Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09

Q. And If there were. you would no,
think that was a proper method? WOult
you approve or ~disapprove Of hat meth
cd?
by Mr.. Campbell: I do not think that
is q proper question.
q. II he furnishes the money l do no,
see why he should not approve or disap-
prove Of the plan?
A. AS a general rule, I am opposed tc
detectives In any shape. They are un.
reliable and it is a bad business. While
! would not forbid a man who Ia manag-
ing the thing, it would simply be my al.
vice that they were bad things to foo
with.
@. That is based on your experience
IN the use of men for that sort Of bust
ness?
A. h. no now, that is too cheap.
@. Well Mr.. Daily why did you form
that Judgment. If it is not from your OBJ
~servatiOn or experience?
| A. l am not running a railroad. What
business would I have with detectives in
my business? I do not believe in tha
kind of business because they are liable
Q. Then you are speaking from ex-
perience?
A. In a general way: not experience
of my own; I never employ any.
=. At the meeting between you and
your friends was there any agreement
between the parties present and Mr..
Whiteside as to whether or not he would
be compensated?
A. There was no agreement, the mat
ter was left to Mr.. Campbell.
O. And all Mr.. Campbell's acquisitions
you have honored?
A. So far as I know, yes.
q. Did Whiteside say he was willing
to devote his whole time to this matter?
A. He might have said that. l saw
him frequently on the street, but had no
I RnnNorCnfinn 1V-ifh him liI >~< .n~.
him when he built the Hennessy build
ing.
Q. Did you tell Corbett that you would
drive Clark and his family out of Mon
tana?
A. No sir, I never harbored any such
Q. Did 0 say anything similar to
that, in substance?
A.. No sir. l have not the slightest
personal feeling against Mr.. Clark or any
member Of his family and it is a villain
Gus lie. Our politics are different, but as
for personal feeling. to injure him in any
way or n member Of his family. it is
a villainous lie.
By the Acting Chairman: The witness
did not speak of Mr.. Clark's family-he
said friends
Mr.. DAILY: No, but 1 am dealing with
this chap here now. I said I did not
think after Mr.. Clark was defeated in his
own county, that he would be a candt-
date.
9; What were your relations with Mr..
A. Very friendly as far I know, up to
that He had made some nasty
speeches in the campaign which it is al
ways fashionable to get out when there
is a campaign, and denounce Days ty-
ranny because the men like him and
work that way and also talk about stores.
department stores. It is all campaign
slang which there is nothing in it. And
In that Corbett made a villainous attack
on me which I met him the next morn
ing he iaughed about it. He slap
ped me on the shoulder and said: Now
o pay n attention to that
Q. 1t is a general source of discussion
therein relation to Days tyranny, is it?
A.. 1t is never mentioned except just
before election.
g. Then is the time when people can
act; IL it rot?
+ A. That is the time the fellows want
tostaak. but there is nothing in that.
O. How about the stores. is there
nothing in that?
A. No. The stores is there, and they
area great accommodation to the peo-
pie. On this very store you speak of.
he company spent $500, 900. and I do not
suppose will get Is per cent Of their
money back.
@, The mem are required to deal at
these+stOres, are they not?
= A. mo sir; unere IS ~canvaSSing arOunu
and advertising the goods and they are
requested to come and trade, and If they
can do better elsewhere they can go.
Q. You have an arrangement there by
which the amount that is due at the
store each month is deducted from their
age have you not?
A. The men goes there and gets their
checks cashed, INT they pay their bills
and it is deducted.
@. Who is the check navah1e tn that
they get cashed there?
A. 1t is payable to them. There is a
good many men, and any men that is
trading there they give an order on the
store, and in that case it would be pay
able to the store.
O. You knew Of this statement of Cor
bett at h Welcome trial, did you?
A. I read it in the paper. I was not
at the Welcome trial.
Q. There was no opportunity to deny
it at hat time, was there?