The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-07

Argument in the matter of the eight of
Senator William \. Clark to a seat in
the Senate Of the United States was con-
cluded before the Committee on Privileges
and Elections late yesterday afternoon.
The closing argument for Senator Clark
was made by his counsel-in- chief. Charles
. ]. Faulkner. former Senator from West
Virginia Capitol habitues declared that
it was the greatest presentation of
q case ever put before a committee
of the eSenate. The partisans of Sena-
tor Clark were enthusiastic in their
congratulations of the West Virginia
lawyer. and even his opponents in the
celebrated case felt compelled TO say pleas
ing things. The members of the com
mittee, obdCrate to eloquence as they are,
were visibly impressed.
Mr. Faulkner pounded the committee
with steel bolts of logic, Damsscened with
rhetoric. He charged upon the legions of
Marcus DAILY sometimes beating them to
earth with a mailed club, and sometimes
prodding them with ieweled daggers.
Lesding~up to his discussion of the evil
dence. Mr.. Faulkner reviewed the personal
history and the early struggles of Senator
Clark. He told of the proud name he had
builded for himself, and OF the heritage
which he would bequeath TO his children.
He called upon the committee not to lend
itself TO the guilty wiles of personal enc
mics armed with malignant hearts. per-
juring tongues, and piles of gold.
4 Seriou. Charge.
This is a great office occupied by Sena-
tor Clark" Mr.. Faulkner continued. 1T
is a grave and serious charge that is
brought against him. not only as a high
official of the nation. but individual
citizen Of the State of Montana and OF
the United States. | do not belittle the
great power and influence of wealth which
has organized and prosecuted these
charges against Senator Clark. From the
time that Mr.. Daily found that the sover
eign voice of the State of Montana was
determined to confer on William A Clark
the highest honor in its gift We have ap-
preciated and you must appreciate the ire
mendous power at the back of this prose-
cution.
Here is a man of common school edu-
cation moving from Pennsylvania to Iowa.
and then going to the Far West in 1863 to
carve out his fortune He finds hard and |
rugged road to travel He travels 1t with !
American pluck and American energy and |
with that intelligence which God himself |
has given him And gradually he carved |
out his fortune. not through special favors |
of legislation, but by hard blows directed |
by an Intelligent energy. He is not a man |
who cuts his coupons. He is a producer
of wealth He invests his great earnings
in the Industrial mining and agricultural
development of this country. After life
struggle of sixty-ope years he puts him
self in the van of American social and
political life, and your verdict and judg-
ment in this case are to show whether
that life has been useless. He feels the
position in which be stands here today.
Every effort within the power and infiu-
ence OF wealth has been made TO affect his
standing man and as Official
Mr.. Faulkner addressed himself at
length to the Daily conspiracy which he
said was the Anacondan's last card in the
desperate game at which he had played
for years TO blacken the character, thwart
the ambition and defame the man from |
Silver Bow. Mr.. Faulkner pointed out to
the committee that Frederick Whiteside
was at Anaconda in conversation with
John r. Toole. political agent of Marcus
DAILY. on December 10, and a day or two
later Whiteside was in conversation with
A. J. Campbell Representative in Con-
gIess from Montana and counseLin-c chief
for the prosecution. The testimony was
that they had discussed the question of
the exposure OF bribery in the coming
Legislature, and that Mr.. Campbell had
advised him Ito be very careful and not
have ii rest alone upon his testimony" A
few days after this conversation there
arose a vague rumor that the Clark forces
were using too much money, which when
traced TO its source was found TO have
come from Jerry Flanagan and Governor
Smith. DAILY adherents. While this rumor
OF bribery was very weak and small
was found to have said to Ring
valid at West Falls, Il am going to Helena
10 assist in scheme we are going to work
on Clark. There is big money in it. Keep |
quiet and you will hear bomb explode"
Al about the same time that Whiteside
thus spoke TO RiRgwald at Great Falls |
Mon. Marcus Daily had said to Frank
Corbett at the Netherlands Hotel in New
York. IF Clark shows his head in the
Legislature you viii hear something drop
which will drive Clark and his friends
out OF Montana and will drive some of |