The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-03
.HARVEY S00TT'S CANDIDATE
IF He CANNOT GET It HIMSELF

rhSslde he Is the court of last resort on an appeal
rom the decision of the referee He is the mOuthpece
Oh the lower Columbia; makes all the speeches on
important occasions whether il be that of LAYING away
the remains of departed brother or raising Subsidy
of new saw mill. Politically he controls his county
absolutely. Primaries are held: conventions
called to order and adjourned at his command II
may he done by the voice of others mt II is NV to
hand of Charley. No man can hone for y nloco ~,
me republican ticket from senator to road Suprryisor
unless he can show that he is branded SC w r. on
lc mp You may hear of numerous candidates for
the nomination for senator but when Mr. FuIton q
lew days before the convention meets announces that
he has concluded to take it himself they fade away
IKE SnoWDalls in summer When the convention is
over there may be many disappointed and dsgruntled
cahdlIales but you will never hear a murmur from
any OF them; they swallow their pill no matter how
olter and live in hopes that they will be led to the
crib the next time
Local pride more than anything else has induced
Ue people To bestow all this power on one man. They
want one of their number to be governor or Il $
senator, ana they feel that Mr. Fulton is the best
piece OF timber they have ON hand and stands obout
the best show of being elected They have v,or
shipped at his altar for many years They have taken
To hm as their high priest their votes to be given up
as burnt Offering and have offered TO the Gods (of be
HOP. )as sacrifCea claim To GOOD city and comfy
government They have been paid by the gods (of the
HoI.)ln debt, corruption and high taxes If they
mnrmurcd the high priest soothed them bv telling
hrm that 1t was for the good of the cause: if tbeT
ilom the public crib TO the backsilrrs he nontad
the finger of Scorn and called down ON their heads
the wrath oi the gods (of the q. O. P) until humiIi
al'd ana as Suppcants they returned To the fold
The AStorlanS think he is a sure winner This tinoa
ana perhaps he is. But would Mr. Fulton mako q
good l. >, senator if he were elected? There is ..no
way to Judge the future but by the past" and what
mas MT Fulton done during his political career that
has ledounded To the benefit of his city his count m
ms state? lie has been member of the Legislature
OH ana on for number of years serving i'm both tba
mousse and the senate, and can his friends point to
ol "t ocnchclal legislation that bears his nome2 Ua
mas managed To look after the interests of the Fnltou
l"N keeping alive the office of state health officer
l"i ms brother and allowing him To draw fat soIor,
Tor doing nothing but endorsing and cashinp his vo,
ah every quarter; he has also kept alive the Office of
"" "'cr I"r political supporter, who il is safe To
say naSn been IN boat since his appointments
49,, turing Ih' last session of the legislature Mr.
tuIIoh helped pass and signed as president of a son
ate the NickclmtheSlot bill BY this he made oeat
moral play to the people at large; and after the cnis
"'Ut' had adjourned, lac Went home and fouobt tb,
Jaw ll ms local courts the ground of IFS bein mn,
constitutional, cleared all vioatorS of this LAW. ~,
htlPed to pass and thereby squares himself with an
element ot his constituents Is that cla,n ,,arI
American politics? ''''''
Ihai bids him make the law he FONTS
Nhd hldS him hout the law he makes
the peeople of ClatSop county have potbin, to
snow Tor Mr. FultonS rule hut debt and biob ta>,os
Ih'l have given mp their brthrght To ger him mess
&" p""S'e The debts of the city and county and tho
"u r"''rllap of a courthouse, which his eloouent
N"'' :" "iten shakes To its very foundation are tho
,UnN monuments that stand To remind MS of his no
lltcal career ~ P'
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