Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-20
FALL ATTACKS OLCOTT
TACTICS RECOUNT BATTLE

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can. Where does the governor
stand upon this bill? He objects
because organizations outside OF
his state Interested in such meas
ures support my candidacy tand eff
iort to recount the ballots. Yet
we find that The Tablet, Roman
Catholic paper, published In
brooklyn, New York, in it's issue
Of July l, 1922, says, in regard to
the initiation in Oregon of the
compulsory school bill:
THE action of the Masonic body
IN thus definitely accepting re-
jponsibility for the measure is re-
garded here as nothing less than
Chrowing the gauntlet to the en-
tire Catholic educational system
)f the United States, and there is
little doubt among Catholic lead
ers that any success gained bysthe
opponents of Catholic schools In
oregon will stimulate similar eff
iorts in practically every state of
The union.
Three bills aimed at parochial
schools and Catholic teachers, in
Guiding one that has for It's target
the garb of the slsterhoods that
low teach public schools in six
oregon communities were intro
luced at the last legislature, but
were sent into the discard"
Has Catholic Support.
What does the governor say
about this? Is it not proper to in
er from this and similar express
ions appearing in the Roman
catholic press that Mr.. 0leott has
had and still has the practically
lnited support of that group rep
esented by the Knights of Colum-
ous? Has not this group large
iunds to oppose the system OF
american public school education
and its friends? l would not wish
% initiate Mr.. Olcott in denounc-
ing as bigots, radicals or the like,
those citizens who do not agree
With me upon such measures, as
Chey have perfect right to do,
out he should not attempt to mis-
lead the public into thinking he
lacks the support of large, COM
pact, well organized and wealthy
groups amply able and apparently
willing to defend his interest.
May express the wish that Mr..
Olcott would assume towards all
the citizens Of the state a more
tolerant attitude as to their re-
ligious, fraternal and other opin-
ions, and not seek to measure all
OF us by the yard stick OF any one
religion or sect? The man who is
big enough to be governor of Ore
son ought to be able to be just
and fair and the executive servant.
as governor, OF Protestant and
Roman Catholic. Jew and Gentle.
Americanism is essentially thing
OF the spirit and of loyalty. Why
not fulfill the duties of such
governor and desist from denun-
citation of khan or sodality or lodge
or society or club or association,
where ali are within the law? II
the law is violated, enforce 1t.
Dilatory Pleas Charged.
The present governor says in
the newspapers he wants re-
count, yet the day before he made
that statement his attorneys in
the pending contest suit served
series of dilatory pleas or de-
murrers. labelled motions to
strike. seeking ON legal technical
grounds TO prevent that very re-
count We should be glad to see
more consistency between the
statements given to the press and
the facts.
Mr.. olcott asks me and my
friends 10 stand the expense of re-
counting precincts in which he in-
dicates he may have objections. In
view OF the fact that the whole
army OF state office holders, depu-
ties, inspectors, etc. tax eaters.
who swarm in the state like
loeusts and in part at least ae-
eNunt for tho hAax,r taW hs.~aar
was actively at work during the
primary campaign in behalf of Air.
0lcott and constitutes a well or
yanized political machine. paid
with the peoples money to do per
'onal politics for Mr.. Olcott. Mr
)icott might in fairness appreciat
he necessity Tor these private