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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
"sTATELEAGUEFOR CRAWFDRD'
Republican Scandinavian Organixa-
ti0n Adopts Resolutions Declar-
ing for Him for Successor 81
Senator Al. u. Kittredge."
COMMEND REFORM RECORD.



Somebody Is wrong about the num-
berof Scandinavians who were repre-
scented at this meeting. but IT would be
an insult to the 24.4s5 who were not
present to assume that each could be
led to the polls by the four Of Sioux
Falls. or the one from Huron. 1t IL In
credible that four or Ave men In the
operating room of local doctor can
absolutely control the thoughts and
actions Of $4,000 men Of the sturdy
race which produced an Amundsen
and a Manson.
Mr.. Scandinavian Voter. were you,
and you, and you. represented at the
sioux Falls meeting III not, you have
been lied abouS and held up to public
criticism as man who can be led to
the polls to vote as a sheep is led to
the slaughter. Mr.. Crawford's organ
is claiming that you instructed Mr..
Richards and his four companions to
adopt the resolutions which they did.
Is this true Did you as q matter OF
resolution, or were they put nut
at Huron by Mr.. crawford's manager
himself? Supt. of schools Hans
Ustrud boasts that he controls the
Norwegian vote OF the state. We very
much doubt this. What do the sturdy
scandinavian voters think?
The resolutions adopted BY "The
League were printed In Huron In al z
vance Of the meeting uraer date OF
ed BY The League" until February
rs, which shows conc1usively that
they were written by Mr. r.. o. Rich
ards in Huron and that Mr.. Richards
Is himself, the whole OF the Scandi-
navian League OF South Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

An assessment OF 10 per cent of
a years salary has been levied on all
Of the Crawford appointees, and all
the elective officers. the money to
be used in making fight within the
party. This is the first time in the
history of South Dakota politics that
ficials for this purpose. It Is forcing
officials to pay money to influence
the choice OF members of the same
party Of their candidates. thing
which was never done in South Da-
kota until we went reform Be-
low we print the letter OF Insurance
Commissioner Basford. who is en-
trusted with the collection of the
campaign fund. It was written in
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
VOTING The
SCANDINAVIANs
Five Mem IN South lakOta Boast That
They Are Able to Control
a25,oo0' Votes

It sometimes happens In the heat OF
q political campaign that there -
slight difference as to facts and fig
ures in the claims or the representa-
tives of the rival factions, and so.
perhaps. it should not be wondered
at that there is difference of some-
thing like 5000 per cent between the
radical and conservative estimate Of
the endorsement of Governor Craw-
ford by the Scandinavian Republicans
League of this state.
According to the claims OF the
Crawford men, $4,000 Scandinavian
voters Of the state Of South Dakota
were represented In person or BY
proxy in the recent meeting In Sioux
Falls which endorsed Governor Craw-
ford. while the contrary claim Is that
there were just five. including r. o..
Richards of Huron. Mr.. Crawford's
campaign manager. Indeed, this i've.
according to q still more conservative
view. should be reduced to just one,
as Mr.. Richards brought the printed
resolutions with him from, Huron
and they were duly published A. en-
pressing the views OF $4,000 Scandi-
navian voters OF the state.
1t Is likely that the four Sioux
Falls men who met with Mr.. Richards
In the operating room OF Or. Klave-s
ness' ONCE gave their tacit approval
to the resolutions. Now all that II me-
cessary Is TO get the approval Of the
other 24,4s6 to make Il unanimous.
The extraordinary limits to which
yellow journalism can go in exaggcr-
alton Is shown in the report OF this
meeting OF four Sioux Falls men with
the Crawford manager from Huron,
In the Crawford organ Of Sioux Fails.
1t il written under the following dou-
ble-column headlines.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
WILL CASSIIlL EXPLAIN?

