American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
why X III
BIZ NOMINATED


Senator Brady. during his brief
stay In the state upon the occasion
OF his presence within 1t for a
period of two weeks looking after
his political fences and some pri-
vatc business, has made it known
that the Borah candidacy for the
republican nomination for the
presidency is not 30 ALFRED
farfetched as II might appear to
those ~westerners who do not believe
that Borah could be nominated be-
cause he halls from so far a west
ern state. THE east won't allow
it," is often an expression heard
when the possibility of Borah's
nomination is mentioned.
There are several reasons why
the political lightning may strike
fdaho's senior senator. The repub-
licans party. leaders, W. of that
conservative" type of which we
hear so much and who are the
naughty boys who stole the jam IL
we are to consider certain vocifer-
GUS expostulations. are we'll aware
that a man who can hold the pro-
gressive strength and at the same
time did not follow Roosevelt in
TO a new party, is going to be the
man to nominate in 1916. No hide
bound s~tandpatter will win within
the republican ranks any more
than a hidebound standpatter can
win with the democrats or even
come close to a nomination.
The day is past in both old
parties when the old-fashioned poll
tician who made sp~read-eagle
speeches and paid his campaign
funds out of jackpots raised for
him by special privileges can
get over the line. Under the new
d~ispensation in politics officehold-
ers are more and more to be looked
upon as servants of the people who
elect them and less rs superior per-
sonages whose ways are not to be
too deeply scrutinized and whose
individual morals are not to be too
severely criticized. To nominate
other than a recognized progressive
and one thus recognized before the
exigencies OF politics made all the
politicians progressive, is to invite
defeat in either Of the ascendant
parties and to argue otherwise
would be arguing against a stone
wall of public opinion.
OF those lei who have been pro-
gressiva right along and even be-
fore there was a name for that class
of politicians who led the van to
the new awakening, Senator Borah
has always occupies a piece Of dis
tinction. The direct election Of
tors. the income tax amendment,
and other constructive legislation
demanded by the country have had
his championship and his best eff
forts in an arena where he was
pitoed against the best the old
school Of reaction could marshal
against him. He has won his
spurs as an interpreter of the con-
stitution and in forensic debate. He.
has come to DO respected for his
ability and scholarship. as well as
for a direct speech and o~ratorical
powers. He stands high not only
with those who have followed him
n his fight for new political pro-
gress but at the same time he has
kept the good will and respect OF
those who from time to time have
been his opponents in that national
arena where he has been victorious
aud where still other victories await
him.
AS a compromise candidate be-
tween those who place the ~rejuve-
ns'ion OF the republican party be-
tore their own personal ambitions
and desires and those who have
followed Roosevelt from Orchestra
Hall TO Argameddon. he is the most