The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-15
Borah Attacks Wilson Policies
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brOadside against the administration
which reached climax in an attack
on the chief executives speech at In
dianapoiis last week. with particular
reference to the presidents warning
to men who should dare to break the
solidarity of the Democratic team for
any purpose or from any motive" The
Idaho senator denounced this state
ment, comparing it with the sole GEN.
| trail principle upon which any corrupt
| political machine was ever organized
or put into existence He declared
! it was like the utterances OF Tom
Taggart of Indiana to his followers,
so of whom pleaded guilty Tuesday
to the crime of political corruption
and 1.-THE orders issued by Murphy to
| his satellites in Tammany hall to fol-
low the dictates of the captain regard
| less of the dictates of conscience or
| judgment
at is remarkable Speech Senator
Borah continued, Its purpose and
purport cannot be mistaken or mis-
understood 1t is a most virulent at
tack upon one of the great political
parties of this country by the chief
magistrate of the nation, a party in
whose traditions millions of his coun-
trymen take great pride and in whose
policies they devoutly and patriot
ically believe. 1t not only challenges
the wisdom of it's leaders, but it as
sails the intelligence and patriotism
of the rank and file. All this is done
at time when our country has sore
need of united wisdom and patriotism,
hon hn Ann +,in nny1o nv11 nJC
of party, have long shown patience
and forbearance and have long ten
dered support in order that a situation
most delicate because of foreign COM
plications might not be aggravated
The people were not prepared for
such a speech at such a time.
Mr.. President, We accept the chal-
lenge. While opposing no legislation
which We deem to be wise and for the
public good, we will hold ourselves
perfectly free to oppose in all proper
ways and to the full extent of our
ability that which we deem to be I'M
wise. Understanding that our chief
magistrate prefers the leadership of
party to chief magistrate of an en-
tire people, we shall not need to be
reminded of that fact again.
Senator Borah appealed for an ex-
ira session of congress next spring in
which to pass rural credits legisla
ton, which he insisted was vastly
more important than the ship pur-
chase bill
The federal reserve act he charac-
terized as sort of antedeluvian mas
todon, too dead for menageries. and
too much alive for the operating
table, designed for the treasury, but
seemingly on it's way to the Smith
sonian institution
Referring to the outlook after 1916,
the senator said that the cry of the
campaign would mot be for new ideas
but for bread; not for rhetoric but for
mere soup"
OF the administration proposal to
acquire the Nicaraguan canal route
he said, having built one canal and
given it to England, we now want to
build another and give it to Germany.
When Senator Borah arraigned the
administration Mexican policy Sen
ator Robinson asked what he would
do with Mexico if charged with exec
utive responsibility or when you get
to be president" Senator Borah re-
piled:
IF | We're president | would say to
the Mexican people, 1--WE want you to
settle your own internal affairs and
we will never interfere for the purpose
OF acquiring territory. Secondly, |
would say to them, you will respect
American lives and property or the
United States will see to it that they
are protected"
10 refute the presidents statement
that the Republican party had not had
a new idea in 80 years, Senator Borah
instanced the Sherman antitrust law,
the Interstate commerce, parcel-post,
postal savings, pure food and direct
election Of senators acts.
The cost Of living August l, 1914,
he said, was higher than at any other
time In the country's history, yet, he
declared an emergency war tax bill
had exacted $100,000,OO0 additional
from the people.
Senator Cummins in discussing the
question as to projected disposition of
Vera Cruz customs, denied the right
OF the president ito say to what gov
eminent, to what bondholders or OBJ
legation holders money collected by
the military forces of the United
States should CO."
senator stone wanted the Cummins
resolution referred to the foreign re-
lations committee and in the debate
that followed, Senator Cummins at
tackled the presidents alleged efforts
to control legislation, declaring that
it would be great service to the peo-
pie OF the country II the chief execu-
tive could be confined to his powers. Z"
Senator Williams declared the pres
ident would be reelected because the
American people have found him not
only able to take the place of the men
about whom they were quarreling, but