We have been much interested in
an interview given by State Treasurer
Cassill to the effect that when Mr..
Crawford became governor he inherit
ed deficiency of $4,000 in round
numbers. We have caused the books
Of the state treasurer to be investi-
gated, and we want to ask the state
treasurer il the following statements
taken from his books, are not facts:
On January i, 1907, when Craw-
ford became governor, revenue war
rants were outstanding to the amount
of $3.50. 000,1 and on generalfu ndstot the
amount Of $217,00O. This made to-
tai of $467, 900 as the total debt OF the
state at that time. There was In cash
IN the treasury to meet this the sum Of
$255, 600. This made the net debt due
when Crawford took charge OF $212.-
900. These are all given In round
numbers, the hundreds and all below
being omitted for convenience's sake.
On the first OF January, 1908, after
Crawford had been governor for one
year, the $3.50. 600 Of revenue war
ranA were still outstanding. Not =
cent "a them had been paid. In addt-
uon tne outstanding warrants against
tne 9eneral fund had increased to
$SvO.0ee. The cash on hand had III
minnsnsa ~ $4,000. in the general
tune. h9e there Was outstanding =
total Ox t66e, 900 III warrants, with
$4,000 on Tor cash. which left I
net debt of 1854, 0oo.
Thus the outstan1ang warrant In
debtednem VA JanNnxY i. 1907, was
$zl1,0O0 and m january 4, 1908. 4
was $524,001an incresee for tho
year OF $311. o0o. "a
Does the state treasurer have two
ssss g boots AZ q the statement above
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
SUPPLEMENT TO
Union County Courier
rHuRsDAY, MARCH 5, 1908.
ELK POINT. SOUTH DAKOTA.

+ Is
all who were present at Deadwood Is
SIMPLY INDICATIVE OF THE 20
LITICL SYMPATHIES OF THE
JURY"
Later an effort was made by Mr..
Crawford to have Chief McEniry re-
moved, and instead of that Mr.. Craw-
ford got back a curt letter saying that
the chief was one Of the best men in
the service, and almost Immediately
thereafter, McEniry was PROMOTED.
The people of South Dakota owe 1t
TO themselves to learn all of the facts
about this case. They can get those
facts out of the Congressional Record
of March Is, 1907. and every voter
should get a copy of that record and
read 1t before he votes to send a man
like Mr.. Crawford to the senate of
the United States. To elect SUCH a
man to the senate with this charge
resting over him would be an indelible
stain upon the state.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
SENATE BILL NO. 15s.


The legislature of 1908 passed law
making it a felony to steal brass trim
mings and fixtures from locomotive
journal, or waste from the journal
boxes.
The law was passed to prevent junk
dealers from hiring boys to steal these
1xings. the loss of which might en-
danger the lives of the travelling pub
lie.
Senator Kittredge was in Washing
ton at the time, and knew nothing
whatever about the passage of the
bill. He 10 accused, however. OF hav-
Ing caused it to be passed" and one
of Mr.. Crawford's yellow journal
editors talks lovingly of the poor
wretches who are thus heavily penal
lied for stealing things Of little value
Ia themselves. but OF great value as
= necessary part OF the proper opera
ton of q locomotive.
NOW READ THE FACTS:
The senate passed this bill by q
unanimous vote. Senator Dillon, who
voted for the bill. was the man who
put Gamble in nomination In the Sioux
Falls convention. and who moved the
adoption OF the Crawford resolutions
ut Huron. +. w. Lane. OF Gam VAL
Aey, writing to the Argus-Leader. says
that the first man / spoke to after
the senate adjourned the day the bill
passed the senate was COE I. CRAW-
FORD. who said to me that he was
glad the bill had passed and that it
was a good measure. Any peanut
politician who does not know the
danger the public would be placed in
by running engines robbed OF their
brasses by Junk pedtllers does not look
very far into the traffic department OF
q railroad. I thing Mr.. Crawford viii
not deny that he approved the bill
and drew up a similar one himself"
And still this is given as one OF the
reasons why Mr.. Kittredge should Be
defeated and why Mr.. Crawford
should be elected. Is 1t not small, Mr..
Voter?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

