The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-19

rFslIiA. COUNTY PAPER
APPRECIATE THE SENATOR.
AS the days and months go by it
will commence to dawn on the peo-
le OF South Dakota that a most excel
lent gentleman, a thorough statesman
and Q man who does things in Wash
ingtoa, was defeated in the person Of
Senator A. B. Kittredge. Personally
Senator Kittredge can stand the de-.
Feat and comes up smiling after 1t il
over With, but there is a loss to the
state IN taking away his services from
the senate. Governor Crawford has
abhity-there Is no question as to
that, but the fact that Senator Kilt
redge has risen to a high position in
Of that great body of men. The SEN
ator AAs proven his worth time and
again 70 the citizens of South Dakota.
The 0overnor may rise to the posi-
ton - eminence that Senator Kilt
re6gs has done, he may become as
great . power in the senate, but 1t is
gntng to take time to do 1t. Some
thing Of the appreciation In which
8sAa&sr Kittredge Is held by adjoin-
lng@slates, Is shown in the following
editorial taken from the st Paul Pho
neeT rTess:E
The returns of the primary cleo
ton held in South Dakota indicate
that A. B. Kittredge is to be succeed
ed in the senate by Gov. Coe /. Craw-
ford. The contest was a bitter one,
and the margin Of the victor is not
large, but 1t seem to be sufficient.
The South Dakota Republicans, of
course, have a right to indulge in
their family jars in any way that
suits them, but they cannot blame
the neighbors for becoming Interested
when a seat in the United States
senate Is at stake. Senator Kittredge
comes from South Dakota, but he is a
United States senator and Minnesota
along with other state, regrets losing
the services of one SO able.
Without meaning any disparage-
ment to Gov. Crawford, 1t seems too
bad that South Dakota failed to re-
turn Senator Kittredge. He is not
spectacular o demagogic, but he
possesses the sound qualities of
statesmanship that win not only for
his own state but for the country.
He does not make much fuss nor try
to get into the limelight, but he does
things. He gets results. Senator Kilt
redge has rendered conspicuous SER
vice to the whole country since he
has been in Washington. His breadth
OF view and clean-cut tactics have Sc
c0ssd for him many admirers. He
has demonstrated by his work on the
1nteroceanic canal committee and in
connection with other important as
siGnments that he Is Of the broad
GAuge sort md ne mere aoljtisian.
Senator Kitfssdge not only has won
the respect OF the people Of the ma
ton and, added to the prestige Of his
state. but he 10 . close personal friend
OF Secretary TAft, Who undoubtedly
will DO the next chief executive. The
senator would have been in the conf
dence Of the next president. and one
Of the important factors in the adj
ministration councils. He will be
missed BY the Republican leaders, and
south Dakota can hardly afford to
miss the services Of 20 able q repre-
sentative.
Gov. Crawford has unquestioned
ability and may make a better sena-
tor than Mr.. Kittredge, but he is as
yet an unknown quantity from a
senatorial standpoint. Senator Kit
redge has demonstrated his worth,
and has the added advantage Of wide
acquaintance and friendships among
public men, which should make him
particularly efective-for it always
-4H85saatsSE- NAlE9Ga
IL an advantage to have friends al
court. Gov. Crawford may prove the
equal or superior Of Senator Kit.
redge. II does. the rest Of the coun.
try will be sorry the laws are such
that there cannot be three senators
from South Dakota in order that both
may be chosen. For Senator Kilt.
redge is one Of the few men at Wash.
ington who r Of real senatorial.
caliber. He is an asset to South Da.
kota and the entire nation. There ii
. liberal supply of politicians. -four
dushers" and "false-alarms'' at thu
national capital, but the number o,
real statemen is not 80 large that tn,
people Of the nation care to see an,
Of them go. not even when the sue
cessor Is so estimable q gentleman a
Gov. Crawford of South Dakota"