The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-07-04
Thursday, July 4, 1912.
DEMOCRATIC EDITOR FOR
SENATOR BORAH.


the Caldwell News, one Of the
cleanest democratic papers in the
state, in which it urges the cleo
ton OF legislators who will vote
for the return to the United
States senate of w. f. Borah,
should put to shame some of the
republicans who have been stealth
lily trying to undermine the pop
ularity of the junior senator be-
cause of the fact that he has
stood for what he believed to be
right and for the best interests
OF the people of Idaho and the
nation at large. The News says:
Under the system of political
activities in the country during
the past many years it is not sur
prising that such a large number
of people are so engrossed in
party fealty that they stick to
the party regardless of conse-
quences. Particularly is this true
with respect to all partisans who
have any possible chance for
nibble at the public crib. Any
candidate for office or anyone
who hopes to profit by the cleo
ton of candidates for office is
always a strict partisan and he is
so because of the remuneration
that will accrue to him. The
prime object in almost every par
tisan view is remuneration. The
love of good government has been
lost to view so much that it is
impossible to see any good in any
man or candidate whose party af-
flliations are not in accord with
the voter. The prime object with
too many voters is party prestige
and party fealty.
In the matter of the election
of a United States senator, for.
instance, the coming legislature
will elect a successor to VIM. f.
Borah. On account of this it is
probable that number of parti-
san voters will be in line to vote
for Legislators in order OF elect
legislature for or against Mr..
Borah. His election will go out
of the jurisdiction of the voters
of the state when the legislature
shall have been elected.
Were it possible to vote direct
for United States senator there
is no question whatever as to
what the result would be in this
state relative to Mr.. Borah. He
would poll what would be prac-
tically unanimous vote. But
when his election gets into polit-
zeal jugglery things are not so
certain. The claim is freely made
that this year promises demo
cratic slide, democrats, particular
ly the strong partisans look for
ward with enthusiasm and conf
dence. Were such a slide to pre-
vail it is possible, or probable,
that democratic legislature
could be elected that would de-
feat Senator Borah for re-elec-
ton. Such a result is hardly
probable but it is possible. Those
who care most for good govern
ment and less for party will stand
for Legislators who will support |
Senator Borah and on account of
this sort of spirit predominating
the voters at this stage of civil |
affairs Mr.. Borah will no doubt |
be returned. Two years hence
when Senator Hepburn s term
expires reversal of the polit-
cal trend for United States sem
ator will be highly probable.
And in the election of county.
tate and national officers there
$ continued expansion of the
ointment to elect men rather than
artisans, and a house cleaning
recess will go on until this be-
wed country will be baptized in
new political sentiment and
fficial places will be purified ON s
,count of the expulsion of the {
raft that follows in the path of i
rict partisanship. Let there be