The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-16

voting for him, rise IN the legislature anu
exhibit the money. and state how they
| procured it,
| Later on, when the break in the legis-
Iature In that year occurred, Daily had
grown angdy, according TO Meraths
| statement. and had asked. What is the
matter with letting three or four Of our
men have few thousand dollars fer the
purpose Of showing IN the legislature and
stating that il is Clark money This IS
| the only was I now see 10 accomplish his
defeat" adding that the time had come
for something more than Sunday school
politics.
Mr. Clark added that Mr. McGrash had
been in Washington for FIVE weeks dur
| ing the investigation but had been fon-
stantly refused a hearing by the commit
tes.
Mr. Clark also dealt with the commit
tees reference TO the conduct Of the Re
publican legislators IN voting for him.
saying on this point that the senate
should remember thai the members Of
| the legislature were better acquainted
with local conditions than the committee
on privileges and elections and that
each legislator had an opportunity Of
inv estigating the truth or falsity of the
charges made by Whiieside on his own
account and in his own way" He then
called attention TO the fact that the ac-
ton of the eDublican legislators was the
result of thu caucus action and stated
that il did not differ from the acts OF
| that party on previous occasions. He
! contradlcted the statement OF the COM
mittee that Senator Hobson was mainly
responsible for the action of the Repubn-
cans. saying that the testimony showed
that their action was in response TO an
almost unanimous public sentiment. He
also asserted that there was no truth In
the committees statement that he had
been in negotiation with Mr.. Hodgson
prior to his election.
Taking up the charge Of violation Of the
Montana laws, Mr. Clark said that no
where was it provided in these laws that
a violation of them should forfeit office.
In this connection he charged the com
mittee with seeking TO enact laws for
the state of Montana and at the same
time to enforce the punishment of the
law so enacted by federal tribunal"
Mr.. Clark referred with evident feeling
TO Congressman Campbelrs part in the
/ prosecution. saying: Mr. Campbell first
appeared as a pretended friend of the
! cause of cooperation IN the interest of
good government in Montana where, al
a conference, he feigned sleep in order
! tos obtain information which he might use
to betray his friends. Not then knowing
his true character. he received the sup
port of myself and all my friends, which
insured his nomination and election. I'm
mediately thereafter he threw of the
mask and went TO work tc encompass
my defeat, having been employed. as he
stated, as counsel for a mining company
belonging to the Anaconda Mining COM
pany at salary Of 5000 per annum. oS-
| tensibly as a blind as he could not re-
member on the witness stand the name
of the company for which he pretended
/ TO act" sa6
! He charged Campbell with negleeting
the duties of his office TO prosecute this
case and referred in manD uneompnment-
airy remarks to the latter's conduct at
various stages of the prosecution. AMI
/ yet. Mr.. Pres ent, it appears that there
are some members Of the committee who
have no criticisms to make of the con-
/ duct of such 4 man
/ Mr. Clark next took up the large ex-
penditures Of money in the campaign. 1t
must not be overlooked" he said that
these expenditures covered three distinc-
campaigns. II the senators knew the
! conditions which confronted the people OF
Montana they would not wonder that
such action was necessary"
! He then entered uDon a review Of he
/ politics of the state. declaring that never
until Marcus Days advent. in 1861. thir-
! teen years after he Clark had gone 10
Montana. did he see or hear of a dollar
/ being spent in politics there. He SAID:
/ He introduced the system from his aa
vent, and through the coercion which he
| invariably employed, his success was al
most certain"
/ Mr.. Clark followed this with a scath-
1 ing denunciation Of the methods Of Daily
| In Montana politics, reviewing his course
/ inelectiOns and in the state capital fight.
where he charged the Anaconda company
with spending a million dollars. He con-
I tinued: How was it possible to attack
( this unAmerican despotism without a
great effort which only money could
make? 1 was In a position 70 aid in this
work and am proud that I undertook II.
/ II was done legitimately and with hon
| esty OF purpose. and although here.
where the conditions are net fully under
stood, ! have received some censure the
! honest people Of my state approved my
action and viii accord me grateful recog-
nition''
/ IN a few sentences Mr.. Clark then made
a brief review % his own career. Il
was born" he said. amid the humble
surroundings OF farm lie. in PenBsyi-
vania I went 10 the West when a la3,
1 educated myself as well as could by M
own exertious while working on a farm
and teaching school for a few years.
when a spirit OF adventure led me 20 the
Rocky Mountains. whore I have lived.
mostly in Montana for tllirty-efght
years For three years I worked in he
mines and then engaged IN other pur-
suits. and my enterprises nOw extend
from one ocean = tho other. 7 employ
T thousands 81 men any pay them ReueT-
ously Tor their labor have occupied
many positions OK honor ard trust
was never in al my Hfe charged wita
4 dlsh1norable act. ard proposed 70 leave
! 20 my children q legacy worth more .Hau
/ g0l6-an ur,tIernished name
Acting upon ry oza Judgment. ana
+ I have concluded 20 pisce my resignation
j in rhs hands OK the csies executive o..
Montana snd 7 here submits = cory c.
/ q lstter addressed % him Ea3e- date O
MAY Il. and which IS now IN hLs hausa.
/ The letter follows: