The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-11-02
Senator Borah and His Arrangement Of
President Wilson
How the President Provoked a Condition Of War with
Mexico Details of His Broken Promises.
Extravaganza Piled on Extravagance-Evls Of Secret Caucus

Ny. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
mon: | am very glad to be home. II
should tell you how gratifying it Is
to have an opportunity to appear
again before an Idaho audience. you
might think that | was talking fol-
home consumption. The fact is that
a public mar does not always receive
lust credit when he expresses his af-
fectter for his state, as it is some
times thought to be part of his cam
paisn. But you all take pride in your
state. and its prosperity, and in its
growth, and the fact that a man is a
public servant does not divorce him
from the same sentiment. We have
our different views upon political ques-
thank Heaven, over and 0 all
these things is our pride in our state,
our common sentiment for its growth
and its prosperity, and our great de-
sire, zach and all. to serve the COM
non welfare Of all of it's citizens. and
when I express to you that / am glad
to hs with you, l simply express the
8onyln6QI WHICH VIC Ill SueSA "An SS
sentiment which we ali feel when we
come to consider our great
wealth. it's future and its possibilities.
l speak, therefore. candidly when !
say that returned to my own state
for the inspiration and enthusiasm
which / find no where else in the ma
ton
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said to be the cience Of government,
ana let us in that light discuss these
questions tonight.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
shall not TAX much of your time,
IL any, in discussing state questions OF
state issues. In the first place, l
frankly say that I do not feel COM
netent to discuss these matters, and l
know that there are other speakers
to follow me in the campaign who are
entirely familiar with state matters
and state issues, and will discuss them
more intelligentiy and atisfactoriiy
than I could possibly do.
But do want to a time
enough to say hat 1t seems to me
that we have nominated q state
ticket in which all Republicans
can take pride. and In q cleo
ton OF which they should mani
fest the greatest enthusiasm. We
lIHHc III q ~
test in the primaries, but 1t was
unDn a high plane. n while
some oil us might have preferred
TO see some nominated who were
not. vet the ticket as a whole is a
clean ticket. and in my Judgment.
II elected, will serve the state with
credit and with honor. l am graf
fled over the outlook in the state,
nv reason OF the platform n the
ticket which we present to you IN
this campaign.
WE HAVE NOMINATED AS OUR
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR A
CLEAN. CAPABLE MAN, A SELF
Made MAN. WE HAVE NOMI-.
NATED AN ENTIRE TICKET OF.
THE SAME CHARACTER, and l need
not dwell upon their capacity to serve
the people Of this state, as II was
pretty we'll passed upon when they
were nominated in the primary against
.uch competent men who we're in conn.,
petition.
I prefer rather, my friends. to go TOD
: discussion OF the great national ques-
lions which are involved In the CANT
paign. and upon which we Will all bel
called UPON to pass judgment when
we come to exercise our rlent o. lrah
chise in November. -
For the past two years and a nan
the mind of the American people has
been diverted almost entirely from the
great domestic questions winch ordl-I
narily entertain us as a people. Inej
great conflict in Europe has
N generally the attention and con-
sideration of the American people thatI
we have given less attention to those
matters Of domestic concern and TO-
domestic questions than we have h1th-
erto generally been accustomed 20 give.
The press of the country, Tor the last
two and q half or three years, has
go o1-,oct onfirQ1V accounted With
matters concerning the conflict across
the water, and the result has been, my
friends, that a great many or the NATL
ters which have been happening at
Washington are not so Thoroughly as
cussed and thoroughly known as theyt
would have beer a 1t not been tnatt
our attention has been riveted upon
the most awful conflict which civ1liza-
bon has vet witnessed. Before go.
therefore, to q discussion OF some OIL
the international questions involved IN
the campaign, some OF the internal
tional questions which may be OF IN
terest to you, l am going to ask your
patience for q time while | discuss
some domestic matters, some things
which have been happening at wash
inRton, which I can not but believer
may be Of interest to you.
am aware that If l should discusst {
these other questions I might be more s
lut0I0SLluk. l. AAl6ht 0AAc 49,
these great international questions are 9
calculated to be more absorbing and !
more interesting than the questionst {
for q time, ] am going to ask 8
you to consider. but I do not believed (
they are of n greater concern. g
In discussing these domestic questions1 I
It is not my purpose to indulge In per- y
.onaIities. shall not stop to inquired l
a. to the intellectual integrity, or as toi Q
patriotism, Of those who differ ?
us Upon these questions. In fact, p
he longer / live. and the more | have Y
do with public affairs and public !
,uestions, the less / am concerned u
bout the motives Of individuals, and t
he more / am concerned about sys- Y
ems, principles and policies. =
individuals do not remain upon the K
,ublic stage very long. They come !"
nd 20 with wonderful rapidity, but \,
and policies. and systems u
nee inaugurated, initiated and sub e.
remain sometimes for years, II
Or decades or centuries to the veal or al
roe of a people. I think. therefore.
we may Justly pass by all cues !.
ons Of personalities. or questions as 81
!, the motives Of those who advocate CT
,ese principles and policies which we a.
lay criticise. and get to the question g
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