The age-herald., 1900-05-16

ms appointments.
 right legislators, who supported him, and
 who are the peers of the boasted men of any
 state in this union.
 Presumptive Guilt
 ''The prevailing theory of presumptive in- nccence was largely ignored and the entire proceedings were closely analogous to the Dreyfus case where the prosecution was
 based upon the presumption of actual com plicity of fraud on the part of the principal CT actual, not presumptive, knowledge or corruption on the part of his agents, or that it must be proved, not inferred, that a suf- ficent number of legislators have been cor ruptly influenced to change the result or
 the election.
 Tn order to change the result of the elec- ton it would be necessary to establish that eight members of the legislature were cor ruptly influenced
 Much stress has been laid upon the com parative financial condition of two or there | legislators before and after the senatorial | contest. These men gave full explanation | of the circum stances and conditions relat- | ing to such matters. From their well known | character I do not believe them dishonest, /, and even if they were it must be remem- bered that there was much legislation be- | fore that assembly involving millions of | dollars, in which some of the memorialiStS were deeply interested, and although they l appear here as apostles of purity, it is well | known in Montana that they would not | fail to test the probity of every man in the most interruptions manner to promote their | own interests"
 | Here Mr. Clark took up in detail the find
 ings of the committee priveleges and 1 elections, criticisng many of them sharply
 and at length. Speaking of his campaign | for congress in 1888, he attributed his de- l feat to MT. Daily, saying: Treacherous Work "Treacherous work was done everywhere | in the several counties where Daly had men l employed, and the result was my defeat by
 several thousand majority. From this stag | gering blow of treachery the party did not | recover for many years. There was no | provocation for this. It was simply an en- vious and diabolical desire on his part to | forever destroy my political influence in the l territory"
 He then reiterated that he went into the | contest of 1898 merely for the purpose of , breaking down Daily rule in Montana and l not for the purpose of promoting his own 1 political interests. He then. introduced an
 original affidavit by George E. McGrath
 in support of the contention that the pres l ent opposition to him (Clark) is the result i of a conspiracy set on foot by Marcus Daily | in 1893. McGrath says Daly told him that
 the only effective course to pursue was to | charge Clark morning, noon and night WltH DTlDeTy, -Wltn tHe nope OI creating d ] public sentiment which would force him 1 (Clark) to retire."
 l MT. Clark added that MT. McGrath had
 been in Washington for five weeks during l the Investigation but had been constantly refused hearing by the committees
 MT. Clark also dealt with the commit { tees reference to the conduct of the re- publican legislators in voting for him at
 calling attention to the fact that the ac- 1 tion of the republican legislators was the
 result of caucus action. MT. Clark referred
 with evident feeling to Congressman ! Campbells part in the prosecution say 1 ing:
 A Pretended Friend | "Mr Campbell first appeared as a pre- | tended friend of the cause of cooperation in the interest of good government in Montana where at a conference he feigned sleep in order to obtain information which
 he might use to 'betray his friends. Not
 then knowing his true character, he re- ceived the support of myself and my
 friends, which insured his nomination and election Immediately thereafter he threw off his mask, and went to work to encom-
 pass my defeat, having been employed, as he stated, as counsel for mining com | pany belonging to the Anaconda company at a salary of 5000 per annum, ostensibly to blind, as he could not remember on the witness stand the name of the company
 for which he pretended to act. MT Clark followed this with scathing
 denunciation of the methods of Daily in l Montana politics, and continued:
 How was 1t possible to attack this un-
 American despotism without great effort
 which only money could make? l was in position to aid in this work and am proud that undertook it. It was done legiti-
 mately and with honesty of purpose, and although here, where the conditions are not fully understood, I have received some cen
 sure, the honest people of my state approve ed my action and will accord me grateful ! recognition"
 In few sentences MT. Clark made
 brief review of his own career. q was born," said he, "amiA the humble surroundings of farm life in Pennsylvania.
 I went to the west when a lad; educated myself as well as could by my own exer- tions while working on a farm and teaching school for few years; when spirit of adventure led me to the Racky Mountains where have lived mostly in Montana, for 3S years. For three years worked mines and then engaged in other pursuits, and my enterprises now extend from ocean to ocean. I employ thouands of men and pay
 them generously for their labor. I have
 occupied many positions of honor and trust.
 I was never in all my life charged with a
 dishonorable act, and propose to leave to