Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-20
A NEWSPAPER SENSATION.

Inc Montana bdlS INCSoio "a
in it's issue Of yesterday contains a
somewhat startling and sensational ar
ticle relating to the Helena Herald, In
which it charges directly that a con-
spiracy was formed the object of which Z
was to purchase the Herald for the pur-
pose of conducting it nominally as a re-
publican paper but in reality IN the IN
terest of Senator Clark to further his
ambition to go back to the United states
senate. The Record charges that the
money to purchase the Herald was fur
nished BY Mr.. Clark and that he is the
real owner of the paper and that not a
dollar of it was furnished by any repuo-
liean.
If this charge made by the Record is,
true, and it is made with great positive
ness and without qualification Of any
sort, it certainly discloses a condition of
affairs whic will subject the manage
ment of the Herald to the just criticism
and severe condemnation of republicans
throughout the state and deservedly so.
And it must be admitted that the coll
umns of the Herald have themselves fur
nished much proof hat it is not in hearty
accord with the republican party in this
state. For instance the Herald has TO
some extent fallen in with the hue and
cry which has been raised by the demo-
craft fusion party of this state that the
republican party is dominated by the
Standard Oil company a charge which we.
assert is absolutely baseless. We a
not yet seen the Herald and do not,
anow what reply it makes to the serious
charges made against it by the Record.
Following is a part of Record article. -
ION July 1st the Helena Herald passed
from republican control into democratic.
control. and William A. Clark, Of Butte,
the archboodler of the state, became the
controlling spirit in the paper. He fur
nished the money to purchase it and the
money that is running it today. Not one
dollar used to purchase %oreinvest in bet
terments for the paper was furnished by
a republican. Some time about the ninth
of May, the present business manager Of
the Herald, e. L. Boardman by name,
went to New York and obtained Clark
money to buy the Helena Herald. 1t was
arranged that Keith should edit it: It
was arranged that the paper should be
run as a republican paper in Clark's in
terest. Its editorial age within the
last month have clearly disclosed the pur-
pose of the paper, while sailing under
false cOlOrs, to injure the republican
campaign to the extent of its ability, keep
the democratic party united as far as it
could, and aid in every manner possible
to secure vindication for Clark at the
coming election.
Knowledge of these conditions led a
band of faithful republicans to start The
Montana Daily Record. Had the Record
not been started, the conspiracy formed
to capture the only republican paper at
the capital would la been worked out
to a complete success. The Record hav-
ing started, it's management was loath to
believe that when the final test came. any
one claiming to be a republican could be
found who would execute this scheme of
deception wrapped up in the Herald
transfer. During the last month his IL
fusion has been dispelled. Each issue OF
the Herald has borne additional evidence
of the set purpose of it's management "a
use whatever influence it could exert az
a pretended republican paper to contr!.
butte to Mr.. Clark's success"