Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
wHAT HAS MONTANA GAINED ?

WHIT HAS MONTANA GAINED ?
With the senatorial case in the hands
Of the committee, the question as to
what Montana has gained is a pertinent
one. t1- ~
Regardless Of what the final decision
may be, has Montana proited by the in
vestment?
Should the dream of the Daily men be
realized in the expulsion Of Senator
Clark. what will be the logical effect
upon the state? Vi -
Will it not confirm the reputation ac-
corded this much maligned common
wealth by the press of the country, and
teach h public to look with suspicion
upon every pretense of responsibility
emanating from this state?
Will it not Indicate to the world a CON-
dition of affairs so corrupt from every
standpoint of political observation as to
for decades yet to come?
Will it not break down public conf
dence in the efficiency and honesty Of our
Judiciary, for what else would have led
the prosecution to ignore our local courts
for the public forum of the senate. but
the belief that Justice could not be OBJ
tanned at home? @s5G- 2
Will it be possible to disassociate q
verdict Of guilty from the conviction
that our courts cannot honestly handle
charges of criminal conduct against the
rich? an 81
What will such an impression upon the
public mind abroad cost the common
wealth of Montana?
Will home-seekers or investors culti-
vate a desire to locate within our bor-
ders, when nauseated with the belief
that criminal accusations against the
rich must be taken tut OF the jurisdic-
ton Of our own courts to ensure the tri-
umph of justice? s
What will the expulsion Of Senator
Clark mean to Montana, but a reflection
upon the proud name of the state in
which every citizen must share?
Verify. what will Montana gain II
of her representatives in the congress Of
the United States is expelled from that
body for offenses against the criminal
laws Of the country?
Will it add to the reputation of our
people, u ourts or our commonwealth,
or justify the good opinion of the world
as to the political methods of the Treas
ure state?
Will not the reputation for wrong
doing smother the claims of professional
purists, when they delegate the process
of renovation to outsiders and betray a
lack of faith In the judiciary of our own
state? dj ua
But suppose the investigation termi-
mates in the confirmation of Mr.. Clark,s
title to a senatorial seat, what then has
u state gained by the long-drawn
lock Of horns in the chambers iof the
committee?
Will an official stamp of political NJ
nocence. placed upon the certificate of
the contestee, VI the rust of ruined rep
utations from the political es%cutcheon of
our state? =, n
Win the withered laurels of our local
statesmen. who played with perjury for
pastime and tempered with the law for
gain. be sprinkled into life by the YER
dict Of the senate?
Will the bitter animosities engendered
by the trial be transmitted into the har-.
monies that stand for the upbuilding OF
the interests of the people. and will shat
tered confidence enew it's virtues be-
tween man and man? tf
Can those who have forfeited their
claims to honor and their possession of
truth, regain a footing on their failure in
the fight. and rear their heads like titled
heroes Of the laurel wreath? y
Has not the taking Of the Clark APE
to Washington, when the criminal
charges made should have been adju-
Dictated in the courts Of our state, proved