The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05

voting for him had been actuated by
the purest motives, and that their
course is approved by IS per cent. of the
intelilgent and honest republicans Of
Montana. The silver republicans also,
| ne SAID, are honest men.
And received" said the speaker
l00 per cent of the populist vote
senator Connolly, the noblest Roman
| OF them all. If you read the Anaconda
standard you viii see it stated that
every man who voted for me is a dis
honest man. l cannot conceive how
such dlshonorable defamation can be
permitted in this age of the world.
had spoken of having cause for libel
| against the Standard, but a very intel
| Hgent gentleman said to me that 1
would never be able to convince a jury
| that the paper did me any harm, but
| that each issue of the Standard brought
me new votes. He said that l should
| liquidate the cost of the extra trains
| to Helena taking there that vile sheet,
for every issue of it brought me one or
| two votes"
| Mr. Clark said the democrats who
voted for him are not wearing any
mans collar. They constitute the bone
and sineW of the party. and his sup
porters will in the future govern the
democratic party in this state. He ad-
mitted that there were few good men
who were razzle-dazzled by premises
made by that slick gentleman, John r.
| Toole, and placed lightning rods on
their shoulders and did not train with
! us. However, we can afford to be mag
unanimous and forgive them
Mr.. Clark said that his ambition to
! be senator was never over-w eening
He felt the greatness of the responsible
| ity, and that during the next six years
| 1t would be necessary for him to work
| harder "a hafo h
life. But he was willing to face that
| responsibility, and he trusted that when
| his term expired the people Of this state
would not have been disappointed
| He said he believed in the restoration
| of silver and in a protective duty. He
hoped that all the contending forces in
the late conflict would set their faces
to the future in the endeavor to correct
the errors of the past. The dead past
should be allowed to bury its dead and
all sides should naturally concede hon
or where honor is due. Render to God
the things that are Gods and TO Gaze
sar the things that are Caesars. All
should go hand in hand to promote the
welfare of the state and make it fore
most on the nations roll of honor.
Mr.. C!ark's speech lasted half an
hour. At its conclusion the band play
ed. When it finished there was an en-
barrassing silence. the audience evil
IDENTIFY expected that there would be
some more speeches, that some one
would say something in welcome of
Clark and congratulation of his victory
After painful wait, Judge Barrett
rose and asked if Mr.. Welcome, Mr.
Clark's attorney, was in the audience.
Mr. Welcome did not respond and then
there were calls for Mr.. Corbett, anoth-
er of Clarks attorneys. But Mr.. Cor
bett did not respond, either.
The meeting is then adjourned" said
Mr. Barrett. Some one proposed three
cheers for Clark and they were given.
The audience then dispersed at 9:05,
not having been satisfied in obtaining
accurate information as to how much
the election cost Clark, but convinced
that any man in the audience could
have been elected at half the cost.