Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-01
EULO!CY OF B0RAH
BY JUDGE BULGE
Glowing Tribute Paid Sen
ator at the Meeting at
Montpelier.

Senator Borah at Montpelier this week
delivered one of the greatest eulogies
on the distinguished senator that has
been pronounced during the campaign
Judge Bulge went fully into the work
and services of the senator, showing
what he had accomplished for the state
He praised his fidelity to the real prin-
ciples of the Republican party which,
the speaker declared, accounts for the
great prosperity of the country. lie
declared that the people of the state,
irrespective of political affiliations, rec
ognize that Senator Borah has lived up
to the responsibilities of his great po-
sition and should be reelected Judge
Bulge said:
Ladies and gentlemen, l esteem 1t
an honor to be privileged to act as
your chairman upon this occasion, ana
for the opportunity of introducing TO
you the speaker of the evening.
There are few men in public life to-
day who enjoy wider national ac-
quaintance, or who is more familiar
with the needs of our country, or who
has striven harder to assist in bring
Ing to the people that happiness and
prosperity to which American citizen
ship is heir. than our honored senior
senator The nation is not alone in
debted to him for mis- activity in Its
behalf, but the people of his own state
owe him much. To him must be Civ
en- credit for the enactment of legis-
lation which has resulted in the in
creasing of our population and adding
to our welfare and general prosperity.
To him, more than any other individ-
ual, must be accorded credit for the
enactment of the law which provided
for an appropriation of $20,000,000 to
complete the reclamation project of
the west, a portion of which vast sum
found its way into our own immediate
neighborhood. The benefits derived
therefrom can best be told by the con-
Sestion of business that we daily OBJ
serve with our limited means of trans
portation. Another achievement must
be added % his laures, one which is
bringing happiness and prosperity to
the young and to the old, making 1t
possible by reason of our climatic con-
ditions, for men of moderate means,
after life of toll, to enjoy practically
every comfort of life in their declin-
ing years, and / refer to the blessings
incident to the enactment of the en-
larged homestead law
Idaho was at first excluded but by
reason of his utiring efforts we were
added to the list of the favored states.
The act shortening the homestead
period from five to three years and the
act providing for the issuance of pa
tent to homesteaders and desert land
entry men on reclamation projects at
the end of the homestead residence
period, and the amendment thereto,
leaving it optional with the homestead
er to determine himself whether he
will prove up under the old or the
new law must be placed to the credit
of our senior senator. There are nu-
merous other bills of equal importance
and of like benefits to which your at
tention might this evening be directed.
but to recall them would not add to
the respect and esteem with which the
speaker of thee evening is regarded in
this community.
We, here in Bear Lake county. are
more particularly interested in the BEN
Gifts derived from the enlarged home
stead act, and the act shortening the
homestead period from five to three
years, and tender to our senator upon
this occasion our sincere appreciation
for his tireless efforts in making it
possible for the people in this county
TO secure additional lands and patent
TO lands upon which they have located
within a reasonable time
In my opinion the people of this state.
irrespective of party or creed, Rave
found in Senator W. r. Borah. a man
who has measured up to the response
h1lltipS incident tn tho office tn nh i,l,
he has been chosen. and Il careful an
alysis and consideration of his achieve
mcnts convinces them of his fitness for