The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-12

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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
LAFOLLETTE ATTACKS BURKE.
IN the last issue of the weekly
magazine published by Senator La
Toilette appears a rather lengthy
article assuming to set forth the
record of Congressman Charles II.
Burke, OF South Dakota. 1t is as
serted that Congressman Burke's
campaign announcement is deceiving
In that "by piecing together half
truths dealing with parts of his legis-
lative record" Burke undertakes to
appeal to the progressive sentiment
in his state. Senator LaFollette adds:
He makes no appeal to the "stal-
warts" the r~eactionaries of the Kit
tredge System machine. He does not
need to. They know where Burke
stands and they are for him."
AS The Republican, in all fairness
to Burke, published in full his cam
paign announcement and the appeal
contained therein for reelection, so
It considers It . matter Of duty to its
readers to give them q summary Of
Senator LaFollette's version Of Con-
gressman Burke's record.
Senator Larollette attacks Burke's
reference to the fact that he voted for
the Roosevelt rate bill and also for
the pure food bill. It 10 pointed out
that only seven voted against the
rate hin ana ~ against the pure food
bin. From this Il - argued that
Burke dtd not support these two
measures until Il bscame . certain
y that they would pass. LaFollette.
however. does not present evidence
- support of this conclusion. II the
snallnsas Of the opposition =!
tsgtamen3. then Il may q logi-
sally bs la that every one
vAosystsd FOR the bill did % only be-
.canss Il was obvious Il would pass.
~ other counts ~ ne Indictment
brosght against Burke 81 LaFol-
llsstsis nssssinssmay ! summarized
@ follow:
Voted for the McMillan bill Of the
Seth congress. giving tho Pennsyl-
vania radlroad s3,35s.77s "a lana.
approaches ana : place 70 build al
Onion station 70 cost e1.77o.oo. the
bens1t q : million dollar bridge
over tie Potomac. and nys million
dollars Il money.
Voted for = bill giving the so-called
asphalt trust rights In the asphalt and
gilsonite lands Of the Utah Indian
reservation.
Voted for ship subsidy bills.
Voted for what LaFollette calls
the Special facilities graft Of $780,
900 in the p~ostohice appropriation
bill. which. II is stated, the postoRice
department refused to indorse.
Voted for the so-called mileage
grab' when It was proposed to give
the members Of the House $3.50, 900 ,
for mileage when It adjourned one
session and Immediately began an
other. without giving the members
even q chance to go home and travel
the mileage for which it was proposed
to collect. !
Voted against q bill to establish a
government foundry at the naval gun
factory at Washington to enable the
government to relieve itself from the
alleged extortionate charges Of the
steel trust.
s On roll-calls out OF TWEEN
ty-four on tariff revision voted with
Payne and the standpatters and, it
10 alleged, on a part of the six votes
against Payne advocated higher
duties than did Payne.
Was made chairman of the Indian
affairs committee to succeed James s..
Sherman. now v~ice-president, because
4 10 alleged, Of his high standing with
Speaker Cannon.
IN the recent successful efforts of
the House TO revise the rules and de-
pose Speaker Cannon from the rules
committee. voted at all times with
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