Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-05
BORAH'S REAL DANGER.

There is reason the friends of Senator Borah feel
alarm in this campaign but it is not because the Demo-
Gratis trying to discredit him by carrying Idaho for
Wilson
Doubtless the Democrats eager to carry Idaho for
Wilson but it is not because they want to dscredt Borah
it because they want the electoral votes of this state for
Wilson, because if Wilson is to be elected he will need
every vote he get.
The effort being made from certain to make it
appear that the Democrats bending any greater effort
to win Idaho because of belief their part that will
discredit Borah, is looked upon with suspicion Who is
there that would vote for Wilson in order to dscredit
Borah? Certainly Of Borah's friends would do
And If it is Borahs enemies who want him dlScredlted
why should Republicans be calling attention to it? Does
not the prominence given this matter look rather if
somebody other than Democrats wanted to dlscredlt
Borah and paving the way to charge him with being
discredited if Idaho should go for Wilson?
Who wants to dscredt Borah? That is, who is there
among Republicans that wants to discredit him. that
wants him to appear to be discredlted?
Borah has enemies within his party that has been
demonstrated many times and is recognized by all Why
then should the suggestion be thrown out from any
that good way to dscredt him would be to that
Idaho goes for Wilson? 1t certainly not for the purpose
of inducing Borahs friends to vote for Wilson and there
by discredit him. It would be Borahs enemies who would
be attracted by such plea, would it not?
Does this not point clearly to the fact that Borahs
enemies planning to desert Hughes in order to dis
credit Borah by giving the state if possible to Wilson?
Borahs friends all know that Senator Brady has
had any political love for him. they should all understand
that the chief ambition and purpose of the great personal
machine built up by Brady is to make Brady the para
mount power in Idaho politics. and they should know that
in order for Brady become the paramount power in
Idaho it is absolutely essential that Senator Borahs
power be curtaed AS matter of fact is essential that
his power be destroyed absolutely.
The essential step in this direction is the election
of d. W. Davis through whose power in the state house
backed by Senator Brady will be possible to accomplish
the end desired.
With Brady in the senate, with Davis governor and
with the Brady political machine it will be comparatively
easy matter to make Borah secondary power in the poll
csin this state if it should not be possible to defeat
him two years from when he up for reelection
1t is the hope, however, of his enemies within his
party to accomplish his defeat two years from
Should Davis win this election systematic effort will
be made through the press controlled by the Brady Davis
machine dscredt him. He will be made the subject for
attack his every act will be msrepresented and his
statements will be msconstrued and misunderstood in
Short the tactics already familiar from those
will be resorted to in the effort to break him down and he
will be watched the hawk watches the victim upon
which it intends to pounce until something be found
upon which to base open fight When that time
it will be found that the machine powerful in the Re-
publican party and the Borah popularity will be found to
have been undermined and ready for destruction.
Senator Borah in greater danger and that
danger not from any efforts of the Democrats his
open and avowed enemies but it from within his
party, from among those who do not dare yet to