Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-22

ornamental purposes. If they cannot
stand up and maintain their rosy COM
plexion under fire. why were they incor-
porated in the platform? The fact is,
they have no business there, for they are
not pertinent in any respect to the guess
tons of municipal government involved
in the present city campaign.
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The character of Mr.. W. A. Clark, and
a history of his political crimes, nave no
more to do with the question of good To-
cal government in the city of Butte thar
the biography of the buccaneers who
plowed the Spanish main. 1t was
wretched taste, and poor political judg-
ment on the part of the democratic con-
v~ention, to permit an extraneous lssue9of
this tyne to take the place of questions
that have a direct bearing on municipal
affairs, in the platform of the democratic
party. On the face of things it showed a
disposition to defect public attention
from local affairs by precipitating a DIS
cussion of the merits and dement's Of a
fractional fight in the democratic party.
The more the public loses sight of the
corruption and Iawlessness rampant un-
der a democratic administration-the
more Indifferent the public becomes rela-
tive to a continuation of this sort of thing
in the city of Butte-the better will be
the chances of the hill democracy on
election day. Hence, the inference is that
three-fourths of the democratic platform
was devoted to the denunciation Of Mr..
Clark to obscure the real issues of the
city campaign. 1t is because the Inter
Mountain has pointed out this fact that
it is politely informed by the newspaper
Chesterfield of democracy that the Clark
resolutions are none of it's business.
49,
In nc instance since the city campaign
opened nave we ssumed to discuss in
these columns the merits of the anti
Clark resolutions in the democratic plat
form-in no instance has this paper
passed judgment on the truth or falsity
of what they contained. But we have in
sisted that the proper place for the anti
Clark men to make their fight against the
senator-elect is in the senate chamber,
and not insult the intelligence of this
community by dragging the subject into
the city campaign to the exclusion of
other questions vital to the we'll being of
this municipality.
We have repeatedly stated that it is not
only the privilege but the duty of tbs
ments concerning Mr.. Clark before the
proper tribunal in Washington, if they
have in hand the. evidence to Justify the
claims of corruption so freely made. Tha'
is the forum in which the question OF
veracity must be weighed and the ISSUE
hand against a most rigid investigation
into any allegation affecting the goot
name and integrity of men who have beer
designated to represent this sovereign
commonwealth in the congress of the
United States.
Z Having failed before the democratic
LEGISLATURE of this state, having failed be
fore a duly accredited grand jury in thu
county of Lewis and Clarke, the court o
last resort is the senate chamber II
Washington. If successful in that bod!
the triumph of the anti-Clark men will
be complete. But we submit that tn,
fight on Mr.. Clark is out of place in a cit.
campaign where local issues are alon
involved, and it was a disgusting politi
: cal potpourii of venom weakness AM
fear that projected such an issue into TIL
contest for good local government in TIL
city of Butte.
Lieut.. J. M. Kennedy, who risked hi
life in the Philippines, "upholding tn
honor of his country" so fervently al