Am.  Jour.  Pharm.l 
February,  1901.  J 
Pharmacy  Legislation. 
77 
The  campaign  should  be  begun  by  a  special  meeting  of  the  asso- 
ciation for  the  purpose  of  thoroughly  discussing  a  draft  of  the  pro- 
posed law,  and  unifying  opinion  upon  its  sections,  electing  the 
special  committee  which  is  to  look  after  its  interests,  and  to  provide 
funds  for  necessary  expenses. 
The  bill  should  be  along  the  lines  suggested  by  the  A. Ph. A. 
model,  should  be  finally  pronounced  upon  and  put  in  shape  by  a 
competent  attorney,  and  should  not  seek  to  secure  special  privileges 
to  the  pharmacist  in  opposition  to  the  general  public  or  to  the  rights 
of  the  physician. 
The  draft  should  be  put  in  the  shape  in  which  it  can  reasonably 
be  expected  to  pass  before  it  is  introduced  into  the  general  assembly. 
Those  who  have  extreme  measures  to  advocate  should  be  compelled 
to  withhold  them  until  the  principal  part  of  the  law  is  enacted^  and 
then  bring  them  in  as  new  bills. 
The  special  advocacy  of  the  bill  before  the  general  assembly 
should  be  in  the  hands  of  a  committee  on  legislation,  the  members 
of  which  should  be  specially  selected  because  of  their  fitness  for  the 
work. 
The  bill  should  be  introduced  by  a  strong  member  of  a  strong 
delegation,  because  of  the  vote-getting  influence  of  such  delega- 
tions. 
The  existence  of  the  bill  and  the  arguments  in  its  favor  should 
be  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  members  of  the  legislature  indi- 
vidually by  the  committee  on  legislation. 
All  the  pharmaceutical  colleges  and  local  pharmaceutical  associa- 
tions should  meet  and  adopt  special  resolutions  in  favor  of  the  bill, 
which  should  be  communicated  to  the  legislative  delegations  from 
their  respective  districts. 
As  many  as  possible  of  the  influential  druggists  in  different  parts 
of  the  State  should  be  induced  to  write  their  senator  or  representa- 
tive endorsing  the  measure. 
If  any  demand  is  made  for  money  in  exchange  for  legislative 
influence  the  committee  should  reply  that  the  measure  is  for  the 
public  good,  and  that  no  funds  are  available  for  such  expenditures. 
Newspaper  discussion  of  the  bill  should  not  be  encouraged, 
unless  the  bill  is  first  attacked  through  the  public  prints,  when  a 
suitable  reply  should  be  made. 
The  committee  should  not  permit  itself  to  become  overconfident 
