East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-12
Lowell to Selling.

Selling, Candidate for United States
Senator, Dear Sir: My friends over
the state have called my attention to
your circular letters inviting encour-
agement in your candidacy for sena-
tor, and so long as they were confin-
ed to your own glorification, and just
criticism of J. Bourne, Jr., L had
nothing to say; hut since some of your
recent communications assume to eX-
cuse your candidacy upon the ground
that you are my friend, and that you
would not enter the contest except
for information which you claim to
| possess that / cannot be nominated, i
have something to say, and some in
quiries to PROFOUND to you-not as
an individual, but as a candidate for
public office.
My information Is to the effect that
you probably cannot be nominated
and that the only result of your cam
didacy at this time will be the pos
sible denomination of Bourne-an out
come which I agree with you would
be both unfortunate for both state
and nation.
Puts Some Questions.
You are classed as a millionaire,
and as such are in touch, of course,
with the interests so-called especial
ly with their representatives in Port
land. and / beg to inquire If it is not
a fact that behind your proposed cam
didacy are arrayed the following
forces:
G) The always reactionary news
paper, the Oregonian.
(2)Theodore Wilcox with his great
milling and warehouse interests.
CD Charles H Carey. w. D. Fen
ton and w. w. Cotton, with their al
lied railroad interests.
ca A. L, Mills and the vast bank
ing interests for which he speaks.
Is it not from these sources whence
comes your boasted information that
l cannot win the republican nomina.
| ton for the federal senate? Or Goes
| it naturally arise in your mind be-
| cause I am poor man and you a ricf
| man, and because al my life has beer
spent among the common herd o.
which l am part, and for whose
/ welfare I have always stood?
Il "Have You Felt Public Pulse?"
/ Have you been outside Multnomal
II county to get in toucn with the peo
II ple-with the average man upon TIL
farm. and in the workshop, and oil
the railroads. whose vote counts a
ii much, for instance. as that of our rnu
II tual friend, r. b. Piper of the Orego
III nian, or that of any one of the aris
II tocracy OF wealth and position, who's
II support / am willing to concede t
U be yours at this time
= Have you been anywhere, except /
= few offices and clubs of your ow
=, city, to feel the public pulse?
4 If not. what right have you to as
II sert in deliberately written letters tina
II you possess any such information a
II you claim. and at the same time as
II sert that YOU are my friend?
II You. as an intelligent man. We
ii know that If you and other Portlan
II politicians had rallied behind m
II three months ago instead of endeav
II oring to find some Multnomah ma
II to support Bourne would now be ou
II of the running. If he WIS you an
II YOUR friends must assume the respor
II sibi,ity. You will finally learn tha
II Portland is not all of oregon.
III possible ttOitS III -AiIioi'
II You proclaim your matchless pc
II litical strength. Has it occurred
II vou that there are possible holes
Il your armor? / am informed by
gentleman who was present that yo
II arc one of the men chiefly responslb
II for the defeat in the last legislatui
II of Senator Dimick's meritorlol
II measure looking to the improvement
II of hours and conditions for mill OF
II eratiyes at oregon City. Is that II
II truth? :.
II 7 do not know, and do not desil
II to do you an injustice. Are not yo
II with Mr.. U'Ren and other memoe
II Of the Peoples Power league, respoi
II sible for that unfortunate ana mlsu
II tion which makes it possible for te
II ton hich makes it possible Tor le
II dreamers TO confront the land owne
II of our counties with the menace
II tho single tax? Where do you star
on that question Are you IN laN
II of the idea, or opposed to IT, OF
II the fence? Did not your league lei
to the amendment its moral suppo,
. and was not it's real purpose so sal
n Il. disguised that voters did not ret
Il i've its significance
II Opposes Single Tax.
am opposed to the single 'aN
amounting to substantial contisca'i
of property. What are your OPP
ions unon the momentous natior
problems of the hour nave Pu
ished mine, and promulgated
platform, that the people nigh kn'
and discuss the same. You VIII II
that men are thinking of other thin
besides statement No. l. All OIL
now support that statement 1t
the law of the state.
If YOU want to enter TINS con'e
II is a free fight. Do not delay 20,
ont in the open. We will then go
fore the electors, and they can
termine which one of us stanos
tho interest of all the people h'
hostage stamps will be wasted
sundays Oregonian you pubIlsheu
replies out of an alleged l5Oo ana
course you selected those most
yorable. or the 46 there were an
81 clearly favoring you, while
others were simply opposed
Bourne. My information Is thai
can defeat him. Are you sure I