The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
HANSON BAGK 1T
CRAWFORD
Turner County Progressive Makes Further Reference To
Congressional Record To Show How Crawford Voted
With Aldrich.-Denies That The Hyde Case Is
Ancient History or That Wagner Inspired
His First Article.
His First Article.

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Crawford and Gamble, under i%nstru-
ctions from these constituents in state
platforms adopted by progressive re-
ipublicans for: First, the income tax;
second, reduction of the tariff: ana
third, that all goods, the price of
which was controlled ty a corpora
ton or monopoly, should be placed
on the free list? Perhaps every senav
or who voted with Crawford on this
amendment, and all other measures
named by him, were instructed to
vote just as they did, except Craw-
ford and Gamble. Crawford says: III
| have erred, II has been in my zeal
to serve them" Whom?
Harvester in Monopoly.
Is there any doubt in the senator's
mind that the harvester is Il monopo-
Nv controlled article? II is just barely
possible that the vote of Senator Cum
MINIS might have been prompted By
some other Influence than that of a
state platform. Cong. Record 6554,
that senator said: 81 did. sir. severely
criticise The tendency of the executive
of the United States to override and
ovcrpower the Legislative will; | cri-
Iticised the democratic president OF
the United States no mere severely
than L. have criticised his ~predeces-
sors.' On the same page Mr.. Cum
Minis said: that | would
Just as soon have my will us a mem
Der. Of congress overcome by a soldier
as by any other Influence from the
executive department
In my former statement | called
attention To the fact that Senator
Crawford voted seventy times with
The stalwarts. fifty-two times with
the prpgressives, and did not vote
lseven times on the tariff. The senator
in his statement Attempts to prove
that he is a progressive by reason
of the fact that some real progress
sives voted with him on some occas-
ions. Let us see: Cong. Record, page
22SG, an amendment to reduce duty
on sewing machines, Aldrich. Craw-
ford, Lodge, Smoot, ct al, care they
the progressives? voted together
Cummins, Dolliyer, Nelson, Slapp, ei
al, voted against them; Cong. Record
2911, Senator Lodge offered an IN
%endrhent to raise tariff on cotton
igloyes: Crawford voted with Aldrich.
/ Lodge and their usual crowd, Cum
Minis, Clapp, Dolliver, LaFollette,
Nelson voted against. Did the legisla-
Iture Of 1905 bind Crawford to vote
! for this high tariff on cotton as well
as wool? Our state progressive plat
form declares for a revision of the
tariff downward. The senator must
either say that A1drich is a progres-
,lsiye, or he must say that he voted
to maintain the high duty on cotton
to protest the cotton raisers of the
,Igreat northwest aud South Dakota.
Crawford With Aldrich.
The same progressive senators,
Cummins, Clapp, Dolliver, LaIfollette
!, and Nelson, voted on amendments to
J reduce schedules on yarn, clothes,
] blankets, hats, women's and childrens
) dress goods. etc, to GO per cent ad
va1orem. Crawford voted with Aid
rich; Cong. Record pages 29S7, 800,
, 1901, 3O12, 3Ot4, 3015, 3022, 1892,
: 303a. 3051, a0b4.
On June IL and IA the same sen
S ators voted against Aldrich and
Crawford. Cong. Record 1921 and
3163. The last-named being to the
: sugar schedule. Same authority,
: 3542, 1867, Aldrich proposed to in
crease duty on print paper to four
$ dollars per ton. Cummins, LaFollette
and Dolliver voted against it. Craw-
Forthwith Aldrich. Where thou
A leads me. I will follow.
IL Gamble Not Running.
Senator Crawford takes Mr.. Wag-
ner to task for supporting Mr.. Gam
> Bile in his last Campaign as a,candi-
date for the United States Senate.
What has this to do with my last
statement? He Seems to delight In the
S fact that Gamble voted with him
against the state platform, and the
wishes of the people. This does not
excuse the senator, and he is the
person with whom we are dealing at
e the present time. If the senator wish.
e es to avail himseuf of the consola,
tltion that Gamble voted with him. he
should at least not say that Candles
factions will excuse Crawford's, and al
the same time say that Gamble is q
S stalwart and he a progressive. That
is inconsistent.
r. In the last campaign of Mr.. Gam.
o BILE for the United States senate III
" which he was successful, Mr.. Craw.
ford, then at the helm as the leader
OF the progressive party of This state
o supported Mr.. Gamble. In the las
o campaign of Mr.. Gamble as a candi.
date for the senate, Mr.. Crawford
It was not heard to say yea" or may
n until the primary election was over
He did not come out and tell anybody
nfin this state, to my knowledge, that
y he was in favor OF Gamble of Sterl
e ing. After the primary election
when every sane mar in this state
o knew that the legislature would
e stand by the choice of the peopl. as
e expressed at the primary. Crawford
came sui of his shell Of silence, with
e his usual cunning, for Mr.. Sterling
n Hanson for Sterling.
G His former. and present colleague
was down, and he dared then to juml
d on him. | was q. supporter of Senator
Sterling, a fact of which ! am no,
sorry, and do not censure Crawford
$. for supporting Sterling. but rathe'
for his presto change method.
II The perfidy of Senator Crawford
will o be condoned by the peopl'
4 of this state Just because he says tina
a. my former statement was insniroa n,