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Newspaper Page Text;. -v ;. THE , OREGON: SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY , MORNING. , FEBRUARY 23, 1008, II mmm. .-v bnata of their action, I was nadar obli-Ithat you and I wre being Interviewed uun 40 iry ma casta. I in tna urcgonian, wnen i waa wornuu I raalrnad ' attorn for tha co.lt? death and very much dlacourad lumbla jRiJTr VrSmSTn.imS: about my health, tW I might poulta Ldlately after mv iotion. ti.nuK it .u .y " tnat l oia not, una m w h " "2"'""' "'""A" " JTS thlnaa war. Volna-T Within my heart. It waa lntareatad could poaalbly coma T. XmJ ? iTona before connrcaa; but I wlihed to devote ,Vi2 inVfuturS all ray time to the dutlea of my office, J"'" ...Vi,fi??hi!i both Tou a I have done. When not attending JPB "B'J5,trll. bm. al" animu t k..,. A i-.2 mult, my dear friend, make aome ai- olna over the a tale, aecurlna- informa- own.c" r my narvouaraif J .on io aid me In re never have aald a ri:f j' . "ru" " CH t on - Vnd vou eanalmDly fora "i mr wo rear Derore ine raia law i -t j Mnuui.. ... - . i.i i moie minca. aa i nave nu v ii" '".."'"'T.y'"'"""" m.nw thln from othera. YOU cer- WhTn. "c"""" .1" r.? talnl'y know that I would not Injure elf and family. nSt even permitting my '.KhX?? iMJr I waa i trtllni c erka to aak for paeaea. aa they will t.vl?0.' w 7w rnMo lid othera all teatlfv. for it lit matter thti v.rv and W. W. Cotton, and otnera. tflattaeuy remember. SLW J,E,Siiht ,UU-rownlI Ratter. - tnu , re-lcte4 when the time I have. In Drevloua communications I cornea: and I mean thla aa alncerely aud Interviews, given the facta In regard ae anything I have ever aald to you o io me Mitchell letter in wnlcn 1 con-1 Miicneu. i wouia nuggem w 7-u eurrail. Innna will nnt tnira dm. r I I hoi in va alnrrrclv that who naa eve apace here to reoeat. The entire burden written-to you have very much exagger of tnat letter rolatea to Borwnell'a can- ated what 1 may have aald. Dldacv for rongreaa and la devoted to "The real truth la, I am working for explaining why we could not take part I y"ou and Mitchell every day, not only 11. i nave no recouecuon or aigning I in my own county, DUl wnerovrr i the letter, but doubtleaa did. When It hniiri un aontlmunt for you both. Waa flrat miwU nnhllit nnlv an irnl I m .. i. i that T waa nrnh. therefrom waa given, and 1 had not ably a little foollah last aummer before the allghreat recollection concerning It I you left and might have talked too nnen ii waa puonaned in run, however. I much, so let It go, ana rememoer oia dv me uregonian, I recalled that Mitch- Umea and wa will begin over again ii naa tola me or Brownell e reaueat I ,mri.w t.,- nr n,ir h.niih that b ..., VI-, i hi. I mm tmuwv . . . . i an ti tin Dflntiur hiivuvm iu unii iivw viiuroiy -inauvuiauie amu oui QBOROB C. BROWNELL. rt win ha aaan from the above how far I waa from aupportmg, or propoa lng to support Hall. Brownall f oared- It la true that Mitchell told me after of the Quoetlon It would be for ua to ao so. Mitchell wrote that latter an1 nn "'doubt brought It to me and asked ma to concur. It la mv belief that T navar read It. or I would more distinctly ra-1 wirdi in aubatanoe. what firownell had call It; bealdea It waa not unuaual for written blm about Hall's alleged him to write a letter and come to me, threats. I aald to Mitchell that I did telling ma what In aubatance he had I not believe a word of it That in mv Id, and ask me to Indorse, thereon ludament. Brownell Deing' rngnienea. my approval. Be that aa It may. It thinking the Interior department was should be observed that the letter was after hTm, wanted to court favor with written by Mitchell, sneaklna- in the Hall bv making- him think that lie alnsulnr thrnurhntit Tim fnrthar fat I ITlmwnrlh had secured his (Mitchell's) ehould be kept in mind in reading thla support for him, and. knowing that letter, and It la true as well of all the Mitchell waa pledged to Moreland. had Mitchell letters, namely, that It wos put up thla atory to Induce Mitchell to I ..... ... . " . . . . ..Al T 11.. , . V. . . in Mlicneira language, not mine. lie I aDanuon nortmnu, imi i waura waa a moat, kind hearted and Impulai vol for aome reason, Brownell had all man. He had a deeD affection for along been very anxious, apparently. Rrnvnull t An nn IrnAw nf MnrA all I tn .ennnaal the fact Of his Own candl he said to JIaU. bJt I do' know that he dacy for the attorneyahlp, when he waa never told me that he would aupport a candidate therefor; that Hall had sev- nim ror reappointment erai times toiu me mai oiununi w ! iL.l V. a. nn a HSnil data lOlU nirn Ulll HO W wi a iauuiwnn.j - -,. Via n ,n T tnM H rtt ttv i wl On the contrary, he always averred I i v,a Iciiio-h H nnrl until h the he waa under a promise moat aacrej 5,d no want anyone to know what he to siana by Moreiana. l nave never Anr i stated that, probably. cull nil j in inn ui ww iicii-iTi i illicit irv n!i hnrl concluded to eet on ters, but from the letters now given Outth, ffood side of Hall by supporting him, on October 18. 