New-York tribune., 1901-05-01

THE PASSING THRONG.

Judge William Clancy. of Butte. Mont" said
Thomas Earies. of the copper metropolis. a, the
waldorf-Astoria last evening. "is
He LOOKS one OF the strongest personalities
LIKE IN the West. He Is the district
RUSKIN fudge whom the OF the copper
kings has made famous. He was
born in Ohio sixty-odd years ago. His father was
a railroad builder. but young Clancy preferred law
to railroad building. and studied for the bar In a
Missouri town. His genial easy going manners
made him immense favorite. and he was elected
prosecuting attorney. Boodlers were in control OF
the city and they expected easy sailing and Judge
clancy 10 wink al their performances But he
Fought the boodlers with extraordinary courage
ana energy crushed corruption and reformed the
city administration. At the expiration Of his term
ne was elected district judge. and held office with
nigh honor in Missouri for a number Of years
Zen years ago he moved to Montana and settled
at Butte. and in 1886. with Marcus Daly's aid. he
100 Days following Joined hands with the Repub-
of money to accomplish their ends but the Judge
came n up smiling with the biggest majority any dis
Judge Clancy himself had never for a moment
extraordinary personal resemblance to the picture
Oh Oh Johm Rnskln IN ms old age IN Clancy There is
cut features and the same kindly light in the eye
and kindly smile on the coun1snance And there
was one of renunciation He spent his life dis
he made ana his marvellous ms enumeration of his
wife will live. perhaps. unique in history.
William Clancy has had golden opportunities for
riches. but he is poor the friend OF the poor.
Like Ruskin he leads a bach
A JUST elor life. and like him. too. is
MONTANA the very antithess Of the fop or
JUDGE. dandy. He is careless and
siovenly in his dress but the long
flowing beard and the slovenly clothes are but the
outward trappngs of brave fearless and
upright Judge the West has ever known. The
rich man and the pauper have equal justice
from him. He is not a great legal luminary. but
ments equity itself. Judge Clancy Is the trial
judge in the great mining suits between Henze
and the Amalgamated Copper Company. These
suits involve property worth S1o00oo00. The great
mining experts and mining lawyers of the country
are pegglng away on these suits, and the courts Of
vast importance of the issues at stake
to trouble Judge Clancy in hearing the trial. He
will poke fun at lawyers and experts. John
FOrbis the leader OF the Copper Trust forces in
preacher. He is a MIssourian. with a wonder
fully keen. bright intellect without a touch OF
but Denocracy nsyer nG liked him and he fnaTy
went over TO the Republicans. Clancy the
last man on earth that Forbis wanted on the
tween them. John the essence Of the me-
thodical hardworking. fretful, worrying Puritan
clancy the very personihcation of the easy going
genial fun loving fun making Irishman- The day
after election Forbis encountered Judge Clancy
on the street. Allow me. judge ne said with
tear in his voice to congratulate you on your
great victory There a twinkle in the eye
Of the old man and merry smile his face as
l grateful for your Congratula tions and now
that the election is over | will tell YOU in con
l will give you fair play. The judge laid the
accent on you stroked his long beard and went
able 70 see the joke, though all the rest OF Mon
tana has been laughing at it for six months"