The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-01
SENATOR KlTIREDGE
GREAT WORKER

is invariably found without a coat
vest. open, collar and tie discarded.
He is a genial host and is no respect,
er of persons. He receives the high
and the low with the same deferenttal
courtesy, and none is SO humble as to
he relates the object of his call.
K~ittredge's father, now in his sew.
enty-third year, has been a stalwart
republican all his life, and has been
repeatedly elected a member Of the
New Hampshire legislature. Perhaps
ton to dabbls in politics, for he haa
not beem in South Dakota long until
his %penchant in that direction became
manifest He was elected to the FIRST
state legislature in 1889, and was re-
elected to b second. He was South
national committee from 1892 to 1900.
He became closely associated with
Mark Hanna and William Mckinley
in the campaign OF 1896. and was
thereafter on terms Of closest friend
ship with both of these men so long
as as they lived; When Mark Hanna lay
Ktitredge spent much time with him,
and during the last FEW days of Ham
mas life, Kittredge scarcely left him.
denying himself both sleep and list
until his great friend had passed ayay
II the service Of love and friendship
Was no longer needed.
1t was almost by chance that Kit.
redse came TO the senate. After the
campaign OF 1900 he decided to re-
tire from politics and announced his
intention to devote himself solely I'd
d da.t5 pro of sea,to ., he he. lay sZ.n but The
that. When Kyle died Gov. Herned,
responding both to his own incNna-
tons and to the demands of republic
ans from all parts Of the state, tan.
dered Mr. Kttredse the appointnent
to az the vacancy. Kittredge did dot
ment, but finally. yielded to the de-
mands Of his party and took his seat
in the senate December 2, 1901. In
1898 he was elected to succeed him.
self, receiving every republican v6te
in the Legislature and q majority Of
about one hundred over his democrat
ic opponent.
more men in South Dakota than any
other resident Of the state, yet there
arc few, even Of his friends. in South
Dakota who know the Kind of man he
1 really is, t for .d he is s,e no given = e Y =
his own early struggles, he is always
on the lookout for ambitious bQSoL
and is ever ready to help the desa
ing: A few years ago one OF his 9a.
mate friends died. leaving q wkJd
cation. The senator enlisted the CO.
operation Of Q mutual friend and 70.
gether they furnished the funds ne.
cessary to carry him through to grad.
uation from the Boston institute Of
technology.
AS q senator he has very little Pat,
pOnApa af hta djaNoNal opd o,ch 40 hn
has he has not turned to his own pc.
litical advantage. Ever since he c9mO
to washington he has had with him az
helpers at least two young men Who
were thus given q chance to study
and fit r themselves for some prsfsss.
already have graduated from George
Washington university through, oppor.
tunfttes Afforded >-em by employment
in his committee room. and he has
now with him two more boys who
are studying law BY night: Politics
they we're ambitious to at themselves
for their professions and could ind
opportunities in Washington witch
they did not have at their homes in
South Dakota.
The pages in the senate all look
upon Senator Mttredse as their best
friend. He knows the name Of every
one of them, and has q kind word for
them al. Occasionally he turns his
COMMITTEES room over to them for
a group Of them together and sfves
gets the face or the name Of q 10y
who has once been a page.
There are eight South Dakota boys
in the naval academy 1t Annapolis.
Most Of them are farmers sons. one
M than Ia the nnNmandc NJ tho ~A-
al brigade, picked out from 800 other
m%idehipmen as the most proficient in
his class. Senator Kittredge gees
over to Annapolis once every wiater
and gives these bows q dinner at Cur
vel Hal, the village inn: He has
senator, and the boys have learned
chief relief from the monotony OF
academy. life. For weeks before his
arrival they are on their good behav-
isr, so that academy discipline will
eventful day. aad for one afternoon,
first classnan and plsbs mingle on .
footing with the senator while they
talk over South Dakota. relate their
experiences. and think Of home.
n who watches Senator Kit
life, cannot help but be impressed
with his greatness OF intellect. his
kindness Of heart. hts force Of char
acter, his profound sense of duty, his
great industry. and his absolute ain.
cerity OF purpose. His word needs
no bond. He is absolutely free from
ceupidity, and his adherence OF graft
in any form, big or petty. is manifest
in his every act. His temperament ia
Phlegmatic in appearance only; he 10
highly sensitive, a~ppreciative. con-
siderate, me possesses the finest sep.
0ShNlNtino D0kf g.
OF deception are foreign to his nature.
He has mono OF the arts Of the small
politician or petty. demagogue, and IL
incapable Of the betrayal of a trust
deceiving those who place their coad-
dence in him. or willfully inficti1g
~undeserved punishment on those Wsp
despitefully use ann. These are traits
of 9 great character which tell in
tho life of Q public man, and they &C.
count for the wonderful infueace
which senator Kittredge ALREADY
wtelds in congress, and make it sado
to predict that at the closa Of anofh.