1903. I AnntA ihu tactlra to serure Brownell wrote to Mitchell saying thatl Mitchell'B aupport. Buch was the view Hall was threatening to Indict him. I r tif tnr 1 nniild not and d d not be- etc, and In that letter he complained I Ueve Hall guilty of the conduct that I had not earnestly supported hi etc. On the same day Brownell wrote I Mtny Oontradlctlona. me a letter as follows: I i,.,ir0 r. with mn Oregon City. Or.. Oct. 2S. 190S. My ,iQ.iv. hla own candidacy lustlfled Dear Mr. Fulton I have been consider- that view, for he had so vexed and on- mg iiib rnuuer or ine nijiuinini"iii oi I noyed me by his inconsistent ami ciiii TJnlted States district attorney, and i,iiMnrv atatements to others that I have concluded that tho best and safest I acveral times remonstrated with him political course for you and Senator I .n,i nn nna occasion, addressed him the Mitchell to take will be to reappoint following letter On the subject: Hon. John TI. Hall, the present Incum-I ..... -. t.,. u ions linn bent. He has made an exceptional rec- V- 't)r,.ii cirvr'nn ritv Ore- ord In the office. Then I think it will outside of Its good effects In Multno mah county, tend to strengthen you and Senator Mitchell with the administra tion. This course being adopted will satisfy me. Honing thar you are well and succeeding In your new lire, I am alncerely yours. GEO. C. BKOWNKLI Observe that not a word did he say to me about Hall threatening to prose cute him. rulton'a Answer. On November 3. 1903, I received the above letter, and answered It aa fol- llowa: Washington. D. C. Nov. S, 1908. Hon. IGeo. C. Brownell, Oregon City, Or. Mv Dear Mr. Brownell: I nave iuri received your letter of the 28th ult. In which vou reaueat me to aupport Air. uohn Hall for the position of United states district attorney. I cannot un derstand your purpoae In writing such k letter. Not that I am unfavorable to Mr, Hall for the position; on trie con- mr there is no man I think more ilghiy of than I do of him. But that a not the aueatlon. If you absolutely withdraw from the race, aa I assume von do by writing this letter, then I will have to conalder the claims of all ny friends who ace applicants, oeiwr caving Oregon, however, at your very .arnaal renuest and repreaentatlona that it would be to your Interest ta lave Mr, Campbell appoiniea, l met Mr. jampbell In your preaence ana tnuru ilm of my aupport. It Is true he under stood, and I unaerstooa. mat n was iu mir interest, and that you and he were o be associated In some way, the par i,.i.r. f nhch t did not inaulre ibout, nor did I care to be Informed. I issume from your letter recommending At, Hall that satisfactory explanations ave been given jwr. utmporn. aim jti would like to have something from im showing that he haa retired from he field. Before taking further action n the matter i win write mm. as i ave said. I entertain a very nign opm- on of Mr. Hall. He la my personal rlend. and he rendered me very valuable Id and support in mv corneal ior ins onatnraMn Rut there are others to hom I am under great obligations aiso. Nekc Instance, our mend Kdciy or i ma LiSTik would like to have the position nd vou know what my obligation are o him. Then mere is K.eny m luiui, Uhn . also a candidate, and a warm rlend of mine. Hence, in view or inn act that you have withdrawn rrom tne ace, not only yourseir, out nave i wip n.. arninn with Camnbell satlsfno forlly so that he will not be a candi- ate I cannot mane any promisn at inij iima aa to what I will do In the way of upportlng a candidate ror tne position. must, nowever, nava Buriienurm num imnhoil to show that he haa abso- .tlv retired before I can discuss the ------ . ... flatter Or Bupporiing any ouicr L-anui- Rte because I reel rnat i am unuer romise to support Campbell. Had you nt hrnneht him to me and secured my romise directly to him, It would be lfferent, for otherwise tne promise 'ould be simply to you, and that you ould release. It Is true that In a sense iy promise was only to you, even lOUgh campoeii was present, mr u jlly understood that it was for you hid In your interest that tne promise as made, or course nenaior xuiicnou as mado Campbell no promise, as I un arstand, and consequently he Is differ itly situated, 'and while it is likely ou could secure senator jviucneu a sup--rt If you withdraw, I do not know hat Senator Mitchell will do. ; rn thlnn- T want to say to you, rowhell. and that Is that you are doing e a very great injustice oy tnings tnat in' are saying of me. I receive a letter ery once in A while detailing state- ents or wnai you nave saiu repeaieuiy. cannot understand why -you should ake the statements, as I have been rv earnest in your support and have wn willing to do anything to aecure hur appointment, all of which Id well lOwn to tne otner members or tne tiei ration, and indeed I think everybody ho takes any part in pontics in tne ate of Oregon. It ts true that I feel ider obligations to you for your sup rt of me. but I had also supported u before. You could not have been eoted president or tne senate witnout support, and men i aid many otner ga for you of which you know and Tich it is unnecessary to mention, all ,' which ought to be I think some evi nce of mv frienTisnin ror you. isow Art nnt think that In view of what I tve done you ought to accuse me of ther want or earnestness m your sup irt n nt hn vtner done anything against ur Interest without some proof of It noerely vours. C w. i'1'ltii!N. Brownell answered, but said nothing out Hall. The following Is his loi rs .. BvowaeU Talked too jonon. Oregon City, Or.; Nov. 10, '08. Hon. W Fulton: U. S. Senate. Washing- n, V. C. My Dear Sir and Friend: have at all time, so rar