The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-12
Crawford For Senator
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4 hp plans adopted bT the government
4 lock canal
a senator Kittredg want ct sea leN"l
= canal which would require twice the
' Time and SlOO. 900 600 more. and Just
' i,.fore Congress adjourned IN June.
= aoG ne attempted to pass resolution
the aid of democratic votes in the +
canal Committee to confirm" the IN
\ ..-rigation Of complaints against the
D canal management upon tn" lSthlnu7 +
4 during The recess Of Congress. Inc
4 President complained in his letter 70
4 CONGRESSMAN Watson OF sinister OPP /
4 .o~irion and demands for nvestiga-
a non which would mean indeiinate de-
4 lay.
= During all the years that the
' Kittredge machine was IN power til'
= railroads in South Dakota paid the
= lowest tax per mile in amy state III
the Union
The legislature of 1907 was free
\ rom railroad domination ana free
. rom control by senator kittr"dSe
4 and his friends Result;
The enactment in one session OF the
4 following laws affecting public service
4 corporations.
Requiring them to pay taxes upon
y terminals and other property situated
thin cities and towns. directing tn"
= Board OF Railroad Commissioners -
' ascertain the cash value oi the ran
y roads within the state and aplfopTl-
Y ting money for that purpose, making
Y il unlawful 10 destroy competition b>
y unjust discrimination. stat" prlhaIt
\ election law. prohibiting corporations
\ from making contributions for cam
4 uaign purposes. making secret lpDhl
o ing for corporations and special inter
A nSts - crime. giving the Board OF Kan
A way Commissioners power to "Namln"
4 tine hooks and accounts of puDlc ware
y houSemen. directing the Board OF kan
y road Commissioners by Schedul" to IN
y maximum passenger rat"s.at 2i2 cents
' per mile. compelling railroads TO pnt
i'm connecting tracks at Junction points
y and 10 make joint rates; requiring
\ railroads TO pay double damages tor
\ unreasonable delay in making settle
4 mput for damages to live stock or pro-
! perty destroyed by fire, making rail-
A way companies liable to employees FOR
= damages caused by negligence of CO.
= employees: limiting the continuous
y hours Of service of railway operatives
' 10 Is hours. ObOlishing free passes.
II promptly passed a Joint reSolu
! ton endorsing the policies OF the
! President in relation to transportation
: charges and unlawful trusts and en-
4 biuations. But Parmley, the leader
4 OF Senator Kittredges friends IN the
= House voted against it. blouse Jour
= nal pages 1873. POS. Senate JOurna
= page 30
= Under the new railroad revenue
' law. the State Board of Assessment
y increased the assessed valuation O
= the railroads that We're in the state
4
. doubled the assessed valuation OF the
4 express companies; it materially IN
4 creased the assessed valuation OF the
4 Dakota Central Telephone lines an'
4 the Western Union Telegraph Com
4 uanv As Board of Equalization i
= adopted a ratio of one third OF th'
= actual value of all property. and fol
~ the purpose of treating all classes o
. property as nearly alike as possible
81 it reduced the assessment OF banf
< stocks from fifty per cent. 10 fortl
( per cent while real estate railroads
Z live stock. merchandise and all othe
. property were valued upon the basi'
. Of thirtythree per cent.
0 Every special appropriation made
o for new buildings with the exception
x of the new capitol, was recommended
K by the Supervising Boards and was
K necessary.
Y am prepared 10 defend this RECORD
y before any audience i'm the state ant
y challenge Senator kittredge to discuss
Q all these issues in the open with me.
0 Did any one ever hear him. or an,
q Of his licutenants advocate any OF the
x reforms enacted into law last winter
K 1t is no answer to accuse us Of in
conssteuce in opposing Senator Kit
o tredge because We supported Senate
0 Gamble Senator Gamble abandoned
8 the Kittredge machine and, with hi
& friends. Joined us and assisted in pas
x sing reform laws and in keeping on
x pledges He was reelected as TIN
( result and is not an issue i'll lhis can
Z paign.
. 1t is because of the record OF Sena
q tor Kittredge and his attitude in rela
0 tiOn to these questions that thousand
8 Of the republican votes Of this stat
< oppose his reelection and demand tina
X Shall be candidate against him.
x This ] have decided to do and
Z chosen for the office of United State
= Senator ! shall support:
y The policies and measures az
D Vocated by President Roosevelt
q The early completion Of tn
K Panama Canal according to the typ
K and plans adopted 10y the administer;
( ton. and comprehensive and pei
Y manent Improvement Of the MississiI
y ri River and its nayiga' tributaries
. including the Missouri through thi
D state so that the same may be effeC
0 tive checks upon excessive railWa
q rates.
K 3 \ revision of tariff schedules b
K placing lumber. coal and iron upon ,d
( free list; and in cases where the man
Y ufacture of an article is controlled b.
y trust and competition in its produC
. tion at home has been destroyed
0 am i'm favor Of reducing the tariff upol
0 it to point that will permit foreign
q competition.
a 4. The ascertainment Of the actua
\ value of railroads engaged in inter
Y state commerce. the limitation of is
y sues Of stocks and bonds to bona fid
o transactions a uniform system o
o book keeping and accounts. and tn