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Speech of Gov. Coe l. Crawford. De-
livered at Eureka, S. OAK,
December 2, 1907

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IN n Republican epase party today, under the leadership of u great President.
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49, le eInM mey nave their attorneys and agents mi iohhdsts ot
sa eveIyw ner uyM uo control the politics Of the country prevent m
laws from being passed to check their abuses. Npe'en' as
This is just why we have for several ears been HAVING how'd a.h. g.,
~ w NepuDncan party South Dakota. The railroad Companies had nv
~ Ro~ef IN N TN. tn party g m prevented the conventions from passing any
s sesurasN .rL m iavor OF making them pay their share OF taxes. and they eot
nI hem m % So e ace s. s. 80 . ina a law could not be passed in the Legislature to
~ cSy s. eu.neo p. INC compelling them to connect their tracks 80 that a
ssc.eos x 1ns .sMo compelling them to pay their share OF taxes.
n,.n S@u.tO hlttredge and his personal friends m eutenan favored the
were overlooked. AA' INV Jug isnS ol Tue peopi
Republican party 1anAs IN ue
Senator aasz Eia a9ststsd a that The eu 1a nssty should III n net i, be , controlled s.. in this = By
s1ow nov the ranroads got tut of paying their share of taxes in this state
wneTe s tney paid ne smallest tax in any State Gin the United States.
report Interstate Commerce Commission 1902:
ST.. Amount oftax
S@ n.,... paid per mile.
NNsn ako $21OO 90
-Woen" CO4 90
wyoming 141. 90
IU..saS 1 129. 90
MAsoun 2O3. 90
So Te-e~ 1873. 90
toAds 400
1--we 171.OO
e mMue1ol. 247. 90
rr,SN @SNn D,NWa ..:. -. ..... 90
nj shows that in South Dakota the railroads by getting too much power
~ q political party and by being favored by Jour leaders rot mt = nav.
le more than half the taxes they had to pay in surrounding STATE. 7 onnosed
this ~ unjust and unfair to the people. ofteaeu
The Record Of Senator klhwedne.
1 o. not leone here to abuse Senator Kitredge and do lot believe hnae
q argument; but / contend that the records shows hat ha has favcrad ~
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