as i Know, oken very kindly of you. There was few ' times in mv talk with Senator itchell and Mlnto, about the time, con My Lear iiruwnen. j icm-ivc., vour letter of the 9th Instant on my arrival home this morning. We reached no conclusion yesterday. Tou say you hav hail no conversation with Hall, excepting along the lines mentioned to me. now paruun iui mowti suggestion that I think you make a mistake in aaylng you do not want the office, that is, if you do want It. as you assure me you do. It places me in rather an unpleasant position to bo continually met by other applicants for the position with the statement that you assure them that you do not care about It Hermann, for Instance, was Informed that you had agreed to wait for two years, serving out your time us a member of the state senate. Now, statements of this character, unless you actually 'mean them, only tend to embarraaa us. "I will be In Portland on Wednesday, the 17th Instant Sincerely yours. t. W. LL1U.V The above letter waa In response to one by Brownell to me on June 9. which I give below, and In which he refers to a conversation I had had with him criticising him for having told Hall that he did not care for and was not seek ing the office, and In which he had af firmed that he had simply evaded the question, because Hall was a good fel low and he disliked to appear to be against him. Wanted Attorneyship. The following la Brownell s letter of the 9th: "Oregon City. or.. June . iu;i. iion. C. W. Fulton. United States Senator, Astoria, Or. My Dear sir ana rrienu: 1 desire to thunk you for the engraving or picture of the 33 members who utood together for you in the senatorial con test aust passed; I should have written to you and thanked you for It sooner, but overlooked It. Now you understand that I have had no conversation with John Hall excepting upon the Idea on the line expressed by me to you in your room; of course, I want the attorney ship and want It bad, and hope you will be able to get Mitchell and Hermann to stay with you at the meeting on the 12th. I had a conversation with Mitch ell last night and I have no doubt but what if you are firm with him that he will arrange some scheme to have More land withdraw, so as to make it easy for you and him both. With sincere regards, I remain sincerely your friend, "GEORGE C. BROWNELL." And here I will refer to a bit of Brownall's testimony in the Stelwer case In which he said ho had a secret ? romise from Mitchell to support him. t will be seen that he here makes no such representation to me, but savs that he hoi'es I "will be able to get Mitchell to atay with me" for him, and that if I wttl be "firm with him" he will ar range for Moreland "to withdraw"; that is, he wants me to insist on Mitch ell trying to have Moreland withdraw. I do not pretend to any knowledge of BrownoU's understanding with Mitchell, but 1 do assort that Brownell never claimed to me that Mitchell had prom ised to abandon Moreland for him. Were t otherwise why was he urging me to try 10 gex xviitcneii to stay wun me ior lilin at a meeting to be held on the 12th? Calls Brownell Perjurer. Another statement Brownell made in his testimony, Is wholly untrue. He testified that he turned over to me at my request some letters that I had written him. The statement Is abso lutely untrue. He never turned over to me a single ono of my letters to him. and I never askod him for one. Indeed, he gavo al, of my lettera to Mr. Heney. I had no objections, for I never wrote him a letter that all the world might not see. The above letter of November 3. 1903. in which I declined to promise mv sup port to Hall at his request, has been fiubilshed by Heney. How did he get t? From Brownell. Mr. Brownell, of course, testified for immunity, and I rtty him; but It Is a strange nature, one cannot understand, that In order to save himself, la willing to bear false witness against . another, psrrtlcularly one who haa done ao much for him as have I. He apparently forgets that, when I returned to Oregon after his Indictment. he called on me, and, crying, told me that he waa without money wherewith to employ an attorney. i asked him whom he wanted. He said he preferred Judge Bennett, and thereupon I told him I would employ Bennett for him. and I did so. It is true that he deliv ered to mo the Washington telegram from Hall, but not with any letters of mine. Explains Telegram. The way he Happened to give me that telegram way this: On my return to Oregon, whejK I met him, I asked him why he should have made so peculiar a request or ine ao mat contained in 013 telegram given below: He said that Hall had wired him to wire me. I said I did not think Hall asked him to make the request of me that he made, but he was usable to understand that he bad ' V". '. t' rTV7'';T , ' . 