practice OF pharmacy. ~
F fcssor Raubenheimer dipped INTO pa'-
ont medicine history, and the heHri"E
closed