Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-12
Modified
PATRIOTISM
Hon. Win Fuller of Oklahoma Gives
Stirring Patriotic Address Before
Fulton County League of Ameri-
can Patriots = District Meeting Of
Protective Leagues at WauseOn,
Friday.

One Of the finest, most appealing
patriotic addresses ever given IN Wau-
seon was that delivered by the Hon.
Will Fuller of McAllester, Okla, be- |
fore the League of American Patri- |
OTIS Of Fulton county, last Friday ev-
ening. Old friends of Mr.. Fuller who
have known him since his boyhood
days and have heard him often in the
days when he was pretty often on the
platform or stump" in Fulton coun-
ty, say he surpassed himself in his
address last Friday night. Perhaps
the secret of it all is that Mr.. Fuller
is responding with all that is in him
to the appeal of the highest ideal that
ever has come to the mind of man.
Mr.. Fuller described his new home
state, Oklahoma, in glowing terms,
and stated that Oklahoma has given
more men and money to the war than
any other state in the Union, and gave
the reasons why this state had and
could.
Mr.. Fuller went back into the ter
ritorial history Of Oklahoma and de-
scribed the origin of the Kangaroo
Court" which, he says, still survives
in some sections and is used to per-
suade wo1ld-be "slackers" to do their
full duty as American citizens. In
answering the question as to whether
he approved Of this method of deal
ing with American citizens, Mr.. Full
Ter gave graphic word picture of
what the young men of this country
are sacrificing in order to answer the
call Of the government, even though
they may not be called uaon to make
the supreme sacrifice of life itself.
He then pictured the task at which
the government must set these boys; I;
the cause of human freedom, the
atrocities of the Huns, and the spirit
and courage with which these Ameri-
can soldiers of ours are facing this
barbaric enemy. He then called at
tention to what the government was
asking of those who remained at
home, no sacrifice at all to what the
men of the army and navy are giving
but ask them to loan the govern
ment their money at good rate OF
interest and to cooperate by conserv-
ing food stuffs, fuel and labor in or
der to support and maintain the
American soldiers in their service OF
protecting the American people in the
enjoyment of their liberty and peace
at home. He said that he had more
respect for the German soldier who
under the orders of brutal Prussiar
officers, shot at our American soldiers
than he had for the American citi
zen who, while perfectly able to do so
refused to loan money to the govern
ment to equip, feed and support ou
boys, or to give to the Red Cross o.
Y. M. c. A. to care for them whel
sick or wounded or minister to thei
physical and moral welfare. The cit
izen who thus refuses is shootin,
our boys in the back. It is now tim
that the whole American peopl
be inoculated with the serum of serv
ice and sacrifice.
Referring to the words Of Abra
ham Lincoln in 1860, "A house di
v.ded against itself cannot stand; thi
nation cannot long exist half slav
and half Free" Mr.. Fuller said: 9Th
words that Abraham Lincoln spoke i
1860, then true Of a nation, are toda
true Of the world; the time has com
when the world can no longer exis
half slave and half free" 1t
against human slavery in the worl
that the United States and her allie
are arrayed, against a government;
system and doctrines that are OF
posed to God and Jesus Christ
Is the Gospel of Hate arrayed againi
the Gospel Of Love-and the Gosp
Of Love will triumph.
The league extended Mr.. Fuller
rising vote of welcome home ar
thanks for his splendid address, az
later voted unanimously to make hi
an honorary member of the league.
Fifty-two new members we
elected at the meeting on Friday e
ening The chairman Of the invest
eating committee announced the a
pointment Of a committee of thr
In each township in the county to a
as investigat ng and membership cor
mittees in such townships under &
direction of the central investigatil
committee. The appointments we
confirmed by vote of the league, I
ports of committees were heard a.
referred and future work of t
league outlined. Arrangements (
the District meeting were discuss
and Charles Leist, M. B. Hoyt, a
DR.. E. A. Murbach were selected
represent the Fulton county leag
as delegates at large from the leag-
On motion presented by Mr.. G..
Bulger, the league voted that he
after all meetings of the league sh
be opened by singing america" a
close with the "Star Spangled Bi
ner."
The District meeting, to be h
at the court house Friday afternC
is for the purpose of federating
organizations already formed and
facilitate the establishment of sil
lar organizations in counties VIII
there are none at present. These
triotic leagues are part of a natl
wide movement to mobilize the pa
otic citizenship of this country
prcctcal service and assistance to
government in this wartime cri
The objects are to check the spr
of pro-German propaganda and
loyalty and to enlist the hearty
operation Of all citizens in the pre-
cutting of the war to an end that 81
bring a permanent peace and |
versal Human Liberty to the wo
The leagues Of Henry, Fulton,
Otner counties nave grown out OF
recognition on the part of the bur
Of investigation of the Department
Justice at Washington Of an exist
need. Il had been impossible to
cessfully cope with the disloy
which quite naturally has been
gendered by the German propaga
of malicious falsehood with w
this country has been flooded S
the very beginning Of the EuroI
war, with the secret service at
command Of the Department Of
tice. The American Protective Les
with headquarters at Washing
was organized and members in e
county, practically, in the Ur
States are working as volunteer
cooperation with the government
secret service. Part Of the dutie