The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-02-21
see that this menace to our military
and moral strength Is quickly and per-
manently removed.
REPUBLICANS OF IDAHO MUST
ELECT TWO SENATORS.

ELECT TWO SENATORS.
Democratic representation from
Idaho in the United States senate will
if the republicans of the state do their
duty. fractional differences must be
forgotten and the party united for the
accom- lishment of the greater result,
namely, the swinging of both houses
OF congress back to republican con-
troll. The time-honored argument that
congress should be in harmony with
the White House, which the demo-
Gratis will use to the limit, will lose
its potency this year If we may judge
by the present attitude Of the people.
President Wilson has so thoroughly
dominated congress, particularly since
the declaration of war against Ger
many, that the legislative branch of
the government has all but lost it's
identity and is apparently content to
merely register the will of the chief
executive. Whatever of merit there
was once in the contention that the
president should be supported by a
majority in congress of his own polt-
ical faith has disappeared through the
dictatorial attitude of the president
and the subserviency of the present
democratic majority. What the coun-
try now needs is a congress that will
exercise its rights as coordinate
branch of the government, one that
will legislate as the direct representa-
tives of the people and not as the SER
vile tool of the executive There is a
growing feeling that there should be
a coalition government during the war,
but as the president has shown no
disposition to adopt this plan, the
election of a republican congress
would in a great measure accomplish
the same purpose.
This is one of the reasons why the
republicans throughout the country
are preparing to make determined
fight for the control of both houses of
congress, a desire to restore the law
making body to the position designed
by the constitution and thus give the
people a direct voice in the conduct of
the war With one democratic sena-
tor now representing Idaho, it may be
expected that the national democratic
organization will make a determined
effort to not only retain that seat this
fall, but to accomplish the defeat of
Senator Borah also The senatorial
election in Idaho this fall will be more
than state affair, for the real strug-
gle is the control of congress and the
strong hand of the national admins
tration will make itself felt in the
election. The republican candidates
must be selected upon their qualifica-
tons first and then upon their ability
to get the votes. That Senator Borah
will be renominated is conceded and
nothing can prevent his reelection
short of "a political upheaval such as
this state has never witnessed For
the short term only one candidate has
been authoritatively announced, Judge
J. f. Ailshie. 1t is assumed that ex-
Governor f. r. Gooding will be can
iidate, but up to date he has made no
definite announcement. John P. Gray
IS being urged to enter the race and
there is reason to believe that he will
to doeso. He possesses every
element Of strength and would make
IN admirable running mate for Sena-
.or Borah.