Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-18

swallow Congressman C%ampbell's record
without a CULVER, and pronounce 1t good.
has courage enough to ''bite of more
than it can chew" in almost any other
Hence, the Standards posi-
ton on the coming convention must be
construed as a diplomatic one, behind
the purposes of the DAILY leaders, rather
than as indicating hat the Standard
has gone out of the business of
lating democratic affairs. 1t was a
warning to the Clark men to sleep On
arms. provided they feel it neces-
sary to take any sleep during the next
few days.
If the latter deploy their forces to good
advantage, and hold their adherents in
line, despite the resourceful arguments
of the enemy, the anc are two to one
that the DAILY men will walk out of the
convention and send a contesting dele
CATION to Kansas City. On the other
hand, if able generalship on the part of
liz RuAS AAS o~S
the Clark men will probably institute a
political break-away and work the Kan
sas City goal to a finish. After the prin-
ciple of the primordial representative of
the mollusk family. which perpetuated
it's species by squeezing itself "in two
| the democracy of Montana bids fair to
!. "a. ,,J;+;,al ,orrna on TING aS a double.
header.
Each faction is fully conscious of the
| towering importance of the exercises
which take place in this city next
| Wednesday. The convention, in the very
nature of things, must determine which
wing of the organization is the demo-
cratic party in fact, and whether the
| Clark men or the DAILY men will lead
the forces in his state hereafter and de-
termine the plans and policies of the
ancient order Of disunited bourbons. II
Senator Clark is sent as a delegate to
! Kansas City by the democracy of this
state, it will be construed throughout
=. the United States as a vindication from
his party at home. and will do much to
mellow the tone Of the American press
1t will institute the query as to whether
the senator is not legitimately entitled
to first place at the head Of his party
in this state, and whether, after all, his
party enemies are not more at fault II
the scandals inflicted upon the country
thar himself. His defeat, on the othel
hand, will be heralded as a distinct party
rebuke to Mr.. Clark, as a reputation O.
his leadership, and as a positive refusa
on the part of the democracy of thi
state to vindicate him in any way.
,, -
, 1t will thus be seen that the RESPECTIVE
wings of the democracy have much a
to the political downfall of either on
:, faction or the other of the Democrat
:. party in this state, insofar as reputa
ton, standing and leadership are con
cerned. The situation, therefore, is on
of absorbing interest, not only to all VIII
are directly concerned in the result, bu
to the independent on-lookers as wei
9 A mile post in the political history {
this state is about to be blazed, and til
= character of the inscription placed upo
it will be awaited with intense interes
There are many anxious observers WI
are standing around, without any teal
trickling down their furrowed faces an
dropping off on their shirt bosoms-liE
: jets of pearl from an operating table
an oyster factory-who feel that which
ever leader goes down in the fracas
may be written of him
Rattle his bones over the stones;
d He's only a democrat whom nobo6
It OWNS.