Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-30
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
SENATOR FULTON
An Eastern Oregon Paper Stands
Pat for the Senior Senator.
moro Observer

tMOTO ODseTNeT.D
Whether President Roosevelt liked
It, or whether he didn't like IT, were
incidents that did not influence Sen
ator Charles w. Fulton, of oregon,
in his work upon very important
measures recently before the senate.
Mr.. Fulton is spoken of as the in
tellectual peer of any man in the
senate, and in spite of indignities
heaped upon him by Roosevelt. Hitch
cock, Heney and other prosecutors,
of high and low degree, has secured
national recognition that is an evil
Idence OF superior worth in congress.
His career as senator has been that
of a man entitled to recognition by
the people of the nation. but because
of the relentless and unjust personal
warfare waged against him, he has
had hard row to hoe, but to his
credit IT must be admitted, even by
his most unpriucipled political enc
mics, that he has at last won honors
which will abide with him.
Heney, one Of the vilest dogs let
loose to hound people, under pay Of
the nations treasury. has taken a
suggestion" from the President IL
is reported, ito drop further attacks
on Mr.. Fulton; instead OF wanting
to see our senior senator wiped off
the map, so to speak, as had been his
desire. Mr.. Roosevelt Is now we'll
satisfied with Mr. Fulton. Il is re-
ported that this understanding be-
tween his "excellency" and our sena-
tor came about through the stand
taken by Mr.. Fulton on a number Of
important matters. without consul
tation or advice on the matter with
Roosevelt, the latter found Mr.. Full ,
ton was with him when he needed
support on several issues. The effort |
to recover the railroad land grants |
was one OF the principal factors, Mr. |
Fnlton's railroad amendment 10 the |
Interstate commerce law third. with |
other matters in which the executive |
has been absorbed.
Now that peace has been declared |
along these lines Il is hoped that |
there will be no further interference
with Senator Fulton by the President
Of the United States or any one OF
his hirelings. Mr.. Fulton has been
logged and worried to the verge OF
madness by their onslaughts for
years, which makes the success which
has attended his efforts all the more
And now that Mr.. Fulton has TO
leave his seat In the senate and come
homo 20 oregon TO refute the lies
and ISLANDERS told about him, his po-
itical enemies will say that he should
stay there and attend 10 the peoples
business. This Is very nice talk. but
Mr.. Fulton owes Il to himself. and
his friends and TO the state. 10 make
his defense. He has wrought a
splendid work for this coast, and for
'ne the Observer will not stand 70 see
hat work destroyed and the builder
Iacriheed for any other man. |,
There Is not a state In the union ,
hat has more important and varied
interests TO conserve than the great
tate OF Oregon; and II our conten-
ion Is trIe. II follows that Oregon
hould have representative in the
enate who is able 10 cope with the.
problems that present
themselves for solution. A man who
an secure results, Mr.. Fulton Is that
nan. II is detrimental to any state
D be shifting and vacilliating in IT'S
congressional personnel States of
he union receiving the highest bene-
rs from legislative provisions are
he states that retain their members
congress for the greatest term OF
ears. We trust that voters will
'eigh these subjects at the primaries
ext month and let no faction OF this
arty, or any other party, lead them
y political whims OF any kind 20
lack BAH Mr.. Fulton, whom no man
as ever made a better record in con-
ress, and out of Il.