The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-23
BORAH'S SPEECH
EPOCH MAKING
BALTIMORE sun COMMENTS Ed.
TORIALLY ON HIS LINCOLN
DAY SPEECH.
Idaho Friends Of the Senator VIII be
Interested to Learn Of His Sound
Utterances.


extended writeups Of United States
Senator Borah's Lincoln day speecl
in New York besides touching on the
address editorially Senator Borah's
utterances are looked upon with
marked respect wherever he appears
and are no less gratifying to his
| friends in Idaho. The editorial in
question captioned 1.-The Vision oi
Borah" will undoubtedly be read with
much interest and is printed here
With:
in no sense a visionary, but seer
OF the keenest and truest visionS Sem
Republican Club of New York in
| celebration OF the birthday of Abra-
ham Lincoln has thrown upon the
national canvas picture of the re-
newed republican party that is
worthy of the ideals of Lincoln and
that challenges the zeal of every true
lover Of liberty and promoter Of po-
litical ideals.
keynote Of Much Interest.
THE keynote of the speech was re-
plete with interest 1t was the adop
ton of platform that should not
represent compromise or harmony
not based upon common convic-
ton. The republicans of the coun-
try will rise to the proposition to
decry the temporizing and spirit of
adjustment that must arise from a
platform brought by somebody into
the convention perfumed like an
Egyptian mummy and not the prod
uct of the yirile and passionate senti-
ments of the body of the republican
voters 1t is not hard to read into
this declaration a Reputation in ad-
vance of any proposition that might
be made by the progressive repub
licans that would call upon the re-
publican party to surrender its
mighty and impulsive policies for the
welfare Of the people and designed to |
the ends of true progressive |
ness in order to make way. for vague |
and theoretical congratulations. Sena- |
or Borah asks only one thing and |
publican voters are or are not pro-,
yressiye in the sound sense of the
erms, and, If they are, no mere
question OF party organization shall
,e permitted to stand in the way or to
Irive me out OF the party
As to Party Organization.
LAS to the matter of party organiza-
ion, the brilliant speaker pointed out
he uselesseness of such schism as
hat at the Chicago convention; cit
ng the fact that as lamentable con-
itions-due to the power of the
outhern republicans-had existed in
revious conventions. He does not {
oncede that party organization con-
itutes a sufficient cause for the dis
upton OF the party, while princi- !
les, burning and vital, await adop- {
on by the party. How, however,
le things complained of at Chicago {
ave been corrected and the repro a
entations of the south will be re- q
lced to the minimum, not as pun t
hment to that section. but because
lat section itself realizes the injus- S
ce that has prevailed in the power a
tercised by the section where re-
1blicanism was weakest. h
Primaries Correct Evils. :
Nor can, there longer be contests,
certification by the state primaries
Ill seat delegates bearing these ere
initials, without possibility Of his
aim being called into question by y
e conventiOn-thus will be insti- '
ted what In effect will be a ma u
NAL primary. With these reforms e.
effect the only subject will be the 10
option OF the platform; and this,
nator Borah declares, will be born
from the convention discussions
d not be a platitudinous set of
inciples written far in advance OF al
; conventions meeting The next m
publican national convention will ii
in the hands and under the con- ee
i of the voters of the party fe
Coming Back to Party. ee
Nothing is more significant OF the
nsitorycnature Of the break in the -
rty or indicative OF the fact that
voters have returned to their al
lance than the yeer of Michigan,
W Jersey, Maryland, Iowa and an
er states where elections have been ap
d., back to the republican party in
eady the democrats see the hand bo
ting upon the wall and are fear alb
that they wilisgo down Ia the tall in
gressional elections. The chair go
q of the dominant party has seen fic