The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-09-19
Borah Says That Wilson and Roosevelt
Will Be the Candidate in 192O..-
Outlines the Issue.

who Is generally looked upon as the
spokesman for the administration,
while in Paris gave an interview to
the correspondent of the New York
Times in which he stated that the
next presidential campaign will be on
issues growing out of the interna-
tional peace conference. There will
be big international issue in Amer
team politics on whether the United
states shall have defensive and Of
fensive alliances with other coun-
tries" Senator Borah was asked by
the Times to give his opinion of the
views of Senator Lewis. and he made
the following statement
Wilson and Roosevelt.
Senator Lewis is man of Glad
stonian conceptions" said Senator
in a big way. Viewing the situation
from the atmosphere Of Paris, he did
not give due regard, in my judgment,
TO the peculiarly practical feature of
American politics. OF course, If the
war should not end prior to 1920, the
only issue would be the successful
prosecution of the war, and the only
controversy would be as to which
party was best fitted to carry on the
war;
But If the war ends prior to 1920,
I venture to prophesy that Mr.. Will
son, if living, will be the candidate
of the democratic party. He Is the
party. II Colonel Roosevelt is living
he will be the candidate of the re-
publican party. The dominant issue
will be who is to hold the Office Of
the presidency for the next four
years. The platform will be written
from that standpoint. The candi-
dates and what they stand for and
are supposed to stand for will be the
platform No new or doubtful ques-
tions will be declared upon. No ag-
gressive and distinct policies will be
announced. There will be no pion-
eering in social, economic or govern
mental questions.
Campaign on Personalities.
1.-THE campaign will revolve around
the transcendent personalities of
these two men. Mr.. Wilson Will 20
supported upon his record Of having
won the war and composed the affairs
of Europe Mp. Roosevelt will be
supported because Of his pronounced
Americanism and, as it will be as
serted, because he compelled Wilson
to win the war. Neither party will
present any constructive program as
to any essential or economic prob
lens growing out of the war; al
though, of course, an assurance Will
be given that all these matters VIII
be dealt with in a proper fashion IN
case either is elected. There will be
no distinct announcement as to pup
lie ownership or foreign entangle-
ments, no labor program, no expert
menting with the public until puphc
opinion has been thoroughly gauged
after the war; How do ! know TINS!
| do not know it, but l am just Judg-
ing the future by the past.
'Of late years the old parties
that is, the dominant parties, the
parties which have a chance to get
into office-have not originated
questions or initiated policies. II
they have any experimenting to do
they do 1t after the election. They
have followed the rule for many years
of taking issues and the policies which
have been advanced by some MAYER
lex organization, after these issues
and policies had been tried out to
such an extent as to test public opin-
ion. The despised abolitionists gave
us the slavery questions, = the popu-
lists gave us the money question,
band Of devoted people who were
called fanatics gave us the prohipi-
ton question, and Alice Paul hanoeo
the two great parties an amendment
to the constitution Of the Uniteo
States, taking suffrage away from the
states, and told them to pass 1t. Anu
both parties are now grabbing for IT,
not on its merits, but as matter Oh
political expediency.
War Profits Tax Law
Mr.. McAdoo went to the country
to see about the third Liberty loan
and someone slipped him a note say
ing, Before you return to see U.S.
please procure the passage OF rev.
enue law taking 80 per cent OF the
war profits-signed-The People
1.-THE Nonpartisan league and tha
labor forces may hand us the question
OF public ownership. But they VIII
not likely do so in time for either
party to be safe in declaring for OF
against 1t In 1920. 1t will no doup'
be discussed in spots in the cam
paign. and will be furthered by either
Of the parties after the election IL
case public opinion seems to sustain
1t.
1.-THE fact is our political campaigns
are on a plane far below the average
intelligence and patriotism OF tine
voters. They Indicate but little VIVA
q IsNHfv It O