The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-16

private once ana DSSlnS III Peiuse-tuc
market reports? No: he begins on the
first page of that paper. under the head
lines. and reads every word of the ac
count of the fight, down to the comments
by other fighters.
The truth is that mankind as a whole
enjoys fight-any kind of Highland
especially reading about one.
The Resignation of senator Clark.
AT the close of dignifed and manly
speech, in his own defence. in the Senate
yesterday Mr. Clark of Montana an
nounced his resignation Of the seat to
which the Legislature of his State lad
elected him.
This should end the matter so far as the
Senate is concerned. but the unpleasant
position in which Senator Clark has bsen
placed before the country by the machina-
tons of his enemies and the open v-ndic-
tiveness and dishonesty of the efforts
which they have made to defame and be-
smirch him, eItitle him to the sympathy
of fair-minded men. The worst that can
be truly said of Mr.. Clark on the strength
freely of his wealth to secure victory for
his party in Montana. Being pclii al
beneficiary of the victory, because he was
a successful candidate for the Secatorship.
he came to Washington under cloud OF
charges that he had used illegittmate
means to secure the office. But nothing
has been discovered to Justify an allega-
ton of wrongdoing on his part. or Of gui ty
knowledge that anything irregular was be-
ing done In his behalf. Compared with
the circumstances which attended a ia
nous effort OF the late Calvin S. Brice to
represent Ohio in the United States Sem
ate, and of later episode in the political
history of that State. when Marcus A. Han
ma managed to gain possession Of the seat
he now holds. the record of Mr.. Clark's
case. as far as that gentleman is person.
ally concerned. is remarkably free from
anything which could be made to reflect
upon his honor or propriety of conduct.
Through the finesse Of his bitter an
tagonists at home, the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections was deluged with
waves of testimony calculated to show
Sldte VI tOtal III tue
Legislature. and among the public men
of that Commonwealth. and the conclu-
sion reached was to consider that the whole
business had been tainted with corruption
and that. In effect. no election had been
held. Such sweeping and intoIerant de-
cision. which ignored the notorious con-
spiracy among CIark's business and social
foes to injure and defeat him regardless
of consequences, may be surprise to the
victim of the circumstance. II he had
been longer in the Senate, he might, per-
haps. realize that. If honestly judged by
the measure applied to him, there are at
least few Snug Phariseef in the chamber
who have been active in working for his
elimination who should themselves be ex-
PEELED.
Probably Senator Clark could not do
otherwise than resign his seat. His resig-
nation places it within the power Of Mr.
Days friend, the Governor Of Montana,
to name his successor who will be selected
from among the DAILY following Mr.. Clark
himself will 60 back TO his people to seek
a vindication at their hands, to which we
think he is fully entitled. and which we
sincerely hope he may receive. He has
been made the scapegoat for the sins Of
Montana practical politicians and corrup-
tionists altogether too long.