The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

dates to make a public statement o
campaign expenses; prohibiting cor
p~orations from making contribution:
for political purposes, destroying the
power of the boss and divorcing rail
way companies from politics. Can II
be successfully maintained that they
have no substantial ground for these
objections to Mr.. Kittredge as a can.
didate? A brief reference to the re-
cord is not out of place here, 1t dis
closes:
/. That on April 26th, 1897, a Sec
ret compact vas entered into between
National Committeeman Mark Hanna
and Mr.. Kittredge, attorney for the
Milwaukee railroad company and A.
q. Johnson, the general agent of the
Chicago & North Western railway
company, by which MI. Kittredge and
Mr.. Johnson controlled the federal
patronage in this state, and that Mr..
Hanna, pursuant to this agreement,
filed written notice in Washington
recognizing these men as above.
2. That during practically all the
time intervening, and until the Sioux
Falls convention last year, Mr.. Kit
tredge-first as national committee
and later as United States SEN
ator, was the recognized head of the
republican organization in this state
and with his personal friends and po-
litical ~lieutenants controlled the party
organization, the state conventions
and the legislature, and that during
all these years not one single resolu-
tion affecting the public service o +
porations vas adopted by a republican
state convention in South Dakota.
Resolutions favoring a change in the
law for the assessment of corporations,
for the correction of the pass evil, and
for a state primary were introduced,
but promptly suppressed.
B. That during all these years not
one single statute opposed by public
service corporations was enacted by a
South Dakota legislature.
4. The legislature of 1905 was in
the hands of the political friends of
Senator Kittredge and was controlled
by lieutenants who stood for the
things he stood for. That legislature
convened Immediately after President
Roosevelt presented his ringing mes
sage to congress in favor of rate legis-
lation, If Senator Kittredge was in
sympathy with the position taken by
the president, why did his spokesman
and personal champions in the legisla-
ture of 1905 refuse repeatedly to en-
dorse the presidents policy?
The records show the following pro-
ceedings in the legislature of 1905:
Feb. 10. MI. Lindley introduced
House Joint Resolution No. II, en-
dorsing President Roosevelt's efforts
to secure reform in railroad rate legis-
lation. 1t was referred to the Com
on State of Affairs and never
reported. House Journal, pages 49,
Feb. 18th. House Joint Resolution
memorializing Congress to endorse
and assist President Roosevelt in his
efforts to secure an equitable adjust
ment OF transportation charges and
,heck unlawful encroachment of mon
,polistic trusts and combinations
came to the Senate and was referred
70 the Committee on Rules, of which
Senator Lawson, a devoted follower of
senator Kittredge, was chairman. 1t
vas eve reported by that com
House Journal, pages 627,
80, S75, 87S. Senate Journal, page
Jan. 8. Senator Rice > introduced
senate Joint Resolution No. 8, me-
norializing congress to pass a law en-
the powers of the interstate
commerce commission and to ''keep
he highways of commerce open to all
lpon equal terms" Senate Journal
,age 49, 1t was referred to the COM
nittee on judiciary of which this same
Lawson was chairman. Page
49,. 1t was never reported.
Feb. IL. Senator Cassill introduced
'enate Joint Resolution No. Ii, re-
Iuesting the senators and representa-
ives of South Dakota to sustain the
resident of the United States In his
forts to secure just and equitable
transportation charges. Senate Jour-
al page 546.) 1t was referred to the
ommittee on rules of which Senator
was chairman. 1t was never
eported.