TnuS the nearest approach TO the
expenditures by the Crawford admin
istration were in 1903. In that year,
according to the report of the state
auditor, a tax of $105,329 was levied
for bond payment and $421,316 was
levied for deficiencies. The next year
when the state tax was $640,8Sl, the
sum of $213,627 was levied for debt
payment. The state tax for 1907 con-
tains only $1S,291 for deficiencies.
The legislature Of 1906 appropriated
$17,678 for deficiencies, and that of
1893 appropriated $2S,06S. This means
that the Crawford regime can not
escape behind the plea OF inherited
deficiencies. The fact is that during
the time covered by these figures the
people Of South Dakota paid or
nearly q million dollars of debts. The
further fact is that during the two
years Of Crawfordism we not only
pay on no debts under the highest
taxes ever known, but that IL every
cent Of the taxes are paid the state
will still run snugly behind.
The appropriations of the last
legislature exceeded those of 1905 by
$637,929.22. If any of Mr., Crawford's
editors can figure out how a legisla-
ture can spend money like drunken
sailor, and how then the taxpayers
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

can escape from payment, he will do
better than any of them have yet been
able to do.
The following additional facts win
be of interest
The appropriations for the
three legislatures preced-
ing 1907, under the stall
warts averaged. $500, 900
Under Gov. Crawford, the
insurgent legislature in
1907 appropriated. with
out including $500, 200 for
the capitol ..... 2,226,0O0
The excess of the 1907 app
preparations over the av-
erage for three preceding
legislatures is... T25.0OO
The taxes levied for 1907
with nothing In for Irvine
plant. will be in round
numbers ............ 500, 200
This leaves to be raised to
pay appropriations made
as aforesaid, without con-
sidering the 100000 for
the capitol. ........ 1,425, 900
There will be, and must be, four
mill levy for 1908 which will make
taxes in 1908 as high as in 1907 within
one-fourth of a mill and this for cur
rent expenses and with nothing In
cluded for the twine plant. There is
no escape from this.
Under the stalwarts from January,
1901. to January 1907, the entire bond
ed Indebtedness of the state amount
ing to $613, 800 was paid and taxes
were not excessive.
On Jan. 1. 1907, when Gov
ernor Elrod retired. the
net debt of the state was 212,00O
On January 1, 1908, after
one year of reform, the
net debt was. ......... $4,000
Increase Of debt for first
year of reform. ........ $4,000
1t is no wonder that under these
circumstances state taxes should be
high. 1t is true that the railroad
assessment was increased. but the as
sessment of farm lands was increased
to a much greater degree while the
assessment of bank stock was lower
ed. Was there any good reason for
this? II so. Mr.. Crawford has not
given 1t. State taxes will be az high
for 1908 rs for 1907. Look at your
tax receipts and think.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
WOULD HAVE BEEN easy

With all this talk about a 2-cent
fare in South Dakota. it should be
remembered that the reform legisla-
ture refused to pass such bill, and
that after the legislature adjourned,
Governor Crawford declared in an in
Tribune:
That he would have vetoed any
bill which in his opinion would have
been inimical to the true interests OF
the railroads, and that it would have
been EASY to have passed a two-cent
fare bill, but that the LEADERS at
ter careful consideration DEEMED
SUCH LEGISLATION UNWISE AND
NOT FOR THE BEST PUBLIC IN
TEREST.''
This interview has never been de-
MED.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
REFORM HOLD-UP OF TEN PERCENT MADE

coincidence and the writer trusted
to the discretion Of the recipient,
but in some way the letter got into
the hands of the Argus-Leader and
is printed below.
How the republican voters like to
have their officials held uD for the
prosecution Of a fight within their
own party, we do not know. We
suspect it will not appeal to them.
This may explain also why lot Of
new OFFICES were created by the last
session Of the legislature. in order to
get more salaries from which to ex-
tract the sinews of war.
SOME one Is putting up large
amount of money for the Crawford
campaign fund. The Crawford peo-
pie have already spent more money
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
That Is the StalWart Slogan In the
Present campalgn...Flnd Out How
Much CfaWfordlSm Has Cost
Amounts Raised for State Purposes
Since l90l-..Stalxart Administration
Pays Debts; Crawford Makes Debts
Don't be Confused by Figures on "LeV
leS," assessments and ''Dedac-
TONS. What Do You Have to Pay?

