The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-04-10
.b0RAH OBJECTS
TO PARTY GIFTS
DONATIONS FROM CONCERNS IN
TEREsTED IN LEGISLATION
LEAD TO CORRUPTION
Idaho Senator Scores Buying Of In
fluencs With Political Organ
ixstions TO Get Govern
ment Work

Washington.-So long as politica
parties seeking control of the govern
Jnent accept vast contributions from
those interested in matters Of legis
lation there viii be sinister anc
corrupt and controlled government,
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
declared in an address before the
students law enforcement conven-
ton. I'm these days." Senator Borah
said, "the government deals with all
the vast concerns Of business, coal
railroads, ships, oil, tariffs, and it is
simply intolerable that political part
les accept vast contributions from
those vitality interested in these mat
ters.
These unusual sums are not given
merely because of the common inter-
est partisans have in their parties.
Both political parties have for years
placed themselves in an indefensible
position in these matters"
Referring TO revelations before
senate committees, Senator Borah
said these must not be 'acceptel as
an impeachment either Of the Ameri-
can form Of government or Of the ca
pacity Of the people to rule. Rather
should they be acceptd as a "call to
duty to preserve and hand on to our
posterity that inheritance which our
forebears gave into our keeping
Through constitutional and lawful
he added, "but in searching
and remorseless fashion, let us make
the hour of reckoning a memorable
one. The days through which we are
passing are the agony, but they may
also be made the glory of truly
great self-governing people.
war brings waste, and extrava-
yance, and then corruption
"But the people Of this country are
ound, nevertheless. The government
IS a government is not corrupt.
There are honest and faithful
'ublic servants and loyal and patriot
c constituents. There are men and |
women, thousands and millions of |
hem, just as willing to sacrifice for
he honor of their country and just
IS capable of serving the cause of
lean government as were their fore
ears. But the decentralization con-
equent upon the war does not tell
he whole story. The country was
hooked to learn that very large
UNI Of money was given to a high
fficial by party having business
18th the government. What nave we
, say about an individual having
usiness, or expecting to have BUSH
sss, with the government giving n
cry large sum of money to the po-
teal party, which is in control or
eking control Of the entire machin-
y of the government?
you can buy influence with a po-
ical party quite as effectively as you
n an Individual In the latter In
ance. II is still denounced in the
rmer instance 1t has become an ae-
pied practice. {
ut appears. for instance. that one q
iividual gave $4,000 to the Demo- $
attic party and another $4,000 to the 4
publican party, and both were ex- n
citing 10 do business with the gov {
Both political parties accept the "
stem. SO long as they do this. these a
scific instances of exposure may =
p to put one party In and the other
rty out. but the cause OF clean gov
iment. of disinterested and wise q
islation and uncontrolled admins s.
tion will not be greatly served" D