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ANING THE HOUSE — BY B. J. PALMER
group of individuals, who extends to the mass. The opinion of the man who says:
sick that right to determine this ques “ The right is mine, and the mere fact
tion? Can I tell the sick who they can that you went to the legislature and took
or cannot have? Can you? Can a medi it away from me, hasn’t taken it away
cal man decide whether a chiropractor from me. It is still my right, and I will
is competent to take care o f the sick? settle my own private affairs.”
Can a sick man decide whether he wants
this or that man to try to get him well ? WHAT PERCENTAGE CONTROLS
Who is the final arbiter?
THE BALANCE?
That the sick one at all times retains
his common-law rights, privileges and L ET me inject two prominent situa
prerogatives has never been in dispute tions before us which involves the
when the last word has been said. Mean point I mean.
while, he has permitted, temporarily, a
class of men called a legislature to pass Right now we have impending, as a
upon this question for him. national crisis, a railroad strike. The dis
pute is on the question of wage. The
Under statutory regulations a group workers want more money. The owners
of chiropractors get together— they call won’t pay it.
themselves a state Chiropractic associa
tion. This is a class— a group out of the The workers are nine-tenths of 1% of
mass. They ask the legislature to regu our population. The railroad owners are
late them as a class out of the mass; and one-tenth of 1% of our population. They
the one class (chiropractors) out of the have a dispute over wages. The workers
mass asks another class (legislature) out ask fo r more, the owners refuse to give
of the same mass for regulations or it. A strike occurs.
statutory control of these four funda
mental common law rights. They stipu Who suffers? The one-tenth of 1% ?
late certain things: You must have a The nine-tenths of 1% ? Or the 99% ?
high school education. You must be of It is obvious that to shut down all rail
age. You must be of good moral char roads would mean to destroy transporta
acter. You must be from a “ recognized” tion of edibles, clothing, all inter-ex
Chiropractic school. You must have an change between states would be para
education of three years of six months lyzed and EVERYBODY would lose. But,
or of eight or nine or ten or whatever who suffers MOST? The combatants, or
it is. You must have a diploma. You the innocent bystanders ?
must appear before a board and you
must take an examination. You must Somebody must arise, as the man of
pass that examination. You must get a the hour, who is even greater than the
license. T H E N you have a statutory one-tenth of 1%, even still greater than
right to go out and extend that common- the nine-tenths of 1%, but who is great
law right to the common-law right of enough to see the starving and suffering
those who demand that they get well and paralyzed business necessities of the
and by the method that they see fit to 99%.
choose, but you don’t possess ( ? ) this
one common-law right until a class group The chiropractors who own Chiroprac
say you can. tic are nine-tenths of 1%. The legis
lators who work for the mass are nine-
Between common 1a w and statutory tenths of 1%.
regulations there has always been a con
flict; a conflict that always will exist; it They have a statutory dispute over
exists now between the group opinion the common-law rights of the mass to
and the mass opinion; between the group choose the doctor of their choice purely
you want to control and the m :ss, who because of the qualifications and compe
say: “ You can’t control because we are tency of the owners to serve. The legis
lators ask for more education of useless
the controlling power.” It is the opinion nature. The chiropractors demand more
of the class against the opinion of the Chiropractic education. They are at log
gerheads. A strike occurs.
Who suffers? The one-tenth of 1% ?
The nine-tenths of 1% ? Or the 99% of
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group of individuals, who extends to the mass. The opinion of the man who says:
sick that right to determine this ques “ The right is mine, and the mere fact
tion? Can I tell the sick who they can that you went to the legislature and took
or cannot have? Can you? Can a medi it away from me, hasn’t taken it away
cal man decide whether a chiropractor from me. It is still my right, and I will
is competent to take care o f the sick? settle my own private affairs.”
Can a sick man decide whether he wants
this or that man to try to get him well ? WHAT PERCENTAGE CONTROLS
Who is the final arbiter?
THE BALANCE?
That the sick one at all times retains
his common-law rights, privileges and L ET me inject two prominent situa
prerogatives has never been in dispute tions before us which involves the
when the last word has been said. Mean point I mean.
while, he has permitted, temporarily, a
class of men called a legislature to pass Right now we have impending, as a
upon this question for him. national crisis, a railroad strike. The dis
pute is on the question of wage. The
Under statutory regulations a group workers want more money. The owners
of chiropractors get together— they call won’t pay it.
themselves a state Chiropractic associa
tion. This is a class— a group out of the The workers are nine-tenths of 1% of
mass. They ask the legislature to regu our population. The railroad owners are
late them as a class out of the mass; and one-tenth of 1% of our population. They
the one class (chiropractors) out of the have a dispute over wages. The workers
mass asks another class (legislature) out ask fo r more, the owners refuse to give
of the same mass for regulations or it. A strike occurs.
statutory control of these four funda
mental common law rights. They stipu Who suffers? The one-tenth of 1% ?
late certain things: You must have a The nine-tenths of 1% ? Or the 99% ?
high school education. You must be of It is obvious that to shut down all rail
age. You must be of good moral char roads would mean to destroy transporta
acter. You must be from a “ recognized” tion of edibles, clothing, all inter-ex
Chiropractic school. You must have an change between states would be para
education of three years of six months lyzed and EVERYBODY would lose. But,
or of eight or nine or ten or whatever who suffers MOST? The combatants, or
it is. You must have a diploma. You the innocent bystanders ?
must appear before a board and you
must take an examination. You must Somebody must arise, as the man of
pass that examination. You must get a the hour, who is even greater than the
license. T H E N you have a statutory one-tenth of 1%, even still greater than
right to go out and extend that common- the nine-tenths of 1%, but who is great
law right to the common-law right of enough to see the starving and suffering
those who demand that they get well and paralyzed business necessities of the
and by the method that they see fit to 99%.
choose, but you don’t possess ( ? ) this
one common-law right until a class group The chiropractors who own Chiroprac
say you can. tic are nine-tenths of 1%. The legis
lators who work for the mass are nine-
Between common 1a w and statutory tenths of 1%.
regulations there has always been a con
flict; a conflict that always will exist; it They have a statutory dispute over
exists now between the group opinion the common-law rights of the mass to
and the mass opinion; between the group choose the doctor of their choice purely
you want to control and the m :ss, who because of the qualifications and compe
say: “ You can’t control because we are tency of the owners to serve. The legis
lators ask for more education of useless
the controlling power.” It is the opinion nature. The chiropractors demand more
of the class against the opinion of the Chiropractic education. They are at log
gerheads. A strike occurs.
Who suffers? The one-tenth of 1% ?
The nine-tenths of 1% ? Or the 99% of
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