The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-26
The State Press
on Fulton.

The following selected comments Of
Senator Fulton were taken from state
papers three fourths of which are loud
in their praises Of Astoria's senator and
his actions while at Salem. Very few
people will care to deny that such spon-
taneous and unstinted commendation
speaks we'll for a man accused by his
political enemies of being everything in
the calendar that he shouldn't be. No
president of the Oregon senate has ever
received such universal expressions of
good will and esteem as Mr.. Fulton. And
all.
oregon City Enterprise.)
President C. w. Fulton made an excel
lent record as president of the senate.
From the time of his election to the clos
ing hour of the session, he, as the ad-
ministrative officer of the senate, per-
formed his duties in courteous, able and
satisfactory manner. Mr.. Fulton Is one
of the brightest men in the state, and is
entitled to praise for his able conduct of
the trust exposed in him at the beginning
CT the session.
Hillsboro independently
In the case in question President Fulton
ruled in obedience to the decision OF the
court. Some democratic papers are at
tempting to hold him up to odium by
charging him with copying the rules of
Speaker Tom Reed. Of the United States
house of representatives forgetting that
their political friends first copied the
democrats of congress. President Fulton
didn't have to copy any one-he had sim
ply to obey the law. But behind this
there is an objection to the bill which
hurts because the amended law compeis
the printing of the ballot as was first in
tended A candidates name can appear
but once, and that under the party whose
nomination he first accepts. There is to
be no more double printing as there was
last year in the case of Nathan Pierce.
Who are the men opposed to an honest
election? The tricksters unmasked them
skvesin their opposition to the bill.
Some had objections to the bill because
the candidates Of each party are to be
printed in separate columns. This pro-
vision is a copy from the Illinois law
which was pronounced perfect there when
the democrats elected their ticket at the
last election. The republicans for once
took the democrats at their word and
adopted law pronounced so satisfactory
Yet they are not content. The Independ-
ent believes the fairness of the ballot
is the very reason why 1t is so bitterly
denounced by democrats, and why Pres
ident Fulton is SO intensely hated be-
cause he spoiled their opportunity for en-
gaging in election frauds.
(Albany Herald.)
1t was simply a case wherein the minor
ity thought itself the majority and tried
to dictate legislation, first. by flibus-
tering, and subsequently by refusing to
vote, notwithstanding they were sent
there to vote, and under the rules were
commanded to vote, the word "shall'' be
mandatory and not discretionary
President Fulton deserves praise for
his straightforward, courteous and un-
swerving enforcement Of the rules Of the
senate, and no partisan ought to be found
so prejudiced to refuse him credit for
doing right. No one is to blame for the
incident except the democratic members
themselves, who being a minority. yet
wished to exercise the functions Of the