The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-10
A REPUBLICAN
GIVES HIS VIEWS
ClatSOp County Conceded the Next
Nomination for Congressman 10
Second District,
IMPORTANT ISSUES AT STAKE
The Great Improvements Being Made at
Noath OF Colanhia aud 10 Astoria De-
mand Attention OF Representatives
From This Couuty
AstnrIn. March 9. iNN

! Edltor Astorian:--
| Il Is not my habit to rush into print
and air my private opinions, but what
/ appears to me to BE- a crisis In political
matters Is approaching and Oregon and
! ClatSop county must do their share Or
/ the work. Local matters OF primo i'm.
portancc also demand Immediate attcn.
tion tn this city and county. Questions
% the deepest political Importance to
this community must soon be settled.
and every right thinking and patriotic
business man should put his shoulder to
the wheel and help advance the general
interests and prosperity OF his home
place
The railroad is now under eonstruc-
ton. and two years at most viii sac It's
completion. Astoria will be placed In
position To take hand In the commerce
OF the world, Whether she does or not
depends upon what her people do 10 help
themselves The great hshlng industry
and packing OF the Chinook. which has
distributed so many millions OF dollars
In this community In tho past. Is now
In such condition that II viii decline u |
remedy Is not soon applied that viii
maintain It's supremacy.
To take advantage OF the facilities at
our door for making this one OF the |
greatest sAaports and wealth distributing |
points In the world IL l. necessary that
we. as one man. and with but single |
purpose, do some things for ourselves /
The building OF the railroad Is tho least
OF the factors TO produce the deslrcd re.
suits. II is imperative that the assist.
ance OF the general government be OBJ
tanned In the erection OF such dry dock
as viii accommodate tho largest war yrs-
sells as well as the merchant marine OF
all nations. ship masters viii always
be shy OF n port. whatever else may he
It's advantages. II there Il no dry dock
for the cleaning and rcpairing OF 'csscls,
There are several ON the Sound and In
San Francisco. and II Is largely due TO
this fact that Notwithstanding Seattle
and Tacoma are 100 miles from the sea.
their shipping tonnage has Increased so
much In recent months as against thc
Columbia river. Portland realizes this
fact after Il - too late. as several re-
cent articles In the Orcgonitn Indicate
Rut OF what practical use would dry
dock be In Portland. 10 miles from the
sea, with channel not denp enough 10 ac-
commcdate large ships without constant
and expensive dreiging1 Now Il Asto-
ria's opportunity on the eve of Its new
prosperity and the practical building OF
new city. from the very inception o.
the work a dry dock should figure IN
the plans for the new seaport and all
oregon should Join m the effort Sec.
uonal and factional differences should
BE- buried and united stand made for
the best interests OF all II will only
Increase Portland's business and popula.
ton to aid in the establishing OF such
port as could De made at Astoria, as
she herself may never hOps TO have un-
der the most favorable conditions. but
she should b. content 10 remain supreme
as the great danancial center In Oregon
seawall along the clty's front Is an
other necessity that should be provided
for at once. Thte reasons why this Il so
are obvious and need no comment
The salmon industry needs attention.
Oregon should and must have a state
hatchery The article in yesterdays
edition OF your paper clearly demon
strates this fact
All OF these questions require more or
less earnest attention at the hands OF
our representatives, and senators In
Washington The time Is now rapidly |
approaching when congressman are to De
chosen for Oregon. The nomination for
this district Is conceded to Clatsop coun.
ty by the balance OF the district II We
want II. II Ia our time 10 have some OF
the political honors OF this great com.
mOnwealth, and | believe we have well
earned the recognition. The question
presents itself, ami It Is well worth con.
sideration In time: why not take this
nomination. and who shall the man be?
Clatsop has many men In It's borders.
tried and true. men OF ability and dIs-d
tlnction, The Hon C. W Fulton has
served his county faithfully in many
capacities. He is a lawyer OF dlstlnc,
lon and learning. but his friends say
that he Is not In the race or seeking
the honor Of this position at this time.
The next available man who comes to
my mind Is DR. W. d. Baker. Dr. Baker
Is an old soldier and one OF the old
school gentlemen. polished and refined
in his exterior and a man Of broad edu-
cation. He would do honor to his state
In any position. He Is native Ore
gonian. and loyal Astorian and Clatsop
county citizen. He has been largely In
terested In all affairs OF his city in the
past and instrumental In its growth His
loyalty can be relied upon for It's fu-
ture needs. Now that we are rapidly ap-
preaching the time when 80 much OF i'm
Dortance Is TO be accomplished in public
affairs affecting this port, and upon |
which It's rapid advancement so largely
depends, representative In congress
from this district who has It's special in
terests at heart is a matter Of necessity. ,
DR.. Baker Is the man for the place and !
as no one seems to have thus far shown ,
any interest In the matter. I take this
method OF calling your attention and !
that OF the public to a subject which GER ,
tainly seems to me to be OF much prime ,
Importance. Yours truly.
A REPUBLICAN.
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