American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-07-29

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tons OF law. He hewed out the last
cornerstone Of the nation.
Who does not remember the desoI-
ate picture Webster once drew in the
senate Of the Rocky mountain region
Instead OF the region of perpetual
snow pictured by Webster, we speak
now OF the golden west. California
was bathed In summer haze while
Webster was uttering his distorted
picture, and Colorado glistened UNI
der a brilliant sun.
Since 1866 We have donated more
than $50, 900 acres of our public
lands outright TO railroads and other
public -seryice corporations. To indi-
vidual settlers we have given about
10000, 900 acres, but under the most
stringent regulations. We required the
settler TO take mis- family on the land,
to improve II. and to reside on II for
five years. If he left for a time to
gain a livelihood elsewhere and to sup
port his family while his crops were
ripening his title was promptly chal-
lengede and the strictest interpreta-
ton of the law enforced.
I'm Canada they have a th~ree-year
homestead law, much more literally
administered. The settler is
ed, not discouraged.
Spending for the Home.
Senator Borah championed and Sc
cured the passage of a three-year
homestead law for American citizens.
For this the western settlers are CRATE
fui TO him. He was also the author
OF the bill providing for a $40, 900, 900
loan to the reclamation fund, whereby
the irrigation OF western lands was
FASTENED and homes for settlers made
possible in the arid regions.
We want a nation of home owners
Very few men are willing to defend
the rights OF their landlords. All men
VIII make sacrifices to defend their
" homes. IL is as true today as
when st. Augustine said IL: You give
your bread to feed the hungry, but II
were better that zone hungered and
thai you had one to give
THE government which In snana-
Ing Its millions for warships. it's mil
lions for the army, it's millions for
public buildings, it's millions for dis
play and will not find and make homes
upon and out OF the public domain for
Its home-hungry people, may be a
republic In name said Senator Borah
In the senate, but II is untrue to the
great principles upon which is found
ed a republic In fact. Put your faith
In the common citizen; give him the
reins or government; make him the
owner OF his home; let him grow to
full stature Of free citizenship, and
our institutions are SAFE
Senator Borah - unalterably op-
posed to the attempt to regulate mon
opolies. He believes that attempt will.
ultimately result In the regulation OF,
the regulators. The evils OF regulation
may become worse than the evils we
rail against. l don't think you can any
sxse. x<S=r- r. : ss-.~-s<-.S go e.SsJ
s''s'"" nyptcm, ne says. The only way
q 10 cut II out
As to Big Business.
mo one, he thinks has any reason
o complain Of business getting tn,
arge so long as It builds itself up bv
;'v'ns q superior quality OF goods or
! better service, or universal lower
prices. IT II can command the marke,
~ beneffting the people, II viii never,
De TOO large; II a never be danger
MS There will always be room for
'thers. He Is lot opposed to big
'hits. monopo'iss are built up nv
powers from the government,
" the state, authorizing them To do
hings that no corporation ought to
e permitted to do: by buying up at |
Sorbitant figures competing institu- =
IONS, by driving feeble competi- I
ors from the field. Since the reign !
I Elizabeth, whose letters patent on \
'odstuffs included everything but ]
read, every English speaking people B
ms enforced laws against these evils. 7
transportation In this country is
the hands OF the interstate com :
commission. That commission v
neither elected nor subject to recall
y the people. We have now placed
'e currency OF the country in the e
ands OF n commission. 1t is within
'e power OF that commission TO in
or contract the currency prac-
cally ut Will. We have created A
AIDE commissidA. with power to in.
lire as to what is fair and what IA v
ifair competition. and the federal
urts alone can review it's decisions.
e are now preparing to create a COM
'ssion over our power sites which
In future turn the wheels of our :,
These commissions will be ~
der control OF 80 OF 35 men. who will
appointed. and experience shows
1t II is practically impossible to
their confirmation whea once W
minated. y.
Senator Borah believes that the =.
stem OF so-called regulation will In W
he prove to be a fraud. Its control
be In the hands Of a coterie a,