The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-10-19

crowds gathering from all parts o.
the county overtaxed it's capacity.
The noticeable thing in the commen
following his visit is that the Demo
Gratis are universal in commendatio,
of speech, the principal criticism
heard being from members of his owl
party.
The question of the statewide pri
mary is uppermost in the senator I
mind-he is full of it--and it WA
while ON this part of his subject tha'
he waxed most eloquent and talket
with that convincing force which hal
made him national character. Ht
stoutly holds that he is Republican
but experience has taught him lib
erality of view which is not altogether
pleasing to his more hide-bound breth
ern. That he is far apart from the
Governor Davis brand of politics
national, state and municipal-hF
makes evident at every utterance, anc
II is little wonder that the Davis line
up wishes he had stayed in Washing
ton.
Speaking on the primary law, that
he hopes to see again put in effect in
Idaho, Senator Borah said 1t was uT
to the people to send to the Legislature
men who favored the restoration OF
4h.a 49, &ho& kho xaouro- ne -n~.s,.
ating officers for state positions
should not be left to ten or more men.
He laid particular stress on the fact
that he considered it bounden duty
Of the voters of Idaho to ascertain
how their candidates for senators and
representatives stood in this respect.
He declared that the old primary
law was far better than the one re-
pealed, and that the repeal of this law
came about without the people being
consulted; that the Legislature took it
into its own hands to do away with
the law that gave the people some
power to place in office men whom
they considered fit to fill these Of
fices. The senator said that the COM
mon interests must take hold Of poll
tics, that there was more democracy
and more interest in political ques
tions today than ever before.
Speaking on the federal debt Sena-
tor Borah said il now amounted to %
billion dollnrs, and that the interest
on this staggering sum amounted to
one billion annually. He told that ut
the rate the civil war debt was paid
off it would require 1,1oo years to pay
the debt now confronting this govern
ment. He furnished figures showing
the debt before the entrance of this
country in the world war and that ac-
cumulated within the last four or five
years. He dwelt on the per capita
tax paid in different states.
"One-third Of the officers at Boise
and at Washington should be sent to
their homes and then we would be
better governed Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia, with its ten square
miles is not able to give room to the
boards and bureaus there.
Senator Borah declared himself in
favor of the restoration of the excess
profit tax, and cited the case of the
Standard Oil company declaring a
400 per cent cash dividend on its
stock. He said that the repeal of this
law was q crime. He will go before
the next congress, he said, and fight
for the tax to be again part OF the
laws Of the nation, so that every man
will be taxed in accordance with his
income. He favored the rural credit
system on a basis that would be help
full to tho farmers, man who must
turn his product once year and not
every 80 days as would a merchant.
High taxes and high freight rates
come in for lambasting from the
senator. He said that the extrava-
gance on the part of national, state
and county officials was growing to
be prevalent American disease. He
attacked the ship subsidy bill, say
ing that it benefited the ship trust
and the larger ship owners to the ex-
tent of from $50 TO $50 million dol
ars annually. He said that his stand
against this meaure would doubtless
rslegate. him to the ranks of the ir-
regulars.
Speaking Of tho danger Of com
oine being effected between the
wealth of this country and the men,
Who control the political situation,
senator Borah cited that rsyo percent
controlled G5 percent Of the wealth
md that two percent under the con-
,ention system controlled political
nominations, and that when these
.orecs got together dangerous times
confronted the people. Cooperative
narktes was another measure Senator
3orah said he favored. /
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