Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-14

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government" said ne. mo such state
ment has been made since the days OF
Andrew johnson. viii not say that the
spirit which actuated it is the same, but
it calls for serious consideration of every
man. I quoted the presidents statement
as follows:
wilson's All,
"'If any group OF men should dare TO
break the solidarity of the democratic
team for any purpose or from any motive,
theirs will be most unenviable
notoriety and responsibility which will
bring deep bitterness to them
THE president did not say for any
evil purpose or any unwise principle, but
for any purpose or any reason. Such is
the sole and central principle upon which
any corrupt political machine was ever
organized or put dnto existence. There
is no difference between what he said
and what Tom Taggart said to his In
diana followers, eighty of whom pleaded
guilty yesterday to the crime of cor
ruption There is no difference between
it and the orders issued by Murphy of
Tammany hall to his satellites 60 follow
the dictates of the captain regardless Of
the dictates of conscience or Judgment"
Mexican Policy Wrong.
Attacking the presidents Mexican
policy at length, Mr.. Borah declared that
one result of the taking of Vera Cruz
was notification to foreign powers to
keep hands off, which. he insisted, would
bring trouble in the future, because this
government had assumed moral, II not
legal responsibility for foreign citizens I'm
Mexico. Senator Borah insisted that the
United States had not let Mexico alone.
and that conditions today were as bad
as they could possibly be in a civilized
or semi-civilized community.
Tho only interruption Senator Borah
encountered was from Senator Robinson,
democrat, who asked what action Senator
Borah would now take IL he were charged
with executive responsibility, "or viii
take when he gets to be president"
II believe" Senator Borah replied,
that had we exerted the same influences
against the other factions in Mexico that
We did against Huerta, We would have
restored order"
Senator Robinson insisted he wanted
TO know whether Senator Borah now was
urging that the United States send an
a. AoANC INV W pioACSb <AIIlCt-
lean citizens
Does Not Respect Americans.
IF I were president" Senator Borah
replied. II would say to the Mexican
people, We want you to settle your own
internal affairs and we will never inter
fere for the purpose of acquiring terri
tory. and secondly, l would say to them.
You will respect American lives and prop
erty. or the United States will see to IL
that they are protected. II IL were neees-
sary to send a battIeship to Vera Cruz
again, would send 1t with the message.
The Mexican mind Is firm in the belief
that we will not protect our citizens.
The flag that will nos protect its citizens
is a rag that contaminates the air I'm
which IT floats"
To refute the presidents statement
that the republican party had not had a
new idea in thirty years, Senator Borah
instanoed the Sherman antitrust law,
the Interstate Commerce commission,
parcel post, postal savings. pure food
and direct election Of senators acts.
The cost of living on August l. 1914, he
said, was higher than at any time in the
countrys history. yet, he declared an
emergency war tax bill had exacted $780,
10000 addition from the people.