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ROLL OF STUDENTS.

Charles +. Adams. r. Hancock
Clarence H. Adams. r. Groton.
Ray II. Allen, Az Burlington.
Kenneth n. Atwood. Az. Woodstock
Earl r. Haker. T.. burlington.
Theta Helen Baker, l.. s, Upper
Montclair. y j.
Harold c. Barton. r Purlington
John O. Baxendale L. S, Montgom-
cry.
John n Bird c. r. Pnnrith. Eng.
Edward ~ Blondin. Az. Burlington.
Stafford NJ Boardman, NJ f.. stowe.
W. s. Bocock, CHI Exeter, n II
Wellington y. Bragg. l.. s., St AL
bans.
George II. Brigham, T. E. williams
town
W A. Bristol. f. f., Vergennes.
Henry r. Buck. Az. Burlington.
r. c. Ruckmiller. Union city, Conn.
Howard s. Ruker. Ag. Jerersonville.
+. G. Bunker. NJ. f., Oak Bluffs.
Mass.
+. S. Burden, Lowell. Mass.
G. A. Caswel- +. +. Montpelier.
Ruth Ford Catlin. Sp.. Burlington.
Catherine Chaffee. l.. S.. Worthwhile.
C. n. Clark. NJ. F.. Beverly. Mass.
+. G. Goliath. F.. F., Burlington.
Gabrielle Cotnoir, Sp.. New Bedford.
Mass
Bertha A. Coventry. L. s. Burling-
ton.
T. G. Cummings C. F., Manchester,
" H.
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ford
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II.
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Hovey Jordan, 7. s, Jericho Center.
Armenag A. Kasarjean, F.. r., Pos
ton, Mass.
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Mass.
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Wash,
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Mass.
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Mass
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Elizabeth Merrihew, l. s. South
burlington.
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John W. Minahan, c. F., Winooski
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Walter c. Parsons, Az. Bellows Falls
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Turkey.
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CLARA n. Perry T.. s. dorchester, Mass
Samuel Phelps. /. 8. Fairfax
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ton. Colorado
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SUFFERED HCMOR.

Williston. VI. Sept 2S, 1905.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
WHOM WOULD YOU TRUST

We ask decide whether
broken pledge than who has claims
the credit for everything the last legislature did good Wy
Suppong good and the majority
house were bad where would he be? The things
legislative body from the body itself
that hunts old bills and gets them introduced make
upon what ne has killed.
The starving steal and reform; Stays
low man IN the heat of become
ard be redeemed but the
ana who brays to this
peary gates lie should be entrusted
is better for Hm better for that denied an opportunity
to add to his nquiy Again the example your sons and
daughters learn that is those whose past consistent with good
morals ana good citizenship that the rewards Of confidence
are due that when once bae his claim
he must forever bear the entais reha
tate with the implements of power who in times which tried
souls proved themselves lacking in patriotism
lessons that are drawn from the brief history
wealth should mpe to act wisely
passions or Immediate interests either
citizen OF what that dpace another
through impulse of
should be postmaster marshal what
that Crawford resentf the GOOD
citizen wants to know what of crying .op
thief when he has his tetae sears
Remember that Schm the of Francisco refoner
people were not to blame for trusting him Would they be
they trusted him again. schmtz had record with
they simply relied his wodhs promises Crawford had no re-
eord at Harold The people then took him his Schmz
ooed the people What did Crawford msd caioled
or hoodwinked Answer from record
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
ABOUT STATE TAXES

