The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-30
CRAWFORD'S DUPLIClTY
Some Of the Things Which Crawford
Has Done, but Which he BIames
Senator A. B. kltredge For

MI. Crawford voted against the
double damage liability bill in the
last territorial council and Kittredge
voted for It in the first state begis
lature. Yet Crawford say that Kilt
redBe Is responsible for the states
failure to have such a law prior tc
1907.
Mr.. Crawford himself fixed the
valuation Of railroad property from
1888 TO 1897. inclusive. and for years
thereafter he used his personal and
political iAfusnce in enSeavoring tc
keep down railroad assessments. Yet
Crawford blames Kittredge for rail
road valuations during all these
years.
During the six years preceding the
election Of Crawford to the governor.
ship, the state wiped out q bonded
deSt Of over SEQ, coo besides making
up a deficit caused by the Taylor de
falcation, and reduced the net debt
OF the state to lass than a QUARTER OF
a million dollars. During the first
year Of Mr.. Craw1prd's admintstrar
ton, taxes have been abnormally
high and the net debt has been in
ford contends that he Is responsible
for economy in Administrative affairs
and that the former "kittrsdge" adj
illustrations e unduly extraya-
CANT.
Mr.. Crawford voted against the
antitrust bill in 1883 and again IN
and IT became a law. Yet Crawford
says in his speeches that hs has
always been against trusts and COM
binations and that Kittredge has
always been for them.
u John Y. ,,I Molm,a an s sm ssst G e 9sos
against the SUBMISSION Of the primary
petition and Gamble himself wrote
many letters urging his friends to
oppose the same. Yea Crawford WAS
mainly instrumental In rejecting
Gamble in 1907 and is now trying to
hold Kittredge wholly responsible for
the failure of the legislature to sub
NIT the question.
Among those who stood out against
the submission OF the primary pro
position in 1905 was Senator Wagner
Of Hanson county; yet Wagner re
ceived the endorsement of the Crawe
ford element for the federal attorney
ship as q reward for his influence to
be Werted in behalf Of CraWfords
~senaEortal ambition. Crawford now
denouaces KittTedge for what Wag-
e did.
In the legislative session of 1890,
Mr. Crawford moved the adoption OF
a committees report with regard to
m~ernoraliEing congress- to elect Unit
cd States senators by a direct vote
report was equivalent to ar indefinite
postponement Of the bill. as the ZEN.
ats journal indicates. Yet Crawford
in his speeches tries to make 1t
appear that he has invariably
bsen In favor Of electinE senators by
popular vote and that Kittredge has
always been opposed to II.
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Senator Gamble was charged with
a species OF Petty grating at Wash
ingtm and q legislative committee.
chosen by Mr.. CrawfOrd,s friends, I'D
mttted the truth Of the charge and
Mr.. Crawford endorsed the white
washing thus administered. Yet
Crawford charges Kittredge with q
desire to screen gFafters.
MI. Crawford was charoed by the
land department with attesmpted
l~and-grabbing and the department OF
justice OF the Roosevelt aduintstrar
ttCn. after q thorough Investigation,
declared In an Official report that Mr..
Crawford was palably engaged in IN
effort to defraud. Yet In CrRw1Ord's
interest 1t is attempted to create the
impression that KittTedge has sought
to protect land-grRbbers.
The assessment of faYn lands was
increased by Mr.. Crawf0rd's state
hoard of assessment In 1877, over
the valuations Of the previous year,
BY more than twenty-six million dol
lars, on i've millions Q than the
total valuation Of all the railroad pro
perry IN the state for the same year.
Yet Crawford goea about the state
denouncing Kittredge for high farm
taxes and low raiIfoad valuations.
WHO STOLE THAT HHL7"