The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-05-19
~, COMING CONGRESSMAN

OUR COMINu
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..ns;ons and aspirations OF 'ne -....n,
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ts.n me neople and politicians posteo ."
mast, passing and coming events anu .. ". sor
no apology is necessary to pave "e .,,;,;c.l
any information Of personal VI p
character that NAV come within the prov
;rce Of live bu. impartial and dis'nse'e'..u
;ourna,i.n,. Less than One year ago 'ne
Hon. Bill A. Clark, Of the Butte p.ee'".'
,va. considered a conspicuous ano !o"
go, candidate for Congress, subject now
ever. to the nomination OF the De"o C,AAs
Convention to be held at Butte. MT. H"'
had made a tour Of Europe where his REQ
head had shone at royal receptions ana rs
a,,ended Italian fandangos solely ana SIM
nlv to put himself In cultured training 10.
the Congressional race when he retnr"e.
to Montana. To advance hts claim ana
impress the untutored Democracy OF tne
Territory, while absent. the Hon. Bill wro'e'
or hired an impecunious Bohemian to wrtte'
elegant european Letters" which appear
I'd At regular intervals but in butchered ~.
nopranhy in newspaper then nick'named
the Butte .Sesi. Wsakly Mosrser. Mr.
Clark's purpose was to stun the Democrats
with his literary illusions, and make 'ne
rank and file of his party believe that ne
was smarter than double.geared lightning
and educated up 10 the quint.essence OF per-
lection. After Mr.. Clark's beautiful letters
had been ,.ublished-(through the lines OF
which a current of Democratic thunder
ran like the eloquence Of Tammany
sachem)-the gentleman returned to Butte,
proud Of his productions and confident tnat
he would get the coveted nomination after
such Democrats as Word, Mayhem, Sta
pleton, Mitchell and Toole had killed each
other off in Convention. Human hopes,
founded on the pledges Of politicians, dis.
solve like salt when thrown into water, and
Mr.. Clark was left oat for the time being.
as we all remember. On the eve Of the as
sembling of the Butte Convention the train
of the little narrow gauge landed the Hon.
Sam Word. formerly Of Madison, and Mar
tin Maginnis, Of Minnesota, at Butte. We
can readily call to memory what happened
thereafter. The Convention assembled and
Mr.. Clark was in it, fondly cherishing the
hope that when prominent Democrats had
wiped each out the shattered and scattered
forces Of the unterrified would concentrate
on the $a,soo,ooo Democrat of Butte, but
the laundering Of Sheridan delegate
and the vote Of the Shenon delegation from
Beaverhead County caused the "Woolfolk
accident" in Convention, and Martin, from
Minnesota, got away with the nomination.
The Hon. Bill Clark was downed but he
swore In broken French that he would 70 to
Europe again and write more letters. Fix.
ing his Butte bonanzas (including the Moul-
ton ,ninc) in Notwithstanding shape,
Mr.. Clark lit out for Europe. He Is in
that foreign land at present writing more
european Letters" As he drinks wine
with the emperors and kings, and beer
with the rabble Of the Old World, Mr..
Clark fnds time to write letters for the
Butte Miner. These letters are grand.
They are magni6c productions from pro.
life brain, and through the paragraphs Of
each letter Democratic ideas loom up and
shine brighter than the brilliant MONDAY
sun. The English language fails when We
attempt to praise their purity or allude te
the simple strains Of simon pure Democra
cy that floats through them SO gracefully
and 90 grandiy. Democrats Of Montan,
who expect to vote for the next regula,
nominee for Congress should preserve ant
read Mr.. Clark's letters. They are intend
ed for Democratic digestion, and In givini
them special and gratuitous notoriety tn
TRIBUNE feels that II has done its duty ant
performed an act that the humblest Demo
crat In Montana will heartily applaud
Look out for Mr.. Clark's next. When las
heard Of Mr.. Clark and Alfonzo the Span
ish King were in company, disguised
and dancing at the fandangos on the r u,
de Boabdil- Columbus in Madrid, Spain, ev
cry evening. In the day time Mr.. Clark
was taking lessons in stump speaking from
French communist, so that when he re
turns to Montana, highly educated in ora
tory, he will be able to cope with Martir
Maginnis, from and Of Minnesota. II
conclusion we earnestly and enthusiastical
" invite, yes, invoke, all Democrats Il
peruse and ponder Mr.. Clark's letters, fo
he is, or thinks he is, sour Coming Con
gresham"