Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

a,t.ntion. There was nothing abusive
10 his remarks, much to tue dls-
appointment OF the many democrats
present. He has been given some
pointers and no longer talks ABOUT
s.,mps Of helln and '.toads and rats
swarming from foul corporation
cellar" ''The same links OF sausage.
cut from the same. dog" and, speaking
OF Senator Kittredge, che may have
bistered his feet but he didn't blist
his tongue" are still retained and are
as dignified aud convincing as ever.
Gov. Crawford was introduced b,
the Hon. f. G. Ericsson with some very
fitting personal "reminiscences. After
few introductory remarks the gov
ern0r warmed upand started in after his
The first shot out of the box was a fiat
misstate ment. Gov. Crawford asserted
that Senator Kittredge stated in his
speech at Mltcheli, and at Canton and
at other places In the state, that he
never appeared at Pierre as a rail
rod representative. We believe Mr..
Kittredge never made any such state
ment and shall continue TO believe it
until we have better evidence than Mr..
Crawford's unsupported assertion.
Certainly those who heard Senator
Kittredge in Elk Point know that he
made no such statement here. The
steapgraphic report of his Mitchell
speech, which is substantially the
same AS his Elk Point address, contains
the following. Never in my life have
been a salaried attorney for the
| Milwaukee road, for any railroad
corporation, or for any corporation OF
any character or description whatever.
| never was lobbyist for railroad
company or anybody else. | never
appeared in thai capacity at Pierre or
elsewhere Senator Kittredge denied
being lobbyist or q salaried attOrney
Tor the Milwaukee railroad. He freely
admitted being much the same kind OF
la legal representative OF the Mil
waukee railroad that Gov. Crawford
himsel! was for years for the Chicago
Il Northwestern railroad. Gov. Craw-
ford should learn to report an an
tagonist correctly before he issues any
Don Quixote challenges to all ths
world TO come on and refute his un.
supported assertions.
i Gov. Crawford sets ND in horrible
array great many straw men and
then proceeds tn knock them down
again. BE does this very nicely, enjoys
| II hugely and mysti6es many in his
audiences SO that when he is through
they think there has been great
slaughter. For instance, he has con
veyed the impression, to state it mildly
that the stalwarts always in their ia
comparisons, include with state taxes
county, road, bridge school and villag,
taxes. As rule nothing OF the kind
Is done. Read the two supplementary
pages OF the COURIER this week anc
yon will ind plenty of references tc
state LAKES but none whatever to the
local taxes. Last week we paid more
attention. in our comments on Auditor
Harter's communication, to tax com.
PARSONS than at any or all othe,
times, and there is no slightest ref.
lerence TO local taxes. This is man
OF raw which 1t Is very easy for any
body to knock down. Another was
the governors assertion that he il
charged with being secretly in the
employ Of the Chicago & North
western railroad Who makes any
such charge? The governor viii
not deny being openly 10 the
employ of said railroad years ago, but
we have never seen nor heard any-
body, outside of the governors say So
who charges him with being now ia
the railroad employ, secretly or other
wise.
| Gov. Crawford is campaigning for the
purpose Of supplanting Senator Kit
tledge, II he is able, In the United
States senate. Under these circum
stances it might reasonably be expect.
ed that he would outline to hil
constituents what he expected TO ds
4 .
for them If he Is successful in his
canvass. In place OF this his whole
speech was occupied with state politics
and the local republican row for which
he Is largely to blame. The only time n,
touched on national affairs was wher
he made some slight references to ths
Panama canal. Senator Kittredge has
10 his one term brought great credit
70 his state and himself BY his wonder
| fnl executive ability, keen Insight anl
sterling honesty In great national
questsons. Pres. Roosevelt acknewl.
edges him rs one Of his staunchest and
ablest helpers and he 10 SO near Sec,
TAft that it is generally believed thA,
on the election Of the latter as presi
| dent Senator Klttredge will become !
= member Of his cabinet. 1t would 81
rank folly then for South Dakota ID
refuse 70 eathusi astically return hel