Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-13
tBy James 3. Morrow


liam Borah was scouting along the
particular edge Of his cornheld that
was fartheat from the house. On
che grass. leaning against rider Of
the snake fence. he discovered his
son and namesake reading a book.
There was sudden pounce, and
William Edgar, Jr., eating abominabla
fruit in private and deaf and dumb To
the sounds OF approach. felt the book
1erked from bis hand Looking up he
saw HIS father turn TO the title page,
and then observed BIS moving lips A.
nc read. Some Of the Mistakes OF
Moses, BY Robert 6. IngersoII q
free-thinxing and hysterical collection
OF catchy quibs and dashing phrases
popular with village and country
boys Of that period.
Now, Uncle Billy" as he was CALI
Cd. IN respect and affection, was a
solid man in the community solid.
agriculturally, politically and theo-
logically. Having power and skill
with language, no sometimes adj
dressed his neighbors on the issues
OF the coming election Going to the
Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning and finding the minister III
or absent. he read a text and preached
Independently Rare was the
clergyman who knew the Bible any
better than Uncle Billy.
The episode At the edge Of the
cornfeld, In religion and logic, not
ID mention social economy, could
have but one ending. Moses was
carried OF and thrown on the fire.
no doubt. Another detail need not
be dwolt upon. except to say that
Uncle Billy did not know when he
walked away that ne had thrashed d
future senator IN congress from the
sovereign state Of Idaho; nor would
Uncle BILLY have cared 4 continental.
Years afterward. the son having
stopped IN Illinois ON his tirat lour-
ney from Boise 10 Washington for Z
parental greeting, no said: William,
You should have stuck to your pro-
fession."
The Inquiaition never converted
any one. The boy OF the cornfleld
now confesaes that he followed In
gersoll until he read the life OF Ma
poleon. Ingersoll was nIppant, fun
ny and superficial. Napoleon was a
philosopher and statesman. So he
traded horses. Tell me. Napoleon
said on the deck Of a ship bound for
Egypt. 70 the learned. inQuiring and
controversial iufideis who accompan-
led him, who made the armament
and then shall talk to you about
religion. And skeptlcism vanished
and the rod of the father was iustih-
cd. but Il was the intellect that con-
quered,
Pes Caltsd 'sDrRmA."
In the matter Of thrilling human
experiences. Senator Rorah is dra-
ma Of the untamed west Despera-
does are grouped around him. Dead
men and gallows are IN the dis
lance Exploding dynamite shakes
the earth beneath his feet. AS a
prosecutor OF the lawless resource
ful. relentless and fearless he reads
like q romance rather than like a
narrative OF actual facts, Further
more, he Is an able constitutional
lawyer. and his standing. although a
young man. IL very high in the sem
ate.
Picked up by President Roosevelt,
he argued the case against the bat
TALON OF negro soldiers dismissed
from the army for rioting at Browns
vine. IN Texas
Borah Is republican. Once he
rescued a negro-hiring special
train AZ midnight. and riding to Nam
Do. 30 miles distant after a party
Of Iynchers had broken down the door
Of the lail and we're shooting their
rides and pistols. Historically. sem
timentally and In other ways, Presi-
dent Roosevelt therefore chose the
right man TO explain and defend his
drastic action.
Since then Baroh has made three
great speeches "a the senate ophOld-
ing the power Of the national govern
mant to lag q tax on incomes. The
proposed sixteenth amendment to The
constitution OF the republic. taxing
incomes. was vigorously pressed by
him. II passed congress and has gone
20 the country to be voted on by the
legislatures OF the different states. In
the debate. which he carried through
with remarkable grace and learning.
he met the hostile questions and ar
euments Of some Of the best lawyers