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Among Olcott's achievements included aerial navigation and forest fire prevention with the help of the [[United States Army]].<ref name=snac/> He also advocated for the development of hard-surface roads and was a [[conservation]]ist who stated in 1921 to the Oregon Legislature:<ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/recreation-two.aspx Oregon Recreation History: Part Two]. ''Oregon Blue Book''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>

Among Olcott's achievements included aerial navigation and forest fire prevention with the help of the [[United States Army]].<ref name=snac/> He also advocated for the development of hard-surface roads and was a [[conservation]]ist who stated in 1921 to the Oregon Legislature:<ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/recreation-two.aspx Oregon Recreation History: Part Two]. ''Oregon Blue Book''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>

{{cquote|All of the things we have been striving for, the development of tourist travel; the urge to make and keep our state the most livable in the Union; the desire to keep our children in God’s own environment, surrounded by the beauties to which they are the true heirs, all of these will be surrendered and lost unless we act and act promptly.}}

{{cquote|All of the things we have been striving for, the development of tourist travel; the urge to make and keep our state the most livable in the Union; the desire to keep our children in God’s own environment, surrounded by the beauties to which they are the true heirs, all of these will be surrendered and lost unless we act and act promptly.}}

As he ran for re-election in 1922 against KKK-backed [[liberal]] Democrat [[Walter M. Pierce]], Olcott opposed the Compulsory Public Education Act, a ballot measure supported by Pierce and the Klan which would have forced all children in Oregon to attend [[public school]]s and shut down private schools (especially Catholic schools) from operating.<ref name=proclamation/> During the campaign, he received the support and endorsement of future Republican U.S. senator [[Charles McNary]].<ref>[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcnary_charles_1874_1944_/ Charles L. McNary (1874-1944)]. ''Oregon Encyclopedia''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref><ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 31, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/07/31/charles-mcnary-a-steady-captain-in-stormy-waters/ Charles McNary: A Steady Captain in Stormy Waters]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> However, Olcott was defeated in the general election by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263433 OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> The measure was also approved, though later deemed unconstitutional.<ref>[https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/from-wr-burner-to-governor-olcott-1923/ From W.R. Burner to Governor Olcott, 1923]. ''The Oregon History Project''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>

As he ran for re-election in 1922 against KKK-backed [[liberal]] Democrat [[Walter M. Pierce]], Olcott opposed the Compulsory Public Education Act, a ballot measure supported by Pierce and the Klan which would have forced all children in Oregon to attend [[public school]]s and shut down private schools (especially Catholic schools) from operating.<ref name=proclamation/> During the campaign, he received the support and endorsement of future Republican U.S. senator [[Charles McNary]].<ref>[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcnary_charles_1874_1944_/ Charles L. McNary (1874-1944)]. ''Oregon Encyclopedia''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref><ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 31, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/07/31/charles-mcnary-a-steady-captain-in-stormy-waters/ Charles McNary: A Steady Captain in Stormy Waters]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> However, Olcott was defeated in the general election by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263433 OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> The measure was also approved, though later deemed unconstitutional.<ref>[https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/from-wr-burner-to-governor-olcott-1923/ From W.R. Burner to Governor Olcott, 1923]. ''The Oregon History Project''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>