The tax receipt has become an is
sue in this campaign, and the stall
wart newspapers everywhere are urg-
ing the taxpayer to examine his tax
receipt The taxpayer is not inter
ested in a confusion of figures about
assessments and levies, and deduc-
tons for deficiencies, and improve
ments, but he is interested in WHAT
HE HAS TO PAY. Hence the stall
wart papers simply say to the tax
payer
No matter what figures you read
In the newspapers, no matter what
the campaign orators tell you: you
can figure out the truth for your self
The tax receipt shows the total OF
the assessment. 1t shows at the top
of the upper left hand corner. in
small type. the amount OF the state
levy, and what that levy il for. Null
tiply the assessment by the state levy
and you have the state tax. II the
payment is for a semi-annual tax
paid on the installment plan, double
the product, and you have the annual
tax. Any one who's can multiply decimal
fractions can do it, and there isn't a
school boy IL years of age In the
state who can not do it. This is one
thing in which YOU can not be deceiv-
ed. Find out the facts for yourself;
then YOU will find out WHO is DOING
THE LYING.
Here is another thing. A state
can not spend money. unless the tax
payers have it to pay. We give here
with the amounts of money which
have been raised by taxation for state
purposes since 1901. The figures are
Interesting
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
LENHsx IS s1ALxART

Lennox Independent: j. F. Cooley,
the Canton correspondent of the Sioux
Falls Argus-Leader, cites State Treas
urer Cassill as saying that Lennox
will send strong Roosevelt Taft Cas-
sill-Ustrud republicans to the county
convention. 1t is all well enough to
talk that way, but when. the Lennox
delegation lines up it will be found
that the Crawford supporters are
minus. Some time ago the Sioux Falls
Press stated that there was but one
kittredge man in Lennox. If the
statement had been reversed 1t would
have been nearer the truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

In his speech at Oacoma. Governor
Crawford called the editor of the Ar
gus Leader a liar" and he was
roundly Kissed by the audience for the
unmanly assault. He reiterated Ii, but
he failed to prove it, and the effectup-
on the audience was hurtful to the
cause of the irritable governor, who
thinks every man is a liar" who
doesn't agree with him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
Senator Gamble complains in wash

Senator Gamble complains in Wash
ington dispatches that Senator Kilt
redge, who is now in South Dakota
fighting his detractors, is still power
full enough, thong 1900 miles away, to
kill CANDLES measures. We should
hardly think that Mr.. Gamble would
like to make such admissions. They
simply mean that Mr.. Kittredge is
stronger in the senate when he is 1900
miles away than Mr.. Gamble is when
he is on he ground and this we be-
lieve to be literally true.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
HEADQUARTERS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Roosevelt Republican State League So Oak
Chairman r. o. Richards, Huron.
Secretary II. C. Shober. y
Treasurer q. S. Hutchinson.

II. Shober.
G.. S. Hutchinson
Huron b IS,
Dear behalf Of
PROVIDED
OF literature postage speakers,
am sureIk confidence
hence 10 not
appointiye
with
Jul scent
in mind voluntary contribution
which
- checrfully give.
full amount OF subscription be
al
We would like instalnent
=
m letter of ransmtal Of any amount gls.se indicate the total
oah incur bills without that the
Secretary finance Committee
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

The taxpayers OF the state do not
care anything about the taxes for past
years. They are concerned about
the taxes for 1907, which are double
what they were in 1906. and they
want to know what their taxes for
1905 are going to be.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05

There must be a good many insur-
gent editors in the state who have
nothing but contempt for the limita-
tions OF George Washington who
couldn't tell q lie
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-05
.l1UCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. |"

The petty character of fhe cam
paign being waged against senator
Kittre0ge - shown BY IA oiI0rt nov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-10
CoNsCIoUsNEss OF PLANTS.