1 made an extraordinary request and aft erwarda trought Hall's original tele gram to him and. left It In mr room. 1 give U below. Other statements Of Brownells of minor Importance, while Incorrect. I will not now mention. Now the above lettera clearly ahow that Brownell had never complained to me that Hall waa threatening him: but on the contrary, that he was friendly wun Han. it also appears by my let ter to Brownell of November 8. that hi had ceased to be a candidate for United mates attorney before I left for Wash Ington In the fall of 1903, for, in that letter, I call his attention to the-fact that he had requested mo. and I had promised, to aupport Campbell, and it also appears, that, when he indorsed nan anu asKea me to support mm, i de clined to promise so to do. Such then was the situation so far as I was con cerned up to January, 1904, when Hall came to Washington. All these lettera from which I have a noted, which passed between Brownell and me. It should be remembered. Htnev has In his posses slon, for Brownell turned over to him our entire correspondence. Now. while Hall was In Washington, where he had come at the request of thi attorney general, I received from Brownell the following telegram Oregon City, Or., Jan. 1, 1904. Hon. C. W. Fulton, U. H. Senate. Washington D. c.: AH in all I think best polltlca; thing to do for you and Senator Mitch' el la to reappoint Hall. If you do this Hall should, I feel, do something for me, for I am having a big fight in'thl county against Steel and Apperson com- Dination. uko. c. ukuwnklu Says Xe Wanted Bribe. This is the telegram to which I above referred. It was practically asking me to ask Hall to pay him (Brownell) sum or money In consideration or my support of Hall. I never answered tti eiegram or spoke of It to Hall. As above stated, Brownell brought to my room nans original telegram to mm, it reads as follows: Washington, D. C. Jan. 1. 1904 Ono. ('. Brownell, Oregon City, Oregon: Wire miton ror my appointment. JOHN H. HALL I am, fortunately, in possession of the original of ench of the above tele rrama as delivered by the Western nlon, and 1 will let any person Inspect them and also every letter 1 herem quote who may desire so to do. Now these two telegrams constitute absolute proof that there waa no combination between Hall and me, or Brownell. Hall and me. In the first place, had Brownell ex pected me to ask Hall to protect him rom prosecution, that would certainly have been doing enough for htm, and he would not have requested me to exact financial aid for him In his Clackamas county fight also. In the second place. If I had promised Hall my support on condition of his support of Brownell. why should Half wire out from Washington to Brownell urging him to ask me to support him? Remember, Hall was then In Washing ton, where and when Heney charges the agreement to protect Brownell was en- ered into, pursuant to the complaint rntde by Brownell In his letter to Mitchell. Ball Bad Trouble. Is It not quite clear Hint Hall was finding It difficult to secure my support of his candidacy? Hall had been In Washington some days when he sent that teleRram. Indeed, he left for home on the 20th, and tills telegram was sent bv him to Brownell on the lflth, asking him to wire me to support him. Brown ell did so and asked me to ask Hall to help him In Clackamas county. Clearly Hall and I had not entered in to any agreement and clearly I waa de clining to promise him my support. Ih truth I never did agree to support him. I told him that, should he secure other members of the delegation- sufficient with my vote to make a majority, I would support him. That is all. It is true that, when Hall arrived, I asked what there was about Brownell being threatened with prosecution. Hall said that he did not know of any evi dence implicating Brownell In the land frauds; thar he understood the govern ment claimed to have evidence to the effect that Brownell had attached his notarial seal to certain affidavits when the parties had not actually appeared before him. I Careless and Foolish. I said I should deeply regret his In dictment; that, while Brownell was careless and foolish, he waa not vicious, and that I had no doubt that whatever ho had done he had done through thoughtlessness, and had received noth ing for it. and that I trusted he would be as lenient as he could, consistent with his duty. Hall spoke most kindly and assured me that, so far from being disposed to persecute Brownell, he would greatly regret being compelled to prosecute him, and that he had no Intention of so doing, unless a case of Intentional wrong-doing should appear. Such, in substance, was my conversation with Hall about Brownell. It is exactly what I shoul say at any time In be half of any person. Is It conceivable that if Hall and I had entered Into an agreement whereby I was to support him and he protect Brownell, he would have wired Brownell to wire me urging me to support him? And had Brownell supposed I was to do so on condition that Hall was to protect him that he would have wired me as above? The contention is absurd. But that is not all. As a matter of fact neither Mitchell nor I ever supported Han or recommended his reappointment. Indeed. Mr. Heney admits in his speech that he alone was responsible for Hall's reappointment. Actions speak louder and more strong lv than words. Let actions speak here. After we returned to Oregon, in the summer or 1904. and long after the date of the alleged conspiracy, we held a meeting of the delegation at the Hotel Portland to select a United States attor ney. We took many ballots. I was the only memoer who at any time voted for Hall. I voted for several others, but Mitchell and Williamson continued to vote for Moreland. Times Hermann would vote with me. I think he voted for Eddy, and also for Kelly of Albany, but never for Hall. Finally. Hermann went Over to More land. That made a majority, and I was at a loss to know what to