Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-17
WHO WOULDN'T BE A DEMOCRAT?

WHO WOULDN'T BE A DEMoCRAT7
Special Correspondence of the Inter Mountain.
Washington' a l. 1o-No good citizen OF Montana a visit the national
capital at the present time without feeling Inundated. The farest state in
are hired to hlaekenn its reputation. II Mr.. Clark shall lose his seat. it will
fixed equal guilt po a majority Of tn states legislature. numbering pre-
t n%a atssra msn ~ OF H. Its st stDfs mm Ia. :. citizens citizens, If ~, he 81, shan na rstan aM.a seat then nm
be that twoscore of its leading citizens, backed by nearly one-half o its popu-
Snf not ss snns ea the day 70 when 4 S9 a %ostsns $40 a enss any~ N in ina the '~ss . w s%' ~rse
Of the 10th instant thus ednoriany aarudes tic the situation as developed in
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sesa 1'' asey ' srs s%a or Of s msats an aes sss xey The ls~ politicians 1sssss '1 SaSs . sss "a an p h
ares sssn "a sams. / ;o TT re s It s,s r. assssss 8 ssx : . t. ii: s,sas'' bidder Politics
That is a fair sample of eastern press comment. The Anaconda Standard
c erp 1a as h sa aeo1 p''n rsp 1ss Ts sae =, ssn asn NJ to pa so 81 ot'' Am ri suen nr s,
upon the Montana bribery case. That is thu resulto of millionaire politics
That is tn result of democratic rulei in Montana. That is what the people
brought about whe they elected a democratic legislature in 1895, n demo-
and double-deanng of he Anaconda democracy in its treatment of he silver re-
pqo ma n. on tn fusion an deal ,s ,d in 1888. Are III people going o invite a repetition
tion by supporting democratic party candidates this year? D % they desire
disgraced? What issue is more important than tn tissue of he states good
a % s sh 90 in t New ps Tepha n a1s Wsss,o of " n mn' tn h AZ sts ia millions millions there n Z
upon each other the most odious crimes on the calendar Having soaked
out to dry wheret tn people cal see that tn washing process is a failure
and hat ah separate rag reekS with political dor so fOu that it would dye
a dog off a garbage wagon.
What a spectacle for honest mem. What a lesson for the youth Of the
state! What a exhibition of democratic purity and patriotism!
There is a strong sentiment here in favor Of he citation Of Marcus Daily
witness. and the conformation of himself and Mr.. Clark, according to the
French system. Such a love spectacle would attract the attention of the
entire Americanp people n result in tn triumph Of justice n h collapse Of
vice.. Think If Senator Chandler interrogaung both the distinguished wit
nesses and asking them separately what they mi about the use of money in
penses OF the contest In Precinct 81 in the first state election, who padt the
cost of the flight of the democratic state senators whent they decamped from
Helena tookr refuge in the W. beds of tn Modoc reservation! Suppose
he should Inquire of Mr. Daily who were thu big four, for what purpose they
business together, where the money came from to elect w. r. Kenyon
mayor T. Butte, at a cost of $4,000! Suppose effort should be a to as
IN poured nut money Hike water to beat Eugene Sullivan for sheriff.
George Casey for treasurer Judge Barrett for treasurer Suppose inquiry
should be made as to the expense of beating w. A. Clark for delegate % on-
larsto defeat the eight-hour law in the legislature in tn interest Of tn men
who toll! When a there a election in city, county or sate,h which the
men 10 charging corruption upon one another, did not open their barrels
at both ids? Did they not spend half a million dollars apiece to locate the
ing n swearing for Daily were Clark men Their, and many nw working and
swearing for Clark were then Daily men. OF such is the Montana democracy
q such ar. the reformers III are now in Washington, seeking to convict
each other of crimes which t. poor men openw wide the doors of pententaries
II sucha are the men h are asking h intelligent n Independent youth of
Montana to flock to their opposing standards. Let these young men ask their
fathers to tell them who first used money in Montana politics. Let them ask
thu pioneers to state h frstp paid men to go to tn primaries paid them again
to g to thu conventions and paid them the third time to g to the polls Let
them inquire who are they who are o. pressing thu fight in Washington.
paying thu expenses Of professional witnesses to swear that none ws used
to elect Mr. CLARK and that they knew it. because they got some of it them
selves n areg getting more 10 from the other side for betraying the men
who corrupted them. Or who had refused to corrupt them after they had held
ut their hands. " =.
To this complexion has it con at last, and all because two democrats
hate each other, and because it is desired at the next election that judges and
Legislators may be chosen who will be superservceabe tools IF corporate
power against the common people who pay the taxes and do the work and
furnish the responsibility of thu state. Under these circumstances who
wouldn't b a Democrat .s - +z p
chance, should executive action be eQur- before he heard from Anaconda the go
ed. :" ernor undoubtedly mad a great mistak