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Show 23 1'.Socialized mecihdne in foNign countries h. added 15 of tUness,:; 'TAXfS· take 1,5 weelQ f)·f YOUR give UNCLE SAM Six weeks which atNmptea to clarify ned the theme that "Th. the Pay pro'blem were Pay Every Veer, Do for 'free Medicine' ?ll were Voluntary Way Articl. and editorials were mote s'ent to putjent$.O is the American fumlshed the papers to W"l" the length you wont to in!.lio'. Letters ' ..Meta ctIllPli- it thfoughout the pvbHshed practically w,ithout exoeption. Advertisements 30 doys or mor'$ were st_. and ,I.ed with Oear Friendt 1 fee·' it my duty • Ofte of your physicians to write you Qftd Infomt you concerning one of the vitQI Issues involved in the comi'ng electie,. on Novem ber 7th. This metter ia of "eat Import-GAGe to you as G ter GAd c:iti'zen becQU$ft it involves the future h_lth and medicol care of your,elf cmd your fam,Uy. Our present s.m..r I Elber. D, Thomas, h. $pOn.red I., Con... G system 0" Government MeeliciAe under which you would be t.eeI for your medical bills ond you, physician weuld become en employee of the Government. This YIOuld mean that the Doctors WQ,uld be dt,eeted by Q greet .my of politiciatt$ and bureaucrats and you GAel yout famIly would be forced to be atten4ed to ond tre.eet by a Doctor chosen for you by the Govemmen,t. Naturally' this would lead to G deterioratioA in the queUty of medicol cc:rre. At the ,orne til.. the nature ond detoU$ ·of your iltne&$eS would be mode known to G lot of Icwernment $ftOOpets tJI\G bureaucrots. We do not weant sueh (I system of political medicine imposed 0" the American people. Under ovr system of free enterprile the practice of medicine in the United States h. achieved CI degree of quality higher than thot in any other nati.n. To c:hange it now Into. system of pvemment or politieal medlc;'ne would be <3 calamity that we aU wo'uid regret. All proposals in favor of Q Government Sys.tem of Medicine are but. peri of a bre.a prosrem, of Socialism which is prevaleftt in other countries end with which we as Americans want nothing to do. W .11 ace P. lennett, Senator Thomes' opponent I i. In fever of main taining the present system of medicine which ls admitted everywhere to be the best I" the world. Mr. Bemett is olso opposed to other' socialistic proPOSQI$ which hove b'eet1 edvoc:ot,ed by Senahlr Thomas, such CIS the Brannam Farm Plan, Federol Aid to Education, ete. In the I ight of these faGb I would deem it a personal favor J f you would vote on Election Day for Wallace F. knnett for Senotor, which me·QftS a vote in favor of our present system of free enterprise In. the United States. Very sincerely yours, |
