The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-05-28
eoRAH A TRUE PROPHET.

eoRAH A TRUE PROPHET.
Tuesday Of this week Senator Will
liam r.. Borah. of Idaho delivered a
magnificent speech at Detroit Mich.
the state in when the republican par
ty was founded. &c a mass meeting, OF
the republicans of the entire state
He reviewed the history of the found
ing and wonderful achievements of the
party of Abraham Lincoln, and pre-
dicted the rehabilitation and continued
prosperity and dominance of the same
for years to come. Senator Borah
showed that the upheavel In the party
in 1912 was but the purging and purify
ing of that party. that practically the
same state of affairs was brought abou,
Curtis and others broke away and
brought the Plumed Knight down to de-
feat The party came forth from that
scourging better and stronger thar
ever and So he predicts. 1t will be in
the present instance.
AS the human system becomes over
burdened and distressed with Impurities
and according to medical science. re-
quires radical treatment with bitter and
nauseating remedies before 1t can free
itself so with the body polite, And
in both cases the purifying results
brought about are well worth all the
sickness, and suffering. and agonizing
There is no question but that the his
tory of the Chicago convention clearly
shows that heroic measures were neces-
sary to save the patient-the corrup-
tion of that convention smells to high
heaven--but the operation was success
fully performed and the patient Is now
making rapid recovery, having passed
beyond the convalescent period as
shown by late elections and primar,
pointers And one fact that is notice
able and Is well worthy of particular
comment Is that the reforms which
were demanded have largely been con
coded. and the snag upon which the re-
publican craft ran, and that for time
wrecked 1t and placed the present demo
cratic administration In power--that Of
the authority OF the national conven-
ton to seat and unseat delegates from
the various state on Its own voition-
has been removed and the damage Il
being rapidly repaired, and will in the
end be a blessing.
The republican party has always beer
progressive and up to date, and has
never failed to purify itself within Its
own ranks and by it's own efforts and
according to the highest standards OF
personal and political righteousness
There Is not and never has been any
thing wrong chargeable to the rank and
file of the republican party. Corrupt
and selfish leaders have risen up and
welded power for time and have beer
deposed. even as in the present in
stance. when they have too far exceed
ed their authority. and have too far
tried the patience and forbearance OF
the lay members of the party. Borah
Hadley, La Toilette, Cummins, Murdoch
Bristow, who were In the forefront OF
the progressive battle. are still stand
ing for the same principles they advo-
Gated when they were making the fight
at Chicago against corruption and cor
rupt leaders. II they were progressive
enough to be worthy the confidence and
esteem of the ultra progressive. ele-
ment of the republican party before
the convention, they should certainly
still be so, for they have not changed
one iota. and we challenge any one to
show to the contrary. The only charge
that can be made against them is that
they refused to leave the republican
party, and Mr.. Borah In his speech sets
forth very clearly his reason for re-
naming with the party, which In eff
feet was that as the party had puri-
fled itself In two particular instances
before and arose more vigorous and
more useful than ever for good he
knew that 1t could and would do so
again Mr.. Borah will yet prove him.
self true prophet, and will put to
shame both the pig headed" class of
standpatters in his party and the radi-
cal, rabid. go-it -alone progressves who
criticize him for not boiling and form
ing a third party which will never be
strong enough to work out reforms it.
self or accomplish anything more than
to assist the democratic party with
which 1t agrees not IN a single plank
or principle of governmental policy 1t
Is very poor policy for party or a
man to work for the establishment of
is against his own best interests.
simply to crafty pique; or because
some two by four political heller who
wants him to do so for his own party
gain. cheers him on with the assur-
ance that he is showing his independ-
ence and manhood" A man should
work for the right principles, and
against the wrong principles i'm politi-
cal matters the same as he does In
business matters. and not allow himself
to be sidetracked for some passing
grievance. Read Senator Borah's speech
elsewhere in this ISSUE
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