The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-05-16
BORAH THANKS
IDAHO COUNTY
Says has Been treated More
Than Generously by the
People of Idaho.

The following letter received
at the Globe office from Senator
Borah shows 50 clearly his appre-
citation of the friendship enter
tanned for him in Idaho county,
and the entire state, by the mem
bers of all parties and sets forth
so fairly the high ideals of Off
cial duty which he entertains that
we take the privilege of publish
ing the same:
United States Senate,
Washington. ID. G.
My dear Branscombe:
Your kind letter carrying copy
of the resolutions adopted at
your recent convention just re-
ceived. l thank you and through
you the members of the conven-
ton and also the people of your
county for this cordial and excep-
tional commentator of my SER
vices here. l thank you also sin
cerely for the endorsement for
my reelection. The people of
our state almost regardless of
party have been more than gen.
erous in their commentator of
what / have tried to do. and if
/ should be returned here the
gratitude l now feel and shall al
ways feel toward the people of
Idaho will urge me to the limit
OF my powers in their service.
Ii the fortunes of politics, how
ever, should not be favorable and
/ should not return l shall never
theless be forever indebted to the
people Of my state not only for
me but also for the more than
the great honor conferred upon
generous support and encourage
ment which l have enjoyed at
their hands while trying to serve
them. I have learned to know
that the people of Idaho are gen.
erous and tolerant to a fault
toward those who seek to serve
them in public place.
| am sure you will not expect
me now to discuss policies-there
will be ample time for that here.
after. l do want to say, however,
in view of the inspiring resolu-
tions as whole which 1 have
just received that the great fun
damental principles of equity
and justice do not change and
that the whole science of practi-
cal politics consists in the appli-
cation of those Interchangeable prin
ciples to the changed economic
and political conditions which fol-
low from decade to decade and
from age to age. No man ought
to be distrustful of principle
Of government because it is old
for the fathers wrought out prin-
tiples which no free people will
ever abandon, or if they do, they
will come back to them in sack
cloth and ashes. On the other
hand men in such fight, high
minded, patriotic though they
may be, are sometimes prone to
leave the field of concrete and
practical remedies for abstract
discussions and thereby make
lighter no burden, make less Sc
cure and safe no wrong.
Between these two extremes
lies the great temperate zone of
honest progressive legislation-a
determined and aggressive dcalins.
with practical and concrete ques-
lions which in their solution must
administer to the happiness and
prosperity of the human family.
| p this great field of active. con-
structive administration and leg
station. this field where things
are done and brought about,
where results are obtained and
effects realized is where we ought
ID work. This is where we can
serve those who are entitled to
be served without injuring or dis
.lirbing those who ought not to
De injured or disturbed.
The splendid record which lies
d hind the great party of which
you and l are members may be
even exceeded in the coming dec
ade if men with courage and in
.ellect can be found to do the
work and the people keep up that
sustained interest and cordial
support which are indispensable
% final success.
No great question, no great
problem has ever been solved in
this country in the closet or
alone by the chosen few. The
great strength of our government
lies in the fact that it is sup
posed to combine the talent and
ability of those who devote their