The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
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To the Editor of The AgeHerald:
Having read several articles re-
Gently pertaining to the legal
| fight that is now on between
| chiropractors and the medical
trust" in Alabama, / feel that it
Is my duty to say something in
their favor. / am reminded of
quotation: LAS rule people who
have something to say wait until
they are called upon to say it."
Now, I have been a chiropractic
| patient for several years and
have been greatly benefited Their
| by. I have not been called upon
| to say anything In their defense
but have volunteered to do So
| These practitioners are without
doubt rendering humanity great
service and deserve legal recog-
milton in the state of Alabama
The medical profession has no
| right to prosecute and prosecute
chiropractors. No one should be
prosecuted for doing good.
think that ! am safe in saying
that one hundred per cent. of the
chiropractor's patients come to
him from the medical doctor; he
having failed to give them relief.
I am sure that this is true in my
case, for / had been treated by
ever so many medical doctors, and
can truthfully say that each one
administered different treat
| ment.
Now. l wish 1t understood that
have the kindest regard for the
medical profession and feel that
We cannot get along without
them; but I do not understand
Just why any system OF healing
that has proved to be OF value to
humanity should be trampled upon
by those who consider 1t COMPETE
tive. Some OF the medical mems
attitude Is seemingly that: III
my methods will not cure the pa
tient 1 will see that he is not
cured
1t Is remarkable that the medi-
cal profession is standing back
in ignorance and superstition and
is still saying to the human family
the same old dogmatic stuff. that
they did more than one hundred
years ago. This is not a condi-
ton, II you please. that has a fit
relationship with airplanes, dicta-
. W IL SiCss tciVpiiohCo' oNic
and all of the magnificent adj
vancements that have been made
in our present civilization.
Shall the citizens and tax-pay-
ers of this state stand back and
let the medical profession strangle
the science Of chiropractic? Shall
we allow them to dominate the
healing art to teh extent of d.
priving the people of this state
Of right to get we'll by any sys-
tenn of healing, regardless of
whether 1t meets with their ap-
prevail or not? Is there any rea-
son why chiropractic should not
be legalizezd in Alabama other
than that of extreme selfishness
in the medical profession? 1 do
not think so.
W. B. FULTON.
Bessemer. Ala, May Q. 1928.
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
Tho Age-Herald reproduces with
expression of appreciation the
following editorial from the Bir-
mineham Post of THURSDAY:
THE Post wishes publicly to
express it's qualification and ap-
probation OF The Birmingham
Age-Herald for the editorial stand
1t has taken in the contempt case
involving three of the Post staff.
There are certain issues which
are fundamental with newspapers,
one of the chief of these being
the right to print the news for
their readers. When these issues
are raised, newspapers have a
common interest in preserving the
rights and privileges granted to
them under the constitutions of
the United States ana Of the state
of Alabama.
THE Age-Herald evidently
fully appreciated this fact and
twice-yesterday and this morn
ing-courageously expressed it's
convictions in editorials. The
case was treated not as the par
ticular concern of any one news
paper. but of newspapers in gen
eral.
Every newspaper worthy of
the name must feel the deep sense
of responsibility which rests on
1t to print the news for it's read
ers-news through which the pub
lie is informed of the conditions
of the community, the acts of pub
lie officials and the accomplish
ments of derelictions of its
fellow men. This is a common
interest and responsibility. and
the Post feels that The Age-Her-
aid has, in the fullest measure,
realized this and displayed the
courage of It's convictions"