The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
BoRAH'S COMMANDING POSITION
IN THE SENATE.

Idaho was abundahtly proved by the
returns from the election last fall,
when he was reelected by an unpre-
cedented majority But in spite of
this splendid testimonial of confid-
ence and recognition of his great abil-
ity, there are still "a sufficient number
of citizens of his home state whose
persistent efforts to detract from his
service and to question his motives to
remind us of the proverb that "a pro-
phet Is not without honor save in his
own country" While the critics OF
Senator Borah at home are busy be-
lifting his work and dscrediting his
purposes, he is winning the highest
encomiums in the east where his SER
vice can he judged free from local
partisan strife and fractional discord.
Senator Borah was the first to fore
see and give expression to his opposi
ton of the league of nations as con-
templated by President Wilson, and
the constitution of the league as now
presented justifies the warning he ut
tered long before the instrument was
reduced to writing. No stronger plea
for real Americanism, the American
ism first expounded by Washington,
crystallized in the Monroe Doctrine,
and steadfastly adhered to by Lincoln,
Mckinley and Roosevelt has been
heard than that made by Sem
ator Borah in his speech in
the senate a few days before the
return of the president from France.
Ii was not merely a great oratorical
effort; 1t was a presentation of an UNI
answerable argument in support of
those principles of government which
have been our guide since the forma-
ton of the Union, and which would
be abandoned If we enter the league
as now proposed. This speech made
profound impression upon the coun-
try. The New York Sun, one of the
great and influential newspapers of
the country, made Senator Borah and
his speech the subject of its leading
editorial in the Sunday edition of
February 23, The editorial is here re-
produced in order that Idaho people
may know the estimate placed upon
their senior senator in the east:
BY his great speech Friday in
the United States senate Senator
Bolah added enormously to his
reputation as an orator and as
clear forceful reasoner. 1t was
brilliant performance, so brilliant
and so able that 1t has Immediate
ly brought Borah into the. fore
ground as big national figure.
For years he has been known
as clever speakerean an effect
i've debater, but not until Friday
did he ever impress the country
as possessing anything like the
measure of ability he then showed
ability which ranks high among
statesmen of large stature. And
there has never been a time in
this country when there was
greater need for large statured
men in congress than there is now.
THE Sun warmly congratu-
lates Senator Borah on his mas
terful speech, a speech which at
once makes him the vigorous lead
er of the thinking Americans who
do not believe in Mr. Wilson's
fatuous scheme for tying this
country up with European and far
eastern diplomacy.
Senator Borah states the case
explicitly:
"'The mere reading Of the con.
stitution Of the league will con-
vince any reasonable mind, II
seems to me, that the policies Of
Washington and Monroe must de-
part II II is adopted. The two
propositions can not exist togeth.
Or.
ain the first place the league
provides for an organization COM
posed principally and at the pres
ent time Of five great nations,
three Of them European, one Ash
attic and one American. Every
policy determined upon by the lea
que and every movement made by
Il could be and might be controll-
cd solely by the European powers,
whether the matter dealt with the
European continent or whether Il
dealt with the American contin.
ent. II makes no distinction be.
tween European affairs and Amer
lean affairs and erects common
tribunal which has jurisdiction
over one continent the same as
the other, but in addition to that
giving the majority votes to the