do. I per sonally liked Moreland, but Frank Baker, Republican chairman, and a num ber of active Portland Republicans, charged that he had not at the last elc tion supported the Republican ticket and they had appealed to me not to support him for that reason. I told the delegation the situation, and some one suggested that Moreland be sent for and asked what tho facts were, and I said "all right. If he will satisfy me that the charge Is untrue. I will Join In ln- aorsing mm. Moreland Admitted Charge. Judge Moreland was .sent for and came, but he acknowledged that he had opposed the Republican nominee for district attorney, and that admission and that alone prevented Judge More land from receiving the' indorsement of the entire delegation then and there. As a result, we adjourned without hav ing reached an agreement. Some weeks thereafter, possibly months, Hall was reappointed without any member of the delegation haying recommended him, or naviug even oeen consulted, but as I afterwards learned, solely on the rec ommendation of Mr. Heny. These facts can be conclusively proven. Do they Indicate, or, la view of them, is it possible to believe that Mitchell or I, or either, had any agree ment with Hall to recommend him for appointment in consideration that he would protect Brownell, or otherwise? Judge Moreland will remember being sent ror ana asKed tne question. Why was he sent for. if, not to give him an opportunity to ciear un me charge? Had he cleared it up he would have been In dorsed for appointment. Does not that prove conclusively that we were not pledged to Hall? ,. But it Is argued that Mitchell In some of his letters to Brownell saya that he has everything fixed, and that he need not fear Hall, unless tfe goes back on his promise. Well, it Is only necessary to recan mm urowneii was writing that Hall was persecuting blm. knowing him him to be Irinocant. etc. Hall doubtless assured MUcholl. s he did me. that he had no disposition to wrong Brownell. Possibly Mitchell cava Ball some as-senator: I have lust received your uranees of aupport la ease Moreland . favor of July 11th. I have been ab- couia not ds appointed. I do not know, but he never so Intimated to me, and I do not know that, had Moreland assured me that he had supported the ticket at tne last election l would have joined the other members In hla support So far as Mitchell's lettera are concerned. It Is well to remember that he waa much given to the use of extravagant lan guage. I do not say thla unkindly. It la a fact well known by hie friends. All Xrattera Confidential. That Mitchell's lettera are marked "strictly confidential" means little. It waa hla habit For Instance, In his let ter of November 17, 1903, to Brownell, responding to some statement of Brown ell that Hall was persecuting him he said: "Neither of us blame you a par ticle, under the circumstances. We do blame Hall, but write you this in strict confidence." Well. If Hall had done wrong, and we blamed him, why be so strictly confidential about it? Then again, In that same letter, he says "slm- Sly say all you .know a'jout the district ttorneyshlp Is that the two senators are still in locked horns. Fulton la still standing firmly by you. while I am standing by Moreland." Now Brownell had withdrawn from the race the pre vious summer, and wrfs a candidate for igress. and had appealed to us to heln him. My letter to him of November 3 shows that during the previous summer he had given up tne attorneyship. Hence the mysterious suggestions of Mitchell count for little. But It Is not incumbent on me to explain Mitchell's letters. My own let ters snow that I declined to promise my support to Hall and the fact that. when In Washington, Hall was tele graphing out to have me urged to sup port him shows that I was not dis posed to support blm. So 1 pass from the Brownell matter. The Stelwer Incident. Mr. Heney exerts himself to prove that I sought to have Hall bring a civil suit against Stelwer rather than a criminal one, to have the legality of nis rences tested. lie neea not exert himself in that behalf so fur as I am concerned, for I admit, and ever have admitted that I did. I would do so again. I told Hall, and do not apolo gise for It, that so long as a civil suit would accomplish what he desired namely, the removal of the fences. It maintained In violation of the law. it aeemed to me wrong to Institute against reputable citizen a criminal proceed lng. That was my firm conviction, and today. What was there wrong In my so stating? To my knowledge, the question did not arise until months lif er my election, hence, I had nothing to gain personalty, o, out i was striv ng to assist a friend, if so, l have committed many crimes. I am being appealed to every day to go to this or hut department to help some person out of trouble. Perhaps a postmaster as made a mistake or used funds he ought not to have used, but hud .re urnea mem, or a soiaier nns aeseriea nd been arrested, or an officer court- martialed, and I am appealed to to seek enlency for him. Must I not do so? s It Improper? What am I to do when persons In trouble appeal to me to try o adjust their difficulties? l must not, course, accept a compensation for what I do, but no one contends that I ever did. What' was It I did that was wrong? never have been able to ascertain. Mr. Heney says, however, that I took back from Stelwer