The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

a ratio of one-third of the actual
value of all property. and for the pur-
pose of treating all classes of property
as nearly alike as possible, it reduced
the assessment of bank stock from
fifty per cent to forty per cent, while
real estate, railroads, live stock, mer-
chandise, and all other property were
valued upon the basis of thirty-three
per cent.
Every special appropriation made for
new buildings, with the exception Of
the new capitol, was recommended by
the supervising boards and was neces-
sary.
1 am prepared 10 defend this record be-
tore any audience in the state and chat
tenge Senator Kittredge to discuss all these
issues IN the open NTH me.
Did anyone ever hear him, or any Of
his lieutenants, advocate any Of the
reforms enacted into law last winter?
1t is 40 answer to accuse us of in
consistence in opposing Senator Kilt
redge because we supported Senator
Gamble. Senator Gamble abandoned
the Kittredge machine and, with his
friends, joined us and assisted in pass
ing reform laws and in keeping our
pledges. He was reelected as the re-
suit and is not an issue i'm this cam
paign.
1t is because of the record OF Sea-
ator Kittredge and his attitude In re-
lation to these questions that thou
sands of the republican voters of this
state oppose his reelection and de-
mand that / shall be a candidate
against him.
This i have decided to do, and IL
chosen for the Office of United States
senator / shall support:
l. The policies and measures advo-
Gated by President Roosevelt.
2. The early completion of the Pa
n m Canal according to the type and
plans adopted by the administration,
and a comprehensive and permanent
improvement of the Mississippi River
it's navigable tributaries, iuclud-
ing the Missouri through this state,
SO that the same may be effective
checks upon excessive railway rates.
3. A revision of tariff schedules by
placing lumber, coal and iron upon
the free list: and in cases where the
m manufacture of an article is controlled
by a trust and competition in it's pro-
q uction at home has been destroyed,
l am in favor of reducing the tariff
upon 1t to a point that will permit
foreign competition.
4. The ascertainment of the actual
value OF railroads engaged i'm inter
state commerce, the limitation of is
Of stock and bonds to bona fide
transactions, a uniform system of
bookkeeping and accounts, and the
of rates, under the super
vision of the government.
5. Extension of federal control over
vi corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, without impairing the
power OF each state to regulate trade
beginning and ending within its bor-
iers.
6. A federal tax upon inheritances
Incomes.
Z. A law making is a crime TO lob
oy in secret for special and corporate
interests with members of the Ma
,ional Congress.
s. A federal law to protect deposit
,ors in national banks and creating
postal savings banks.
9. A law providing for greater elias
lefty in the currency so that 1t may
temporarily increased and with
irawn without injury to trade.
i am opposed to the unjust discrimi-
1ation against this state by the rail-
'oads coming into it from the ada
'ent states of Minnesota, Nebraska
md Iowa, by which these roads accept
cents per mile in these adjacent
tates, while in South Dakota they
propose to take at the rate of three
ents per mile from the same mileage
'ook during the same trip, and charge
hree cents per mile for all local travel
the state. / am opposed
o discrimination by which excessive
harges are collected for hauling coal
rom the western parts of the state
o the settlements west of the Mis-
ouri River, and for hauling emigrant
noyeables from the eastern mart Of