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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
6
Comparative figures show Crawford administration costing taxpayers. The piece traces South Dakota’s debt after statehood, recounts defalcation in 1905, and contrasts frugal debt repayment under earlier administrations with lavish 1907 1908 spending. It describes double deficiency levies authorized to raise funds to cover shortfalls and ongoing debt service.
The article analyzes 1907 South Dakota legislative appropriations versus 1905, noting increases in maintenance and expenses tied to political machines and Senator Gamble. It reports proposed constitutional amendments to remove tax limits and permit higher levies to cover deficits, detailing state debt, bonded obligations, and the shift in fiscal policy under Crawford administration.
Dr T M Stewart of Beresford Union County rebukes attacks on Senator A B Kittredge by insurgent organs. Stewart testifies to Kittredge’s honesty, integrity, and service, pledging support for his re election and urging South Dakota to feel proud of his record. Beresford date noted.
A letter to the editor derides Judge Aikens for sarcasm and recalls South Dakota's 1907 financial issues. It recounts Crawford's administration, a rising net debt, and the issuing of revenue warrants. The scene shifts to a Bismark vote and a vivid caricature of a financier, ending with a blunt quip about how the balance got there.
A fragmentary reminiscence references Isarne and the idea that poets are born, not made. The source notes a man who told this tale, who is now "got" himself and would not father the story, with a Canton 8. D. Forrest, Sr, as possible attribution.
Samuel G. Blythe praises Senator Kittredge for his measured speech and relentless work ethic. The Canton, Massachusetts lawmaker is lauded as concise, deliberate, and deeply informed on interoceanic canal matters, rising early, exiting late, and shaping debate with minimal, precise remarks.
A club barber recalls a disastrous racer straw piece of glass that shattered his tool and his pride. He laments losing the broken, jagged shard and the grind’s fault, hoping to recover the creased edge that once cut true.
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