The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-12-02
lewiston Paper Called to Ac-
count for Structures.
WANTS EXACT WORDING
"Horse Thief" as Good as "Pa-
laverer."

Under date of Nov. 23d, Senator
W. z. Borah addresses the following
self explanatory communication to
the Lewiston Tribune:
NV Dear Mr.. Editor: i have just
read an editorial in your valuable
paper entitled, "Borah and the Idaho
Forest Reserves. In this editorial,
after referring to what | am purported
TO have said at Sand Point. you say,
'If Senator Borah believes that way,
we think it is time for him to begin
TO act that way. There have been
some occasional and desultory re-
marks as at Sand Point, within the
state, tending to show sympathy
with the aspirations of the people to
make their commonwealth seat of
homes instead of herd of federal
spoismen, but there is no evidence
at hand of his power as a senator be-
ing exerted to prevent and correct
the excuses which he points out him.
self. The Tribune, for itself, loath
as it is to take that view Of it, must
hereafter decline to accept at par any
more of Mr. Borah's sympathetic
phrases until he puts into practice that
which he so gracefully breaches.
This, we think, is due to Mr. Borah
himself, as he is too useful a repre-
sentative to be allowed to lapse into a
mere palaverer."
Owing to the lively manifestation
of affection family disclosed in your
editorial, and your kindly interest as
to my future welfare, | am led to
give you some facts which | think you
have inadvertently overlooked. | do
not presume for a moment that the
Tribune would wilfully misrepresent
public officer simply for partisan
purposes The clear Inference of
your article is that | utter sentiments
and make declarations in my state
contrary to those make in the senate
and that | vote contrary TO the dec
laratlonS made in the state.
| have never made statement in
the state concerning forest reserves,
at Sand Point or elsewhere, which
have not repeated in the senate many
times, and have never had an oppor-
tunity to vote in the senate but what
voted the same way. | stated at Sand
Point that | was in favor of forest re-
serves for lands which were, in fact,
forest lands in any reasonable sense
OF the term. | have SO stated in the
senate.
| stated at Sand Point | was utterly
opposed to including in forest reserves
agricultural lands or lands which were
available to entry for bona fide settlers.
| have SO stated in the senate.
stated at Sand Point that | was op-
posed to administering the forest re-
serves TO such an extent as they are
administered under rules and regula-
tons, and that it was bureaucratic,
un-American, so to do, and that il
was the duty of congress to crystalline
all needful rules and regulations into
law. | have so stated in the senate.
| stated at Sand Point that was ut
terly opposed from principle to any
department assuming to make rule:
and regulations the violation of which
would constitute a crime. / have SC
stated in the senate | stated at Sane
Point that while | differed with Mr..
Plnchot as to his method of admins
tratlon did not question his integrity
OF purpose or believe other than thai
ne was conscientious from his view
point. | have SO stated in the senate.
| beg to say to the Tribune that
have always advocated both on the
floor of the senate and elsewhere, the
same principles advocated at Sane
FONT, and / have voted accordingly
Now, assuming that the Tribune
desires to convey the exact facts tt
Its readers, may | ask the Tribune.
nrst to quote from any speech o
declaration which | have ever made
IN the senate contrary to the declara
tons which | have made at home
among the people whom | have thu
honor in part to represent. Give thu
exact language SO your readers ma.
know what said.
Secondly, will the Tribune stat'
when and where it was | voted con
trary to what | have said. Give tn
vote and the place and the recor'
where your readers can find it.