Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-15

INTER MOU1
bers OF this army were absolutely loyal
to him and would do as he asked.
THE MONTANA BIG FOUR"
The politicians went to DAILY for his
support. He knew them, knew how they
regarded him., and was not inclined to
aid them. Just about this time another
figure doomed on the democratic horizon
in Montana. 1t was that of Charles A.
Broadwater, of Helena. SrOadwater
had been engaged in the freighting bust
ness in the northern part of the state for
many years and had made a comfortable
fortune. He did not stand high in the
estimation of the old democratic league.
They called him "the bull whacker," n
regarded him as in the same class as the
Irish mining boss" But ~Broadwater
was a big man generous, kind, true to his
friends. and he had as many followers
in the northern part of the state as DAILY
had among the miners. Somehow or
other DAILY and Broadwater drifted to-
gether. They had many impulses in
common, though Broadwater was a poll
tician n Daily vas not. Through
Broadwater's influence DAILY agreed to
take an active part in politics..
Thus was the big Four in Montana
democratic politics constituted, but there
was never a union of the four in the true
sense OF the word. Hauser and Clark
could never rid themselves of the feeling
that Daily and ~Broadwater were inter-
lopers. While in the heat of a campaign
the four o work together. After the
enemy had been NEE DAILY and Broad
water felt the other two were endeavOr-
ing to appropriate, all the fruits OF a VIC
tory. which was due to the joint efforts
of the four. Broadwater died about
seven or eight years ago, and since that
time it has been Daily alone against Clark
and Hauser. In 1896 Hauser, who had
been rated as several times a million
aire, went to the wall, the bank of which
bilities of 4,000, 900, scattered all over the
state.
DAILY is a great believer in the young
man. In politics he is continually push
ing him forward, and in business as well.
He is not an indiscriminate giver of
money, however. His attention is call
ed to some young fellow who is strug-
Cling along to get to the front. If he
finds he is worthy, is moral, and has
brain, Daily puts him in the way to make
money. If he shows that he is worthy
of assistance that is first given, he is
sure of Days friendship SO long as he is
what he should be. To-day there are
scores and scores of young men in Mon
way because Of the friendship Of DAILY.
jDALY'S GENEROSITY TO HIS
FRIENDS.
1AA ~ oAS VI NAAC
friends a man can have, and he is at
the same time one Of the worst enemies.
Let a man once violate the confidence
that has been placed in his integrity or
In his loyalty, and he can never be rein
stated In his good opinion. But Daily has
the reputation Of never forgetting a
friend. An illustration OF this was fur
nished in Helena only a week or two ago.
During the capital fight between Helena
and Anaconda DAILY was the most vilified
man in the state. But he had a friend in
Helena, who, while he was in favor of
that place for the capital, always spoke
of DAILY kindly. This man died a few
years ago and left his estate badly in
volved. In the property he left was some
improved realty. Dependent OF the in
come Of the property for their living were
a widow and two daughters.
The daughters had been gently reared.
One of them started in and gave private
dancing lessons, and the other studied
l~stenography and shorthand. Later she
got a position. but the income Of the two
was only sufficient to care for the family.
There was not a surplus to apply on the
mortgage that covered the homestead.
The property was sold at a mortgage sale
about a year ago.. The time of redemp-
ton was about up. Some friends of the
family wrote DAILY of the circumstances,
telling him of the situation and asking
him If it were possible for him to redeem
the property. AS there were indications
of it enhancing in value, it was probable
that in a few years the property could be
sold for its real value and the mortgage
lifted. and there would be some surplus
for the widow and daughters. Days an
swer, AND it came as soon as the mails
coud carry it. was a New York draft for
$4,000, the entire amount of the indebt-
edness, as a gift to the daughters. The
father of these girls was a republican in
politics there is not a vote in the family.
and in 40 possible way ran Daily have any
material return for his kindness.
y Daily is credited by the labor leaders
with being the one man wha has kept
wages W in the state. Several times
other employers of miners have tried to
cut wages, but he has always refused,
But he has had trouble with some of the
unions nevertheless. Daily is always will
ing to pay the union scale of wages, but
his sense of fair play will not allow Tim
to see a mar who wants to work prevent
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