The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
Of CRAWFORD
THE FACTS REVEALED

was carried and after the recess Mr..
Glaspell. a friend of the people, NOV
ed that the council adjourn and the
motion was carried. Council Journal
The next morning, March 5, Mr..
Hughes called up Council Bill 14o.
considered until the order for un-
finished business was reached
Council Journal p. 1907. This &C
ton on the part OF the counsel for the
Northern Pacific shows how anxious
the railroad company was to force
the measure.
The next move with regard to the
bill was on the question OF the
amendment offered by Major Dollard
substituting his measure for that un-
del consideration. The motion was
lost by the vote of s to IL. Mr.. Craw-
foro voting against the amendment:
This is the first time that Crawford
really indicated that he had left the
railroad company. What had tran
spired the night before to bring
about this change of base his friends
at Bismarck could not understand.
Mr.. Crawford then offered an amend
ment which vas lost Council Jour
nal PIP. 1929. Mr.. Glaspell then Of
f Dessle' the toS sS1'owi aSsro IN eeha snat Of nd 5as
inq herein contained shall be con-
strued to exempt from taxation the
lands Of n railroad company and
not within the right Of way Of such
company o used in it's ordinary
business. Council Journal p. 1882.
Mr.. Hughes then demanded a divis-
ion of the question; the call OF the
house was also demanded: 81 mem
bers responded; the call was raised.
Upon the amendment offered by Mr..
Glaspell the vote was 10 to 10 and 1t
was consequently lost. Mr.. Crawford
voting for the amendment which in
dicated hat he vas again in a wav-
er:ng condition Council Journal PIP:
another amendment which was ad,
opted by a vote Of Is to 1 Council
Journal p. 734). Mr.. Erickson then
moved a ecess until 2 p. m. and his
motion was lost. Mr.. Mcdonald,
still with the people. moved an adj
joGrnment, which was lost. Mr..
Hughes moved the previous question
Nj. Crawford voting with Mr..
Hughes. The call Of the house was
demanded; all the members were
p1 esent. MI. Erickson again moved
that the council take a recess until
2 p. m, which was lost. The ques,
ton was then put. Shall the bill
pass?" and it was lost by a vote OF
tn. Bill Council Journal PIP. 1866.
It seemed to Mr.. Crawford neces-
sary that upon every decisive vote
regarding this he should ex-
plain why he voted as he did and on
this occasion. true to his constitu,
ency, true to those who had framed
his platform at Harold October 4.
~ vote against this bill on the
around that II includes all lands
owned by railway companies not ne
cessary to their use for right OF way
ma depot grounds. cannot vote to
exempt such lands from taxation"
Council Journal p. 1850. This asser,
ton on the part OF Mr.; crawford
satisfied and over1oyed ms Ir,ends
lations for the manly stand he had
taken. Particularly was there reason
for rejoicing because in some in
stances as hereinbefore related he
seemed to be wavering and it was
feared that he would prove r%ecreant
to his trust and his pledge.
lived. Later on. and the same day,
Mr.. Crawford moved: That the
vote by which council bill 140 was
lost be reconsidered.' The. call of
the house was demanded Council
Journal p. 1927; the call was raised
Council Journal p. 1851; Mr.. Glas-
pell then moved to lay the motion to
table. II this motion had been car
ried it would have settled the matter.
The vote, however, was 9 in favor
and IL against the motion and Mr..
Crawford, of course voting with the
majority Council Journal p. 754.) Mr..
Hughes then moved the previous
question which shut OF debate and it
Crawford voting with the majority.
Mr.. Mcdonald had joined him in his
change of base. Mr.. Erickson then
undertook to have the matter post
pOned until the next morning but his
motion was lost Council Journal p.
1861. Mr.. Hughes then moved to have
the matter made q special order for
8 p. n: Mr.; Erickson Erickson mSved to n table
was lost. Mr.. Erickson then moved
that it be made a special order for
s o. m. Mr.. Hughes moved to table
the motion which was carried by the
same vote of IL to 8, SO the matter
was made q special order for 6 I'm.
Council Journal p 1861
The hour having arrived q call Of
the house vas demanded and all
UlCIuOCA0 WOW
cali was raised. The bill was then
put upon its final passage and car-
ried by q vote of II to 8, and then it
was that Mr.. Crawford again ex-
plained his vote by saying:
81 now vote for this bill on the
ground that since voting before I
have received . communication from
people on my district requesting that
vote for this bill. That feature Of
the bill relating to the exempting OF
all the Iands Of any railroad com.
pany, paying under the gross earn.
inqs system, from taxation 10 against
my Judgment, but ! do not desire 90
SET up my Judgment against the only
expression / have from my district
on this subject."
Thus 1t will be seen and under
stood by every intelligent voter that
Mr.. Crawford was induced to leave
the people BY some influence which
was potent and which was exercised
uEon him in q very short period On
time. This record needs no em0el.
fishing. A thousand tongues aided
by countless pens could not SO Wv
idly picture q characteristic that un-
fits q person for public trust as do
these truthful annals OF his relation
ship to his measure.
The foregoing recital is based ON