Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-16
SENATOR soRAH MAKES sTRoNo
APPEAL AGAINST PREslDENTs
RULE OF ,ExPEplENcY.
DEMANDS STRONGER MEN
TO RULE GOVERNMENT
Declares Workmsn Of Country Resent
Manner in Which Wilson Played Fer
Their Vote. in Railway crisis-sar.
ter Of Principles and Constitutional
Rights For Personal Gain Dsplorsd.

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. le.-Opening
the republican campaign in the Fifth
regiment armory. where President
Wilson was nominated in 1912, Sena-
tor Borah Of Idaho last night de-
nounced the president for abandoning
the principle OF arbitration in settling
the recent dispute between the rail-
roads and their brotherhood employees.
The Idaho senator asserted that the
Maine election, regardless of its bear
ing on the result in November, proved
three things conclusively:
l. That the progressives and repub-
licans are united and that the latter
regard the former as essential not only
fare of the country.
fare the country.
.. That the people Of the United
States approve the character, courage.
and signal ability of Mr.. Hughes.
3. That the workingmen of the
try resent the manner in which Presi-
dent Wilson played for their vote IN
the railroad dispute.
Fights Expedieney Rule.
After discussing the reunion of re-
publicans and progressives and the re-
gard of he people generally for Mr..
Hughes, Senator Borah said:
There was another fact revealed IN
the last days of the Maine campaign,
a fact which ought to bring Joy to
every true American heart, a fact far
t~ranscending in it's import and worth
the mere partisan advantage or sue
cess. and hat fact was that American
laboring men can neither be bought nor
sold, corralled nor delivered in the
shameless maneuvers OF party politics.
They are laboring men. but over n
above that they are Americans n
they do not enthuse over towards in
public office or exult yer the shame
less humiliation of their government
any more than other good Americans
do.
There are exceptions, but the great
mass of workingmen of this country
realize that this is and must remain a
government of order and law, a gov
m in which investigation must
precede legislation"
Need Men Of Firmness.
Discussing President Wilson's policy
of expediency, Senator Borah said:
The most supreme concern In Amer
lea: politics is to obtain for the public
service men Of conviction, of well de-
fined and settled views as to the fun
government. Of steadfast purpose, of
invtncible moral courage.
Can this republic find men who in a
crisis win put aside all questions Of
continuing in Office and voice their
conviction and vote their real judg-
ment? The public cannot know by the
professions Of today of their public
men what viii happen tomorrow. Some
sudden gust of passing passion arises.
some apparent political power makes
a demonstration, and personal convic-
tons. solemn pledges. the preachings OF
a lifetime. constitutional principles.
and the interest OF the public are
trampIed under foot in the wild and
disorderly and cowardly struggle for
votes"
Must Have Good Creed.
In closing the senator discussed the
prospects of the return of the republic
can-progressive party to power.
My party is out of power" he said.
Unless it can return and proposes to
return with a creed, with a faith. with
conscience and conviction relative to
these great questions ! infinitely pre-
fer to see it remain out of power.
II do not underestimate the import
nee OF some of the questions arising
out Of our foreign affairs. I do not at
all undervalue the necessity Of dealing
with many domestic questions in a
constructive way. But ! do not hest
tate to say that even these matters are
infinitely Of less importance than the
question OF whether or not we are go
ing to have a government Of liked and
established principles broad enough
and comprehensive enough to include
the welfare of the whole people or
whether we are going to barter prin-
ciple and constitutional rights for mere
partisan advantage and political pow
er, whether this is going to be a gov
eminent of law or a government of
men,"