a letter 1 wrote him. nd he says that letter doubtless told Halls promise to proceed by civil action. Well, were it true, would I have desired to conceal that fact, when have admitted from the start that I advised a civil action? Now, you will not find me denying anything that is rue. and it Is quite true that btelwer did return one of my letters. There was nothing mysterious about it, how- ver. All 1 blame air. Btelwer ror is for not telling Just how It occurred. I did not as he states, ask him to bring down all of my correspondence. Why should I, having as I did all of his letters to me and copies of most letters written to him? Bad Bo Copy of Letter. The fact is that I had written him two letters from Portland, of which I had not kept copies. The fact that I had advised Hall to bring a civil suit was being talked about by Heney and others. It occurred to me that I might wish to make a statement of the facts some day, so meeting Stelwer I asked htm to send me copies of the letters written by hand. He promised to do eo. Borne time thereafter I met htm In Portland when he told me that he hud all of the letters and I could take them If I desired. I told him I did not want them, but wished to see, and possibly take copies of those written by hand. The letter in question was a statement In effect that I had met Hall and he had said he would have to take pro ceedings In the fence, matter, but did not know Just what ateps he would take hut that I had hopes he would proceed by civil suit, yet he would have to be governed by any Instructions he might receive, and then 1 used some strong language in regard to a matter. Destroys Original. On reading that letter I said to Stelwer: "That language Is rather ex treme and would not look well in print." He said: "Destroy It if you wish," and I simply tore it up then and there, be cause of the language It contained. That is all. Now that letter was "writ ten some time in the fall of 1903, I suppose on October 6th, as It probably was the one to wnich tsieiwer repuea bv his letter of October 10. 1903. given below. While all thia talk about my action in tne oieiwer inniicr its pon ltlvelv siliv. for I have always admit ted that I advised a civil suit. 1 give below all tho lettera written both be fore and after that letter and Stelwer s answer to It. Some time In the early summer of 1903 I was told that Hall was contem plating indicting Stelwer and others for Illegal fencing of public lands, and, happening to see him, asked him about it. lie said no nad not runy deter mined Just what course he would pur sue. but that the fences must come down. I then suggested the civil suit, but did not write about it to Bieiwer. Steiwer's Letter. Later Stelwer wrote me as follows: "FobsII. Or.. July 11. 1903. Hon. C W. Fulton, Astoria, Oregon. Dear Senator: Replying to your letter of the 8th Instant, will say mat i naa already sent a proxy to F. P. Mays with Instructions to vote ior rranK uaaer for chairman of the state central com mittee, so I trust this will oe entirely satisfactory to you. Special Agent Dixon has been In this section and has returned again, open ing ud enclosures in which there is fovernment land. Our company, whoso ands, enclose more or less govern ment land, has been gone over by him and our fences ordered opened, and we are complying with his order and hav ing them opened as directed by him. And he has gone over quite a section of country besides and ordered quite a number of them opened. Some of them the fences were on government land, but in quite a number of cases tho fences were entirely upon private lands. The effect of the policy he is carrying out, in my judgment. Is go ing to oe very damaging to the stock interests of Eastern Oregon. All of these lands so enclosed are rough and fit for pasturage only, and hence there would be no probability of them being settled upon and occupied try home builders. About the only grass our stockmen have for stock now Is In these pastures. If the enclosures are opened the grass will be killed out. In stead of being preserved, as it Is now. There are numerous otner reasons whv the policy of Mr. Dixon should not be enforced, and I Write you this that you may have some little idea of the effect of his actions in this coun try, ao that If it Is possible, you might assist us In that he will do as little damage as possible in the general In terests of the country. Yours very truly. W. W. STEIWER." Following I glve a copy of the let ter written by . me In answer to the above: ' Jmiton't Beply. "Astoria. Or.. July 16. 1903. Hon. W. W. tjtelwer. Fossil, Oregon, My Dear , sent from home for several dara and hence did not receive It aooner. i mini the acUon of the department Of the In terior requiring the removal of fenoee to the extent that they are requiring them removed is unjust unreasonable and uncalled for, but we cannot do anything to stop It I have already taken the matter up with the depart ment and Mr. Hall. United States dis trict attorney. M. KU, however, U helpless In the matter as he h WJ Instruction, from Washington. The present secretary of the interior en tertains aome very peculiar ideas about Oregon. He Is of the opinion that there are no honest men residing in the state, and that we are f"1"''' entitled to no consideration. I dp not believe. that there la a thing that can be done. Mr. Williamson spoke to rno about the matter, as also did r. i. Maya, and I bave taiicea u " nnr Mitchell, and wt do not know of anything that can toe done. Sin cerely yours, C. W. FULTON. Following Is the letter wbicri x as sume was written Dy mr. o'"' ; answer to the letter that was destroyed Censures Sixon, i.