The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
BORAH FAIRLY
STATES VIEWS
Stands for Progressive Prin-
ciples, But Not for Third
Party Movement.

The people of Idaho. as well
as the country over, are always
interested IN hearing from Sena-
tor Bcrah on any public matter,
ana thar interest is intensified
at inns time on account Of the
prevailing political turmoil and
strife and the conflicting opinions
among members of the same par
ty.
| In letter to a Lewiston
friend, Senator Borah clearly de
lines his attitude in the coming
campaign. The letter was of a
personal nature. but consent was
secured by the reporter from the
receiver of the communication to
use the extracts given below.
There has been considerable spec
ulatlon as to the exact position
Senator Borah would assume in
the absence of any direct state
ment from him. Such doubts
should now be entirely dispelled.
In his letter Senator Borah SAYS
In part;
Well the situation is some
what chaotic, and would be very
dlscouraging to man whose
sole ambition was to remain in
public office. | am not indiffer-
ent to returning here. | would
like to return. | believe in six
years more | might be able to
do enough to justify my friends
IN having made the fight which
they made for me to send me
here. | think, furthermore, that
the next SIX years are going to
be most important in the construc
tive legislation of the country. |
would like to be here and help
take part in it. But writing to
you as friend and in the ut
most candor, | am not permitting
that to be my sole and consum-
ing ambition. Therefore | do not
feel the chaos of the situation as
otherwise | might. | think there
are many important problems
with which we have to deal in
these days, much that is expect
ed upon the part of the people
and justly so. | am not at all
confused or disturbed about these
issues and these policies what
ever my be the disturbance as
to party lines and party factions.
| therefore propose when | make
campaign in the state to advo-
cate without any compromise or
modification, without apology and
wholly without restraint the
things for which | have been con
tending and the policies in which
| believe. As | said, | shall be
happy if the people re-elect me
but | do not propose to compro-
mise my views solely for the re-
election. will have to return
here as free and untrammeled as
when | came here in the first in
stance or | will not return at all
A public man had better retire
in such a situation as | find my
self now than to undertake to do
any thing except to earnestly adj
yocate the things in which he be-
lieves, let the chips fall where
they may.
Now as to a third party, |
do not believe there is anything
to be gained by third party.
That is to say, l do not believe
it will result in greater progress
toward the things which we, ough
to do or will result in more i'm
mediate legislation upon these
things about which we ought to
legislate. l cannot see any fruits
to be gathered from that effort
l do not believe that it is possible
to build up third party in this
country which can get hold of
legislation within the next TWEEN
ty years. If l thought that by
joining third party | could
more effectually do what ought
to be done, that we could more
effectually legislate for what the
people ought to have, l would
not hesitate to join it. But | do
not believe that is the best way