Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-21

or not The question for the peo-
pie to decide is whether they want
this interest graft to continue. If
they do they will vote for Cassill;
if they do not, they viii vote for
johnson.
One of the promises made by
Crawford in the last campaign was
equal taxation. Another promise
was economy. Both promises were
broken. In matter Of taxation the
assessment on farm lands was
increased out of all proportions;
bank stock assessment was lowered
Notwithstanding the fact that bank
ing capital and profits showed
large increase over previous years
and the Northwestern railroad was
favored in railroad assessment even
to the extent of leaving out of the
assessment rolls forty miles of com.
pleted road. In the matter of econ
omy it is only necessary to state that
the records show the Crawford legis-
lature spent $3.50, 900 more than any
other in the history of the state.
Equal taxation and economy"
are only two of the BLESSINGS"
bestowed by the Crawford regime
Others might be mentioned, includ-
ing the interest graft and the killing
of the 2-cent passenger rate bill.
These little matters, however, evi.
IDENTIFY are regarded by Crawford as
too tritling to need explanation, for
he is still conducting his campaign
on the theory that he can continue
to fool the people.
During the time the stalwarts
were in power in the state it was
always their policy to keep educa-
tional matters out OF politics. E. G.
Eriskson, the head of the board Of
regents, is taking an active part in
the campaign for Crawford, the first
time in the history Of the state an
official in his position has done so.
In this again the insurgents show
their insincerity for they have repeat
edly declared that educational mat
ters should be kept out of politics.
The primary election law is the child |
Of the insurgents and was passed to
eliminate the making up of states by |
or machines. The insur-
gents have been the first to place
state ticket in the field and they
have been working necessarily in the
of the state to place legisla.
tive and county tickets in nomina-
tion. They claim these are not
machine methods, but reform meth
DDS. 1t is merely case of six of
one and have dosen of the other.
Ii they think they can secure the
election Of their candi dates the
methods pursued are immaterial,
that will secure the result
IS proper aud right in their mind.
Coe /. Crawford has yellow streak
down his back as wide as that part
Of his anatomy. He has even been
faithless in his political life, and even
his best friends dare not depend
upon him. The insurgent leaders
in Marshall county repeatedly
asserted that no county Legislative
ticket would be placed IN the field
here,but handful gathered together
Tuesday evening of last week and
ticket was nominated in direct oppo-
sition to the primary law passed by
the insurgents. No ticket for county
officers had been placed in the field
by the stalwarts. but this action on
the part of the insurgents may CON-
pei the stalwarts to follow suit, or
lose out. This is only in keeping
with the regular campaign methods
OF the organization under Crawford.
County Journal. After
reading the above one can discover
easily the fine Italian hand of the
Insurgent-boss Coe l. Crawford, the
chief engineer of the insurgent
just notice the similarity |
Of the action of the Crawford |
machine in Day county. See how
smoothly in this instance the cogs OF
the Marshall county machine mash
into those OF Day county, and yet
the stock yell of the insurgents has
always been machine, machine,
down with the machine"
But in every instance it has proved