The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-16
SENATOR JONES IN OROvILLE


back to the state from Washington
spent several days of last week in this
county. The special object of his visit
vas to personally inspect the govern.
ment irrigation system between Okla.
hogan and Riverside, a public i'm
provement for which the people have
Senator Jones largely to thank, and
to ascertain what legislation might be
required for the extension of the sys.
TEN, or that would tend to the benefi:
of the land owners under the great
ramification of fumes and ditches
While in the valley he made it a point
to meet as many of the citizens as pos
sible. He was kept busy, too, for he
spoke Thursday afternoon at Omak,
and again in the evening at Okanogan.
Friday, he started up the valley, with
Oroville as his destination, and en-
route was entertained and spoke at
Riverside and Tonasket.
| The senator was billed to speak in
Oroville Friday evening, but did not
reach here by auto until long after 8
o'clock Notwithstanding the short no
tice of his coming and the lateness OF
the hour the library was pretty well
| crowded when he was introduced III
a few very appropriate words by Dr.
ID. II. Lewis, chairman of the CONNER
cial Club. Senator Jones, as was ex-
pected and desired, made the war the
text of his address, and for an hour
held his audience in the closest at
tention. That he touched the popular
chord was evidenced by the fact that
time and again he was interrupted by
spontaneous applause, showing that
the audience was in hearty sympathy
with the speaker and his attitude in
regard to the war. The senator pre-
faced his remarks by saying that as he
had been in Washington during the
session of congress, member of that
law making body, and through which
everything pertaining to the conduct
of the war passed, it was the prevail
ing supposition that he should know
more regarding the situation than
those living remote from the capital.
This, he said was a mistaken idea, as
| his only source of information was
the same as that of the general public.
the daily dispatches. AS was proper
and necessary for the welfare and the
| safety of the troops, and the proper
| conduct of military operations, invio-
late secrecy was maintained in mill
| tary and naval circles, and among the
heads of the various departments held
responsible for the conduct of the war.
He went over the grounds that leo
| to the final declaration of the war, and
! expressed the utmost faith in the de-
| termination of the president to uphold
| the honor of the country. He believed
that the president was as earnestly
desirous of peace as any man in the
nation, but he had duty to perform
in defending the country, and he
would not shirk that duty. He said
there was a time when there might
have been an honest difference Of
opinion as to war, but that time had
passed when war was declared by the
duly constituted representatives of the
people, Now that the country was in
volved in the conflict, now that the
flower of the young manhood of the
land had taken up arms in defense Of
our common country, it was the duty
of every man and woman to stand be.
hind the president and hesitate at no
sacrifice in conducting the war to a
successful conclusion. Mr.. Jones did
not waste words in flowery oratory
but he spoke with deep feeling, earn
estness and sincerity that appealed to
the patriotic fervor of every person
within sound of his voice. Toward the
end, he warmed up to his subject and
with tense emphasis appealed to the
patriotism of the American citizen,
closing in the midst of loud and long
applause.
After the speaking the senator held
an impromptu reception and met and
exchanged greetings with many OF
those present. To large number Mr..
Jones was no stranger, as this was not
his first trip into the county since en-
tering public life, although 1t is up
ward of ten years since his last visit
to Okanogan county. He expressed
very much surprise at the marked
changes that have taken place in the
Towns and country since his last visit
Senator Jones has long represented
the state of Washington in congress
For a number of terms he served in
1.-The lower house, and twice he has
been chosen senator. He has proved
himself to be such valuable man in
Ithe upper house that the people of the
state will return him to the senate at
the expiration of his present term.
In Senator Jones Okanogan county
has always had a faithful friend al
court. He has lost no opportunity to
Introduce and favor legislation thai
had for it's aim the benefit of this part
of the state, and if public officia
was ever entitled to the gratitude of
constituency then Senator Jones is
entitled to the gratitude of every resi-
dent of Okanogan county. He took ar
active and prominent part in the open
ing of the south half of the Colvillt
Indian reservation. and it is due very
largely to the efforts of Senator Jones
that the government irrigation proJec
, was inaugurated and carried out botl
pieces of legislation being OF inesti
mable advantage to the county.
Mrs. w. J. Hoskyn did not leave TO
Montana last week as this paper an
, nounced in it's last issue. 1t was the IN