Groton MISREPRESENTATION insur-
gent friends have gone to much ex-
pense in having fac simile plates
made of county auditor reports to
show that state taxes in 1907 were
less than in the other legislative
years-1903 and 1905.
They give only part of the facts
Why leave out the Irvine plant tax.
of 1907 and leave the stalwarts charg.
ed with the bond and bond interest
tax which was twenty per cent of
the state levy of 1903? If the Irvine
plant levy is not cnargeable to the
insurgents, then why have the bond
interest included against the stall
warts in 1903, to which Brown coun-
ty contributed the sum of $4.41S.62
that year?
Why? Because a campaign based
upon falsehood and misrepresentation
must continue to juggie the facts and
presume upon the Ignorance of the
voters.
Governor Crawford's defense on the
ground that former years showed an
equal or greater tax in mills is truly
mendacious. He knows that the val
uation of the property in the state
has more than doubled, and that
three mill tax in 1907 brought more
money into the treasury than would
six mill lew ten years ago. Craw-
ford knows this, but In his speech he
doesn't tell it all, presuming thus to
cast unjust odium on his predeces-
sors
The fact that four mill tax will be
necessary in 1908 is another proof OF
insurgent insincerity in showing the
legislative years only. Despite the
fact that the twine plant levy will be
out of the way, this years tax will be
only one-fourth mill less than that of
1907. and still be insufficient to take
care of the outstanding obligations.
Really, we don't see how anyone
can be fooled by their fake argument
but it is the best they can do
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

In 1895 the Northwestern road be
tween Pierre and Huron, through the
counties OF Hand, Hyde and Hughes
was assessed at $4,000 per mile. Mr.
Crawford moved at the board meeting
or 1895 that this same piece of road
be assessed at $4,000 per mile-a re.
duction of $500 per mile.
AS matter of fact, it was only
through the vigorous protests of Ger.
tain members of the board that Mr.
Crawford did not fully succeed in Sc
curing these reductions. but never.
theless, as the assessment was finallv
fixed, 1t left the Northwestern's val.
uation between Huron and the state
line $500 per mile less than that of
1895.
In 1895 the Northwestern's assess
ment between Huron and Hawarden
was $4,000 per mile. The board in
1895 reduced it to $4,000 per mile.
The Elkhorn branch of the North.
western road in the Black Hills was
lowered by the same board to the ex.
teIt of $500 per mile.
Remember that these material re-
ductions--this favoritism to the North
western-were brought about through
the influence >of Mr.. Crawford, pre-
sumably the servant of the people. not
the tool of the corporations,
Need we wonder, then. that within
sixty days after Mr.. Crawford com.
pleted his term as attorney, general
OF the state. he was called to the posi-
ton of state counsel for the North
western system,
Need We manifest surprise. there
fore, that as the attorney for the road
he was influential before the state
board Of assessment OF which he was
formerly a member, in keeping down
railroad assessments for the ten years
following his retirement from a state
office
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
A SIGNAL VICTORY

Groton Independent:-On the as
sumption that the true patriot always
places principle above men, the stall
warts have won signal victory in
the first encounter of the year, to-
wit: The insurgent majority of two
years ago has been reduced almost
to the vanishing point. Taft, the true
policies, has been forced upon them.
and they dare not turn down the
war secretary. II they control the
Huron convention--if they really won
at the primary. The wanton extra
vangance in appropriating a half mil
lion or more in excess of the reve-
nues for the two years of Crawford
has received such scorching that
there will be a pairing of extrava-
money in the future. There may be
no regret by those who reelected
CRATER to the senate, but it is quite
certain that South Dakota's pollution
of the lower house will not soon be
The lumber trusts and
the Mormons may be able to over
come Kittredge. just as the beef trust
was able to get in its deadly work
on Martin two years ago. but If these
prove that the true friends of the
masses are the stalwarts, and the
indefinite corporation yell can not
change the facts. Moreover, the next
legislature will pass a two-cent pas
senger law; also freight reduction
law that will reduce freights-both
stalwart suggestions. In the final
round up, when the hypnotic influence
passes. South Dakota will come to
her own, recover from the disgrace
which has been heaped upon her by
men whom she has honored, and
there will need be no whitewashing
or spologizine on the part OF the
stalwarts
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02

