Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-10-12
.bORAH OPENS
BY.
c. D. ?. ATTACK.
Senior Senator Says There's
Not a Constructive Note in
Republican State Platform
Little Hope for Idaho if
Moore Is Elected and Does
Not Repudiate Davis Brand
Especial to the Free Press)


Boise, Oct. 3.-Complete reputation
of the Republican platform by G. o.
p. nominees was demanded bv Senator
addressed a packed house at Meridian
Monday night, delivering the keynote
speech of his campaign in Idaho for
the direct statewide primary, reduc-
ton of taxation and elimination of
what he terms ga government against
the American home.
Borah IS address was an attack
against the machine policies of the
Republican party in idaho, in which
he flayed the convention system and
bombarded tax-eating administrations
He declared the situation is making
bolshevists and he insisted that a
fight for fiscal relief is a fight for
the American home.'
OLD GUARD SWELTERS
Old guard Republican leaders today
are sweltering under the attack re-
ceived TO the tune of the senior sena-
tors tongue, and the progressive Re-
publicans are rejoicing with the Demo-
Gratis of Idaho because of the bold
stand taken by the senator for what
he believes is the wish of the people.
The speaker appealed to the vo-
ters of the state for courageous cam
paigning to bring about realization
of the rights in statewide direct
primary and to seize the INSTRUMENTAL
ties of power in politics.
Hurting broadside at politicians
in the state of Idaho, Senator Borah
said:
eff half the officials you have in
Idaho were sent home a thunder
clap of applause cut short his sentence.
Presently it died down, and he added:
eff we keep on adding officials at the
present rate, in the next fifty years
we will have one officer for every four
product of your CON
vcntion system.
Another burst of applause was
brought down a minute later, when,
speaking of an argument made by a
speaker in the present cam
pafgn, he said, GA man said to me,
{ IF you'd close up the whole statehouse
the saving would amount to so
much " Mr.. Borah paused dramati-
cally, "But that is so much" he said
quietly. The audience roared at this.
PLATFORM NOT CONSTRUCTIVE
The Idaho orator fayed the plat
form adopted at the convention at Wal
lace, declaring that he had read it
and reread it and eff you find a con-
structive note in that platform, I'd
like to see it. If convention is
worth its salt, let it put something in
a platform that will offer hope to the
people of Idaho. There is little hope
for idaho if Charley Moore (Republi-
can candidate for governor) is elected
and undertakes to govern under the
rules laid down in that platform.
Asked if he thought it possible to
get any redress from that sort of
men who constructed "that platform
at Wallace" he said: ct don Il think
there is a particle of relief in that
platform. There was no need to write
It. Blank paper would have done
just as WE'LL Charley Moore ought to
break away that platform.
After siege of questioning, the
senator concluded his address by say
ing that he was raising opposition
that would be arrayed against him
For all time, but, he declared, "II
lon.'t care. The next two years are
nine. Only God Almighty can take
hem away from me. And, III say
what 7 think, do what 1 believe, re-
CARELESS of the political effect upon me
)r anyone else.