Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
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SENATOR BORAH
Gubernatorial Candidate
Goes to Bruneau and De-
livers Another Speech
Big Crowd Greets Senator.
Capital News Special service)

Capital News Special Service)
Bruneau, Sept. Ex-senator w. +.
Borah was greeted by an audience that
completely filled the Odd Fellows hall
here this afternoon. The senator's APP
pearance and his utterances were
greeted with hearty applause.
John NJ. Haines, Republican nomi-
nee for governor although the meet
ing was advertised as a Borah meet
ing, pursued his usual tactics and
forced himself, unlimited, into the
meeting and on the stage. He was in
troduced by r. W. Summers. state
committeeman from this county. and
made another Of his sparkling speeches
in which he congratulated Owyhee
county upon the honor 1t had done
itself by being the last county to re-
port at the primaries ana at giving
him the nomination. He expressed the
hope that the Republican members of
the legislature would be elected in
,Owyhee county so that they might vote
for Idaho's matchless senator. This
was all he said. Borah did not mem
tion Haines or Taft in his speech.
Senator Borah presented his rec
ord in the United States senate. Il
voted my sentiments" he said. land
did not hide behind my party He
declared that the present campaign is
the most extraordinary in the his
tory Of the nation and that nothing ap-
preaching 1t has existed since 1854.
when the Republican party sprang into
existepce. He declared that all the
people who differ in party principles
should be honest In their views and
stated that both parties are badly
split up into factions. THE people,
however" he said, cannot be con
fused and will be found voting for
proper policies and not for men as
their candidates. You can fool "a part
OF the people part of the time. but you
cannot fool sO.OO0,0Oo Of people nor
can you confuse them and this year
these people will be found voting for
the principles and policies that they
believe In"
Patriotism Not Dead.
He declared that the greatest evils
In our government have grown up
when the people We're not paying at
tention to governmental matters. and
that the government was never safer
than now when the people are more
aroused than ever before. "There is
more patriotism in the nation today
than ever before" he said. THE great
contest now" he said, lis to bring the
government back to the people
Senator Borah spoke of the forma .
ton of the constitution where 1t was
provided no popular franchise such as
we know today and where It was
provided that senators should be APP
pointed by the legislatures. A change
became necessary because special in
terests controlling great wealth had
found means for controlling the Sc
lection of these senators. He spoke of
Hopkins being the choice Of the peo-
pie of Illinois for senator two years
ago. money, however he said. "vot-
ed another in the position. and now
We who seek to change these condi
lions and bring the power back to
the people. are accused of revolution
airy tactics" The resolution for
election of senators by direct vote of
the people had been adopted after
four years Of hard fighting on his
part.
Revenue and Taxation.
Discussing the question of revenues
and taxation, Senator Borah declared
that our form of government as to
revenues is all wrong. who pays the