Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-13
THEY ARE RUNNING MONTANA.
Special Correspondence of the Inter Mountafn.

oPeEi espoHu oI te inter Mountaln
Washington. Feb Sit ha been stated several times in this correspond
s%ora ' to b se "ae 'iasn %a" s% ~mh p' s%. 's ssn mi past nSs. hope in hi hts . future al
en punao am aa ' eft so0 h awt n r aa,s testified sn .s m either sme'us side cam me under
mtte. utsror motives are charged asainste every mn h appears here IS
sand Y mgr slances' or derisve smiles If not b. open threats. that ii his
with a club made either III Anaconda o. in Butte. If he does not bust CLARK
DAILY he is accused SCI " If casting ausu a po s ias anes 81 to saaa II ae' dGe - ne' eas nuss
o mk hst "a a' 4a a or a me", how with mon "e . of Mr. c1.ras lawyers a detective is put
theatr with a DAILY supporter, that is regarded as certain evidence IF his
strange therefore. that meme of reputatt ton in Montana now avoid Washington
the situation here is akt the lawyers or tn committee to excuse them; II
compelled to testify, they x inquire when the next train leaves for the
The people If Montana nav a right to why it is considered dis
cred except under esmpulsin to be identified with a movement oaen-
ssy ,n ls s i. p puansr sns t political nns , atmosphere re in, ,n Montana Montana The simple
form n or IA about GU s the po''lea, rights Of the common people
ace and say h believes shis pre- @ ,s tnn is sa nase e91a OK thy thy d nonss n IMAM nam n In tn
is engaged in this wretched business to rescue M good nam Of Montana
a aassss + those, no e who VI are active in The invssusas, as : sw who ss com
sSm r ws as ssy here se with d n ss s's sssss se 5fss but s., the se. MONEY ,os,.n there is s., in it. and
III ARE "a few. few who prsenams to be spons.s n claiming to asprscate
tut Threats with a smile on their aces these are tn advisors. rhsy direct
' ss "f OK ,n aass esvs r ssss' appear %s 'n nssri sss ' sf ts s ssss Try which ss e' sSsg ss Dss-
e . she rs yet ans' 30 . suan 1hs inspire se If a 1nssea tab s work. t and no then 81, INQUIRE ~Ss
S sts oe sxn 'n ~ps es tnsr tss san'p psns,.a in ,s sss fo sas nes Of political "a s n, rsxsss.
death their wina-ue There are sn oahersw h are in the deal from choice.
a n , mss's \, ,e =, Or sgs at These ss arr, beneath 4. contempt Almost s.t: "a -
duties they nay abandon sunerns constituencies. but what If that? They
compel every witness. who I'M before them tt expose tn details Of hs 1 ps.
'ae ouSHess' du III ONE Asses explain ms domestic relationships IN OTde
the detectives sa ss', ~ haunt AUNT a an mem ne op ppominen nt y taen asseae with ', sne s. ee wor as
ing int their confidence. betraying personal friendships and visiting rooms
memorial n@r prove re e p~e~t question: y, naaas that amer members member" s Of f't sSs sss,s ssars'h Sr. IN es ss
followed even to their homes. listened to in bed rooms n spotted through
Such Oh are tn men who are ow in Westminster, arsgsins the nee proud
lawyers legislators way from their business, fixing the stigma of crime
are most certainly innocent Why a it necessary o hold these men up to
e ssa BEEN ms ssns sssssa @n ,s.a es sns ess,m ss = sss ss n sss sess.to OFF a No It ssm,, what
is not among their tmpenng impulses A spdt of revense NJ Won AXE
parison is the sole basis of thh so-caned reform movement An unsuitable
spectacle. If the contest could have been wagea and ended among a the the p aanee
But it 50 happened that the entire population of the great state has been
eeher"a san ars sd a aintsn, e' snat t he hs es Uf M sa imam ms, personal snsen ~ l ssastar TO am IN.
Enterprises of sreat pth and moment have been wrecked because Of it;
petuation; political prospects ave been raised n swamped because Of IT;
abandoned and ruined because of it; he development # the great natural
dollars Gal"n h 1 money sos s'h have a1 been ees aua .aesseso in "a 5 maintaining "a atssai ssi it a od t tGe mta9ns of
s hi asn net aI The ra ys ssss has ,@ een f ert mo,s as st as natural ssn eo ss ssnm:u; And
The money values the fead ns caused to be wasted "a be recovered in time,
of men hav been taught and in SON cases compelled, to violate II sacred
dispensers Of their votes to the highest bidders. wen they did no ct e @spont
ruptea din courts n legislatures. owing to the a's Existence hans N" II A tas peers osi
sss ia n ii @a aytrt t%s' pe spe ce me hSafs se ,easss t as n So st.s !. ,D Ds,tsr,
in 1s sss~ ~hers t city omci Assesses escorted ss u nnnon % es pr te se o o%1s IN m S xotsa
them them I ss mann namyna ats s nesrua% m e W. sae \ clark in order sr II an. sm q legislative aas i've. delegation on
whose interest and at whose dctation that was done is nw putting up the
mony before tn senate committee last saturday, spoke of the shameful
ti na Of NV W. wv 40 Clark aa % t nss .en a1m n b bam W. st sown, 'sef against TIN se's'-
Is it strange that the people Of Montana are ready to cal a halt OF this
sort o. 0usiness' Do they believe that such tactics are necessary . keep
oespSs'5 non. THAT nssa h. .9osa: sns employ tsa9 ta q lot v, es men, %1n ,n + it it, strange range, that ss. the
ment of those influences responsible for such n-Amerca conditioner Mr..
Montana II it had nt been for the psrady n treachery Intimidation
Of he leaders Of ts other wing Of the democracy: The men who ire fight
Generalization Of thu last legislative assembly: They are themselves reapon-
advantage as "a be demonstrated in a very few words If it BE denied.
dent population pop Of Montana and for the in@noeama pleasure lea ire 1 nsnste as,
Corporation corp So let Us hear nothing more ct TIL vrtuous preten sese u tn h eie.
The Clark democracy las its faults m possibly tsc crimes and n republican