Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-03

this campaign now coming to close
is the indifference of the voters-a
sullen indifference it might well be
said The voters have made up their
minds how they are going to vote if
they vote at all and are maintaining
a silence as to how that vote will be
cast. There is a feeling of unrest,
feeling of against" anything, dis
trust, an attitude of what's the diff
ference anyway, a hopeless feeling
over economic conditions spreading
to politics. Then, too, there are no
issues in this campaign, or if there
are they have been subordinated to
individualistic campaigning.
You hear a democrat talking of the
campaign and he is talking Alexander,
mayhap a word about the platform
but 100 for Alexander to one for the
platform.
You hear a republican talking of the
campaign and he is talking Moore
now and then a word about the plat
form or the platform of the democrats
but 100 words for Moore to one on
the issues.
You hear the progressives talking
Samuels the same way.
That isSwhy it is an individualistic
campaign on personalities and not on
any great issues of the day
Tho votar NOT ba;po ;,,taroe+o5
personalities but in issues affecting
his personal contact with the world
sits back and yawns at the mention
of the coming election. He or she,
feeling the economic unrest, the wide
spread feeling of against" anything
or everything yet really against moth
ing, sleeps peacefully on during the |
spellbinding days to wake up and |
lazily cast vote on election day for
whom?
That is the question that is bother
ing everyone vitally interested in the
outcome.
Prognosticating the results of an
election is a dangerous pastime.
But it is extremely interesting.
And being dangerous the Journal
is going to venture upon the danger
Gus ground
In the beginning of the democratic
campaign, Alexander swept the state
and it looked as though nothing could
head him off. Then came a slump in
his outlook. In fact. his stock went
way below par and it was a good bet
at ten to one, he would be defeated. ;
At this time Senator Borah arrived
in the state and made political ad-
dress. Alexander's stock went up by ;
leaps and bounds. Why should an
address by a republican senator boom i,
the prospects. of a candidate on the
democratic ticket for governor, you
ask
In class by himself in this cam
paisn is Senator Borah, always
presidential possibility, but who is ;,
seeking no office for himself at this
time. The tactics pursued by Senator
Borah in the Idaho campaign this fall
have taken him out of the list OF ;,
Republican presidential possibilities. :,
or 1t will do so when the details OF
the Idaho campaign become generally 9
known and understood, but Senator :,
Borah has made no secret Of his belief
that the time is coming when there !,
will be a new party alignment in the .,
United states, and if a reaiignment
comes. and the division is between
and radicals, Senator
Borah's activity this year will place ,h
him in position Of advantage among i.
the latter element, or with what might !,
DE termed a radical party 4,
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