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Show Borah's Remarkable Career The death of Senator William E. Borah removes from the national na-tional political scene an actor of great ability and. a man of undoubted un-doubted integrity. That . Senator Borah was a powerful figure no man can deny. de-ny. By sheer fighting ability he pulled into a position where he was feared by the conservative group of his party and this enabled en-abled him to exercise great in-fluence in-fluence in curbing the efforts of those who controlled the party to which he belonged. It is too early for anybody to appraise the effect of his life upon up-on national or world affairs. If the nations of the earth ever go together to solve common problems, prob-lems, as they must if peace is to be real, he will be remembered as one of the few men in this country who beat down the first great effort to occomplish this re- " ' . .suit. . Those who differed with , his views upon public issues nevertheless never-theless find much in his life to admire. He was an independent in the best sense, . wearing the collar of no party or group, and giving voice to his honest opinions. opin-ions. This is a virtue of such transcendent brightness that one finds it easy to overlook differences differ-ences of opinion. His sincerity, his intellectual honesty and his unimpeachable integrity are the gleaming stars that illuminated his crown and brightened his life. |