American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-10-07
BORAH LOGICAL MAN-NO
CHANCE FOR REACTIONARY
Progressi,ism Keynote Of Public Feel
Ing, and Protective Tariff vs.. De-
mOcracy Main Issue.

That Senator W. f.. Borah is the
logical man for the presidential raov
on the Republican ticket and that as
matters nov stand he is the strongest
man In the country to head the forces
of Republicans In the coming cam
paign, is the belief OF former Senator
Fred T. Dubois. who arrived In Twin
Falls during the week and will spend
a few days here looking over the
country as the guest of local friends
and acquaintance.
Senator Dubois had not been In
Twin Falls for six years, and tn.
progress which has been made In the
enlargement OF the city, and the de-
velopment of the farming commun-
tiles, Is a sourc of surprise to him.
lie was driven over the tract today by
Postmaster NJ. A. Stronk, accompa-
MED by Judge Davis, County Audi
tor Finch, and Congressman Addison
T. Smith. Senator Dubois and Mr..
Smith have been intimate friends
for nearly 80 years.
The transition of a territory into
statehood is one of the most impoi
tant periods of a commonwealth. Sen.
ator Dubois served as "a delegate I'm
congress from Idaho during the four
years preceding statehood He intro
dnced the bill which finally became
a law creating the State of Idaho.
M, committed .,,nsta.. .....
held and he strongly advocated the
passage of the bill, and finally Sc
cured sufficient votes in the house
to put II through that body. He fol-
lowed 1t to the senate where, after
considerable opposition on the part
of eastern senators, who were not
anxious additional states created, o..
account of the additional representa-
ton In the senate, he succeeded in
securing its passage there, and the
approval of the bill by President
Harrison.
Senator Dubois returned TO the state
ut the close of the session and was
received with acclaim by the people.
regardless OF politics. and was reward
ed by an election to the senate fol
the first six year term as a Republi-
can. AZ the opening of the new con-
gress Senator Dubois took his place
in the senate and Immediately initi-
ated legislation OF peculiar interest to
Idaho, and made n record for securing
legislation beneficial to the west which
has probably not been equalled by any
senator. He was chairman OF the
committee on public lands OF the SEN
ate when The bill known as the Carey
Act was reported from that committee.
and was most active In framing the
bill which finally became a law. While
the bill was introduced by another
senator, Senator Dubois was the larg-
est facvtor IN securing its enactment.
Under the provisions OF this law the
Twin Falls project and other similar
projects in the Rocky Mountain coun-
try have been built up and developed.
When the u. S. Reclamation Law
was considered each arid and SEMI
arid state, 10 i'm all. was entitled to
have upon the committee one SEN
ator or representative. Senator Du-
bois was chosen to represent Idaho,
and presided over this committee when
the reclamation bill al being formu-
lated, and worked industriously for It's
enactment. When the state was ad-
mitted there were two large Indian.
reservations the Nez Perez and For,
! Hall. which contained a great deal OF