The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-25
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HOW WE ARE GOVERNED.


The Rottenness of Our Senatorial
Elections-Shameful Revelations.
The people no longer rule the United
States-They are dominated by money,
nothing but money.
The United States senate exercises a
veto over all national legislation. Read
the following and see how it's members
are selected. 1t refers to the pending
election of a United States senator in
Montana:
SENATOR'S STORY
The evidence of Senator Whiteside, given
before the investigation committee, is vol
luminous, but in its essentials the story
which he told was as follows:
When | arrived in Helena I was looked
upon by all the senatorial candidates as a
tit SUBJECT for Missionary work. 1 was ap-
preached by the agents Of all of them. but
the representatives of w. A. Clark were the
only ones that offered me any money ap-
parently fell in with their plans, and was
soon on the inside In order to learn all the
facts l got in and worked for Clark and
they regarded me a valuable man. and
told me all that was being done. They Of
Tered me $4,000 in cash and a great deal
more in promises. John B. Welcome and
their chief assistants have been A. j. Steele
William McDermott and w. NJ. Bickford
Ihey were all engaged in buying or trying
to buy the support Of members for W. A.
Clark for United States senator. All Of
them have talked it over in my presence,
except Mr.. Bickford. For some reason he
has seemed to be a little shy of me, but I
knew through the others what he was do
ing. Besides the men l have named they
had great many second lieutenants with
whom did not come in contact I have in
my hands now $4,000 in currency which 1
Will turn over to your committee; S., 900 of
this was paid to me by John B. Welcome
Tor my own services, and I will explain in
detail how l received the rest of the money.
1 desired to get some proof besides the
money and my word. and as 1 had conf
dence In the integrity Of State Senator
clark, Of Madison county, l sent Congress-
man Campbell to him. They had a talk to-
gether, and Mr.. Clark agreed to help me.
l met him by appointment in Mr.. Camp
bells room in the Helena hotel on the night
of Jan. 3. l explained to him fully the part
l wanted him to take( and then l saw Mr.
Welcome and told him that Senator Clark,
OF Madison county, could probably be
bought.
Mr.. Welcome authorized me to offer him
$4,000, and the next time I Welcome.
which was the next day, 1 told him that
Clark would accept it. About o'clock On
the lobby Of the Helena hotel and he asked
me to bring Clark up and fix the matter up
we three went up to room and Well
come placed ten $1,GOO bills in large envel-
ope and it was sealed up. Clark put an in
dorsement on it, and they gave it to me
to hold until Clark should fulfill his part
OF the agreement, which was that he was to
vote for w. A. Clark of Butte, for United
states senator whenever they wanted him.
Ii he voted as agreed was to give him the
money, whether W. A. Clark was elected or
not. This Is the nvelope which contains
the money. 1t has not been opened, and
has been in my possession ever since I re-
ceived it. ~ -
Continuing. ! talked the senatorial situa-
ton over with Charlie Clark Welcome and
others very often Vie discussed the differ
ent members that had been bought and
others with whom they were negotiating.
Welcome said:
Every manswho votes for Clark is to be
paid, and the man who votes for him with
out being paid IS a fool"
They gave nee the names of the members
whom they claimed mad been bought and
the amounts which had been paid or put UP