Evening journal., 1920-04-17

You dd il because you thought the
liquor trade should be put out Of busi-
ness and because you knew that your
constituents wanted you TO DO II. /
believe YOU knew what was In that
bin. although / have heard IL said 10y
some men that they did not know what
was in II when 10 was passed. At any
rate. the great majority OF the people
Of the State knew what was IN II.
DR.. Hubbard asked why the physi-
clans OF the State did not come 10
Dover q year ago. and object. lie said
they knew then that The people wanted
1t and they come now probably think
l. ing they can slip something through. !
lie said he believed the people are sat 4
is1ed with the Klair law and urged the I.
LEGISLATORS not ito open a loop hole. /
give us q chance TO make good, and
J II in a few years the bill does not
bring the benefits we have said 10
would then change the law Or. Hun
I bard said 10 had been proven That
/ liquor IS not q medicine. THE doctors
contention Of today won't hold. II II ~
a medicine it is the alcohol in IT, and
physicians can get all Of that they
/ want under this bill" He doubted that
the petition presented by Dr. Brisgs
really represents the sentiments OF all
the i25 physicians who signed il because
he said some OF them had told him
they did not prescribe IL, but object 10
any OF their rights being taken away.
when yOu vote, gentlemen vote 70
, retain the Klair law DR.. Hubbard con-
r cludcd.
George W. Crabbe, OF Baltimore, su-
perintendent Of the Anti-Saloon League
!. for Maryland Delaware. said the con
:, stitutional grounds referred TO by Dr.
Briggs are the old constitutional
: grounds Of the old local option clause
In the State Constitution. He declared
The Klair law is simply an enforcement
; act TO carry out the provisions Of The
J Federal prohibition law There are 20
other States besides Delaware, he stat
e ell. that do not allow physicians TO pre-
y scribe liquor. "They saw stated Mr..
u Crabbe. that they do not want to dis
y cuss the use OF liquor, but what else y
Il evolved but the use OF liquor" lie
a spoke Of the danger Of unscrupulous
IS physicians abusing such an amend
ment.
g. MIR. Crabbe concluded. Let it stand
q and give u year at least TO see what
20 it will do"
= In rebutial Dr.. Robin who had charg
a Of the hearing for the advocates OF thl
i amendment, read q letter from Dr. Ho
"A bart Hare, OF Philadelphia. an eminen
n medical practitioner, In which he classi
-s fed alcohol as one Of the most VALUABLE
ne of drugs. In his own practice he as
8 serted he had found 10 essential 10 IN
n proper treatment OF various diseases
W. DR.. Hare Is q member Of the faculty o
r. the Jefferson Medical College and on
sd Of The leaders Of the profession In tn
" United States. In his letter he said d
M often prescribed whiskey or brandy.
Dr. II. w Briggs, exploded SUI
prlse in the enemy camp by quotin
10 from a recent treatise by Dr. Howar
"a Kelly. who opposed the bill, In whic
an the John Hopkins surgeon had prescrif
on cd whlskey for the treatment Of var
M Gus conditions. The Baltimore surgeo
'ee admitted the authenticity Of the stat
INF ment.
~ ~ Dr. Brires asserted that the heariT
a. had developed into prohibition NEE
"a ing. and that its scientific phases we
NJ ~, being set aside by the hysteria OF I
~ natacism. In a series OF questions, n
'u Crabbe. it was brought out, that I
% Baiumoreans was really the autnor
us & the Klalr law and that he brought
y ;, into Delaware and handed u 70 ,
e-o Klair. This Mr.. Klair admitted 70 !
az ~, assemblage was really an ne hh'
W. w. about the law which is The nome
=, contention.
sn- In answer TO an inquiry from
20 Brigrs. DIT. Kelly admitted that unc
ald' ordinary conditions, a physician shot
u9 have the right to prescribe any ar
me he saw IL 10 use, but in the prese
ose fbecause. of the great moral question
'aid yolved. he thought 80 was alright TO
ere h,is rtqht aside. Dr. Briggs then "a
INST extracts from a protest by Drs. w
nat liam II. Welch and W. :. Halstead, I
low members OF Dr. Kelly on the 10
ans uont,ins stan In which they lauded
use medicinal value OF whiskey. He won
tied nm With the request that the Les
ute iature consider the fact that 10 pi
pre- sicians. representing the best IN
ice urofession In Delaware were request
ent. me enactment OF the McNabb law. 1
the he said would be sufficient to conNn
You ihcni that its necessity was not e
tors .,nes,ioned
IL Dr Robin stated that the drugs
leep sre only interested IN so much as I
light desire 10 see the bill modified so !
can furnish liquor TO physicians
sur prescription.
rsity DR.. j. A. Ellcgood saidlit did not
'cus- tor 10 him one way or the other
sure. cause he was not in general prac
ntlal now but that he was formerly a
liable eral practitioner. lie thought doc
Grip should have the right 10 prescribe
lonia nor II in their Judgment it should
after prescribed. Most Of those VINO,
s OF said who oppose prescribing lie
lery. seem TO be those who never use IL
y in he could not understand how they
IS IN condemn a remedy they never use.
Sc of Or. Robin told OF having a cor
dig snce with Caleb e. Burchenal cou
g. as for fhe anti-salOon league and that
that Burchenal told him he saw no on
au- lion whatever 10 the amendment.
real- DR.. Henry a. Cleayer made one OF
,liovo strongest and most effective argum
could M me- afternoon for the amendn
nents Tie paid high tribute % the 81
that cal ability OF DIT. Kelley. but said
With no doubt had little time Tor ger
n-actice. IT protest" he said,
ulred RIGHT OF amy men or set Of men,
er 10 rvmen or prohihltionlsis, to dictai
cilms these men who have the responsit
] our ef the lie OF The patient what
lcians shall not use.
s. bu' Dr. Cleaver said ne had seen ale
good Lrinr hack patients that he bough
sition zone beyond saving. Tie told or
sm case when ne was resident phys
aimed i'm lhe Episcopal Hospital, Pnlli
bites nhia and gave The name Of the
.lariir mon who was saved by admniSt