The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05
CLARK MADE HIS SPEECH
He Has Discovered q Spontane-
Gus Exultation.
HOW 1T ALL HAPPENED
Praise for the Republicans Who Betrayed
Their Party-His Election the Apoth-
costs Of Purity in Politics-Didn't
Say How Much the Halo Cost

The employees, friends and supporters
OF W. A. Clark held a meeting at the
Auditorium last evening in celebration
after the election of Mr.. Clark to the
United States senate. A tremendous
bonfire blaZed in front Of the Audi
forum. where the meeting was held,
and the hall was crowded. The meet
| ing was advertised to take place at
o'clock, but it was $3.50 o'clock before
1t was called to order and at 9:05
o'clock it had adjourned. Between s
| and $3.50 o'clock music was discoursed
by the splendid Boston & Montana
band, which proved as delightfully."- en-
| PERTAINING as ever. At $3.50 o'clock the
| explosion of bombs announced the ar
rival of Mr.. Clark and party. They took
| seats on the platform amid applause
on the part of part of the audience.
| Among those who occupied seats on the
platform were George H. Casey, John
Bordeaux, Charles E. Alsop, Eugene
| Carroll, John A. Cannon, William Nc
Dermott, Thomas Kilgallon, John H.
Miles and Mr.. Davidson.
The meeting consisted solely Of Mr..
| Clark's speech. There were no ad-
| dresses of welcome to Mr.. Clark on the
part of any citizen of Butte. The audi
ence and managers of the affair as we'll
felt the need of some more speeches,
| and there was much embarrassment
| at the conclusion of Clark's address.
| There were calls for Mr.. ClarlS's attor-
neys, but they did not respond. Mo-
| body on the platform ventured to make
| a speech of congratulation and the
meeting summarily adjourned.
Mr.. Clark's speech was a good one
,<e sc l.; 60 Il
| was probably the best he ever deliv-
| cred. He was literally applauded at
various points by that part of the audi
| ence which was representative of his
| mines, smelter and bank.
AS soon as the band ceased playing,
Judge Barrett advanced to the front of
the platform and said: sit is one Of
the greatest pleasures of my life to in
troduce William A. Clark, the senator
elect from Montana"
Mr.. Clark arose and was greeted with
applause
Words fail me-" he began, "to ex
press my gratitude for this magnificent
demonstration by my friends rendered
me tonight after the most sensational
and exciting contest ever witnessed in
the United States. I am particularly
gratified because of the high-handed
methods adopted by my enemies.
Treachery, falsehood, deceit, diabolical
conspiracy and almost every crime
within the calendar of crime was re-
sorted to in the endeavor to bring
about my defeat But the majority of
the legislature proved to be made Of
sterner stuff than they had supposed.
The majority proved to be actuated by
the purest motives. They are lovers of
liberty and were disposed to see fair
play. Thanks to them and the grand
jury, / and my friends have been amply
indicated. The grand reception, both
public and private, accorded me in Hell
ena, the support of So of the Sc news
papers of Montana which are not sub
sidized, the hundreds of kilograms and
hundreds of letters 1 have received,
some of them couched in the most
beautiful language, convince me that
there is intense satisfaction at my cleo
ton everywhere except in the strong
holds of nv enemies. VoX populi, voX
del. And the voice of the populace in
this instance has been heard In no I'M
certain terms.
why this spontaneous exultation
all over the country? If I thought it
were on my personal consideration 1
would be very gratified and fiattered.
But there is higher principle than
personality. It's a victory of the people
of this state. The people have risen
in their majesty and power and have
forever set the seal of their condemna-
sought to subjugate the people of this
state. 1t is clear and emphatic .decp
laration that no man and no corpora
ton can seek to control the legislative
assembly and say who shall and who
shall not represent this state in the
congress of the United States. The
awakening may have come a little too
late to prevent the election of one who
has proved himself the attorney and
detective and spy of a corporation. My
election means that no corporation shall
continue to control all the lumber of
this state. Every lumber company has
been absorbed in this corporation and
gone out of business, and the price of
lumber has been raised So per LOCO feet
It means that the corporation shall
not denude the mountains of their for
estS without reasonable cause. 1t means
that the little cross in the circle must
go. 1t means that you are free men
and that the God-given right of stuff
rage without being watched by some
one in front of the booth 1t means
that gambling, which has been openly
practiced in this town in violation of
the statutes of the state and by the
connivance of some of the city officials
who have been enriched by the blood
money they eStcrted from the light
means that wholesale perjury at pri-
mary elections and the running of
trains from neighboring towns will no
longer be tolerated. 1t means that at
this dawning of the twentieth CEN
tuhy, coercion and oppression in this
beautiful state shall no longer be toll
Grated. 1t means that nothing which
savors of collars about the necks or
shackles about the limbs shall be al
lowed.
THE events of the past 80 days have
made most remarkable political history.
Our friends, the enemy, went to the
state capital with perhaps the inten-
ton Of having no candidate of their
own, although their supposed candidate
was an attorney who, perhaps, never
had a case in court and never paid a
dollar of taxes. But they formed an
alliance with a kind. good old gentle
man who never had any chance of
election, and if he did he forfeited it
when he permitted the collar of the
Anaconda company to be fastened
around his neck"
Mr.. Clark then proceeded with an ac-
count of the fight in Helena and ey-