The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-05

A luDiCROUS COMPARISON

The Daily Public Opinion at Water
town. which became i~mpregnated
with he Crawford brand of reform"
when Its editorsnip was undertaken
5y the political representative OF the
Minneapolis 4 St. Louis railroad. re-
Gently contained this paragraph.
speaking Of progressive republi-
They are headed bv such men n
I.aFollette In Wisconsin. Cummins in
Iowa. Dineeh In Illinois. Crawford in
81 9TH Dakota. and Roosevelt Of Am
Probably the paper which draws It's
editorial inspiration from a railroad
corporation Is about the only n In
the state that would take itself ser.
iously In comparing Crawford with
either Roosevelt or LaFollette.
When vas Roosevelt ever contain
mated with petty grating schemeef
When was Roosevelt eve engaged
In whitewashing petty senatorial
When did Roosevelt ever lend en-
couragement to young men to violate
homestead laws or other federal
statutes?
When was Roosevelt ever handing
out railroad passes to the p~opulacef
When did Roosevelt ever try to
round up those to whom he had is
NoSh 0iAodu pdSSSS ~ get InGlI
81 ccial backing for a United States
Wien did Roosevelt ever 90 back
on a public pledge to stand for equal
When did Roosevelt ever work
Land in glove with my one to permit
a great railroad corporation to es-
cape the paying of taxes on eve
Il ousand square miles of land?
Wien did Roosevelt ever set up the
whine that an Investigation ordered
by he federal authorities was the
work Of his political enemies?
When did Roosevelt ever refuse to
stand responsible for his own deeds,
either OF omission or commission?
When did Roosevelt ever escape
Indictment by a grand jury on ac-
count of political pull?
When did Roosevelt ever plead the
statute OF limitation for any OF his
public or private performances?. !
When did Roosevelt aver seek TO
sic ulder his deeds or misdeeds upon
those who have opposed him polite
allyf
When did Roosevelt ever charge
his political enemies" with doing the
things that he himself has done?
When did Roosevelt ever seek to
ride into public favor upon false
premises and broken promises?
When did Roosevelt publicly fout
the railroads and privately accept
TIER help In political campaigns?
All his life Roosevelt has been
standing pat for the things that he
has been preaching.
All his life Crawford has been
standing pat against the things that
All his life Roosevelt has been
preaching civic righteousness and
making his acts to conform there
to.
All his life Crawford has remained
silent as to these things while per-
gcnally catering to corporate greed.
All his life Roosevelt has been en-
deavoring to practice what he has
been preaching.
All his life Crawford has been prac-
tic.hg the opposite Of what he is
preaching.
AT no point In Roosevelt's career
has he eyer remained silent when q
case OF graft has been brought to his
attention.
At this very moment after a ma
grant case OF graft has been brought
to Crawford's attention. Crawford Is
SUPP crting the chief interest on state
funds CRATER for denomination.
Rc0eevelt's political asset Is q lfe-
lOnp record for answering ndellty
to public duty.
C,awford's political assets to dateis
a hfe long record for broken pledges
ort n dfcrapard for nubiic duty.