Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-29
POOR POLITICAL POLICY.

1t is regrettable that a man other
wise as brainy and as we'll thought
II as Coe I. Crawford should have
ost his head over a matter so com
oaratively inconsequential as his
for a seat in the United
States senate. Mr.. Crawford has
occupied a high place in the affec-
lions of the people Of this state, but
many who have watched the course
Of events during the past few months
have been keenly surprised.
Prior to the death of Senator Kyle
that gentleman was subjected to the
vilest abuse by Mr.. Crawford's
friends, editors and others. Now
that the honored senator no longer
stands in the way of Mr.. Crawford's
ambitions, the batteries have been
turned upon other candidates and
those who are supposed to favor
them. In a late article in Mr..
Crawford organ, seemingly
written by himself, Congressman
Burke, Colonel Stewart, HI. r,
Horner aud others of his old sup
porters are assailed and their integ.
rity questioned, avowedly for the
purpose of showing that Mr.. Craw,
ford is not the statesman he is
generally supposed to be, but a
shrewd and successful manipulation
of ward politics and county and state
conventions, This foolish thing was
done to inspire confidence in weak.
kneed friends "band wagon
followers. Fear was also implied
that the pedestal on which he had
stood was SO high that he was il
danger of being lost to view.
But aside from this feature of tn,
foolish utterance, everybody who hal:
attended c~nyentions in this state il
which Mr.. Crawford appeared as
candidate knows that the real worI
of securing his nomination was per
formed by the men whose service,
he now repudiates, it must b.
through a jealous fear that the sue
cess they achieved for him might b
credited to them rather than to him
self. This feeling is unworthy ant
formed no part of the Crawford
whom the people used to know ant
admire. Either his present sur
roundings r not what his old one'
were, or the cranker of desire haI
made sad havoc with an erstwhil,
admirable disposition.
1t will be remembered also that i
was Mr.. Horner who nominated Mi
Crawford at the convention held il
this city in 1896, when he was place.
on the ticket for congress, and tina,
il was the earnest personal work o
Messrs. Horner and Burke that mad,
his nomination possible. Whethei
this nomination was wise or not ha,
been questioned, since all the othel
nominees of that convention, will
the exception of Mr.. Crawford ane
his colleague and Mr.. Ringsrud, tn,
candidate for governor, were elected
by good ~majorities.
This matter, however, is not per
tinent at present. The immediat,
point at issue is that Mr.. Crawford
seems to have lost much of his GOOD
sense, as is evidenced by the fac
that his campaign is being conducted
on the theory that in order to ele
vate himself he must tear dowr
others first Senator Kyle, now al
other possible candidates and thei
friends. Even if this were gooC
politics from a candidates point o
view, it is unjust to those republi
cans who are not applicants for Office
and do not want to be Handicapped
by pre- convention ~utterrances il
defending any good choice of til,
party after it has been made.
Mr.. Crawford owes it to himself
and the whole party to change hi,
tactics. - Aberdeen News.
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