The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06


of our Reed Smoot by his own tes
timorH on oath. said that II the tim
ever Qme when he must choose be
tween mis- duty under his oath to tn
Mormm church and the duty he owes
to tneIgovernment under the oath h,
had assumed as senator he Woult
leave ne country. II occurred TO m,
that iced Smoot was not the bes
qualna man that the state of TJtal
might have sent TO that great body +.
enact hw for the people OF this coun.
try teebserve.
Rate Regulation.
Muq criticism has been mads
about ny attitude In congress on rate
legisiaton, and the statement is made
that tur days before the vote was
cast the railway rate legislation
cwo yhrs ago 1 declared that / had
not r9u the bill. That is absolutely
faises ND the men and the papers
who stted 1t knew It to be false.
Ear in February. 1905. three
montn before the first amendment
was wed upon In the senate OF the
Unitee states, three months and =
haii Fore the final vote was taken
upon aat bill. and while that rate
Dill pending before the proper
commiee OF the senate Of the United
StatesNI did state that I hadn't er-
anime the bill they had under CEN
sider4,n. They had any number Of
biiis 4ore them which had been In
troouq by any number OF persons.
They "a bill that had come over
10 the from the house.
A Lie Nailed.
On le first day of March. 1895.
Two inths before the first amend
~ that bill was voted upon.
a, amo ntns and a half before the
= mo- ay upon that measure was had.
4 sa public interview stating that
l wou vote for a railroad rate hili
&C. pc Enlightened, If strengthened n
mlghte. / would vote for the biII
lnat NE from the house to be 50
aInshq IL that should be desired.
Anu ~ appears of record and In
the phc print. That bill was re-
Poase1o the senate in February.
isoo' q as have stated the first
Npte Sn the first amendment hap
peheoto months thereafter, and Sc
ameheents in all were made TO that
piil, a9I them at the suggestion and
Win approval Of President Roose-
velt his attorney general. MT.
Moou9and among other amend
mentsroposed to that measure was
one ping sleeping car and express
car cepanies under the provision Of
that assure. That was an amend-
ment ggested by me. (Applause.,
Conce ng my record on that propo-
sitlon ere Is a document that clear
~ esuashes 1t. 1t often happens I'm
WasnHon that In the multitude OF
ouues senator must perform upon
cohleloe committees and otherwise
ne causn from committee room to
tne s4e when a vote Is had, and all
been ing in full accord eyery dav
every aur with Senator Nelson Of
Minnea, and one day, and it is the
only te 1 was absent when a vote
was tsn, and there were hundreds
or % upon those amendments.
SenateNeison stated upon the floor
OF thtenate, which appears in the
Congrional Record, matter of
recorcpen to all:
The Nelson Letter.
"orehalf OF the Senator from
Soutnakota, Mr.. Kttredge, wish
10 sta that he has a general pair
with senator from Colorado. Mr..
Patten and he desired to have me
state u he would vote on these
questis as I vote were he present."
Andhe president stated in regard
to thsonduct Of Senator Nelson as
''whit1ouse. Washington. Oct, IL.
My D Mr.. Baker:
In swer to your question II is q
matfeH simple justice to say that
SenatsN elson was one of the most
potenbrces In securing the passage
Of thlnter state commerce law In
the e,Ilent shape in which II was
passed was In close touch with him
at alkages OF the contest and he
and were In entire harmony
throuent. Senator Nelson was one
Of thaen to whom we owe most in
conneon with the passage Of the
measi and who acted throughout
with apparent good faith and cour-
age. icerely yours.
Theodore Roosevelt.
cent" senator No Longer.
In face of records such as that
1t Is ited surprising that any should
misre aent me as they do. The only
way IN understand Il at all Is that
for tuty-two years. and Ii has
been nte long since I began in a
simplNay to indulge in politics,
this the first time that have ever
,openeby mouth in answer to these
men 10. without regard to truth,
think HAT they can say anything
aboutae and / will remain silent.
tL1aoeer.) That day has passed,
Il baid that during the six years
that have been in the senate I
neyersted my voice regarding local
issuosAat have never favored any
Of tAineasures which are for the
benAAof the people. / had hoped.
I hadxpected that wbsn 1922,
IA K1nd NV deserts with . seat IN
the rfed states senate, and wnen
had ! ambition to perform TO tne
l,uis = share of the work at Wasn
inr3sfi might very well leave locai
msf< for the republicans OF the
stefS south Dakota to determine.
ana ere In no man living In TINS
sfsf. no does not know that nave
reIlshsly adhered to that course Ior
the "a years past. .s,,
Mlng the six years in WasMn.
tor lspeak with deliberation, a1vs
h1& II absolute slave to duty. (Cries
of Is know it, Kitl" | have Pc
~ Ivork there at Z o'clock In the
nc ~ severy morning. and ! have
wS< late at night Not an inter-
81 the state Of South Dakota or
A. ,tizen called to my attention mas
be- Reelected, and in running er-
~ About the department OF Wasn-
inE>% I have walked until ohsters
NJ 2pon the soles Of my ieeI
a., $ter.l II was my ambition
sn1 I so stated to Governor Herreid.
WI ave me the appointment, that
mv',,sst efforts should be directed %
bri>y honor and credit to the state.
Nice from the audience: xou %
hassa1 i,will not say that. but VIII
- 80 tried my very best to GO 30