The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-12
TUESDAY, MAY IL, 1914
SENATOR BoRAH SHOULD WORRY

The gulf that separates Senator Bo-
rah from all other public men in Ida
no today is so great that it is difficult
to exaggerate in estimating its extent
and depth. He is so far the superior
in originality and power of intellect
personality, and Influence, that no stu
alton can conceivably arise in this
state in which it will be proper to give
to him or to withhold from him al
legiance on the basis of his expressed
preferences for any particular candi-
date 1t has, therefore, always been
amusing to watch republican so-o,.
leaders carefully regulate the temper
ature of their admiration and respect
for our great senator's talents and
achievements according to the smiles
or frowns he may direct towards their
particular pets What Mr.. Borah is
and what he is to the state is set ut
.terly at naught by some persons If they
entertain a suspicion that he does not
put the same rating upon their fav-
orites that he does. There have been
times when they were quite ready to
throw him over on just such grounds
and never at all because of his public
policies and his manner of handling
public business.
When it became evident, as it speedi-
ly did in the last campaign, that the
people in this state were determined to
have the legislature send Senator Bo-
rah back to Washington whether that
body ever performed single other act
or no, and when it became clear that
election to the legislature depended
solely upon the support the candidate
would show for Senator Borah's name,
it was diverting to see the erstwhile
laggers develop a sudden stiff-legged
agility and sprint with the awkward
ness of unaccustomed motions to catch
up with the Borah procession and
climb Ga bit clumsily and painting, to be
sure) into place beside the driver on
the Borah band wagon.
Another campaign is almost on, and
the eyes of politicians are turned again |
to the east. The impression seems to |
prevail that things will go pretty much |
the way Senator Borah wants them to
go, and many is the political figure
stretched to the breaking point to
scan the horizon for the high sign from
him that will indicate where his in
favor may fall.
We have, of course, no information
whatever on this subject, and if we
had we should probably try to be as
mysterious and secretive as some of
our friends who are always so very
much on the inside of every public
matter especially after it is all over
and the world knows both the iEs and
outs of the subject. 1t we were guess !
ng, however, we should conjecture that :
The senator has his hands full of big =
matters in Washington and that he will .
not have the time, inclination, or ener- {
~ to be giving delicate Chautauqua @
;alutes to us folks out here.
After ALL this is not the senator's a
light. He had his last year and he a
Won it, small thanks to many who are o
ringing to him today. Let them do u
heir own racing now and ertcr the s
reliminaries of the meet witt the idea a
hat the best man shall win, no favors 6
hown, no handicaps given. Senator e.
'orah has a right to be a spectator e.
Interested in the feats of skill. AS for S,
licking the winner in advance, why b
hould he? d.
AS the slang phrase has it, he to
Mould worry. hi