The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-15
AS A RAILROAD ATTORNEY

a republican IN this county SAID
that he was undecided on the soma
torial question as between Mr.. kit
tredge and Mr.. Crawford; that his
sympathies had run to the senator
but that the statements made b, The
governor concerning the idea That
Mr.. Kittredge was n railroad astol-
neY had caused him to stop and
think. The question was presented
to the dou5ting voter if he had teen
as active in learning the dttiture CT
Governor Crawford on the rail, Dad
attorney question as in The cast of
Senator Kitr1edge. 1t is THIS mis-
leading and misrepresentation that
Governor Crawford has gone into
that has brought out the doubts Inat
are being made i'm the MIND OF The
people that Senator KittreL, e
possesses all the sins of the rallroa j
attorney aud that Governor Craw foru
is as pure as the driven snow OH
tue railroad propositions. The gov
ernor. however, has been unable TO
cover up his record entirely with
reference to his connections with the
railroads in past years and enough
has been set forth in the state press
W hich ought to put a stop TO the
willful MISREPRESENTATION that the
governor is making. Senator kit
tredge has made an explicit state
ment with reference to his associ-
ations with the railroads as an
attorney; ana i'll his opening ADDRESS
in January said that when he was
appointed senator that he announced
to the railroad companies that he
could not accept any more cases
at their hands; that he would finish
what he was working on. but
declined to accept any new business.
After an honest, broad statement
like that Is the governor of this state
going up and down telling the people
that the senator has lied: that his
sympathles and his actions are still
with the railroads? There is not all
action on the part Of the senator
which would indicate that he has
the slightest affiliation With the rail.
roads Of this state. When a man
makes a public statement like that
of Senator Kittredge he is entitled
to be taken fairly, for were it not
true it could be proved on him With
out much trouble. Up to the present
time, however, the governor and
bis friends have not been able to
show but. what the senator told he
truth. and they cannot do otherwise !
for their is no evidence of it. Gov
ernor Crawford, in his Mitchell
address, stated with a great display
OF Importance. that he was formerly
a railroad attorney, but that be lad
cut loose from any connection with
them whatever. The suppositlon is
that the governor is the only man
who car be possessed of an hunast
motive, and make the people b lieve
that when it comes to simon pure
honesty he is tie bloWn-ia-the-lottla
brand. The record OF the goNernor
goes away back in 1888, when voted
for the Northern Pacific land grant
bill, down to the present time, when
he did not know that the North-
Western railroad had built a hundred
or more miles of track west of the
river and that 1T was operating the
same. On that lack Of know ledge
the governor failed to include that
amount of new railroad building in
the railroad assessment OF the state
and SO the people were cut out OF
that much railroad money. Does the
governor assume to believe that the
people Of the state are so absolutely
Ignorant as to take that for an ex-
cuse why the North Western was
not assessed on that amount of new
railroad building? Why, 1t is folly
for him and his supporters to
believe it for an instant. South
Dakota people like a square deal
and man half hind can see that
tue governor and his administra'io ion
are handing out something that is
very raw and will not be swallow. d
with the same good feeling that
they we're won't to do a couple OF
yeats ago. IL that time the people
have got their eyes opened to Il
considerable extent on the maneu.
vers Of the insurgent political
faction. Their high motives have
been brought into disrepute ny the
! failure to make good their promises
In the legislature, and a number of
acts since then which have not been
In harmony with their oft-repeated
promise. The insurgent legislature
backed down completely on railroad
legislation that wound be beneficial
to the citizen. They promised lower
passenger rates. At that time We
we're paying three cents a mile and
today We are paying three cents a
mile. Where is the IeductiOn I'm Tho