The leader., 1900-05-02
4 HOPEFUL OMEN.

- ft'h 1t Z - O-H fsANs
The recent action of the United
States Senate in refusing seats to Sen
ator Clark. the money king of Mon
tana. and Senator Matthew S. Quay,
the great Republican boss of Pennsyl-
vania the one on account of practic-
ing bribery. which was proven, and the
other on constitutional grounds goes
far toward checking a fast weakening
public faith in the integrity and patri-
otism of that august body. More than
once during late years, men of medi-
OGRE ability and questionable integrity,
with "a political pull" or apparently
with no other claim to distinction save
their vast wealth. have traded or brib-
ed their way to seats in this Supreme
Council of the nation, till it looked as
if honest men, patriots and statesmen
were altogether at discount. The
lesson is a timely and much needed
one.
Clark had secured his election by
the Montana legislature by the most
shameless and fragrant corruption,
spending money like water to bride
and influence the legislators. Quay
himself. charged with various acts of
corruption. and. as IA result, unable to
command the full strength of his party
in caucus, kept the Legislature of his
State in a senatorial dead lock for
months, hoping to force his acceptance
by the unwilling minority. Failing.
however. in this, and the Legislature
having adjourned without electing a
Senator, he then procured his appoint
ment by the governor of Pennsylvania,
who was one of his numerous political
creatures, though this was clearly a
violation of the national constitution
The two rejected Senators belonged
to opposite parties and the vote deny
ing them seats was not divided along
party lines. In the case of Senator
Quay, in whose case the vote was very
close H} to 81 Senator Expansion
Sullivan, of this State, voted to over
ride the Constitution and seat the Re
publican boss, while Senator Money
voted to bar the door in his face.
DEATHS ROLL-C1LL GOES on.
The band of heroes who rest under
the shade of the trees on the other side
of the river, was joined on Memorial
lowers of Lee and Longstreet Col
w. ID. Holder. Severely wounded at
Malvern Hill, he returned to the ser
vice to be desperately wounded at Get
tysburg: where he was one of the four
regimental commanders in Barksdale's
truly splendid and victorious charge
on the second day. Of the four Car
ter, of the thirteenth Mississippi, was
killed: Luse, of the eighteenth. was
wounded and captured; Holder, of the
seventeenth, was wounded and Hum
phreys, of the twenty first, succeeded
Barksdale, who was killed in the com
mand of the brigade. Col. Luse of the
four alone survives, now that Col.
Holder is dead.
Col. Holder, beneath a gentleness of
manner that was all courtesy and con
sideration, possessed a courage that
was defiant of danger and a fortitude
that no suffering could overthrow.
His life was purity itself -his stand
ards of conduct were governed infiex-
IDLY by sense of right. AS his war
comrade and friend of many years, the
editor of The Herald, testifies to his
manly virtues, his devoted services to
the State, and his lovable personality:
and unites with the many who knew
and loved him in mourning his loss.
Coming so quickly after the loss of
Governor Stone, the death of Col
Holder is a profound admonition of
the now rapid fall of the old veterans,
before the sickle keen of the reaper
whose name is death. Ticksburg Her.
aid,