The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-20

,OnteFS WIN (AeHt 70 TAgnbD UeOEBe
Itional chairman; q. " Riley and
hike for Idaho against foreign
onions when necessary, but pre-
ferred the role Of constitutions
lawyer TO them ell. The Idaho Am
erican Legion be-devilled him from
1924 onward over the soldier bonus
which he opposed. When 1t was ur
again In the senate home STATE
warriors advised him to vote for u
or else.
"Qo to hell" was Borah's reply
High Point IN 1928
High point in Borah's politica
career probably was in 1923 wher
he set the west afire for the presi'
Dental candidacy Of Herber
Hoover. His influence waned Will
the strength Of his party there
after.
His position in world affairs hat
begun to develop with the Republi'
can fight against Woodrow Wilson,
league Of nations. Borah was on
Of the little group, which outnufn'
bered OF first, fought q rear guart
action until they could turn on thu
league and the Versailles treaty ant
repudiate them.
Horah held to the last that Eu-
ropes current trouble was the legi-
innate fruit Of the Versailles treaty
which he regarded when In O mild
mood as an instrument Of the devil
On that note he had been In latter
years O prophet OF disaster, warning
that unless the injustice Of Versall-
les were made good and channels
created for o flow Of the worlds
goods there was little 10 be hoped
for.
Never Went Abroad
Borah never went abroad, but his
influence beyond the seas was great
For years--until II was done II,
the first New Deal administration
Borah demanded recognition Of the
Soviet Union. His name and fame
became 80 well known In Moscow
that there was period when pros.
pective visitors there preferred, ant
usually obtained, O letter from
Borah over oil other Identification.
The great years OF Borah's life
run from 1920 through 1923 wher
his arms limitation resolution seem.
ed, actually, to have some promise
Of btilwarRing peace: when he wal
asked by Calvin Coolidge to accep,
his for the taking-the vice pres!'
dental nomination OF 1924: when OIL
senior member and then chairman
Of the senate foreign relations com.
raittee no was helping guide Amer.
lean foreign policy and winning rec.
ognitioal abroad aS an unofficiai Sec
rotary OF state.
Always Possibility
A presidential possibility In hi
own right since 1919, Borah wal
summoned TO the White House Jus,
before the 1924 Republican nationa
convention.
Senator" said President Coolidge
would you accept o place on thu
ticket?"
"At which end Of the ticketp" wa!
the answer attributed TO Borah.
When the prohibition temple be.
gan TO crumple In 1923, dry repeat
eddy sought Borah TO head O pro.
hibition presidential ticket. III
would have none OF 1t.
It was In 1923 that Bogah per-
formed his greatest political act
He was cold to Mr.. Hoover,s presi'
dental aspirations and threatenet
sit-down sulk OF his Boise hoin'
when, suddenly, he announced to hi
regular press conference that Hoover
was the man for the job.
Undo Tariff Injustices
The story was simple enough. TIL,
two men had met and Borah hat
demanded as the price Of his supper
that, II elected, Mr.. Hoover woult
attempt to undo existing tariff In
Justices to the farmers. It was agreet
that there should be o special SEES
sion OF congress Immediately .aftel
March 4 II the Republicans won
and there was.
Borah took the stump and prob.
ably accomplished more than any
other inan-Mr. Hoover included
to rally votes. He and Alfred 4
Smith, Democratic nominee, vert
the star platform performers Of thu
campaign. When the special session
met, the Republican old guard tool
over revision Of the tariff and pro.
duced the Smoot. IIawley act, driv.
Ing Borah into an opposition to Mr.
Hoover from which he never swerved
In 1882, Borah refused to support
Mr.. Hoover for denomination or re.
election, but he did not follow other
progressive Republicans into thu
New Deal camp.
Liked Monetary Policies
Notable since 1889 were HorahI
sympathy Tor President Rocseveltt
monetary policies, including abau,
donment Of the gold standard which
he regarded as the most fictitious
standard Of money conceivable mex
10 irredeemable paper itself. Ne 40.
proved many Roosevelt reform
measures but denounced tho trans,
Ter Of legislative powers TO the pres.
ident. In the night over reorganisa,
ton Of the supreme court, Boyat
thundered from the front line Of op.
position. But there was o measure
Of sympathy and understanding be.
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