The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-27

will recoil upon its perpetrators, be-
cause the evidence published in any
trial of this matter will prove these
grand jurymen to have violated the
oath which they took, and by that evil
dence they will be held up to the scorn
and contempt of the world. If this re-
port be true, it is not the first grand
jury that has been purchased in Lewis
and Clarke county, as more than one
man in this room can testify.
For two weeks, Mr.. President,
have remained silent under the noun
tains of abuse that have been heaped
upon me and my associates by the sub
sidized press of this state: but, sir, while
/ have been silent, by no means have
I been weighed down by that abuse for
we count ourselves men, and take it
as compliment and an honor to have
opposed to me every bribe- giver, every
bribe-taker, and every man and news
paper whose sympathies are with such
criminals. I have lived in this state
I defy any man within its confines to
point his finger at a single act of mine
of which an honest man should be
ashamed. (Great applause)
There has been great deal of criti-
cism through the subsidized press of
this state of my action two years ago
in exposing the corruption in the capi-
tai commission in a minority report, but
/ want to call your attention to the fact
that there is now upon the records of
this county the verdict of both a grand
jury and a trial jury which indorses
every word and act of mine at that
time, and, instead of monument of
bribery and corruption, the people of
Montana will get an honest capitol
building at an honest price. No man
should claim credit for doing only his
duty, and mention this matter simply
because I have been criticised and mis-
represented.
There are some features of this sena-
torial contest which would be ridiculous
if it were not for the serious import to
the people of this state. 1t has remind
ed me Of a horde Of hungry, skinny,
long-tailed rats around a big fat cheese,
and something falls in the room; there
is panic and stampede, and only seven
have the courage to remain. AS time
goes on their courage gradually returns;
they smell the cheese and, one by one.
they timidly come out of their holes,
until the vanishing cheese is again sur
rounded and we. can hear the chorus of
who is afraid daughter and ap-
plause).
John B. Welcome said that every
man who votes for Clark is to be we'll
paid, and I say to you that the man
who votes for him without being paid
if there be one such in this body-in
view of the evidence published and still
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a man is equally
guilty with the others, and the man who
sells his vote, and every man who has
mark as personal: You who have sold
the honor of your constituents for a
few paltry dollars would sell the chas-
tity of your own wife or daughter if you
got your price and some of you would
not be high-priced, either. 1 am not
surprised that the gentlemen who have
changed their votes to Clark recently
should make speeches of explanation,
but I would suggest that their explain
ations would be much more clear and
to the point if they would just get up
and tell us the price and sit down.
Mr.. Carr stated in his explanation
that he went over to Flathead county
to consult with his constituents, but he
might better have told the truth and
said that he went over there to get
package of Clark money that was in
the possession Of D. R. Peeler. Deny it,
sir, if you dare
you're an infamous liar," shrieked
Mr.. Carr; you're a perjurer.''
(Uproar cries of "Give it to him,
Whiteside; give it to him!" applause
yells, screams, Kisses, turmoil. Presi-
dent Spriggs pounds the gavel for Or
der).
'The senator from Flathead has the
floor" said the president, "but he must
refrain from personalities"
Senator Whiteside resumed: ST have
the proof of this assertion and it will
be presented to this body, and l want
to make one correction in the explana-
ton made by the ministerial gentleman
from Sweet Grass county. When he
changed his vote to Clark, he stated
that he had no sooner landed upon this
shore, almost before he had cast his
ballot in this contest, the report was
started by those opposed to Mr.. Clark
that he had been brought home from
the Philippines at the expense of Mr..
Clark, but I want to correct that state
ment-he was evidently mistaken as
to where this report originated, for the
managers of Mr.. Clarks campaign told
me themselves that they had cabled
81, 900 to Mr.. Hannah at Hong Kong. If
this be true, small wonder that the
gentleman had visions of golden yistaS