The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-07-01
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w. The Payette Independent edlto'
r;o,,v discussing the candidacy of
W, E. Borah for United States SEN
s,or says: -e~E~
.Mr. Borah is one of Idaaio's
most brilliant sons, probably the
most brilliant Of all Of them and
tbe best qualified to represent her
IN the United States Senate, but
with all of his brilliancy he has
made some mistakes in the last few
years and the people do not forgive
mistakes any more than they do
;ncompetency. The trouble is, he
has trusted too little to the people
in the past, and too much to the
politicians, and they, politician like,
have left him holding the sack
while they quietly gathered up the
spoils of the chase. Two years ago
had Mr.. Borah been able to secure
an expression of popular opinion at
the primaries aad county conven-
lions, it would have been in his fa-
vor by a great majority. Two.
wears hence, if he be able to secure
such an expression it may be in his
favor by majority even greater.
It all depends Upon the manner in
which he conducts himself in the
meantime. If he will stand upon
his own merits, scorn "pean at pol
itics and in the confidence of his
own qualifications and worthiness
for the place, go before the people
for their support the Independent
believes he will get it"
There is tidy bunch of rebuke,
reprehenSion and sage fatherly
council, all nicely smeared over
with unctiou< flattery Mr.. Borah,
"Idaho's most brilliant son" the
"bcs, qualified" by past errors, has
put himself in the category of uu-
forgiveabIe iucompelents, but if he
will cease to cohabit with politician,
and "scorn peanut politics" and
play a lone hand-a beatific solo
before the people, ne may yet cut
the the mustard. That all sounds
fine. Get a mandolin. Mr.. ROrah,
and wait yourself into the Senate
on a pure strain of melody.
but word about those political
pirates. Who aIe they and what
have they done 10 merit the con
tume!y OF all the noble band OF
transce 'eutal patri"'s?. Was not
George Washington politician?
Was not Ahr aham Lincoln poll
tician? and James Garfield, ard
VIM. Mckinley and are not John
Hay and Judge Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt politicians? In the bright
galaxy of Americaa craftsmanship
there is not a star of resplendent
brilliancy that is not stamped "pol-
itician;" and in thi day and gen
Grafton, each in turn left a rival
holding the sack while he quietly
gathered the spoils OF the chase,
and for SO doing was denounced a
pirate and peanut. All this fine
disdain of politicians is but a mani
testation of the reaction which takes
place in the conscience of the sour.
ed and disappointed and defeated
1t is the melancholy plaint of the
army of the unappreciated. 1t is
the confessional squeal of the man
who went in to beat the game and
lost because he lacked brains tC
play well or lacked integrity te
play fair. Z"
And the people, ah, the people
they who live up i'll the steeple O
moral and political righteousness
they who listen to the appeals o
genuine merit and ever and always
generously reward virtue, when no
thwarted by by peanut politicians
where are they2 Nine in ten o
them are in politics just as far a
they can get. and they who are no
in are .harmoniously at tie doc
with all their might.
Every American citizen, nativ
or naturalized, pines to be in poll
tics of some kind. and he doesn'
care straw whether it is of tn
peanut practical or transcendeuta
visionary brand. He wants in th
game, and while to day he is for
aud of the people, hulling auathe