-,... n rw rw io isui. Hon. C. W. Fulton. Washington, V. C My Dear Senator: Your letter or ociodbt o ir i .i ami I faal under many obligations for you for what you did in the matter mentioned. There is clearly a misunderstanding on the part or Mr. Dixon as to tho government land he al leges our company has Inclosed. We complied with his orders and directions In opening our fence given last Jul), but uoon hla return he aeemed to be particularly anxious to find something to report against our company. I he large number of acree that he reports has been inclosed by us has not been inclosed. It Is in a roush and broken country with a good many natural bar riers on one side, and on the other side it Is bounded largely by the lands that we have fenced, ar.d to make It more open or uninclosed than it is now. since making the opening In July, is quite a difficult problem to figure out Just how It can be done. "I tried to communicate with Mr. H Dixon so that he could leu me just where and how he would expect us to open up more fencing than we have alwariv done, but could not get lilm to indicate Just where we shoulJ open up. . t i "I write this explanation so that you i Fl may undrst:ind that we ere not ueno eratelv defying his ordors and keeping inclosed a lirge amount of government land. "Again thanking you for what you have done, I remain, yours very truly. "W. W. STEIWER." My answer to the last above Is given below. The reference therein to a "list of names" refers to a list of persons to whom seeds were to be sent. I had sent a circular letter to every county and many precincts for such lists. I answered the letter of the 10th instant and acknowledged receipt of the Hat of names in one letter, to-wit: "Washington, D. C, Oct. 23, 1903. Hon. W. W. Stelwer. Fossil. Or. .1 Dear Stelwer: I have received the list uf names you sent me and desire to express my thanks to you for the same. You are under no obligations whatever to me for my efforts In your behalf Hall. I would be glad to serve you In that matter further, or in any other matter, whenever you think I can De of service to you. 1 understand that Hall will be hero before long to confer with the department of Justice and I will then take the matter up with him and tha ittorney -genera I as well. Sin cerely yours, U w. Miaus. That Is the last letter I ever wrote Steiwcr no ;r as I can discover, and It shows clearly that there was nothing secret about my suggestions to Hall, lor I proposed to take the matter up with both him and the attornoy-Kericral. If a civil suit had then been or was about to be commenced, evidently I did not know It. I did not take the mntter uo with Hall in Washington, and, hear ing no more from Stelwer, It passed en tirely from my mind. Gang of Conspirators. This communication id, I know, too long, but I have found it difficult to say less and I should huvo preferred saying moru, for 1 realize that this la the last desj-erate effort or a desperate gang .;r conspirators to injure myiame and reputation. The people of Oregon have little, If any, conception of the embarrassments and difficulties by which 1 have been surrounded and impeded during the greater portion Of my official term. In February, 1903, I waa elected to the United States senate. The first session of congress thereafter, began November 9 of that year. During that session I became slightly acquainted with the members and methods of procedure. The next session began in December, 1904, and during that month both Senator Mltchcil and Congressman Hermann were indicted; later, but early In the same session, Mr. Williamson was Indicted, and thereupon, I was left a new member, without experience, the sole representative of my state in congress. I will frankly admit that the contem plation of the tremendous responsibili ties and perplexities of the situation al most prostrated me. But 1 went to work determined to do all in my power to meet Its requirements. 1 am, I con fess, proud of the record I made, and later, on some proper occasion, I con template giving out a more or less de tailed statement showing what, unaided and alone, 1 accomplished for my state ana tne record, i trust l may say with out being amenable to the charge of egotism, will compare favorably with any made when the entire delegation was present. Besort to Slander. But I have not only been handicapped by difficulties inherent to a situation so delicate, and the multitude of duties imposed by reason of being the sole- rep resentative here, I have during all the while been constantly assailed In the most malicious and wanton manner. My every movement criticised, my every motive impugned. Constantly and sys tematically It was announced and pub lished far and wide that I would be in dicted for timber land frauds, and then the rumor would assume definite form so that I could refute it but onlv to sen another spring up to take its place. All this time I was at work, harder, I believe, than I have ever labored before, and my life has been one of work. 1 literally worked day and night. But I feel that 1 succeeded and made good. I