East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-24

Senator Fulton and Captain Hob
son having come and gone, ana each
having attracted considerable atten-
ton while here there is noticcably a
great contrast between. Each Is a
great man; but probably the fairest
contrast that could be drawn between
them would be criticized by the
strictly partisan reader However,
those who had the pleasure OF hearing
them speak, OF looking them In the
eye, of observing their respective de-
meanors will agree AT once that there
Is a great contrast between them.
Senator Fulton is the leading re-
publican In oregon. Captain Hobson.
with the exception OF Hon. Henry D..
Clayton. is the leading democrat Of
Alabama. Fulton Is SO years old,
Hobson is 3s, Fulton Is a lawyer Of
great learning and powerful forensic
ability. Hobson knows nothing what
ever OF legal technique and trial tao
tics; he probably could not name the
legal requirements or essentials OF a
valid deed or mortgage or will, or tell
you anything at all about the statute
OF frauds, or what Is owlng. a Wild
ow's free bench. or the rule in shelly's
case.
Fulton could stand before a class
OF law students and fully explain the
cognates % the science OF law.
Hobson could entertain an audience
day after day with recitations Of the
great war events Of history; he could
readily explain the weakness as well
as the strength OF every great gen.
eral in every great battle of the
world.
IIobSon Not Insulting.
Were a democrat to question Full
ton, even for political Information, he
would answer him with insult, re-
buke, and call him liar and cow
ard. were republican to catechise
Hobson for months he would answer
him pleasantly and argumentatively
and never lose his temper. Fulton
delights In calling his opponents liars
scoundrels and ignorant; Hobson
would never do such a thing, but in
stead. would take pleasure I'm giving
such information as would be in his
power Fulton is naturely denuncia-
tory, pugnacious and threatening;
while Hobson is dispassionatc and
calm, cool and collected inviting and
suavc.
Fulton will. without careful con-
sideration or weighing the result,
rush in whore angels dare not
tread" but Hobson is methodical,
considerate to degree Of great de-
liberation and when he strikes a blow
the effect is final. Fulton delights in
supplementing his political speeches
with stale jokcs-old chestnuts over
a hundred years old-in order to pro-
duce n laugh or to incite applause.
Hobson detests such methods and
deals In cold facts and figures to a
mathematical certainty and reaches
his conclusions logically and effec- |
lively Fulton especially delights the
unthinking and those who applaud |
triviality; Hobson cntertalns the |
thinker, the scholar, ana the man
seeking after knowledge and the stale
Joke Is foreign to his vocabulary
Fulton Is Rough Shod.
Fulton, as n political speaker, Is |
rough-shod. full Of slang, misrepre-
sentation and without logical argu
mcnt. but If he could cast aside his .
great prejudice and malignity he
would be an effective campaign
speaker and vote-getter, Hobson, as
a political speaker, is polished, pleas
ant hammered and highly command
ing-"How like a Chesterfield"
Fulton is blunt and careless in the
choice of his diction. Hobson is pre-
else. and most excellent grammari-
an. retorician and loglcian, Fulton
surveys politics from n selfish motive
and is ungrateful to his opponents.
Hobson makes politics the vehicle of
a generous and lofty ambition and
while giving his people the blessings
Of good government would secure
leaders, reward for so great a boon,
Fulton would advise every republl-
can "to stand pat" vote the ticket
straight regardless of the candidate or
The platform.
One n ReasOner, the Other Partisan.
Hobson advises the people to think,
10 study and to vote without prejudice
and according to the dictates of an