foreign corporation laws provide tnat
doing this must name some person
upon process be served Service
legal The Milwaukee named Mr. htedSe
Under statutes his appointment necessarily soo upon
until revoked superseded by act OF the company
appointment benefit of the people and not the corpora
for of enabling residents of tins state 10 sue
jurisdiction No benefit results to the cor
poraton being home Under slch
the policy of the law that when appointed
the appone for the benefit of the public u
shall have named his Senator kredge oneu
Company October 1906 he would transact
The matter OF the revocation OF
his resident by the OF agent was
by the which the Senator could be
blamed Surprising the change had been nader 1t
would make him remotely connected with the legal business
of the road He representative that account than
required posted Governor Crawford knows this and
he guilty of cany when he attempts to make capital out OF IT.
of the Milwaukee, the Northwestern
has attorney for the entire state the Milwaukee has not
Before the antpass effect the Milwaukee had almost
every county Of the counties where its line legal
required Lincoln county Judge Clifford old time
representatives Union Mr. f. Erickson honOred
VemlOn Col Joley; Yankon-hold your breath Gamble
Trip and Holman the senior member being that gifted statesman
chosen by Mr. Crawford in 1907 the work with him for five
Washington succeed working through the
June prmars Tynda the hope Jim Elliott
and
If be railroad attorney long
plate the after quitting job? Crawford like
that of the penent thief But with Kredge
cordng the Crawfortes he ncuae
have returned The that Krege made
who does work for his people,
make speeches The did make one-but
bill 1t pretty good fellow who The governor
always voted right as we have proven to you.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
The THEFT OF COUNTIES

Commenting on the statement by the
Mitchell Republican to the effect that
the insurgents committees in both
Stanley and Mcpherson counties SIM
ply robbed the staiwarts of any pos
sibility of securing a place on the
delegation by appointing insurgent
delegations in direct conflict with the
primary law the Mitchell Clarion,
in utter disregard for the truth, AYERS
that these delegations were "as fairly
elected by the committees as were
any stalwart delegations in the state"
1t is perhaps useless to argue with
a contemporary that is either so lg-
norant of the facts as is our Clarion
friend. or else so purposely inaccur-
ate, but it is well known by those
who have personal knowledge of the
situation that there is no warrant in
law or in moral ethics for the man
ner in which the delegations from
both Stanley and Mcpherson were
chosen. The provisions of the pri-
mary law were not complied with in
either case. and no one knows this
better than do the managers who
manipulated these two counties for
factional advantage.
1t is equally well known that it was
the original intention of the insurgent
leaders to secure control of the state
convention through the provision of
the law which enables the county
committees to select the delegations,
but following the coarse work which
characterized the operation in Nc
Pherson county there was such an
cutlery against the outrages OF the
sort that the insurgent managers
were constrained to halt for the time
being.
But as the time drew near for hold
ing the state convention it was evil
dent that under the square DEAL
principle the stalwarts would assured
ly have clear majority Of the dele
gates, and hence it was hastily deter
mined to steal Stanley county since
the insurgents had majority of the
local committee that could be gotten
together, and so through this bold
theft the insurgents get the benefit
of Stanley county's nine votes in the
temporary organization of the state
convention.
Such contemporaries as our Mitch
ell friend may prate about fairness
all they please, and they may con-
tinue to impugn the motives OF those
with whom they differ, but the
derstanding of the details of the
case, that the insurgents are no more
entitled to the votes of Stanley and
Mcpherson counties. to which may be
added Sully and Aurora, than ii such
delegations had been elected by the
city council of Huron or the board OF
trade of Pierre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
CRAWFORD AGAINST 1T IN 1889.

This sounds well 1t catchy But let what he thought
Of such 1889 when he voted for the Northern Pacific
HOUSE BILL a. INTRODUCED BY AIKENS OF LINCOLN,
PROVIDED FOR THE RECOVERY OF DOUBLE DAMAGES FOR
Loss BY FIRE OCCASIONED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF RAIL
WAY COMPANIES IF NOT SETTLED FOR WITHIN SIXTY
DAYS FROM DATE OF DEMAND AS have said this bill
passed in 1907 &C. 25 Laws of 1909 IT PASSED THE
HOUSE, WENT TO THE COUNCIL AND WAS THERE MER-
ICILESSIY KILLED UPON THE MOTION OF COE CRAWFORD.
This would honest people unacquand with his conduct
respecting the law WHY DOES He SCOLD THE
LEGISLATURES OF 1899, 1901 1908 AND 1905 FOR DOING
WHAT HE DID IN 1892 THEY WERE ENDORSING HIS CON
DUCT Why does he make capital of Y Why does he charge
all to Senator KredgeH Is he honest but forgefu is he
dpmao
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
CRAWFORD AGAINST ANTI TRUST BILL, KITTREDeE FOR
IT. IN 1890

