Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-18
HARVEY SCOTT.

He Is the editor of Oregon. For the
first time in many years he visit
Salem. He Is advertised to speak ~
the state fair. He will prove draw
ing card. The people of Oregon will
not sill go to zee Harvey Scott out OF
expressive love for the man. Hundreds
will 20 out of pure curiosity. They
are forced daily to come IN touch only
with his rougher qualities, with his
angularities. Like his building he IL
supposed to be fireproof. The shaft
that pierces his ArmOr of indifference
and contempt must be exceedingly well
aimed to elicit reply. He never cries
''peccavi" but founders terribly wheD
shot does get through his akin, gener-
ally demolishing the fellow who fired
ii at the first blow. Every editor in
Oregon hes fought Harvey Scott In
print. The first thing new editor
does upon arriving In Oregon is to take
q flyer at Scott. He sees big shining
mark and the thing is too tempting.
He can't resist letting bang at him.
The ''amoosin little cuss" thinks his
opportunity has come, and he improves
IL. He fires away at Scott. Scott
minds it about as much as an elephant
would fly. Scott never quotes from
big daily nearer than a thousand
miles away. The small ones he ignores
entirely unless they successfully stir
him and 1t Is clearly to his interest to
do 30, to uphold some peculiar view he
advocates. He does sometimes conde-
scend to notice an Oregon editor who
betrays the absolute earmarks Of genius
Occasional quotations from THE JOUR-
NAL are proof of this factl To quote
anybody who differed from him would
not be good journalism. What are
opinions for but to confirm your own
views? All other opinions are imbecilic
vapOriDgs. Scott is q cross between q
Puritan and fishwife. In fighting for
what he holds right he is bigoted and
fanatical 40 the former and abusive as
the latter. He may mellow with age.
but some now living will be dead before
they realize 1t. Scott was created to be
a tyrant and the state Of Oregon was
admitted 10 the Union as his domain
Of operations. His ruling ambition
10 to own y large block Of the
earth and ninety thousand square
miies has Lesn fencsd off between the
desert and the Pacific ocean for his
special benefit. He hates nine-tenths
OF all mankind on general principles
and despises the other tenth for special
reasons. II he had been born a woman
he would have died an old maid. He
10 the most heartily hated man In the
northwest, and. no Mckinley bill. .is re-
quired 10 establish reciprocity on his
part. A lover Of power, he delights In
using 1t. He scorns theology and SCOTS
II sentiment. II ever warm impulse
was conceived Ia his bosom he strang.
led II before II was born. He would
make good executloneE His only
god is the money-poweF. He feeds
day and night CO plnt0cratio specula-
lions. An Item about milllonaiFes IL
his meat Men worth only few thou
sand he has poor opinion Of. He
never thinks about the poor The very
poor he chews up aud spits out A
man who writes 0r speaks contrary 10
hie wish he condemns forever. The
man who doas moi fall In with his p0li-
tloal Views Is = fool 10 begin with, aud
nnless he shows signs meet for Fepen-
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