The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-07
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901.
WHAT HElNZE GOT.


lature which ends today has been
CHIEFLY remarkable for the struggle
between contending forces for spec
ial legislation. The legislature ap-
pears to have been the pliable too
of w. A. Clark and the Amalga-
mated Copper company on the one
hand and of the piratical Heinze
crew on the other Heinze has been
trying to repeal former legislation
which he deemed specially detrimen
tai to his personal interests and to
carry out threats and promises made
during the campaign last fall, but
up to date, the clark and the Anal
gamated forces have successfully
worked together for his discontinue
Heinze has been completely baked.
After the victory of the fusion
forces last fall, Mr.. Heinze's share Of
the spells was supposed to be the ems
actment of legislation to assist him
in his legal battles with the Amalga
mate and the advantage he pos
sessed by reason of the election Of
judges in Silver Bow county suppos
ed to be friendly to his interests,
while Clark was to have the "vindica-
ton" which he had bought and paid
for.
But after securing the senatorial
plum, Mr.. Clark did what everyone
who knows him we'll enough expect
ed he would do, namely, ignore his
promises to his faithful and powerful
ally, Heinze, and train with the forces
from which he had most to fear in
the effort to attain his insane ambi
ton to wear the senatorial toga. In
pursuance of this policy Clark has
not only defeated all of Heinze's pet
measures, but he has gone further
and inflicted the most serious injury
upon Heinze by helping to pass senate
bill 81, which will, it is understood,
permit the removal of all the Heinze
litigation from the courts of Silver
Bow county. This bill is a just and
wise measure, but the situation in
Silver Bow county which made it
necessary, and which is pretty well
understood by newspaper reading peo-
pie of this state, is to be regretted
by every good citizen.
Nevertheless the bill is concededly
very serious blow at the Heinze
interests, and in view of that fact,
Clark's assistance in the passage of
the bill cannot be construed as any
thing but base betrayal of friend
and ally to whom he unquestionably
owed his much sought "vindication. /"
It matters little that the enactment
of senate bill 81 into law was i'm
peratively demanded in the interests
Of justice and fair dealing, or that the
legislation desired by Heinze was
vicious in character. The least
Clark could have done in all fairness
to one who had befriended him in
time of sore need, was to keep his
hands of.
But Clarks perfidy to Heinze is
characteristic of the man. Clark wa.
never yet faithful to political frient
when he found it to his interest tt
betray him, and to this fact may b,
attributed most of his politica
troubles.
AS a result of the new alignmen
of forces the Heinze people have fiji
ed a protest with the United State
senate against the right Of w. A
Clark to take the seat to which he ha
been elected. The allegations il
the protest concerning Clark's eS
penditures in the campaign are doubt
less true, judging by the past, but
is extremely doubtful if the protes
will avail anything against the power
full influences which Clark will no,
have behind him.