Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-06
UNDER MHiCH FLAG?

The recorded evidence in the senatorial
distinguished counsel for the opposing
factions. shows c~onclusively, rthat ~ lie
is out between Mr.. Marcus DAILY and
Congressman Campbell.
This is an unfortunate condition of at
fairs, but it is true.
1t is a matter which the friends of
these gentlemen cannot afford to ignore
and permit to go by default. e, N
Were they opposing factorssin a politi-
cal fight the situation would be different;
but as they divide between them the
honors of leadership in what is known
as the Anaconda wing of the democratic
party, the question of veracity becomes
a serious one.
The public has usually accredited Mr..
Daily, founder and proprietor of the Ana
conda Standard, with being at the head
of that faction of the party and shaping
it's purposes and plans.
That gentleman. however, expressly
SldlSu III d cCeI lIllSIN lew hat SUCH III
terests had been placed in the hands of
"the young men of the party and this
statement was shortly verified through
the general recognition of Congressman
Campbell as the head and front of the
prosecution instituted against Senator
Clark.
When Mr.. DAILY took the stand as a
witness he swore that he had no personal
feelings against Senator Clark, that he
had taken no personal interest in the
fight against that gentleman. that no
conspiracy had been organized to defeat
him, hi he had nothing to do with the
employment of detectives for that pur-
pose, and made an incidental contribu-
ton only to the expense of a legitimate
action against the senator-elect,
When Mr.. Campbell took the stand as
a witness he swore that a private meet
ing was held in Butte to Organize a
movement against Mr.. Clark thatfMr.
Daily was present and authorized an un-
limited expenditure of money in work.
ing up a case against his old time enc
my, asserting that there were millions
for defense."@
He further stated that Mr.. DAILY aided
in the work of procuring detectives, ad-
vancing $25, 900 for the work in hand, with
an agreement to pay the attorney fees
and the expenses of securing available
witnesses. CIV Il
When it comes to the question of ver-
acity between these two distinguished
witnesses, the personalities of the men
must be duly considered.
Mr.. DAILY is a man who's private life is
above reproach, and aside from the &C.
centric and contradictory political policy
which he prescribes for the Anaconda
Standard, he enjoys a reputation for con-
sistency of purpose and honesty Of action.
Small, disreputable tricks, and wanton
offenses against the law annot be laid at
his door.
Can as much be said of Campbell. the
man who is row at the head of the Ana
conda wing of the democratic party?
The acknowledgements made by Camp
bel that he was a party to the opening of
a private letter, the invasion of the pri-
vate room of an enemy with a duplicate |
key, the illegal use of the United States
mail, and the writing of an obscene let
ter, all go to show the general character !
of the man.
It is not hard to draw a wide distinction
between the personality of the two men
whose statements under oath before the
senate committee are now in issue.
But while those best acquainted with
the career of each may have no difficulty |
in determining which should be- believed
when a contradiction arises, the outcome
of the Clark case will depend largely upon
the way the committee measures the
relative reliability of the two men.
II Mr.. DAILY is believed it willsbe held
that there was no organized conspiracy !.
against Mr.. Clark, while if Mr.. Campbell's
word is credited the claims of the defend
ant as to a conspiracy will be accepted
as we'll founded.
So much depends upon his issue tha 1t |
is indeed strange that the Anaconda
Standard. in Mr.. Days absence. sees Mt
to utterly ignore it.
Despite the glaring contradictions. that
paper accredited each witness with tell
ing the truth and then dropped the mat
ter with as much alacrity as II 1t had
been trying to play ball with a hot potato.
Now. that the arguments in the Clark