Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 4 | Borah Enters Race

i v Bor Borah h Enters Race HATE doubt has exist existed d. d as to the po poll W yv ll intentions of Senator William E. E B Borah rah of Idaho is dissipated as the Idaho solon olon formally announces his candidacy cy for the Republican J nomination Regardless of th the success attending S Senator flato Borah's bid for the the nomination m hisa his Candidacy a dida y is bound t to have a widespread al als significance In the ranks f his own party the Borah announcement will be a disturbing influence for he is no hidebound part partisan san f p. At the same lime time many Republicans ans will wille lee e e e. e in th the Idaho senator a liberal and live five spirit w which ich they regard as vital to the rebuilding of their party There is no doubting the the fidelity of ot Senator Borah's orah's constituents recruited in the m main in from the ranks of the 1 n party There however is a a. a marked difference between en B Borah rah in state politics and I Bor Borah h in the national arena rena 1 In na national nal politics Senator Borah orah ranks as asI l I progressive gres ve r rather ther th than n as a partisan a aJa afa factor tor which may be regarded as a a virtue in the forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming oming campaign The candidacy of Borah should have a tendency to liberalize the Re- Re an effort ff rt in the 1935 campaign H He is typical of those elements which many members pf pt the Republican n party regard as essential to toR R Republican success success Under tinder this urge the p party Itself cannot escape th the progressive sive trend which orah torah see seems s to represent nt f t But while Senator Borah pur pursues ues the courage cour cour- age ige of his convictions even at risk of the dis displeasure dis- dis pleasure leasure of his p party he takes some some very finite definite exceptions to the new deal in govern- govern nent H He is grounded in institutional govern government r ment and is to be reckoned as a sizable adversary to revolutionary r dep departures t es from the principles o ot established hed government Senator Borah's platform is brief and to the point Urging a lib liberal ral outlook at the national convention he seeks expansion of the currency 4 Adequately backed by gold reserves full acte ac- ac te tance of the theory that unemployment is isa a responsibility a a balancing of the budget 5 soon as feasible j curbing of industrial Inon monopoly poly as as' as the fir taid to the restoration of f fe S the e f farmers farmers' nn rs' rs pur purchasing h sing sing- power siri strict t observance I tf constitutional limitations noninterference in European m uthan P affairs irs s and unemployment erit and old age ge insurance e. e I Much Muth h of this of course COUlS J is up and away from the Republic n tr Some of it no doubt I harmonizes with the aspi aspirations o of the ne new de deal 1 wh hile e other parts employ antipathy for certain current t trends ends in government The st statement s none the less a Borah document It is coni con- con i with J His is r record cord How Hov far he may inject injects bis s philosophy into the 1935 pla platform orm of the party remains to be seen It nevertheless ev is is' is md indicative of pr problems con confronting confronting con con- fronting the party and will demand and rec receive ive ome me concessions at the convention So 0 it is th that t. t th the c candida candidacy y of oJ S Senator Borah o ah or lor or the pr presidential nomination is bound to have haven n important bearing on the campaign It is touch nuh uth too soon to say that he can c carry rr the convention y but there ca can be no discounting t tact the fa fact act t that his pres presence nce will be felt Whether hes he s Js 5 successful in iii his Ibis battle for lor the thel nomination t r not he should shoula emerge from the Ithe fray with Padded d ed political politic l pr prestige stige