secured a strong position and good com mittees In the senate, final 1 v. my ene mies, having abandoned all hopes of in volving me In any violations of law, have resorted to slander, scandal and vilification. Every expedient that mal ice could prompt or malevolence sug gest has ben resorted to. The gutters have been sounded and the sewers drained In order that some vile charge, however stale, gross and lmprobabla might bo brought forth to serve the cravings of Insatiable malice. But I have confidence in the people, in their sense of justice and fulrnoss. I shall appeal to them and 1 shall go before them and ask tnat tney place the stamp of their disapproval on the Infamous methods of this band of conscienceless conspirators. C. W. FULTON. Why We Consider the Portland Florence the Best Buy Ever Offered at 10 Cents a Share V t' -t" s. BECAUSE we own 100 acres on the Gkilden Circle about half way between Goldfield and Dia- mondfield. BECAUSE there are producing mines on three -sides of our claims and our surface showing is as good, or better, than the average of the Goldfield mines that have produced millions. BECAUSE we own a long term, fully equipped lease on the Florence, the richest gold mine on earth. BECAUSE the shaft has been sunk to a depth' of 260 feet, and wc have every reason to believe we will pick up a pay chute from this level. BECAUSE three out of four of the leases on the Florence have made good, and you are getting a three to one chance on the lease alone. BECAUSE the management of this company is in competent hands, has put in twenty-five times as much money as we ask any one person to invest, and you will get a run for your money. BECAUSE there is no possibility for us to make a stock-jobbing deal out of it, as we have no promotion stock and are paying for our stock the same as we ask you to do. This is the best argu ment we can give as to what we think of the propo sition. What Some of the Goldfield Leases Have Produced: Original Florence leasers $750,000 Reiley lease (Florence) 1,000,000 Little Florence 1,250,000 Mohawk Florence . . . 177,000 Florence Annex 240,000 Rogers Syndicate (Florence) 60,000 Florence L. & M 40,000 Quartzite 500,000 Fuller & McDonald... 400,000 Bowes & Kernick 4,000,000 Zinn lease 170,000 Richard & Co 50,000 Ridge & Curtis 300,000, Vermilyea & Bartlett. 100,000 Oddie & Gardner 450,000 Loftus & Davis 250,000 Hays & Monette 3,643,000 Ish-Sheets 100,000 Frances-Mohawk .... 2,300,000 Oddie lease 200,000 Truett lease 265,000 Jumbo Mohawk 476,000 Stimler-Higginson . . . 61,000 No. 14's Part in French History. From P. T. O. Bo far as France is concerned, it la the number 14 that has Dlaved a con spicuous and portentous part la her history. On Mar 14. 1554. the Rue de la For. 1 ronnlcre was enlarged by order of Henri ' II, and four times 14 years later Henri I IV was assassinated there by Ravall- i lac namely, on May 14, 1610. Henri had lived four times 14 years, 14 weeks. . and four times 14 days i. e.. 68 vears : and 5 months. Then Henri's son, Louis XIII, died May 14, 1643, the same day and month ' as his father. And 1643 added togeth- ! er equals 14, just as 1553 (the year of1 the birth of Henri IV) equals 144. Louis : XIV ascended the throne 1643, which aaaea togemer equals 14 and similarly the year of his death (1715) equals 11 Representative Joseph Holt Gaines1 of KWest Virginia has the unusual distinc tion or tielng the only member of either house of congress boiu in Washington, J, C v DOES IT PAY TO TAKE THE RISK? $100 invested in Mohawk at 10c a share would now be worth ,$10,000.00. $100 invested in Florence at 10c a share would now be worth $4,000.00 $100 invested in Combination Fraction at 10c share would now be worth $840.00. $100 invested in Daisy at 10c share would now be worth $1,150.00. $100 invested in Great Bend at 10c a share would now be worth $460.00. $100 invested in Diamondfield at 10c a share would now be worth $240.00. $100 invested b Jumbo Extension at 10c a share would now be worth $550.00. $100 invested in St. Ives at 10c a share would now be worth $500.00. $100 invested in Atlanta at 10c a share would now be worth $360.00. , $100 invested in Kewanas at 10c a share would now be worth $530.00. ' $100 invested in Sandstorm at 10c a share would now ba worth $300.00. i $100 invested in Kendall at 10c a share would now be worth $210.00. $100 invested in Silver Pick at 10c a share would now be worth $330.00. $100 invested in Red Hills at 10c a share would now be worth $360.00. $100 invested in Gold Bar at 10c a share would now be worth $330.00. The above values are late quotations on a few Goldfield stocks, and show several hundred per cent profit even at panic prices. '"' k The time to get in is at the opening price. If you wait to see if a stock pans out all right, there is where you lose your opportunity. We Are Not Offering You a Dead Sure Thing but Frankly Ask You to Take a Chance With Us. , j WE ARE BANKING ON OUR LEASE FOR QUICK RETURNS AND BELIEVE WE ? WILL PAY FROM 500 TO 5,000 PER CENT ! PROFIT INSIDE THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. 1 ! Will You Take a Chance With Us at 10 Cents a Share? Ask for our free map of the Goldfield District showing principal mines arid leases. . The Portland-Florence M. & L CO. Room 15, 268 SUrk Street. , . - .' "Portland. Orcrci Opposite Chamber of Commerce Bldg. . s Phone M. 5489.