The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-31

American people. Inc IlrSJ CnlnS we
did, or one of the first things, was
to propose here to the senate what is
known as the Espionage Bill, the
spy which puts the brand of sus-
picion upon every mar and woman in
the United States, high and low, rich
and poor, criminal and innocent alike.
The spy Bill is an impeachment Of
the loyalty and love of the American
the guilty and innocent, but treats
all as unworthy and as suspicious
characters.
"The second proposition which we
put forward is a Conscript Bill, which
in it's last analysis, in its final phil
osophy is based Upon the theory that
there is a powerful element of slack
erism in our country. When you an
alyze all these arguments, they pro-
coed upon the theory that out of M
hundred million people, me cannot
get an army of n million men, that
we are all slackers."
About this time, VIM. D. Haywood
was Matching his conspiracies that
have landed him and one hundred of
his associates in the penitentiary and
under this espionage law we have in
termed $4,000 alien enemies and Ger
man spies, and under the Conscrip-
ton Bill we have organized the
grandest and best army the world
has ever known.
Following the passage of the Con-
scription Bill, the transportation Of
our army to Europe became neces-
sary and preparations were also nee
essary for the mobilization and train
ing of the recruits of the National
Army. This work necessitated a
Revenue Bill to provide for the in
cidental expenditures. This Revenue
Bill came before the 65th Congress-,
1st session, for final passage on Sep
TENDER 10, 1917, and Senator Borah
voted against the bill. Cong. Record,
p. 1886.
These are but a few of the many,
many instances in which Senator
Borah opposed legislation recommend
ed by the administration as essential
to the prosecution of the war. 1t is
a matter of common knowledge that
his attitude from the time we en-
tered the war until the time he con-
Guided to be a candidate to succeed
himself, he was always in opposition
to the administration in all matters Of
consequence pertaining to such legis-
lation.
We find him at all times standing
with and voting with LaFollette,
Gronna, Sherman and Vardaman, op-
posing administration measures.
Even before we entered the war,
when, in, the words of the German
nigh command, France was bled white
and England was exhausted and with
cut or supplies, these two
Countries were asking financial aid
If this country.@ Senator Borah, dis
ussing the subject, said that he would
ways oppose 1oaning one dollar to
the Entente" Allies and that he would
Nsist to the utmost the landing of an
American soldier on European soil.
it is true that since Senator Borah
as become a candidate to succeed
.imself, he has expressed himself as
eng %squarely behind President Will
on in the prosecution of the war, and
4 fail accord with the presidents
inns and policies, but his conduct
oes not. bear out his statement. He
ot3d against giving the president
uthcrity to take over the control of
ne telephone and telegraph lines and
fter President Wilson had appeared
efore the senate and made a special
ppeal to that body to submit to the
sveIal states what is known as the
usan &. Anthony Amendment to the
eae.af constitution, granting to the
loEnen Of the nation equal suffrage,
enator Borah voted against the reso-
lion to submit the amendment by
airing with Senator Fall of New
[ezico and Senator Harding of
)kio, when his, Senator Borah's vote
gould have passed the resolution and
m1t+n6 tna rnanHpapOt H.
Without animosity, without feeling,
md in all candor, | want to ask you
) consider seriously what the re-elec-
on Of Senator Borah by you may
lean.
What stronger argument could the
make to his army and the Ger
nan people to induce them to rally
round his lettering throne and
rumbling institutions than the argu-
nent that the State of Idaho is OPP
to prosecuting the war, because
ler people have reelected to the high
of senator, the mar who has
aid that he would never consent to
oan a dollar to the allies, that he
would resist to the utmost the landing
f an American soldier on European
oil. The man who had voted for
var, and then voted against the bill !,
an army to carry on the war, !
nd had voted against raising revenue s
0 support and supply the army; the !
IAN who had voted for war and then I
oted against the bill providing pro- {
ection against the intrigue of Ger '
nan spies in this country. The man $
Who has always opposed the admin {
~tration in all war measures. {
| am not charging that Senator
'orah is disloyal, but am calling your t
ttention to the construction that Ger {
lany may put upon his reelection 7
nd the opportunity it will give the t
power of Germany to prolong 1
he war at the cost of the lives of q
-merican soldiers. What | do charge
5 that he lacks foresight-is weak G
l judgment upon the conditions that 5
ave been before the nation for solu- c
lon and that the enemy can take adj s
of his mistakes, and l ask you r
here would we be now, what would 5
e the conditions in this country, if 0
enator Borah's policies and conten- t
.ons respecting the war had pre- t
p
There is another matter I desire s