Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-29
SURG|NG CROWDS
JAMMED ARM0RY
AS NEVER BEFORE
Despite Storm Salem Turns
Out In Honor Of Its Crack
Company
JUSTICE McCAMMANT
MAKES STIRRING SPEECH
Company M Given Ovation
Patriotism Key Note Of
Evening
Patriotism is not deadl

Patriotism is not dead
\ keen sense of national honor is stin
alivri
These We're evidenced at the greatest
patriotic rally ever held in the state
OF oregon when last night over 1000
people crowded into the armory to pay
tribute to the flag and honor the boys
Of Company NJ
Although the early part of the even
ing WAS ra.ny and stormy, yet the
weather cleared sufficiently TO encour-
age the people to attend Before 1880
o clock the armory, which ordinarily
comfortably seats about 1900 people,
vas crowded and by 'elock il was
jammed TO the utmost capacity.
This great crowd was full OF patriotic
enthusiasm and was stirred deeply by
the speeches, the martial music, and the
singing. 1t was meeting that, in the
light of what the future may hold for
this country, will never be forgotten.
Company Gets Ovation.
There was evidence enough that If
declaration of war comes, Salem is go-
ing to respond heartily to the call for
msnpower."
Tnder the guidance Of Rev James FL
win the program was arranged and ear
tned out with military precision and
smarness that made it intensely inter
estilg and full of snap.
lhc climax of the evening was the
arrival in column of a squad of Com
pany M, which was the signal Tor
great ovation. The band played mar
tial air, the crowd stood up and waved
flags and eheered. Then the band
struck up the national anthem and the
q boyso came to attention with right
hands at salute while the audience sang
the inspiring strains of 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner. "
Wallace McGamant, justice of the SUI
preme court was the speaker of the
evening. He was introduced by Cover
nor Withyeombe, who declared Judge
McCamant was one of the most eloquent
orators in the state. Governor Witty
combe was the permanent chairman of
tie evening,
Justice McCamant's Speech.
| Judge McCamant did not mince mat
tiers in stating the condition of affairs
between the United States and Ger
many. During his talk, he said that he
had SON in college and that he was
proud of him when he received a letter
/ stating that if the call came he would
enlist to fight for the flag. Among
the many references of Revolutionary
days and the stirring times of the Civil
war, the heritage of sacrifice of those
DAYS blossoming into the national unity
of today, He declared fervently that
if he was given the choice of having
the memory of certain days blotted out
of his mind, he would wish TO retain
that in April, 1861, when Fort Sumpter
was fired upon and an enemy attacked
the flag and the response of the men OF
the country that that action brought
forth. That was an unforgettaDle day,
in his opinion
He referred to the Zimmerman plot
to align Mexico and Japan against the
| United States and to parcel out to Mex
leo three American states as tho foulest
Insult ever given this country.
Has Changed His Mind.
Among othor things he said:
~ have changed my mind about
| Germany / have many good friends
among the German people. But the
old Germany, as represented by these
people, has passed away, and a new
4 Germany has been born that knows
not God and fears not man. II has
no more regard for International law
than a burglar has for the eighth
:. commandment When the LUsitania
was torpedoed and hundreds OF elvll-
ians. men and women, and some ba-
bies, went down to death, made my
self believe the act was that OF a