The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07
The Latest Case in Court.

Butte Miner is not disposed to
entertain a friendly opinion re-
speeding the proceedings that have
brought the case of Mr.. John B. Well
come to the supreme court of Montana,
under request that he be barred pro-
fessionaly. The Miner deals with the
motive" that prompts the proceedings.
In court, as we understand it, that is
not the essential factor. Mr.. Welcome
doubtless knows that the charges in
question are a matter of common
report throughout the state. The
Miner apparently resents the pro-
posed investigation-we do not be-
lieve that Mr. Welcome himself
shares this feeling or that the Miner
reflects his opinions or wishes in the
matter. The charges recited in the
complaint in this case We're made
against Mr.. Welcome, openly and pub
licly and formally, at the time when
the Montana legislature was in session.
We suppose these charges could have
reached a hearing before now, but it
transpires that business engagements
have made it necessary for Mr.. Well
come to be outside of the Montana jur-
isdiction from the time of the sena-
torial contest until his recent return,
when he was served with the papers.
Really, the proceedings against Mr..
Welcome meet a demand that has been
persistent and general. The charges
against those who are made parties to
the new proceedings have been repeat
eddy and vigorously brought. We do
not remember that the Miner has at
any time demanded proofs, but the pub
lie has, and it is possible that the pub
lie demand will be met.
At any rate, whatever the views the
Miner may entertain respecting Mr..
Whiteside's worth or unworthiness, he
| is not the issue in the present instance.
| The matter brought to the attention OF
| the supreme court is one of wide motor
| ipty; apparently it will suit the
| sentiment of a very large majority OF
| the people of Montana to have the
| whole matter candidly looked into. We
take it that this is not a dragging OF
politics into the courts; it is an inquiry
into the integrity or the alleged rascal
| ity of conduct on the part of member
| of the bar of Montana. Manifestly
there is also involved in the case the
| alleged malfeasance in office of several
men who were commissioned by the
people to represent them in a matter OF
high Importance to the state.
The Butte Miners fear seems to bi
| that the proceedings have their chiet
| significance in an attempt to keep the
state unrepresented for two year:
rather than see W. A Clark go to the
senate" 1t would be altogether out o
character for any newspaper to in
dulge in guesses as to the results tina
may follow the proceedings latel.
started. One way or the other, the,
will be significant to- all Montana. W.
can see how they might even reach thu
senate chamber, although they mean {
mighty sight more to the individual
| whose names are recited in thu
charges than they can mean to an,
senatorial aspirant. So that, as W.
view it, sequences immeasurably NOR
significant to Montana than vacan
seat in the federal senate are involved
and while Mr.. Clark's newspaper ma!
quite naturally be wrapped up in Mr.
Clark's ambition. it is certain that hi
defeat or winning out along the lin
of personal ambition is not the essen
tial factor in the pending case, from
the standpoint of this states public.