The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-30
SEN. BORAH TO STAND
WITH PROGRESS|vES,
REGARDLESS OF PARTY
WILL WORK TO SECURE ENACT.
MENT OF LAWS ABOLISH
ING BIG TRUSTS
Determined TO Promote the Policy Of
Conservation Of the Natural Re.
sources Of the West-Wants West
ern Man in Cabinet il Possible.

y BOISE, Jan. 2S.-Emphasizing the
y power Of the state legislature and as
sorting that this body of lawmakers Is
better fitted to enact laws relating to
many subjects which vitality affect the
state and the whole west than are
bureaus established at Washington,
Senator Borah in his address before
the joint session of the senate and the
house of representatives following the
election of James H. Brady to the
United States senate, submitted to the
legislators in Enthusiastically
splendid speech his ideas upon proper
! legislation and the best way to secure
Senator Borah made it plain to his
hearers who packed every available
space in the assembly hall and gallery
that he stands for the enactment of
laws which will abolish the trusts and
commercial monopolies of the nation;
for the conservation of the natural re-
sources Of the west to the direct bene-
/ fit of the people who live in the west
and develop it's resources rather than
for the benefit of New Englanders who
never leave their native states, and
preferably Governor Hawley, as sec
I rotary LOT the interior In President
elect Wilson's cabinet.
A feature of the senator :-~arks
! was the announcement of his intention
to support public measures upon their
merits regardless of the political faith
of the author or the fact that they
were introduced and fathcred by
clared that he would not refuse to
vote for, "a good law that had been sub
mitted by a democrat and that he
would not vote for an inferior measure
even il introduced by a republican.
Senator Borah was escorted to the
rostrum by Senator Macbeth, Repre-
sentative Johnston and Representa-
tive Koelsch. Senator Macbeth in
troduced the distinguished speaker as
mot only the leading citizen of the
state, but one Of the leading citizens of
the United States"
The address of Senator Borah, strik
ingly characteristic Of all his public
uttcrances and considered by many of
his hearers to be one of the best and
most timely he has ever delivered in
the state is here given in part:
"Mr. President, Members of the
Joint Assembly, Ladies and Gentle
men:
Il enter upon the discharge OF my
duties for the second term as senator
from this state with less assurance
and more misgivings by far than
entered upon the discharge of my
duties at the first term. l realize now
as | could not realize then the respon-
sibilities which go with the honor, and
appreciate now as could not apprc-
cjate then the many difficulties which
lie in the way Of accomplishing things
which you would naturally like to ac-
complish ! therefore enter as l say
upon the duties Of the second term
not so enthusiastic as to what 1t may
possibly bring forth as l did In the
first instance / hope that / am fully
mindful of the great honor which you
have again conferred upon me, of the
singular confidence which the people
of this state have again reposed In me-
and while enjoy that honor and that
confidence, nevertheless realize more
than I ever have before the RESPONSE
bilfty which must go with 1t.
Il thank you as members OF the
Joint assembly most profoundly for
this renewed honor. and | extend 10
the people of this state my gratitude
without measure and without limit Tor
the honor again conferred. But |
want to ask that when | go BACK 10
Washington | may carry Win me ,he
generous support of the public opln-
don which has accompanied me
through the last six years. | am
firm believer in the proposition mat
nothing worth while is accomplished
save through the power of pubic opih-
ion and should hesitate to return 10
nv duties in Washington unless 1el'
that there was to go with me the same
generous support, almost regardless OF
Marty and the same commentator
which has so greatly sustained me III