Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-05-21
FROM KI1TREDGE'S SPEECHES

The following are extracts from
speeches delivered by Senator Kilt
redge in this state since his campaign
for denomination formally opened:
II have never been a lobbyist at
Pierre or anywhere else in my life"
THE record shows that l voted for
the fellow servant law and aided in
its enactment"
I'm the railway rate legislation of
ginning with President Roosevelt in
favor of it's enctment."
las long as | remain in the senate
my voice shall be raised and my vote
shall be given in favor of the purity
OF the American home"
Il am in favor of giving the people
of this state lower freight rates, and
! am in favor of the enactment of a
fiat two-cent passenger rate"
THE record shows that l aided in
those features (Of the pure food law
which have been attacked, but thus
far have stood the tests of the courts"
--
"'Tis passing strange to me why
any man should seek to state facts
contrary to the record, as has been
done and as is being done right along
in this campaign"
"On the first Monday of December,
1901, | took my oath of Office as a
senator. My record has been made
1t is an open book. 1t may be read
ny a In Oof,~
friends, | am not ashamed of that re-
cord.''
During the six years that / have
been member of the United States
senate, my record has been made, and
upon the things which l have done
and upon all of my record, and my
life among you for nearly a quarter
OF century, / ask your aid and VOTE"
In addition to the roalroad rate
law, provisions were enacted which
require railway companies to use what
is known as safety appliances Some
had been required by law for many
years, but these were additional safe
guards, which other senators and my
self insisted upon, regarding which
ail the railway, employees know and
approve, and all ought to favor and
approve, because danger to life in the
operation of the train service is les
sened most appreciably."
You well remember the discussion
that preceded the enactment of the
meat inspection law, and the objec-
tons made thereto by the great pack
ing interests of the country. This
law which l supported, requires rigid
inspection of not only the product,
but of the methods of killing. of
slaughtering and of curing meats. Not
shipment from those packing
houses, or from the slaughtering
houses, may be made by interstate
transportation until it is first inspect
ed under the authority of the govern
ment OF the United States.'
my investigation convinced me
that the high price of lumber was re-
state; that three or four men had
under their control the timber supply,
the sawmills, the lumber. and forced
the retail dealer often, and always the
consumer, to pay the price for lum-
Der which they might determine he
should pay. AS long as Iremain in the
senate | shall stay with this PROPOSE
ton until the prices of lumber shall
be forced to such point that it is
just and fair and reasonable for our
people"
"Our president has inaugurated
great policies based upon the princi-
pies OF the square deal and the Gold
en- Rule-principles that are not new,
but our president has made new ap-
plications of them BY those policies
man and every child shall be treated
justly, fairly and precisely as every
other man, every other woman and
every other child is treated. OF these
policies / always have been, am to-
day and ever will be cordial believ-
er and hearty supporter"
''In my judgment, the keynote of
our party in this campaign should be
declaration in our platform APPROX
ing President Roosevelt's administra-
ton, approving his policies, declaring
for their continuance, and for our
presidents choice as his successor,
William HI. Taft"
Never in my life have been the
salaried attorney of any railroad or
when became your senator. and
while it was the business by which
I earned my daily bread, some times
tried lawsuits for railroads, just the
same as for an individual. From the
first day of October, 1901, two months
before / took my oath of Office as
senator, | have had no business trans
actions with the railroads.&c. rela-
lions with them, direct or indirect,
in any way, shape or FORM"
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"Six years ago there was no ade-
quate law protecting the farmers
against the manufacture and sale OF
oleomargarine, which was made and
ter that none but experts could dis
tinguish between the spurious and
the genuine The oleomargarine act
provides, in brief. that high tar or