Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-03
BORAH GOES WEST
ON LONG CRUSADE
Name of Senator Linked With
Rumor of New Party in
His Attack on Vets.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Intent upon his crusade against
notification" of the Constitution, or
rather that part of the Constitution
comprised in the eighteenth amend
ment. Senator Borah of Idaho left
Washington last night to deliver a
series of addresses throughout the
country denouncing the New York
idea" for getting around prohibition.
The first address of the Idaho Sen
ator on the subject win be delivered
at Wichita, Kans., long the home OF
prohibition, on August 5. Others will
follow in various parts of the West,
including the Pacific Coast. But
when October rolls around Senator
Borah will journey East again with
his lance leyeled particularly against
the enemies of prohibition in New
York State. Frankly, the Senator
promises TO make the "nullification-
lists" in the Empire State rue the day
they put forward the referendum
resolution, which is to be voted on
in November 1t is proposed in the
referendum that the people shall de-
clare whether the individual States
shall interpret the Constitution to
suit themselves.
Sees Law Respect Die.
To Senator Borah's mind this is a
monstrous thing. He sees in it, if sue.
cessfully attempted, the undermining
of the respect of the people for the
Constitution, their fundamental law.
and the undermining of the respect of
the people for all law.
While Senator Borah will take a
brief rest in Idaho while he is In the
West, from now until the Senate as
sembleS in November as a court to try
Federal Judge English of Illinois, he
will be actively engaged in his efforts
to meet the onslaughts of the vets
and also to arouse the people against
American adherence to the World
Court.
The Idaho Senator is an outstanding
and Independent figure in American
politics today. The announcement that
he will deliver an address would draw
thousands to hear him in any city of
the Union. 1t has been rumored and
reported more than once recently that
he is a candidate for the presidency,
even that he would head a third party
in 1928. But Senator Borah declines
to be drawn into any discussion of the
presidency. He simply has nothing to
say when the subject is broached.
There are those, however, who be-
lieve that there is need of a new
party in this country-not a third
party-on the theory that the Repub.
lican party and the Democratic party
stand now practically for the same
things, and that both are bound up
with big business interests of the
country. A third party in this coun.
try would be misf1t, a fifth wheel
in their opinion. But new party
is a different thing, taking the place
of one of the old parties, or forcing
the old parties into a combination
Whether Mr. Borah would ever head
such a party would be determined by
what such a party stood for, upon
the organization of such party, and
upon whether the people demanded
such party, and incidentally, de.
manded Mr. Borah lead it, It is be.
lieved significant, too, that Senator
Borah has remained faithful to the
Republican party for many years
Notwithstanding his frequent own de.
mands for reforms and his opposition
tc the demands of party leaders.
In a measure, whether he intends
it as such or not, Senator Borah's
speaking tour this Summer will bring
him very prominently before the
American people in connection with
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