The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-05-01

is to render me practically powerless
for good.
would not any more compromise
with those forces in my party than l
would with the man who has plum
dered the people of this country out
of millions for the last twenty years,
who after Cutting his financial nav
and after having wrenched from
thousands of poor children and bur-
dened women, the lastcent possible IN
order to pay dividends upon watered
and fraudulent stock then in the
name of progress sets himself up as
reformer.
These forces are in politics. Any
man is fool who does not know
it. and a knave who undertakes to
conceal it. And sincerely I want no
handicap in trying to do for the re-
publican party what my purpose is to
help to do in the next three or four
years. I can neither ask nor give
quarter with those who would legalize
monopoly and establish in this coun-
try the old law of mortmain IN an
other than it's ancient form. l inf
nitely prefer this kind of work I'M
trammeled than being candidate for
the presidency and know that can
be of more benefit to the general
cause and more certain of realiza-
ton.
Situation in Idaho
There is another good and vital
reason. Let's not confuse at this
time the state campaign in 1914 with
the national campaign in 1916.
Idaho needs constructive legislation.
She needs clean, fearless, far-seeing
administration. We have state that
is an empire in wealth with a citizen
ship second to none in all the states
of the great northwest empire.
Yet we are already in our youth
as q commonwealth Ciy lh5 o"' "o"iA
the burdens of state government.
Now I am not discussing who is re-
sponsible for this condition of affairs
or how or when it arose but it is here
and it is our duty as citizens and as
partisans to give to the people OF
this great state our best ability and
best Judgment for the working out
of relief
There ought not to be confusion
which will prevent clear and direct
consideration of these things which
are of prime concern in this cam
paign to the people of this state.
They should be presented disembar-
! raised entirely from future cam
. paigns. We owe it to the people of
our state, we owe 1t to our great
commonwealth, we owe it to the thou
: sands and thousands who we are in
; viting to come into this state to take
hold of these matters and If we do
not do So the state is going to suffer.
t want to help in this way and every
way I can.
r When congress has adjourned,
am willing to give my time and best
efforts to the cause.
I have been charged with being fol
: this man or for that man for COVER
a nor, but am for the man for COVER
n nor who submits a concrete plan thai
seems practicable to follow and who
q gives evidence of having the courage
j. to carry out the program. There il
It nothing personal about this with me
have no likes or dislikes which
= I could not overlook or ignore in or
d der to get practical results out o
d the present situation. I know we cal
n work out a solution of the problem
: and | know the people will supper
t. us heartily if we do.
! have written to you as my goo
70 friend of these long years and ] an
Il greatly in earnest in my views
" want you to accept them as they ar
II written, with all the language implies
r. I have no ambition like the ambition
f. to hold the respect and confidence o
the people who have greatly honore
lie me.
If Do not ask them, therefore, to tax
,e up this fight at this time when the
10 have matters of such supreme import
N ance to their private interests and i
lie the meantime, thank them one and a.
n, and individually if you can, thos
rs personal friends who were so gene1
# Gus as to initiate this cause, whic
ir am sure they did with the highes
and best of motives. Tell them | al
n with them in every effort which
Of is within my power to put forth 10
IN the state of Idaho and for the we
re- fare of the men and women who haV
% made the state what she is.
f. Yours.
NJ W. E. BORAH,
mr. -~---
,~,,xxr.nn n0TTNrrx NUnT WING