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he seems to advocate is that tlie doctor shall go to
Congress as the representative of a. class which de
sires special legislation in its own interest; i. e., ‘it
is only by representation * * * that the medical pro
fession can secure or prevent legislation.'
‘‘ln view of the fact that most of the legislation
which the medical profession have tried to secure in
the past fifteen years has been such as would give
them a monopoly of the healing art, it can easily
be surmised that Dr. Reed’s plea for ‘the doctor in
politics' is not entirely altruistic in its nature, and
that the intention is to put the profession in a posi
tion favorable to giving another turn to the thumb
screws, if possible."
Hearst Papers For the South.
Leaders of progressive ideas and agressive ac
tion will take new heart and new hope with the
c/miing of Mr. Hearst to the South. The press is
today, if it ever was, a political power, a sort of
Court of Appeal from the constituted authorities.
Mr. Hearst possesses in a remarkable degree that
faculty of enlisting popular sympathy on his side
which makes his influence wherever he goes a matter
to be figured with. In his attack on special privi
lege. class legislation, he is simply the organ of the
the general discontent, which he stirs up to such a
high pitch that great reform advances seldom or
never fail to result. He has awakened the nation
to a conviction of the need for reform in all lines of
activity by his defense of the rights of the people
against the oppression of the privileged class. Let
him do f<»r the South what he has done for the
nation as a whole,- strike out the root and branch
of some evils in our State governments that lias long
delayed the progress ami advancement of our people.
The establishment of the publication will return
to the South, Colonel John Temple Graves, who
might be said to be one of the first editors of this
section to demonstrate that the press can discuss
public affairs in the light of truth and reason,
whether popular or not and still maintain that sup
port necessary to its existence. With the Hearst
millions to back him up and free his trenchent p.en
from the mercenary influences that control both the
editorial and business offices of almost every daily
newspaper south of the Line, there is a work in the
South for Colonel Graves hitherto unapproached.
The writer expects the ridicule and irony which
characterize all the Hearst papers with the solid
wisdom and phylosophy of its editorial page pre
sided over by Colonel Graves to penetrate the
hearthstone of the old South with mighty offense,
shocking its sensibilities and wrecking its ancient
traditions, but this will produce wholesome amuse
ment for that vast household of the New South that
will be highly enjoyed and appreciated.
THE REASON
The Pale Horse.
My short and happy day is done,
The long and lonely night comes on.
Ami at mv door the nale horse stands
To carrv me on to distant lands.
His whining shrill, his pawing hoof
Sound dreadful as the gathering storm,
And I must leave this sheltering roof,
And joys of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the joys of life,
Good friends the faithful and the true,
My rosy children and my wife, —
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view!
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view, —
The night comes on. the lights burn blue,
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth to unknown lands!
—John I lav
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