Which of the sons of the late
Charles r. Darwin, author of 1.-The
Origin of Species" and many other
books, 1t was that addressed the Brit
ish Association in Dublin the other day,
is not clear, as one report says it was
Francis, the naturalist, and another
that it was Prof. George H. of Cam
bridge university. Which ever it was,
however, he seems to have acquired
the idea of the Consciousness of Plants
by inheritance, if that word is to have
any meaning, as it is quite in line with
the speculations of his father as els
closed in his 1.-The Movements of
Plants and other works.
The speaker secured close attention,
but did not convince the scientific as
semblage of the correctness of his
views, which, however. are not at
present demonstrable unless it be by
comparison and analogy. He argued
that plants have something CORE
spending to the nervous system Of
animals. But he produced no proof
beyond the noticeable fact that they
are quite as sensitive to certain agen-
cies as animals are; and quite as ca
pable of telegraphing from one part OF
their organization to another.
illustrations are lacking in the re-
port of his speech but it may be as
sumed that he had in mind such COM
parison as might be made between the
action of the plant commonly called
Venus Fly Trap and the alligator. The
latter is described, for instance. as
living apparently lifeless at the surface
of the water with tbs mouth open and
tongue out, the tongue being instan-
taneously drawn in and the mouth
closed when a sufficient number Of
flies have settled on the former. SINH
larly the leaf of the plant named lies
open until a single fly alights on it
whereupon it is instantaneously closed,
and like the alligator's mouth, does
not open again until the fly is dis
posed of.
In another case, the oyster. which is
reckoned among the animals, and the
sea anemone, which is reckoned
among the plants, operate in the same
way with the movement of the fringe
like membranes protruding from their
bodies in the gathering in of the food
they eat; and neither plant nor ami
NAL has in this instance the power or
moving from the spot to which it Is
fastened And so there are many
other possible illustrations OF sImiIari
ties of action, and as the lecturer evil
IDENTIFY holds, Of thought. in plant and
animal life; but, of course, he goes
deeper into the question ana really
seems to infer that the vital principle
is distributed throughout nature and
animates everything at least that
grows; an idea that has been express
ed by poets and thinkers in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-10
A STRANGE CASE.

Can the dead be brought to life by
merely human effort? is the rather
rather startling question that has come
UP in the past few days and is excit-
ing interest, not only among physician
but among the general public. A few
days ago a man in New York, who was
formally pronounced dead, was so far
restored that he breathed naturally for
two or three minutes, but that was all.
Now, however, there are reports of a
case which would seem to indicate that
life can actually be restored to the
dead, under certain circumstances at
least. A negro boy, twelve years old,
at the Emergency hospital in Wash
ington was suffering from an infected
knee which compelled amputation.
While under the influence of chloro-
form he suddenly ceased to breathe.
his heart and pulse stopped, and his
body grew cold. Artificial respiration
was tried without effect and after wait
ing six minutes it was determined to
the accounts continue:
THE boys abdomen was opened and
for seven minutes the doctor massaged
the patients heart with his fingers.
Finally when he was about to give UP
all hope, the boy took a faint involun-
tary breath, and for several minutes
the heart pulsed gently. Plying the
heart with his fingers to stimulate cir
culation of the blood, the physician,
after eighteen minutes, had the
heart pulsating normally and knew
that he had restored circulation. For
day and half following the opera
ton the boy remained in excellent con-
dition and every hope was held out for
his recovery. But the injection of the
knee had spread to the left side and
affected the glands of the neck. Blood
poisoning set in, and despite all further
efforts the boy died.
Now If this was not restoring life to
the dead what is it to be called? 1t Is
very true that people sometimes fall
into a cataleptic condition and are to
all appearances dead, but afterwards
come to life. And there have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-10

cases where the apparently dead have
been restored by artificial means Such
cases are not uncommon. in fact, but
this case seems to be different Not
only was the boy dead. pronounced 50
by those fully competent to judge. but
the ordinary restorative methods failed
to produce any result. and SO far as
human skill could decide he was &C
tually dead. Perhaps" remarks the
Hartford Times. 1.-The most important
fact in the case IS that after the
original lifeless interval Of considerable
duration there should have been restor-
alton of life which continued for day
and half and, apparently, would have
continued indefinitely but for the ad-
vance of the disease for checking
which the original operation was be-
gun"
And the question which will interest
all, both scientists and others, is-was
this an actual case Of bringing the
dead. to life? Who can tell, and how
is it to be decided?