As to the second referring to the ANTITRUST LAW THAT
HE AIDED IN KILLING IN 1889: THAT SAME LAW CAME UP
IN 1890 House Bill So 1T WAS PASSED AND BECAME A
LAW Chap 54 Laws of 1900 SENATOR KITTREDGE VOTED
FOR IT. CRAWFORD VOTED AGAINST TT. (Senae Journal p
814) READ THIS LAW AND DECIDE WHO Is THE PEOPLES
FRIEND. WHICH ONE OF THESE MEN WHEN BOTH WE'RE
ABLE TO VOTE ON VITAL MEASURES, VOTED RIGHT? IG
MORE GENERAL CHARGES LOOK TO THE RECORD THE
CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOOD INTENTIONS DISDAINS AMBIGUI
|TY. STAND OUT FEARLESSLY AND FACE YOUR FOE. GIVE
HIM FAIR TRIAL 'y their fruits shall know them In 1898
and 1897 the legislatures made this law supported by Senator Kredg
still stringent REMEMBER THAT CRAWFORD KILLED
1T AT BISMARCK AND TRIED HIS BEST TO DO so AT PIERRE
We produce the first section of the law that the
KtIedge stood for what Crawford fought
.'see DEFINING WHICH TRUSTS UNLAWFUL) ha any
copaneships corporations this with
prevent competition production
article commodity domestic production
State the
which
agricultural
agricultural
did exist shall
of
void shall
binatn n
combination either principal attorney,
guilty felony
thereof
exceeding years.
and (the) discretion of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
CRAWFORD and TIE RAILROADS

It is strange, indeed. that, following
Mr.. Crawford's subserviency to the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
so many years. the governor has the
nerve to stand before an intelligent
audience and pretend to be opposed
to railroad domination.
Mr.. Crawford was attorney general
of the state during 1896. and by vir.
tue of his Office he was also a mem
Der of the state board Of assessment
and equalization.
It was the duty of this board.
among other things. to fix the valua.
ton OF railroad property for the pur-
pose Of taxation. This board met in
August. 1896.
A peculiarly Of the record, SO far
as Mr.. Crawford is concerned. is that
1t discloses Mr.. Crawford's presence
only when the question of railroad as
sessment was under consideration
The gentleman appears to have man
ifested no interest whatever in the
assessing of other classes of property,
nor in the equalization of the assess
ment returned by the various coun-
ties.
At this particular time Mr.. Craw-
ford was one of the nominees for con.
gress (althougn defeated in the fall
under the wave of Organism which
swept over the state) Whether the
fact OF his congressional candidacy
had any bearing unon Mr.. Crawford's
favoritism to the Northwestern the
record does not disclose.
Now. let us see what Mr.. Crawford,
as q servant of the people and pros
pective congressman. did for the
peoples benefit at that August meet
Ing OF the board. We speak from the
official record Of the proceedings of
the board. pages As and Al.
In 1895 the Northwestern road from
Huron east to the state line. through
the counties OF Beadle. Kingsbury and
Brookings. was assessed at $4,000 per
mile. In 1896. at the meeting OF the
board. Mr.. Crawford moved that this
identical stretch Of road be assessed
at $500 per mile--a reduction Of $500
per mile.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
IT is A FELONY

