Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-29
FRENCH PRAISES
bORAR'S RECORD
N THE SENATE:
Congressman Pays High
Tribute to Senator-Dis-
cusses the Trusts at Large
Meeting at Kellogg.
Capital News Special service>

French addressed one Of the largest
political meetings of the campaign at
this place last night. He discussed the
trust question in his address last night
ana urged that the problem must be
solved along the line that the trans
portation question is bein., worked out
today. The government, commended the
sneaker. must sassume full control II
all industrial concerns that are
nonopolistic in character doing an In
terstate business.
The speaker closed his address by
payins a tribute to the services Of Sell
ator william e. Borah, cnd urging his
election as one of the first consid-
erations of the state Of Idaho.
whether or not Idaho will re-elsct
Senator Borah," said MIR. French.
.ls a question that is being asked In
every state OF the American Union.
The eyes Of the nation are upon him
and they are upon the state OF Idaho.
Through his genius and ability Senator
Borah has accomplished in one short
term in the senate of the United
states, moro than most senators have
accomplished in a lifetime In body
where there Is no dearth' OF ability
and to which most of the members
have been elected because Of their
commanding influence in their respect
tive states, Senator Borah has won a
place Of first distinction and stands
today a national character.
Some Of His Work.
81 do not propose to DISCUSS his
services at length, but I cannot fail 70
remind you of a few of the measures
with which he has been Identified.
1.-THE national reclamation act was
passed 10 years ago and Idaho has re-
ceived large share OF the funds and
the attention Of the government In the
retaining Of her arid lands. This
work had progressed so fast that In
spite OF tire funds that were being re-
ceived from public lands, the work Of
reclamation three years ago was so ex-
tensive that additional funds were
needed to prevent serious embarrass
ment and delay in the completion Of
projects that had already been I'M
dertaken.
ITO meet this situation Senator
Borah pushed through congress the
act providing bond issue OF 100000
900, and Idaho received her large share
for use in the prosecution OF her
work.
Another measure Of local interest,
as well as of interest to the west was
the three-year homestead act. The
original homestead act was passed So
years ago and had served its purpose
in the building of the west. Conditions
had changed. however Our best lands
were gone. Canada was offering her
homestead lands upon the basis Of q
three-year residence and in most
provinces nearly a half years absence
every year Senator Borah's bill
grants practically the same conditions
to the homesteader OF the west, and
to pass the measure through congress
was one of the hardest tasks with
which I have been connected during
my membership In that body.
Children's Bureau Law.
another measure that bears his
name l cannot fail to mention Is the
cniidren's bureau law. l am glad that
the people Of Idaho do not need to have
personal interest In that measure. Our
state is large and our people are pros
porous. The boys and girls have the
training of mothers and fathers with
all that training means looking to the
preparation of the 20 ing TO-. the life
work. Not so with millions of boys
and girls OF our congested industrial
centers. It was to reach this class that
those engaged in the splendid work OF
uplifting the world conceived the idea
that the government should establish
a bureau that would have as its only
function the study Of the problem of
making better their condition. The
Borah law establishes the bureau and
has given to the government, eyes to
see and hands to reach out and take
hold Of the lands Of the many boys
and girls who do not Enow the bless
ings OF real home. and place them
on a higher plane. looking to Amer
team citizenship.
Last of all I would mention the
amendment TO our constitution looking
to the election Of senators by direct
vote Of the people. Many Of our peO-
pie and probably most OF them for Is
years have believed that that amend
ment should be added to our organic
law. Yet the amendment failed -
passage. It lad been approved by the
house Of Representatives over and over
again only to meet failure in the sen-
ate In the Sixty-first congress, chief
ly through the efforts Of your junior
senator. the amendment came within
four votes Of obtaining The necessary
two thirds vote. In the present con-
gress 1t did receive tina. vote and when
the story Of the passage Of that
amendment shall have been written IN
future years. the name of Senator
Borah, a. the advocate and champion
Of the amendment. will stand out from
among the others who have labored
for it, passage as the man who carried
forward the fight until victory was his
reward.
Il need not say more Of Senator
Borah. The highest praise could pay
him would be TO tell the story Of his
work. ! have done this briefly. He u
fighting your battles. He stands TOR
the principles in which you believe
strong. aggressive. possessed Of superb
ability and qualities Of mind that make
him tit to do great things. His re-
election should rise above partisanship,
and In the spirit Of lofty civic pride