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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.