The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-10-25
A LETTER FROM TULLOCK.


EDITOR IsLANDER:-I am informed
that my opponent objects to my hold
ing him responsible for the scurrilous
articles about me in his paper and for
the article in the Anacortes American.
attacking my letter of acceptance. Now
as [ was careful to state that if / had
wronged him, in attributing them to
him, should be only too glad to do
him justice, it seems TO me that the
course for him TO pursue would be to
deny their authorship through his
paper, and if he would be little more
careful to have the articles which APP
pear in it, especially the abusive ones,
signed by their authors names, he
would avoid the possibility of mistake
and stand great deal higher with our
people, for no man likes anonymous
articles. If Mr.. Murray bears the
blame for what others do he has no one
to thank for it but himself and the
remedy is self-evident. / have ever
been most careful in speaking of him
to do SO with all courtesy and kindness
and very naturally felt aggrieved at the
course pursued by his paper. My whole
course during thus campaign has been to
discuss issues and carefully avoid all
personalities, believing that we should
keep on higher ground and show that
we understand the wants of the people,
therefore as there is only two weeks
more until election, shall confine my
self strictly to discussion of the things
that concern us as Citizens of San Juan
County, and I earnestly request my
not, let him do what some of his friends
We're kind enough to accure me of doing
"Get someone to do it for him." We
will at least see what their views are, if
they have any, and to show that |
practice what | preach, / will begin by
quoting from the article in the Ameri-
can: "Mr. Tullock is a good Farmer
and a very estimable gentleman, but
his training does not fit him for a good
legislator. There you have it in nut |
she'll, how do you like it Farmers of
San Juan county? A man may be a
good farmer and an estimable gentle
man, but the fact that he belongs to the
great class that produces nearly all the
wealth of the nation renders him
utterly unfit to look after the interests
Of the farmers. This looks to me like
4 direct insult to every farmer and |
toiler in our county.
Next as to whom to send to represent |
us in the senate. That body is COM
pletely dominated by those who work
IN the interests of the Trusts and Cor
poratiOns and it is of vital importance
that we send to represent our young
state, man who has the interests of
the great plain people at heart, and as
The question of electing the senate by
the direct vote of the people must come
up in the near future, and must pass
both houses before it can be submitted |
to a popular vote, it is very important
That we elect man whose interests are
not with the trusts and corporations.
In state affairs we must endeavor to
take advantage of such legislation as
has proven q success in the older COM
and as a fundamental
principle of good government is that,
The government must be kept just as
near to the peoples homes as possible,
resembling the New Eng
land town or township meeting should !
be secured. We can, at least, make a
beginning by applying the rule to the
assessing and collecting of taxes, as both
and justice demand it, and as
it is no untried quantity but has been
carried out in the older
states, we should adopt it at once. This,
with bi-annual or tri-annual assess
ment would be gain in every respect. |
Our present salaries must be cut down,
both state and county. With gold basis
w tC IOS., pOtdtoCS tO 90, OdIS oO D1o
hay at SO; labor at Toe. to $3.50 when
work can be had), there is no sense in
keeping fees and salaries at boom prices
If we must have the blessings of gold |
basis let all share alike And finally, / |
believe that our mortgage laws are
to our civilization; that any law
that allows the loaner to take any more |
property in payment of debt than
that which he Voluntarily accepted as
security for such loan is in itself proof |
that it is high time that the farmers,
"the great money borrowing Glass;"
should rise in their strength and see
that justice be done. These are some
Of the reasons brother farmers why !
believe that we should choose one of
to represent us.
Very sincerely yours,
JAMES TULLOCK.
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