The constitution of the state Of
South Dakota brands as felony tbs
taking of interest on state funds fol
private gain. Section II of article X
reads as follows:-
The making OF profit, directly on
Indirectly, out OF state, county, city
or school district money, shall be
deemed a felony and shall be punish
ed as provided by law
II is maintained by some lawyers
that this provision OF the constitution
Is self-executing. but whether 1t is
or whether II Is not. the fact remains
that any state treasurer or other
public officer, who derives profit di.
rectly or indirectly, from state funds
rs guilty of an offense which has
caused many a public Official to wear
stripes behind prison bars for term
OF years.
Again and again ii has been openly
charged by the state press and by
public speakers that the present
treasurer OF South Dakota is reap
ing personal profit from state funds;
that. under the subterfuge of a salary
for services as vice president of a
prominent banking institution, he is
ton above quoted
II has likewise been suggested that
a portion OF the mammoth campaign
fund which the Crawford forces are
expanding may have been secured
through the same channel. through
the connivance of the insurgent lead
ers with the state treasurer.
To these repeated charges the state
treasurer has remained absolutely
silent nor have his friends or news
paper defenders ever denied the
charge, even by implication.
Although Governor Crawford has
been almost daily before the electors
OF the state for months past as
champion OF his own political ambi-
tions, and Notwithstanding his atten-
ton must have been called to these
oft-stated charges, he has never ut
tered word OF denial. nor has he
sought to relieve the state treasurer
OF the odium which attaches to his
name through this public criticism.
How honest men. seeking to uplft
the body polite, can wholly ignore
such serious accusations, and at the
same time support the accused for
position which will enable him to con-
tinue to wax fat at public expense, is
beyond the comprehension OF human
intellect
u II but q logical deduction that
men who are the benefciaries OF a
species OF graft OF this sort should
have nothing to say. as though 1t
were mater OF no concern whatever
70 the people.
Perhaps. however, the haste with
which Governor Crawford so vocifer-
ously rushed to the defense OF Senar
tor Gamble, when the latter was con
fronted with the charge OF petty
grating. and the subsequent discov-
cry OF the need of large pot OF
whitewash and force OF henchmen
TO apply II In q conspicuous manner.
may have innoculated the governor
with the germ of extreme caution,
lest sch confession OF guilt as re-
suited In the Gamble investigation
might lead to much more serious con-
sequences In the case under consid-
GRAFTON. for It Is no light matter to
confess TO the commission OF an act,
not 70 mention q conviction thereof
before court OF competent jurisdic-
tioa. which the constitution plainly
= felony
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
lBOUT STATE PRINTING

Another broken pledge must be
charged up TO the Crawford admins
trakicn. Mr. Crawford charged in his
campaign that under the stalwart
regime the public printing was done
a : high price by favored newspa-
perD and that II he became governor,
IN end would DO put to the placing OF
stats printing except by commits
ofon.
xhe legislature passed such a law.
4 = found IN chapter EOS OF the SEES
oion laws Of 1907. Section % was
1Iroc<ed against the evil complained
O.. and eays:--
IAN printing to be- done for the
Various departments OF the state and
Tor nppQiufive officers shall be done
under the provision OF the State
Fk<nting Commission.
a. April rs. 1907, the commission
H8cptSd : resolution allowing sll such
c(1coG3 % ger printing ordered in
Gn4lk discretion In jobs which
~ under )25. but declared that all
o>1< contracts must he submitted to
petitivo bidding. Evidently. some
y khe sfaIwart publishing houses
t1xo been getting some Of this work
RI nnderbI6d tns. because on March
z = n 1Qo. = resolution was adopted
lnk the resolution Of April 26
In6 1oclarinK that ~all priptine
n1o90o1, pamphlets circulars
<err wa other printing. except
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-02
WHY DID CRAWFORD OPPOSE IT

Why did Crawford fight this bill both in 1889
champion then Of the forces he
then striving sustain the infant that has
proportions that its destruction made the rang the friends
Roosevelt of Taft of Bryan and of all the
those clean today forth the ooed whom
relied Bismarck Pierre higher
he entitled to hemf Should he be trsed In deciding this
that best oracle of
farm hand of thirty put poison the well from which
live stock drank would hire him again when he fifty
of Would reemploy hmf Could he
he your frendf Would consider his application
suit your intelligence Would think that he sizing
you up smpetonf
Today Crawford will before the people, the Standard Oil
500 while Pierre and Bismarck he keeping
combines being fined 100000 HERE is FOOD
FOR THOUGHT AND REMEMBER SENATOR KITTREDGE VOT
WITH THE PEOPLE