The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-05
issue OF THE TRUSTS
OPPOSITION IS NOT OF THE
PROPER SORT
POLITICAL CAPITAL SOUGHT

the Democratic Opposition to
Trade OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I'm
the Senate and House Are Attract
ing Unusual Amount of Interest,"
Case of Senator Clark.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-(Special.) AN
alleged effort is to be made by the Re-
publicans to wipe the trusts from off the
face of the earth at this session of con-
gress. The Democrats are forcing the
contest, and the Republicans are making
an effort to overcome the gain their po-
litteal foes are securing, but the result in
the end will be that the trusts will con-
tinue in supreme control
Investigation shows that the Demo-
Gratis and Populist members have intro.
duced from fifty to one hundred bills
thus far tackling the great combina-
lions for the express purpose of breaking
them up. The Republicans, fearing that
the Democrats might gain advantage in
the next national campaign, have intro
duced like measures, but not with any
intention of having them become laws.
and to offset, as before stated, any ac-
ton taken by their political opponents
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
wabbled considerably on the trust ques-
ton, and being a representative in the
tower house of the Mckinley admins
tration will probably, before the session
ends, make known what 1t and the Re
publican party intends to do with the So
called trust question.
Within a few days the Republicans
tn fhoiy tof ~,
the house and the senate, by presenting
antitrust propositions which they never
expect to become laws.
CONTESTS FOR SEATS.
The contests for seats occupy more at
tention than any other subject now pend
!: Ing in either branch of congress- The re-
suit in the Roberts case in the house Is
regarded as foregone affair, the general
opinion being that the special committee
will report against him. and that he will
be denied even the poor consolation OF
being sworn in and turned out. So atten-
| ton has been turned to the senate con-
tests, Where former Senator Quay Is seek
Ing seat under an appointment by the
governor. and where charges Of using i'm
proper means to secure election have been
preferred against three sitting members
Of that body. Senator Taliaferro, of sFlori-
da: Senator Clark, of Montana, and Sen
ator Scott. Of West Virginia. Quay's case
differs from the three others in that he
fers from the three others in that he
claims a seat under the temporary ap-
pointment Of the governor, while the
others have been seated by virtue of cleo
tons by the legislatures of their respec-
tive states. Former Senator Call is the
leader of the opposition to Taliaferro, if
indeed he Is not the whole opposition.
Former Gov. McGraw leads the opposition
to Scott. Call is a Democrat opposing
Democrat. McGraw is a Democrat oppos-
ing Republican. Both Call and Nc
Graw are fighting In the open.
SENATOR CLARK's CASE.
Clark's case is at once like and unlike
either Taliaferro's or SCOTS. Like
them, he holds his seat by virtue Of all
election by the legislature Unlike them.
the leadersof Incorporation to him is con-
Quoting his fight from ambush. The oppo-
sition leader to Clark Is Marcus DAILY.
Democrat, as Clark is Both Clark and
Daily are copper mining multi-millionaires.
Rivalry, personal business and political.
has existed between them for something
like quarter of century. The genesis
or this quarrel is lost in the misty DAYS
of the beginning of copper mining in
Montana. They have divided Montana
into rival camps. Men are first Clark men
or Daty men and Democrats or Republic
ans afterwards. Clark for years has been
ambitious to come to congress- DAILY has
been ambitious to thwart Clark's arnbi-
ton. Up to the day Clark received a ma
Jor1ty or the votes In the joint assembly
OF the Montana legislature DAILY succeed
ed in his ambition Since then Daily has
peen busy trying to keep Clark out of
ms seat. Clark was seated on his prima
facie case. Days case against him was
presented to the senate by Senator Carter.
OF montana, who, by the way, escorted
clark to the presiding officers desk the
twain going up arm in arm The senate
referred the DAILY papers against Clark
to the committee on privileges and cleo
lions. There they are.
DISBARMENT OF WELCOME
Since congress met last December tbe
supreme court of Montana. which is said
to be DAILY body, has disbarred John
, b. welcome, said to be Clark's attor-
f! ney in the sena torial fight, for the al
legged use of money In securing or try
ing to secure Clark's election. This did
not look reassuring for Clark, but two of
, che witnesses who testified on the DAILY
side of the case have recanted One of
them is Il. T. Cason, the other the Rev
house Of representatives. The latter
mas been expelled from the conference
of the Methodist Church of Montana
for his share In the matter. These in
! cidents are suggestive and place an en-.
tirely different light. on the case In
(; fact, these incidents have strong ten
! dency to establish the claim of Clark
/, and his friends that the whole case sub
mitted to the senate has been carefully
. 0n0 rod hzy AL III
Of course if this be the case it will come
out at the investigation of the committee
on privileges and elections. The senate
has never yet vacated the seat of sem
ator Tor any act or acts of others, but
he must be directly connected with them
not through alleged agents. but in his
own proper Cor improper, if you Wilt
person.
This much must be said in fairness to
Senator Clark He does not look like
bad man. He is a quiet. unassuming
man of few words. but brilliant when he
allows himself to be drawn out. Be
sides being a business man of the high
est order, he is widely read, cultured, of
refined tastes, liberal patron of art,
as man with an income of millions can
be if his ideas run that way. While
unobtrusive of manner, he is of So
ciabe dsp 1sition and has in his brief
service III tilS senate IHddc d E5tOu lii
preston and many friends among his
fellow senators.
POSTAL CHANGES
'"This talk of abolishing fourth-class
postoffices and substituting the rural
free delivery service must be taken with
grain of salt. Tt. Is true the fourth
class postmaster loses part Of his rev.
enues when the rural free delivery serv-
ice has been established near his Office
but he is not officially removed. Then
again, the fourth class postmaster is abb