Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-02
(staff Correspondence

(Stan Cofre0pond0nco)
| Twin Falls. Nov 2.-Senator Borah
at his great meeting here Thursday
evening once more made his position
in this campaign clear. and he threw
down the gauntlet and defied the at
| tempted dictation Of his course by
small coteric Of his long time political
enemies. Senator Borah made his
statements clean cut and incisive. as
he Numbered his defiance Of his avowed
enemies. Tho great audience at Twin
Falls applauded and cheered Borah to
the very echo. When Borah asked his
audience If the people Of Twin Falls
county approved Of his record and Of
his determined stand for what is the
peoples best interests. tho people broke
forth into . veritable storm of ap-
| prevail.
Borah made his position and his at
titude in this campaign. and his acts
and policies in the senate 90 very clear
and unmistakable, that there was abso-
lutely no chance for q misunderstand-
ing.
rhundsrs His Defiance.
Bringing this part Of his address to
a close, Borah Numbered out: There
is no class of men and no organization
in this state that can dictate to me.
Have I made myself plain to you?"
i Cheers and applause and cries Of
yes). If I have made myself clear to
you, l wish you would make chart of
it and send it to the Boise Statesman"
! (Great laughter, followed with much
earnest applause).
i The Twin Falls meeting which was
J large and enthusiastic. was opened in
the Orpheum theater at SIS p. m. with
a selection by the excellent Twin Falls
band w. H. Eldredge Of Twin Falls,
chairman Of the Republican county
central committee, presided over the
meeting.
Il idaho's Greatest Man.
IL o. v. Allen Of Boise was introduced
and he at once gave way to Senator
Borah, whom he called 1.-The greatest
man Of Idaho" Tumultuous cheers
greeted Senator Borah as he arose to
} address the splendid audience.
Senator Borah said in part: '"The
Representative in congress is the agent,
and the people are the principle and
that is the position I am occupying in
, this campaign. l shall therefore make
. a report to you Of what l have done
/ as your agent"
= The senator invited any one to inter-
rogate him concerning his attitude as
United States senator, on any question
| that may be OF interest.
II want you to consider the nature
, Of the legislation that l pursued in the
United States senate. have sought to
advocate those policies that would as
, sist those who have not gathered SO
l much of this worlds goods. At the
same time ! do not inveigh against the
man of wealth simply because Of that
! wealth, so long as he has secured his
! wealth honestly"
l The senator then proceeded to enum-
r crate the great resources Of Idaho, OF
/. which there are SO many such as lum-
. Der, mining agriculture. stock raising.
water power, etc.
) "A representative in congress from
| this state should therefore seek to Sc
E cure legislation that will tend to de-
. velop Idaho's great resources"
, eorah's Beneficial Land Laws.
= The senator then pointed to his
, three-year homestead bill as a measure
: that will tend to retard the emigration
E of the settlers from this nation into
t Canada, and as further result of this
: three year homestead bill. many people
will be induced to settle on the public
, domain in Idaho. and thus will our
e broad acres be titled and the states
$ resources be greatly increased.
/, Then the senator dwelt upon his bill
whereby $20,O00,000 were appropriated
by congress to complete unfinished
reclamation projects; $7,000,000 Of the
foregoing amount came to Idaho and is
being expended in this state, and many
acres Of rich lands are thereby already
being irrigated. homes are being es-
= tablished and the resources Of the STATE
:. are being constantly increased.
The senator then briefly touched
upon the bill he fathered through con
:, gress whereby patents now are being
issued to land upon which the settler
has resided three years Formerly set
tiers could not get patents to Their
lands until their water rights were full!
paid for. This new law is amelioratine
many former hardships. And the SEN
ator also briefly touched upon the en-
I larged homestead bill which is result
ing in SO much good to this state ir
increased cultivation of lands.
eorah for Direct Election.
Then Borah left the subject Of pub.
= lie land laws, and turned his attention
: to the subject Of securing direct con.
n troll of governmental affairs to the peo.
o pie. His audience gave wrapt atten.
Q ton to the senator's discussion of the
: passage of the resolution through con-
h gress providing for direct election Of
United States senators. The senators
y story of the purchasing of the legisla
e ture Of Illinois for the benefit OF Lori
n mer was one that stirred the great au'
Q dience to its very depths. Such cor
Y ruption in the future will be impos'
n sible in electing United States senator
IS because the resolution for the direc
v election of these senators will very GER
Is tainly be ratified by the states Of thu
union, and thus 1t will become ma
3 tional law.
vi East and West In Tariff Conflict.
eI Senator Borah then proceeded to I
! discussion Of the tariff and said tn
<o~i<e oo,> to~< ~,,ll1 b. hat uvony, thS