The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-11
which the cause was founded.

| AN attempt to distort few limo
cent circumstances into suspicion o.
guilt was the only stock In trade o.
the prosecution.
There Is only one parallel case
that ever heard of, and that one
isn't In any law book out of the works
of Charles Dickens. ! refer to the
case of Bardell against Pickwick
wherein the defendent was tried fol-
breach of promise of marriage, and
the learned counsel for the plaintiff
produced in evidence letter. from
defendent to plaintiff apparently re.
ferring that his desire to have certain
Wand for supper and spoke of chops
and tomato sauce, and the eloquent
Buzfuz SO constructed the innocent
expression as to make the jury be.
lieve that it referred to his client {
alleged wrongs and defendent was
mulcted in heavy damages.
The evidence introduced in the
Borah case by our Sergeant Buzfuz
was not bit more applicable. 1t was
all chops and tomato sauce.
Il am afraid, however, that you
will accuse me of uncorking that bot
tied speech of mine and l promised
you not to do 1t. l will only say that
in common with you all, rejoice in
the triumph of right and justice. and
feel certain that every right minded
man and woman in the safe, irres-
pective or political beliefs will rejoice
with us, when the glad news reaches
them.
Ladies and gentlemen, introduce
to you Idaho's foremose citizen a man
who honors the state as much as the
state has honored him. the man
whose worth and popularity is at
tested by this great assemblage-
Senator w. e. Borah.'
Words of the Senator.
Senator Borah was given a tre-
mendous ovation as he stepped to the
front of the balcony. The tumult con-
tinued for some time before the SEN
ator could heaor his own voice, After
all but exhausted themselves with
shouting, the crowd subsided. Sena-
tor Borah said:
Friends and neighbors: can not
express to you my appreciation Of
you manifestation of confidence.
would rather go to jail with the love,
and loyalty of such friends as a, con-
ISOLATION than to be acquitted and
have your distrust. Since | have
both an acquittal and your confidence
there is nothing which could add at
this time to my Joy.
"It would seem that | was indicted
and tried because / was warm
friend of Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
They proved one thing in the case be-
yond a reasonable doubt, and 1t was
that was a friend of the man who
gave up his life toward the integrity
of state. I am proud of the fact
that they did prove this to the salts
faction of all.
81 want to say here and now, that
all the world may know was his
friend, believed in him and ! will
defend at all times his memory. There
is certain species of human hyenas
who find no qualification In fighting
the living but fatten where opportu-
nifty Is given to prey upon the dead.
with that hellish species of the
human race we have been contending.
There has never been time dur
ing this case when individually have
been the least disturbed. Neverthe-
less the humiliation which have suf
fered no tongue can tell. ! felt that
the state which had hOnored me had
been got into conspicuous shame.
felt that the loyal friends who had
supported me had been compromised.
For these reasons, the ordeal has
been enough for any man to bear.
Now, If can very quickly do some
thing to honor my state and crafty
my friends it will, indeed, be happi-
ness to me.
There have been those who would
have made politics out Of this. ! feel
1t my duty to say here that my friends
have been of every party. Some of
the most loyal have been Of the
Democratic faith. 1t has simply been
a fight of men of all parties who liked
fair play against clique whose ap-
petites were whetted by private ma
lice and corrupt motives, unconscion-
able and unprincipled.
"Let me say to all that | shall not
forget this. 1t will be guide on
many occasions when called upon to
perform public service.
again / thank you. You cannot
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