The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-10
REAL REFORM DEMANDED, NOT
EXPEDIENCY OR COMPROMISE
Senator Borah Strikes Keynote of Party Success in Re-
markable Speech Before a Gathering of Re-
publicans at Jersey City.

Declaring that Republicans, instead
OF talking fusion and trying to forget
something which it Is the party's duty
TO remember, should tell the people
what they propose to do with the
great trust question, Senator Borah
delivered a remarkable address at
meeting of New Jersey progressive
Republicans. While expressing the
hope that the Republican party would
be able to dominate, regulate or de
stroy monopoly, he declared that If 1t
could not do so the time would come
when a party would arise which would
be strong and brave enough to do JUS
tice to labor, to honest industry and
legitimate business and which would
destroy, regardless of consequences,
Negitimate business. In closing his
address Senator Borah said:
II believe In agitation. 1t seems to
precede any marked advance in NOR
ais or government. From John the
Baptist crying In the wilderness to
Sam Adams arousing the early pa
triots and Garrison and Phillips
touching to LIE the sodden conscience
Of a slave weighted nation, 1t has al
ways been 30. But the hour for &C.
ton must also have its place In order
that the fruits of discussion may be
gathered. We have witnessed during
the last several years a remarkable
uprising against certain forms OF
wealth and privilege. We have said
some wise things and some unwise
things, but on a whole It has been .
tremendous moral revolution. The
sole question now Is are we prepared
to put In substantial and practical and
permanent form efficient and service
able laws and institutions as q result
Of this agitation? With the great pur
pose Of this movement, towit, fairer
chance at the opportunities of life an
a more equitable distribution Of the
obligations and burdens of govern
ment, most OF us have been in full
sympathy.
Nevertheless the time for a new
gospel Is here-the gospel of do some
thing and do 1t now. We must be pre-
pared to submit plan, to offer pro
gram, we must enter the laboratory
and out of these warning and ele-
mental forces provide a practicable
and effective remedy The time has
come when we must not feel too proud
to associate with those common peo-
pie of the intellect-facts.
People Toiine and Thinking.
"Out yonder in the open field of In
dustry the countless millions are toll
ing and thinking. Do not misread then
or misunderstood them. They are
thoroughly informed and they are
thoroughly In earnest. They are mo-
playing the game of politics for the
passing honors which come and fade
as they go, they are interested II
those substantial and permanent prin
ciples of right and justice which will
carry blessings to their children ant
to their children's children. They be
lieye in our form of government. The
believe that its fundamental princi
pies and great concepts of justice cal
be adjusted and adapted to every on
ward and upward step of the human
family They are neither willing t.
tear 1t down and abandon 1t nor ar
they afraid to amend and adapt 1t t.
the economic and political condition
of the twentieth century. But the
are not at ease nevertheless. The
feel that sinister influences are clog
ging the machinery of government
now which the fathers did not provio
for. They are certain that adaptatio
is needed They know the evil an
they feel that the hour of discussio
should soon give way for the period
work and construction. But they wal
remedies. not narcotics and pain xii
ers, but the elemental treatme1
which will get rid of the disease.
'Now my friends, there Is nothir
more certain than the fact that an
thing which Injuries legitimate bus
ness and discourages legitimate !
dustry will affect labor, will affect t
whole subject of the physical al
moral well being of the communi'
But 1t is also true that there Is not
ing so demoralizing, so discouragin
so oppressive upon labor as illegi
mate business-as business metho
reaking with fraud and unfair dealii
with dishonesty and monopoly.
eve are now engaged in loweri
the tariff. After the present tariff
passes, what then? The meat Will
we will buy will come from the tr'
now unquestionably in control. t
sugar we will buy will, according
the admissions of the trust, be CIV
more completely under its contr