Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-28
Successful Men
Subject to Attack

When a man who has made a sue
cess in the business world announces
himself as a candidate for office his
record is attacked by the professional
politician. Yelled differences are scat
tered broadcast that there has been
something wrong or he would not
have been successful. Too often have
the methods of unscrupulous cam
paigners defeated men who were big
enough to render valuable service,
by employing those things which
should aid in a candidates success
in accomplishing his defeat.
A systematic and unfair campaign
is being waged in the state of Oregon
against r. A. Booth, republican can
didate for United States senator, be-
cause of Mr.. Booths success as a
business man, says the Eugene
Guard, but this will not succeed. 1t
will before the present campaign
closes react against the men who are
behind the movement and the can
didates in whose interest malicious
stories are being circulated from
house to house.
The people of Oregon want the
truth. They are not to be stampeded
for or against any man without a
reason. Reason must be founded on
fact and Mr.. Booth, since an under
handed phase of the present cam
paign has developed, has laid his rec
ord bare so that the people shall
know that they may judge justly.
There has been, and undoubtedly
it will continue until election time,
an effort to besmirch Mr.. Booths
business record, by the imputation
that as manager of the Booth-Kelly
Company he was instrumental in his
company acquiring timber claims Sc
cured in violation of law.
That there is no truth to these ac.
cusations is emphasized by the rec,
ord Of the company during Mr.
Booths tenure as manager.
This company has handled abou
100000 acres of timber land in itl
history, and in all the transactions
involved in the acquisition of thi
amount of timber lands, less thar
one-tenth of one per cent has eve
been questioned for any cause what
ever. In other words, less than ont
section of Ian din a total of one mil
lion acres was ever thought to b.
acquired in any other manner thar
as the law provided, and upon in
vestigation by the federal authoritie
clean bill of health was given ol
the timber in question.
This is a remarkable record 70
business integrity covering transaC
tions of such magnitude. 1t is I'm
paralleled in the history of the de
velopment of the west 1t Is tn
record OF business man who ha
built up a great industry in Orego
and who should be known by hi
works and appreciated. 1t is rec
ord which is honorable and whic
when fairly and impartially consit
cred by the people, free from the ter
dency among certain class to dis
trust all men at the head of big bus
ness enterprises, the politician is III
able TO discredit.
The professional politician ha
held the whip hand in the govern
ment OF our nation too long for tn
good OF the country and the time ha
come when men who have made
success OF large commercial interest
should be entrusted with the reins {
government. To refuse your vote fo
senator to any man because he hs
been successful, as Mr. Booth ha
been successful, means that you leay
the gate wide open for the man VIII
has been a business failure but VIII
is a willy and adroit politician. Th
people OF Oregon do not do thi
They should be glad OF the opportur
ity to secure the services OF bus