The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-25
v MIR. SCOTT AND HIS PARTY.

iects Harvey w, Scott for the SEN
atorship, the spectacle is akin to
amazing. It is no disparagement
of Mr.. Fulton to say that Mr., Scott
has done more for the republican
party in Oregon than has any score
of men in it. For forty years his
great ability has been spent IN the
promotion of republicanism, and
in converting disciples to its faith.
He has not only given the best
wears of his life to the party, but
he has, in addition, laid at its teet
a great newspaper with which Its
battles have been fought and its
victories won. 1t is fact SO pat
ent as to be beyond cavil, that to
the work of Mr.. Scott and his Ore
ponian is due the fact that within
twenty five years, Oregon has been
transformed from democratic into
a sure republican state. The char
acter that he has stamped on
that newspaper has been such that
it has exerted commanding in
fluence that has been effective in
drawing recruits to the republican
party 1t is unquestionab1y true
that if, through all these years, Mr..
Scott had elected to conduct his
newspaper in the interest OF DEM
ocracy, the republicans in the state
would be in the minority, and that
in the places of many of those re-
publican members who repudiated
him for senator, there would have
been democrats. 1t is wholly and
practically probable that but for the
implements Of war that Mr.. Scott
has constantly kept in the hands
of the republicans OF Oregon, the
senator elected by the late joint as
would have been, not a re-
but a democrat.
Indeed, whatever of prestige the
party has in the state,
whatever of preferment its parts
ans enjoy, Mr.. Scott and his paper
gave them. Whatever 1oaves they |
have divided, his toll and talents
If ever there was a con-
dition in which party organlza-
ton from sheer gratitude was in
debted to an individual, it is mani
testify, signally and unquestionably
true in the case of Mr.. Scott. His
brain, his capital, the influence of
his paper, his life-work until he
has reached that period in his
career where reward is already long
these have been un-
complainingly and constantlyalaid at
the feet of republicanism in Ore.
gon. A reasonable regard for the
service he has rendered his party
IN the state, should, when his name
was presented as candidate at
Salem, have dictated his election by
IN enthusiastic and unanimous
Of other considerations that rem
lered tie rejection of Mr.. Scott
there are many. A
is not merely for the II
occurring of bounty from govern
nent for communities, but for com
,atting and solution, of intricate !
md -weighty problems, national and f
It. is not for the e
'estoWal of patronage upon favor I
te supporters, but for nice ad-
ustment of the relations, of So
iety so far as legislation can order
hem, so that the greatest good
nay come to the greatest number.
t is not for yielding obeisance and :
upport to measures because the g
'arty boss orders it for partisan ad' f
antage, but for shaping and mould
ng nationalipolicies for the nations :
lighest good and the welfare and :
,1ory of all the people. It is COM Il
non knowledge that in all these re- n
uirements the veteran Oregon n
ournalist would have been, in the
ompletest sense. senator, the :
'eer of the best, and an honor to
Oregon. e
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