Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-30
ENDORSES KITTREDGE
mute Nelson, the Great MInnesOidn,
Warmly CommendS The Services
Of Senator A. B. kitlredQe

On the 2Sth of March, John Refer
son, president OF the scandinavian
Republican League of Dawson county,
wrote a letter to Senator Nelson, ask
ing about Senator kittredge and his
standing in Washington. President
Reierson pointed out some or the
things being said to the hurt Of Sen
ator Kittredge in the South Dakota
campaign, and asked Senator Nelson
to advise him as TO the facts. Sem
ator Nelson, of course, is noe willing
to take a hand in senatorial ngnt
in another state, but he was willing
to do justice to friend, and In reply
to the request, wrote the Following
letter, which was printed In the
letter will be read with interest
throughout South Dakota, because
Senator Nelson is honest and fearless
and his judgment will be accepted by
hundreds, not to say thousands, OF
people in South Dakota Senator
Nelson writes:-
Washington, ID. c., April 2, 1908.
Hon. John Reierson, President Scan
dinavian Republican League, Day.
ison county. Mitchell. s. D..
Dear Sir:-Your favor or Marcn
28th, asking my views as to the stand.
ing, services, and qualifications OF
Senator Kittredge as senator and
as to whether he has worked in har-
mony with the president, Is at hand.
In reply | desire to say that so lar
as | know he has supported all the
prominent measures recommended by
the administration. He was particu-
larly active in helping to secure pas
sage of the railway rate bill, and on
that subject was entirely in harmony
with the president, and so far as !
know he has the full confidence or
both the president and Secretary TART.
| may say that on all great public
questions he has always been on the
side of what | term reform and on
the side of the people. He sits quite
near me in the senate chamber and
usually confers with me about public
questions when they come up for con-
sideration, and / hardly know OF an
instance where he has not assumed
the same attitude and taken the same
course on public matters that / have.
In fact, have always felt that / could
rely upon him for help to secure the
passage of any measure that deem
ed for the best welfare of the people.
Senator Kittredge is one OF the most
energetic and industrious members OF
the senate. ! have served with him
for several years on the judiciary
committee, which deals with import
ant legal and constitutional questions,
and have always found his judgment
clear and sound and have found him
ever ready to take a broad and lib
eral view of all questions that apper-
t"'- ~ the RIGHTS of the people. His
standing In the senate Is excellent;
in fact, none Of the younger senator's
are held in better repute or have
more friends in this body. While
senator nittredge does not pretend
to be great orator. yet in all the
hard work that goes to formulate
and prepare legislation and get it in
shape for final action, he is active,
efficient and energetic as any mem
Der of this body. | think your young
and growing state is very fortunate,
indeed in having such an able repre-
sentative in the senate as Senator
Kittredge.
Knufa NalSpp