The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-20
His Strong Protective Letter to
Montana Republican Caucus.
THE WILSON BILL FAILURE
Statement Of His Election Expenses
ShOw Over 100000 Put Up In
His Contest With Daily.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-In the
Clark contest today Chairman chand-
ler produced a copy Of the letter sent
by Clark TO the republican caucus Of
the Montana legislature. It is address,
ed TO the chairman OF the caucus and
was as follows:
In reply to your valued favor Of this
date, requesting me to define my posi-
ton On the tariff question, / beg to
state that i am In favor OF a high
protective duty on wool, hides and on
every other product of this state, in or
der that the producers OF raw material
shall get an equitable advantage In
the distribution OF the tariff duties.
1t is manifest that the present sched-
ules ire inadequate to discharge the ex-
penses Of the government and there
viii necessarily have to be an Increase
and readjustment.
The manufacturing interests are
entitled 70 enough to protect them
against cheap foreign labor, and they
should be satisfied to allow producers
Of raw material TO have an equal ad-
vantage.
Il maintain that no representative
Of this state in the national congress
should allow himself to be committed
by caucus or otherwise to any policy
that would be in conflict with or preju-
dicial to the interests Of his state.
senator CLARK submitted a statement
showing the expenditures on political
account by him from August /, 1895, to
September l. 1899. The total amount
as shown by the memorandum was
sl66,6S2
The senator said he had made Messrs.
Welcome McDermott and Il. Z. Day
each a present Of 5000. Clark said
that all the large sums paid To {. w.
Clark, welcome and Davidson had
been paid TO carry Out the agreement
which he lad entered into to pay the
expenses of the proposed campaign 10
rescue the state from Daily
Ii was estimated he said, that il
would take $4,000 to control the COM
mittee and that $4,000 would be neces-
sary TO control the legislature. There
was no limit, and | agreed To ray
whatever might be necessary.
Il knew It would take a great deal
of money TO carry a state where SO
much money had been spent in pre-
vious elections"
clark said in response to senator
Turley, that II was true that In the
rrst state election. he, Governor
Broadwater. Governor Hauser and Mr..
DAILY each had contributed $4,000 to the
democratic campaign fund.
Asked about the cost Of the contest
over the location Of the capital. Clark
saiu he had contributed 100000 and he
thought the peop.e OF Helena had rais-
ed over Sl0Ou00 10 hold the capital. 1t
was common report that the opposition,
the Anaconda Company, had spent a
million dollars 10 locate the capital at
Anaconda. Everything was conducted
in such a highhanded manner that no.
body could expect To receive recogni-
ton until nc bent the knee or frawled
in the dust 70 these p-Ople.
lie had, he said. personally seen men
paid money for their votes in 1895.
Did you prosecute tnemy asked
Senator Chandler
i did not" was the reply. 1T was
useless to do SO. as the Anaconda Conn
pany owned the political machinery.
10 ask TO have man arrested would
have been as useless as 70 try TO butt
up against a cyclOne.h
The cross examination was then be-
gun.