Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-05
GETTING MELLOW.

He called them "toads and rats from
foul cellar, 'imps OF hell, F" yellow
corporation ours, !" machine whelps"
and everything else which was avail
able.
Three weeks ago Senator Kittredge
went on the stump, and his style OF
campaigning was altogether different
from that Of Crawford. He did not
mention the name of Governor Claw
ford. He brought no charges against
him. He did not tell how Mr.. Craw-
ford had sold ont his constituents
to the Northern Pacific road, voting
both ways on an important question
in the same session of the legisla-
ture He did not tell how the gov
ernor had hired boys at 500 each to
violate the land laws of the country,
and how he twice narrowly escaped
indictment by the federal grand jury.
He did not tell how the governor was
charging up his hotel bills to the
state, not only while he is at Pierre,
but while he is galavanting around
the state making personal cam
paigu. He did not read any Of the
letters OF Mr.. Crawford on the So
called "secret compact" to which
Crawford was party, under which
he secured appointments, for which
he was thankful, but which he after
wards, with miserable lack of char
acter, repudiated and denied. The
big senator simply spoke to the peo-
pie about what he had done, why he
had done it, what he would do in the
future, il re elected, and what he
stands for, abusing no one, aud call
ing into question the motives of
none.
Mr.. Crawford has looked on in
envy while the senator has drawn
packed houses day after day and
night after night. He has been
amazed at the great influence which
the senator has exerted over the
voters of the state, and, with his
accustomed instinct for imitation, he
has already begun to copy the meth
DDS Of the big man from Sioux Falls.
In the last week or so, Mr. Craw-
ford has quit his abuse of people
who do not agree with him and his
ambitions He has stopped calling
Senator Kittredge corporation
tool" He says no more about 'yel-
low corporation ours" and "rats from
foul cellar" lie has stopped call
ing the editor of the Argus Leader
"liar," for which he was roundly
Kissed at Oacoma. He has even gone
to the extent of saying that Senator
Kittredge is man of fine ability.
and splendid courage, and great
intellect, and has almost urged his
hearers to vote for Kittredge for the
United States senate. The talkative
governor, who six months ago could
not find language vile enough to
apply to the old line republicans of
the state is now getting mellow and
tame and temperate. He has even
begun to speak to republicans who
six months ago he passed with al
naughty sneer. The governor has
begun to see the light, and just
before the primaries, he is getting as
good as the boy was just before
Christmas.
But the character of Coe l. Craw-
ford is unchanged. He is petty,vin-
dicitive, false and treacherous. Those
who trrst him will be deceived; those
who depend on him will be disap-
pointed; those who believe in him
will live to regret it. A mar who
can enter into written agreement
and then break it is not to be trusted.
The man who will make solemn
platform pledge and then sell out
his constituents, is man to beware
of; the man who is clever and nice
and suaye just before election, and |
who requires an engraved card to |
SEQ him afterwards, is not the kind |
Of man wanted in high Office by al
western state. |
Let the people Of South Dakota
study into the character Of Mr.. Craw-
ford. Let them note his broken
promises; let them think over his
bad faith; lei them consider the
record be has made in every position
Of trust ii which ho has ever been
nlaced: and then hi than dac;da