Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

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bidding, and stand up for corporation
government when aware that the
corporations are robbIng them thru
the boss system as practiced.
A case In print. The tax payers of
Minnehaha county have paid 5000, 900
in ten years, good, honest money, that
the railroads should have paid. The
property Of the people was over val
ued and the railroads under valued.
Under Crawford the railroads will
pay 800, 900 more taxes in Minnehaha
than ever before, and the tax payers
of Lincoln county have been robbed
out Of Sac, 0O0Nin ten years by the
same Infamous system Of boss rule
and corrupt lobbyists at Pierre.
Kittredge may continue to deny be-
ing a corporation attorney and lobby
list, but the people as a rule know
better. Kits grand stand play is that
he tried the railroad cases and was
paid for his work. No man doubts
the statement. The corporations
paid Kit we'll. They were even gen.
erouS.
They made him
Boss and keeper
OF the campaign
Swag and sent
Him to the senate.
This is good pay for a man who new
er did a bit Of work to help develop
the state. He and Alex Johnson nom-
mated Elrod while Harry Hunter
wanted a Milwaukee man. No, the
people were not In it a minute, and
this is the man who heads the ma
chine republicans.
There are some republicans who fol-
low the lead of Kittredge, but they
are getting less and less and beauti-
fully less every day. II any sincere
republican who loves, manhood, hon
esty, virtue, and temperance, can
ind anything to admire In the lead
ersIip Of such q man, they are well
come, but what an example they set?
"A leader who has represented the cor
porations, who will stand up before
an intelligent audience, as he did in
Canton, and shift the responsibility
for his bossism to a paid attorney is a
coward at heart and a dangerous man
under the corruption which the cor
porations maintain.
The Kittredge speech in Canton
marks him as the most perfect dema-
gogue in the political history Of the
state. Ask the thousands who had to
60 to Sioux Falls and take orders and
Others to ask permission to run for
this Office or that, and then let Kit
tredge answer the charge Of bossism.
The progressive republicans of this
state want no bosses or corporation
masters. They demand that the peo-
pie shall rule In all matters; the stall
warts stand for corporation rule and
corporation plumber and q boss system
that would r~e-establish the old rotten
and corrupt regime at Pierre.
The principle involved In the politi-
cal struggle in this state is greater
than all the political leaders COM
bined. It Is the broad and never dy-
Ing doctrine OF human liberty and hui
s1assTpT0ETsss, cherished anu prOtect-
ed since the Baron's made the king
~ old boss surrender, just as the pro-
gressive republicans under Crawford
drove the fostering stencil Of corrup-
tion and brazen lobbyist out Of the
state house.
Is any man unpatrlotic enough to
believe that our people will turn their
backs on reform as empliied by Pres
|tdent ROOSEVELT Does any man be-
Elieve for q moment that our people
will surrender the rights and priyi-
1leges won 10 the last legislature or
support men forofice who are opposed
70 q square deal all round.
Senator Wesley, the progressive
candidate for governor, Is able, clean,
honorable, and has always been q
champion Of the people.
Jim Browne OF Aberdeen Is q candi-
date or the old machine for governor,
and it IS hardly necessary to state
what the people would get II Browne,
one Of the old machine leaders, was
elected governor.
Il you want equality before the law
and j square deal you know how to
lind II. IL you want the old CORPORA
tlon tax skinning gang In power again
you know the road.
Tom Goes After Kit.