The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-22
C. ALLEN DALE ---PA1TRIO1T 2
Analysis With Interesting Bit Of History OF
Would-Be Proprietor of American Flag

ei,lxen--no, merely land and
water.
Therefore patriotism 10 en-.
braeed In tina, virtue known as
love, which 10 on a par with
charity. hcrolsm and the other
virtues. SO that making a pub
lie spectacle OF ones patriot.
Ism 10 Just as nauseatinu as
would be Hike demonstration
OF one's charity. heroism or
love.
The man or woman who makes n
public display OF his or her acts Of
charity may safely be set down as
wholly wanting In that Writ ~. Any
service rendered by such a person
in the name OF charity Was inspired
By some feeling wholly at variance
with the spirit OF real charity
After a Stake
A man may risk his own life TO
save that OF another Hut when he
poses as a hero aftcrward. he dem.
onstrates that the risk he took WAS
more for hia own aggrRndiEement
Than compelling interest in the life
Of fellow being Is took the
risk 90 win stake. and a. call
that heroiHm ~ 10 substitute a
mudhen for an eagle.
SO with love or any OF the other
yirtues-those who seek TO make
public demonstration Of their rich.
ness ia possession OF them furnish
conclusive proof Of their poverty
IN every single one OF which they
boast This is especially true OF
that broad sr.rit OF love embraced
In what We call patriotism
The man who makes public
spectacle OF his regard for the flag
may do so without Interior purpose.
He may be only ignorant. like the
one who reveals his own want Of
charity by boaEtiug OF his contribu-
tons To the poor a But whatever
the purpose. 70 call IL patriotism
or evidence OF patriotism is to libel
"a virtue.
Dale Under TIES.
n one Is possessed OF the true
spirit Of patriotism. he will. under
any and all circumstances. stand
by the public official who. in his
opinion. hiss rendered good service.
and he will oppose the official who
renders poor service. What Is MIR.
Dale's record under this test7
In 1910 Mr. Dale first made HIS
debut in the progressive movement.
he contributed with some degree
OF liberality To the campaign of
Mr. PoindeXter for United States
senator. and following the cam
paign. when Progressive Repub-
lican leagues were being organized.
Dale was put forward by some 81
those in tho movement for presi.
dent Of the local League.
Before tho league was formed.
however Dale made trip East.
and. after spending few days In
Washington city. during which he
met some OF the big chiefs of Joe
Cannons standpat organization. he
sent the following telegram'to Ru.
fus Wilson. who had been leading
the movement here TO make Dale
president OF the local league
Cannot accept presidency of
Progressive league. I'm for Taft
DALE"
Changes Front Again
Dale knew the movement was
designed TO scuttlc the Taft admin
istration. and one might say that
his telegram was dictated by his
spirit of true patriotism that had
been aroused on finding that Mr..
Taft was just the kind of president
Mr.. Dale thought he ought to be
But within a few days Mr.. Dale
returned home, and finding the an
administration r.inent grow
ing stronger, and stronger all the
time. he Immediately joined the
movement to organize the league.
and. when Il was organized, sought
election as president per original
program. His telegram. however,
prevented this for the time being.
Those who can fathom the mo-
tives back OF this bit of history viii
find themselves In possession OF a
life-size mental photograph of G..
Allen Dale-"patriot."