Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
ton in display type as long as the bien-
NAL leak in their treasury.


NAL leak in their treasury.
But the Clark men are not demonstra-
tive. even when things are apparently
coming their way. and the Daily leaders
take advantage of their modesty and
seek to avoid defeat through a compro-
mise. This weapon has SO often extri-
Gated the Daily men from utter political
ruin that it is being again employed as
they scent danger from afar and get a
Whit of public sentiment from the in
however. realize that the eyes of the ma
ton are upon them and hat a compro-
mise which would divide the delegation
to Kansas City between the opposing
acknowledgement of the senator's political
weakness in this state. and they are not
likely to be caught by chaff.
The claim would be made from one end
men. in the interest of party harmony,
had magnanimously conceded a dele
gateship to Mr.. Clark. after having suffi-
tciently punished him for his high crimes
and misdemeanors against the Anaconda
Standard. The Daily men would be able
to plainly show to the outside world that
but for their political charity and self
sacrificing interest in the democratic
party, Mr.. Clark and his friends would
be consigned to oblivion.
The Clark men. once trapped into a
compromise with the men who have as
sassinated their character and robbed
them of political representation in the
senate, and tried to brand them with in
fanny from ocean to ocean. would be
compelled at the next state convention
to repeat the present fight for supremacy
or give up the contest for all time to
'come. To lose the national and state
prestige which a victory on the morrow
will imply, through a compromise which
would neutralize Mr.. Clark's party vim
dication by according to his opponents
equal honors on the delegation to KAN
sas City, would be to lose the %opportu-
nifty of a lifetime and cav the Clark
men stranded on the political highways
of the future.
The best and most astute politicians
in the Clark forces appreciate the situa-
ton at it's true value, n will listen to
no syren lullaby from the newly attuned
Tyres of the opposition. They know that
the strength developed by the Clark
forces all over the state is due to an in
dependent, aggressive spirit and they will
take no chances on disorganizing their
following through political adultery with
the enemy. The weakness of the Clark
men in the past, leading up to the furi-
Gus assault upon Mr.. Clark as a senator.
grew out of the tendency of that wing OF
the party to shovel Goals of fire upon the
heads of their opponents when a good
l~eft-handed bat from a three-ply shfl-
lalah would have accomplished more
good.
With past experiences before theil
leyes, the Clark leaders apparently have
done with the compromise idea. and will
accept no terms but the unconditional
l surrender of the Dalyites. Even the ar
5 gument that Montana could maintain 1t!
: prestige by sending such distinguishes
men to Kansas City as Flashlight Bob
, iTranuuilizer Nolan and Skeleton ke.
Campbell, will in all probability hav'
4 little effect upon the Clark leaders in tn
coming fray. They seem to know a goi'
: brick when they see one, and the use
%fulness of that article as a political ar
sument has apparently seen it's best day
r. in Montana. The Clark men are MISTER
: of the situation if they do not perml
themselves to be out-generaled by tn
-, wiley tactics of the opposition.