The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-04-01

He is comparatively young, he halls
from one Of the small states and from
the far west, and stan he is looked up
on as the standard bearer for his
party in the nation.
For months party leaders and great
party papers have been proclaiming
Senator Borah as the logical Republic
can candidate for the presidency. When
the Republicans In the senate voted
to put forward one OF their number
to answer on the floor OF the senate |
the Incorporate speech made by Presi- |
dent Wilson in Indianapolis a short |
time before, they did not choose
usetts Burton Of Ohio. cummins of
Iowa or LaFollette Of Wisconsin. They
passed by the veteran party leaders
son OF Idaho.
And so well did Senator Borah
perform this task, so great was the
speech he delivered on this occasion.
that at its close his brother senators
crowded about him to thank him and
congratulate him. That speech 10 now
going into every hamlet in the nation
as a Republican, call to arms.
But while citizens OF Idaho. without
regard to party affiliations. are deep
ly gratified over the high honors con-
ferred on Senator Borah, they refuse
to be swept off their feet. Their enthus-
iasm Is tempered by a careful study
| Of the situation in the nation.
They take pride in Senator Borah $
allegiance to the foundation principles
| Of his party; that he Is a lawyer with
but few equals: that he - one OF the
most magnetic speakers In public hfe
that he 10 wise In counsel and counag-
eous in action; that he Is In close sym
pathy with the hopes and aspirations
| of the plain people OF his country;
that, dn short, he has all the essential
elements that go to make up great
president.
Against all this. however, these wise
hackers of Senator Borah In Idaho
weigh the all-important factor Of poll
ideal expediency, and in this they have
the lamp Of history to guide them.
They know that in public affairs the
interests OF the individual must be
sacrificed to the good Of the cause
that no man Is greater than his par
| ty. They know that the political am
billions OF the state are as nothing COM
pared with the welfare OF the entire
nation.
| They remember that the Republicans
OF the nation never came as far west
as Illinois but once for their standard
bearer, and then only in the case OF
Abraham Lincoln who belonged to the
whole world.
| They remember that the Democrats
crossed the Mississippi river on three
separate occasions to pick a candidate
l--Wiiliam ]. Bryan--and with him al
the head Of the ticket each succeeding
defeat was more disastrous than the
other.
They remember that neither of the
great political parties has ever chosen
even vice president from that vast
empire extending from Missouri to
1 the Pacific and from Canada to Mexico.
They remember that the state Of
New York alone will cast a greater
number of electoral votes for the next
presidential candidate than all the
states of the Pacific slope.
Remembering all these things 1t Is
not surprising that the voters Of Ida
no are able to maintain their poise in
the face Of all the camor for the
nomination of Senator Borah.
4 But while political expediency Is so
heavily against the nomination Of SEN
ator Borah. 1t is inspiring to his friends
to note the splendid company he keeps
as a candidate. 1t is no mean honor
to be prominently classed with such
men as Charles f. Hughes of New
York. Justice of the United States su-
preme court, Governor Charles s. Whit
, man of the same state; Senator Theo-
dore e. Burton, Governor Frank b.
Willis, Myron It. Herrick. former am
bassador to France, Senator Warren
c. Harding and former President Will
liam H. Taft, all of Ohio; Charles w.
. Fairbanks OF Indiana. former vice presi-
! dent: James II. Mann OF Illinois, Re-
. publican floor leader In the house OF
representatives; Senator Robert M.
LaFollette of Wisconsin; Senator Al
bert B. Cummins OF Iowa; Senator
Il John w. Weeks of Massachusetts,; Gov
ernor Martin g. Brumbaugh of Penn
Il sylvania, Herbert T. Hadley, former
lgovernor of Missouri
Any one of the men here mentioned.
/, or any one of large number OF others
well qualified, may be chosen next
year as the Republican standard-bearer
in preferencesto Senator Bcrah. II so
the friends of the Idaho senator stand
! ready to give the man chosen their
loyal and enthusiastic support. They
maintain that Senator Borah Is the
peer OF any man in the nation for
this high honor. but they realize that
1.-THE first consideration Is the peace
and honor of the nation.
In common with patriotic Americans
everywhere, Republicans of Idaho stand
ready to waive everything of a local
or minor character to the restoration
of the prosperity and prestige Of their
country In this they know they have
the hearty commentator of Senator
William K. Borah.-Idaho Review.