Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-10-26
|BORAH AGAIN.
DEFY.
c. 0.P. RING
|n1f This Be Treason, Make
the Most of It," Sena
tor Declares at Caldwell
Asserts Republicans Must
Clean House or Another
Party Will Do 1t for Them

81 Caldwell, Ida Inc republican
81 nsrtv is now confronting situation
where it must furnish solution
or die. and it must be furnished out
s;de the Republican party in this state
4 n Il is furnished at all. IF this he
4 treason. make the most of it.'' Sena
tor W. E. Borah declared to political
i gathering in Caldwell Friday night.
throughout his address Borah en-
nbasized the two problems which, he
q said, are uppermost in the minds of
tbe people of Idaho: taxes and the
d direct primary. He said he realized
4 that on the primary question he was
not in harmony with all the members
of his party, for which, he added, he
expressed no regret.
80 YEARS FOR PRIMARY
The senator said everyone knew he
had advocated the direct primary for
the past thirty years, before he was
ever a candidate for office. He declared
that he had made his views known to
those active in the management of the
Wallace convention, and as proof of
this statement offered a letter which
he said he had written to G. G. Moore
on July 10, 1929. Similar letters, he
added, had been sent to other Repub
leans.
The letter, which he read, called
Moore IS attention to the fact that he
would probably be chosen the Repub-
lcan gubernatorial candidate for this
falls election. Borah pointed out in
the letter the responsibility attached
to him as candidate, and expressed the
belief that Moore would have a hard
fight. "I believe you can win," Borah
wrote, eff you deal openly with the
primary and taxes. The desire for a
change is widespread. Before you
reach the middle of October you will
agree with me that the primary is the
live issue
WANTS DEFINITE STAND
The letter then asked Moore to take
bold and determined stand either for
or against the primary because, Borah
wrote, be who takes a middle course
IS beaten. eff there be any Repub-
liean present who feels that in doing
this I am not good Republican, pick
out wherein I fail. IF the reduction
OF taxes and the direct primary are
not good Republicanism, its time they
were.''
Borah asked Idaho voters if they
were consulted when the direct pri-
mary law was repealed. "No," Borah
answered his own question, "that was
matter too good for you to know.
NO advice was needed The Wallace
convention Endorsed itself, he said,
and was satisfied with its own vir-
lue. The senator added that the Re-
publican state central committee mad |
met recently and Endorsed itself.
Let me say it for the good of my
party that if the Republican party |
uoes not clean house, some other party |
ened.
TAXES ARE DISEASE
In regard to federal taxation Borah
said that the time has been reached
~ the lives of the American people |
M S. taxation has become national
uisease, destructive to the national
solaie. He called attention to the
aac1 mat every vote which he had cast
Sinee the armistice was in favor of
'upsslng the vast national expenditure.
remedies for the situation were
re- by Borah in the limitation
Sn state and national expenditures to
oums absolutely necessary for the
proper conduct of government. Speak
s OF the national government, he
S SaiG. If anything is not controlled
AZ bureaus, God in his infinite wis
t fun mas not permitted it to torture
'"g human family
IN conclusion Roroh made on an
tbar. 70 tne women in which he asked
IN ton MI u they were going to Wallace
rsr Dsr'er and trade or if they would
tSaeuy the situation. The whole
e nely OF government is wrong. Borah
,voiS Siuued unless the people select as
We" as elect their candidates.