The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-02
PATRIOTISM AND POLITICS

| V. T. Tustin, democratic candidat,
for congress from the Fifth district
addressed a fair sized audience in tn,
Civic League building Saturday even
ing, along patriotic and political lines
The speaker was introduced by At
torney j. M. Adams in a few appro
pirate and we'll chosen words and the
speaker was welcomed with generou.
Applause.
Mr.. Tustin proved to be a mos
fluent and entertaining talker. Hi.
style of expression was easy ant
graceful, his arguments forceful ant
convincing. He held the close atten.
tion of his audience throughout and
made a most favorable impression up.
on all who were present. There is
no question as to Mr.. Tustin's Ameri.
canism. He is all American, now
heretofore and hereafter.
| Mr.. Tustin first dwelt upon the wal
upon which the attention of the world
Is centered, calculating the causes
that led up to the war. He proved
conclusively by German testimony
evidence that cannot be successfully
refuted, that the kaiser, and the
kaiser alone, stands forth as the one
individual solely and alone respon-
sible for dragging the world into this
.frightful maelstrom of slaughter, with
tall it's anguish, sorrow, tears and
blood. He showed by quoting we'll
known facts that Germanay's war
lords held communion together from
time to time, giving the exact dates,
laying plans for bringing on the war
and even If the assassination of the
crown prince of Austria had not
given an excuse for bringing on the
war some other excuse would have
been trumped up during the summer
or fall of 1914. 80
His clear and concise explanation
OF the causes of the war led him up to
the political phase ofshis address, in
which he took occasion to grill Mr..
Dill for the attitude he took in op-
position to the president Mr.. Tus-
tin prefaced his remarks by stating
that he was close personal friend
of Mr.. Dill, and thatS she took the
stump and gave up much of his time
to securing the election of Mr.. Dill.
He treveled through the district So
liciting voters to support Mr.. Dill on
the single ground tl&t II elected Mr..
Dill would stand loyally by the presi-
dent. Then when the supreme test
came and Mr.. Dill not only refused
to support the president at a time
when the president .deeded the united
support OF every loyal member OF
congress, but in public speech he i'm
pugned the motives of the president,
! Mr.. Tustin said he hung his head in
shame over the action of his erstwhile
| friend.
Mr.. Tustin made no personal attack
upon Mr.. Dill. He did no more than
refer to Mr.. Dills record, quote from
Mr.. Dill's speeches and then criticise
his action, just as the press of the dis
trict has criticised the congressman s
failure to abide by his promise to
stand by the president" according to
prediction promises. He mentioned
Mr.. Dill's eleventh hour repentance
and stated that Mr.. Dill did not re-
pent after his first opposition to the
president in the matter of the declara-
| ton of war and the stand he took
| against the draft, for last Christmas
Mr.. Dill stated in a private conversa-
tion that he still believed that he was
right in opposing the president The
speaker declared that man who had
failed twice in a great crisis might
be expected to fail again in facing
the great problems that must confront
the country in the next two years
The taint was in the blood, he declar.
ed, and a reputation of former acts
at this late hour would not eradicate
that taint
Mr.. Tustin condemned Mr.. Dill fol
charging the press of the district with
misrepresenting him when the press
of the district had done no more thar
take exception to his record in con.
gress, condemning him for failing tc
live up to his plighted word, ant
basing their criticisms upon his public
utterances. Mr.. Tustin declared tha
IL elected to congress he would sup
port the president in every measure
he advocated that had for it's objec
the successful prosecution of the war
and promised that if the press eve
had occasion to condemn him for fail
ure to abide by his word in the matte
of carrying out the promise to stan(
by the president he would find NJ
fault with the press for it's attitude
but would feel that he well deserved
the condemnation not only of tn,
lpress, but all good citizens.
| MIR. Tustin's speech was frequentl,
interrupted by prolonged applause
land at its close he was warmly con