The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-01
The Mitchell Capital
FRIDAY, MAY !, 1908.
RECORD OF MR.. KrTrREDaE

To convince Mr.. Crawford that he
has been beating on the wrong tack
In finding fault with Senator Kit
tredge's record, the Brookings Press
prints the following statement con-
corning the record Of the senator and
then blandly asks the governor
wherein lie would do different were
be called upon TO act upon the same
propositions. The governor has had
IN opportunity to answer some Of
these things but he fails to come to
the point:
The record of Mr.. Kittredge as a
senator OF the United States has
beer before the public for a long
time, but so far Mr.. Crawford or
his orgaIls have not attacked that
record In one material detail. In no
case has MIR. Crawford said wherein
he would have voted differently from
Mr.. KitJredge. In no respect has a
single vote cast by the senator been
questioned. And still, Mr.. Crawford
hopes to defeat Senator Kittredge
unless Mr.. Crawford shall be able to
point out specifically wherein it
would have been different had Mr..
crawford been In his place.
MI. Kittredge voted against the
seating OF Reed Smoot, the Mormon.
WOULD Mr.. Crawford have voted for
him? Mr.. Kittredpe voted for the
rate bill. Would Mr.. Crawford have
voted against it? Mr.. Kittredge
voted for the employers liability
law. Is this displeasing to Mr..
CrawfordY. Mr.. kittredge started a
fight against the lumber trust. Was
this wrong? MI. Kittredge intro
duced In the senate an amendment
to the rate bill, putting the
express companies and sleeping car
companies under the effect of the
hill. Does Mr.. Crawford object to
thlsp Mr.. Kittredge has declared
himself In favor Of q revision Of the
tariff. is MI. Crawford lined up
otherwise? Mr.. Kittredge announced
himself . year ago for Taft, and has
fought like q tiger for him since.
Ii this dlspleasing to MI. Crawford?
Nr. Klttredge has worked In season
and out OF season for the benefit of
South Dakots. Could Mr.. Crawford
have done more, or would he, II
olectedY Mr.. Kittreuge has been
= clean OF graft Of every Kind. Can
0r. Crawford say as much? When
was Mr.. K%ittredge ever considered
BY . grand jury 10, . land graft and
when did be ave give his endorse.
ment to senatorial graft?
Nj. Crawford must get down to
talking facts. he must tell wherein
Nj. kittredge has failed. He must
state the votes IN which Mi. Kit
trredge vas wrong. Was it when M.
Kittredge voted 10 favor Of the
double damage liability law which
Mr. Crawford moved to indefinitely
postponep Wasit when Mr.. KittIedge
voted in favor OF an antitrust Law,
which Mr.. Crawford voted against
Mr.. Kittredge vas national commit
teeman In 1898 when the whole
republican organization was carried
over to the BRYAN element. 1t was
Nj. Kittredge who put In his whole
summer and fall, without compensa.
tiOn Of any kind, to Great" a new
organization and to save the state
from Organism. How we'll the WORK
4 was done every we'll posted man IL
the state knows. Mr.. Crawford
knows better than most. Does hi
disappr0ve Of this? Was he, not Z
possible beneficiary of The work
DID he not at that time give his full
and 68mplete endorsement TO Mr.
Kitfted9e ktd did he. not profess
to Wsj1k.in harmony. With him dufihl
the Years that liz nov sheets to-
HaH&G ..LL4- A..N-AM