The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-10-31

Many MISUNDERSTANDING have been
had regarding the provisions of the
Borah three-year homestead law, and
many willful misstatements have been
made for political purposes regard
/ rs the effects Of that law upon the
homesteader. Therefore the Globe
has taken the pains to place the
records before its readers that they
may form their own conclusions, and
sse how grossly and willfully Senator
Borah has been misrepresented by
members Of the democratic party In
IN effort to work his political over
throw. Active among these malign-
sn has been the Free Press, the
teomcratic organ In this town, the
sditor OF which, after having his at
tention called to the gross misstate-
ments which he had foisted upon his
readers as facts, had neither the
manhood or honesty to make correc-
Ton of the same, and thus extend
to Senator Borah the common court
sy due the ordinary citizen where
: gross injustice has been done him,
and at the same time give to the in
terested himesteader who might be
reader of his paper, the informa-
Ton which would prove Of material
benefit to him In proving up his
homestead. The public request made
BY Senator Borah that the Free Press
editor make the correction in, the
public interest was totally ignored
BY him, and instead the false state
ment was repeated in the next issue
It the paper, charging that Senator
Borah "fathered, drew up and sup
ported In the senate In it's amended
form. the three-year homestead bill
which forever bars the poor and
honest settler from the public do
main"
The bill, as drawn up by Senator
Borah and passed by a republican
senate, is given below in full, and
does not contain one of the objec-
uonable features. about which our
democratic friends have made such
: howl. the clause requiring the cul-
uvation of 10 acres the second and
70 acres the third year, was insert
% BY the democratic house commit
Tee which had the bill in charge aft
er 1t passed the senate, and a demo
cratic house passed the bill with
that Objectionable clause added to It II
spite Of the protests Of both Senator
borah and Congressman French.
While every Objectionable feature
q the new homestead law Is directly
cnargeable to the willful, premeditat.
ed act of the democratic house, Mr..
borah has the grace to say the demo
cratic lawmakers were influenced to
tne act by the unreasoning eastern
Prejudice against western develop
ment. While Mr. Borah attempts to
excuse as far as possible the demo
cratic congress, the democratic edi-
tors and politicians In Idaho are
% unfair as to openly charge the
alsreputable acts of their own party
members of congress UP to Mr.. Bor-
IN and tell the people of the state
mat he Is responsible for what they
I'D to the homestead law, and the
hardship which they willfully planned
% work upon the western home-mak-
er. In answer to the arguments of
hessrs. Borah and French that "If
you insist upon putting this cultiva-
uon clause In the bill it will prevent
tne homesteader from getting a
homestead in some of the timbered
regions" they frankly declared, THAT
y precisely what we want; we do
not want him to homestead those
lumber regions 1t will be noted
mat there is no cultivation clause"
IN the bill introduced in the senate