Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-06-04
A LUDIcRoUs COMPARISON

The Daily Public Opinion at Water
town, which became impregnated
with the Crawford brand of reform"
when its ,editorsnip was undertaken
oy the political representative of the
Ninneapolls e. st. Louis railroad, re-
speaking of ''progressive'' republi,
They are headed bv such men as
I.atollette in Wisconsin. Cummins in
Iowa. Dineen in Illinois. Crawford in
ruth, Dakota. and Roosevelt of Am
erica"
Probably the paper which draws its
editorial inspiration from a railroad
corporation Is about the only one in
the state that would take Itself SER
iously in comparing Crawford with
ellher Roosevelt or LaFollette.
When was Roosevelt ever contain
mated with petty grating schemes?
when was Roosevelt ever 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 populace?
When did Roosevelt ever try to
round up those to whom he had is
sued railroad passes to get their
81 ecial backing for United States
When did Roosevelt ever 90 back
on public pledge TO stand for equal
taxation
When did Roosevelt ever work
Land in glove with any one to permit
great railroad corporation to es-
cape the paying of taxes on seven
tiuusand square miles of land?
When did Roosevelt ever set up the
whine that an investigation ordered
by the 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 grand jury On ac-
count or political pull"?
When did Roosevelt ever plead the
statute of limitation for any of his
public or private performances?
When did Roosevelt ever seek to
shoulder his deeds or misdeeds upon
those who have opposed him polite
allyl
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 flout
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
he is preaching.
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-
sonally. catering to corporate greed.
ALI his life Roosevelt has been en-
6eavoring to practice what he has
been preaching.
All his life Crawford has been prac-
tlc-Lg the opposite of what he is
preaching.
At no point in Roosevelt's career
has he ever remained silent when a
case of graft has been brought to his
attention.
AT this very moment after fla
grant case of graft has been brought
to Crawford's attention. Crawford is
sum crting the chief interest on state
funds CRATER for denomination.
Rcosevelt's political asset is a life
lone record for answering fidelity
TO public duty.
C,awford's political assets to date is
a lfe long record for broken pledges
ant q diSregard for Dublic dIty