The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
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The Stealing of BabyClark Stirred
the City to It's Foundations.
Mr.. QUINN'S COMMENTS
The Beauty OF Central Park-Ollver Bel
mont May Be Bryan's Running Mate
in 1oOO-Platt Still Controls
the New York Machine.

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
New York, May est is impossible
to comprehend the depth of feeling in
New York over the stealing of little
Marion Clark. OF the four millions of
inhabitants there is not one who has
not discussed the crime. Millions who
are strangers to the tortured father
and mother share their sorrows. Ev-
cry heart ached at the thought that the
little one might never be restored to
the agonized mother, whose pitiable
condition threatens the permanent de-
thronement of her reason
The last statement of the physician
added to the general grief Mrs. Clark
was losing interest in everything This
meant that she was sinking under the
awful weight of woe. The thousands Of
policemen, the entire detective force,
the busy representatives of the press,
the vigilance of every citizen. the
watchful eyes of women and children
all were on the watch. Fathers looked
into the innocent faces of their chill
dren and resolved to put forth every
effort to find the stolen babe. Every
clue was followed, every sign needed,
every whisper acted upon, every sug-
sestion weighed, every glimmering
light of hope pursued.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that be-
fore these words shall have reached the
Standard the babe will be in the arms
of its distracted mother, and that res
titution may be made before insanity
completes the awful tragedy and blots
out every ray of hope. AS for the pun
ishment of the guilty, what punishment
could be adequate? Who can measure
the extent of the injury that has been
done? What penal code does justice to
the crime?
visit to Central park yesterday
brought wildly to mind the enormity
of the crime. Here, in the most beau
tiful of parks, the peoples playground
the human vultures found their prey.
Yesterday Sunday the park was
thronged with women and children
Thousands of happy tots romped upon
the beautiful greensward and played
beneath the shade of majestic trees.
The lakes We're dotted with boats and
gayly dressed New Workers swept along
the driveways in their fashionable We
hicles. The Mall was crowded with a
vast assemblage, gathered to hear the
inspiring music of a famous band--the
entire scene suggesting happiness, rest
and security. Yet here it was that Ma
rion Clark was stolen--here where the
most heinous of crimes against
mothers heart was committed. This
| feeling, of course, Is temporary, and
the magnificent park, with it's miles of
| oriveways, its broad acres of woodland
and green. it's nesting lakes and syl-
| van retreats, will continue~'to be the
| pride and joy of the metropolis. But
the babies will be more carefully
| guarded.
| The most unique feature of the recent
| democratic conference at st. Louis
was o. H. P. Belmont, the millionaire
| Bryanite.
Mr. Belmont is attra citing a great
| deal of attention in democratic circles
| because of his Well-known hostility to
his brother Perry. The hatred between
| these distinguished scions of the house
OF Belmont is among the most beauti-
| full and picturesque of which the coun-
try can boast Oliver is the proprietor
OF magazine which is edited by AL
fred Henry Lewis. 1t advocates gov
| eminent ownership of railways, election
| of United States senators by the peo-
pie, the initiative and referendum, and
stands up with loud voice and aggres-
| sive mein for practically every princi-
| pie in the populist platform.
Such position is alone sufficient to
| force Mr.. Belmont to the front. He
| cannot be ignored. He is too conspicu-
Gus to be obscured. He is too freely
democratic to be classed With the auto
Gratis and too gloriously rich in purse
to be branded as an anarchist. At the
st. Louis banquet the cries for Bel
mont were as loud and vociferous and
eXplosively spontaneous as they were
for Bryan. His fame had gone before
| him, His name was upon every lip
The politicians welcomed him with a
| fraternal warmth. The newspapers
gave him columns of advertisement of
the kind most valuable to a politician
The ladies who filled the boxes turned
their opera glasses in that direction and
applauded his utterances. He was the
cynosure of all eyes, the undisputed
star of the performance.
And what does it mean? Why this
demonstration for Belmont?
1t means that among those to be con-
sidered for the Vicepresidency when
the next national democratic conven-
| ton meets O. H. p. Belmont will be
| prominent 1t means that he is forg-
ing to the fore as politician who
| knows how to catch the popular eye
and please the popular ear He is fol
Bryan, and those of an allterative
ing of Bryan and Belmont.
The b. & b. ticket is now fairly
launched. and you will hear more of il
4 before 1900.
AS predicted, Plat succeeded in hav-
ing the franchise bill so amended as
to take the taking of franchises out o1
| the hands Of the city and placing il
| within the power of a state board.
In other words, the corporations viii
be in the hands of their friends. Plat
| will control the state machine and his
board will do the taxing. This pleases
| the corporations. 1t pleases the lobby
lists who invaded Albany during the
| brief extra session of the legislature. II
| oerspreads the face of the republican
| boss with a smile that would do credit
to the fullest moon that ever painted
| the town amber.
New York city will suffer this guard
ianship and insulting dictatorship unit
| the people of the state do themselves
and the city the justice of electing q
| democratic legislature. The DeOple or