Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-10
SHORT TERM SENATOR.
Principal Theme for Conversation IN
the Lobbies.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena Ian 1O-It is asserted by those
who have drunk at the philosophers
shrine that the cycle of every mans
life is marked by two primary amhlt'o'a:
first. a desire for wealth. ard secondly,
a lust for power. The yea'n'nS i"l pow
or naturally follows as II coro'laEy the
possession of riches.
w. A. Clark is the nossessor of unll"1-
tied treasure in the way of gold and Sill
YER and precious stones: il he has no
purple and fine linen. it is simply be-
cause the fashions have changed since
the day when the sacred 'scflOe was
wont to denote mans 2Xcheauer Ny
description of his ramant. Eut III
obedience to the general law, MI. Clark
hungers for the adula.ion that come
with power; his soul thir@ts for the nee
tar ladled out to MIN who is III authors
ty: he pants for the senatorial ,"ga
w, A. had tasted the honey of am
ton: it's fragrant odor was SILL as In
incense unto his nostrlls. ard with re-
moved energy and determination, the
multi-millionare laid his cians for an
other assault on the citadel wherein are
kept the robes elnblenaiic Of honor and
prestige in the political world. His fus-
ion hordes were organized. and followed
their leader as blindly as The children in
the day of the Pied Piper of lla1!elin;
followed him to a great political Nicto,y.
and now. at the dawn of the twentieth
century, his cohorts. forming Il majority
of those gathered together in Legislative
assembly in the capital of the state of
Montana, stand prepared again to pre-
sent him with the senatorial tora.
Now. Bobby Burns. whose shafts of
philosophy have materially interfered
with his reputation as a poet. has de-
c,s.red that the best laid plans O. mice
and men gang aft aglee,'' and while the
trend of opinion is that on this occasion
Mr.. Clark's supporters Will make good.''
a small cloud has arisen on the horizon
of his ambition which seems to crow
darker and loom uu more formidably as
the days go by. That cloud Is the sena-
torial ambition of another man. and +.
Augustus Heinze is his name.
If Mr.. Hninze could secure the short
term senatorship, he would be perfectly
willing for Mr. Clark to have the long
term, but the latter says: No. the Sec
Ond senatOrship is none of my affair.
have enough to do to look out for my.
self-other gentlemen must do the same
L
into the controversy. If l should aid
you people would say had been forced
| to do so to save myself. am not
alarmed either over your silence or YOUR
| implied threats. / was the issue in the
late campaign and I have no fears but
what the implied pledges then made
will be redeemed, whether you are will
! ing or not"
WnerefOro. earnest ~
| tention to show that his authority as
| the democratic boss of Montana is
undisputed, Mr.. Clark promptly brought
| his shillelah down on the child of Mr.
| HeinZe's tender Office, and John Mac
| Ginnis was defeated for the speaker
| ship of the lower house. 1t was terrific
blow, and no soothing lotion was ready
| to anoint the spot where the shillelah
stayed it's vigorous flight.
| The apple of discord has been tossed
into the arena, and there you are. Mr..
| Heinze is as the sphinX-no man knoweth
of what he thinketh. If he suffer in si-
lence, If he turn the other cheek Mr..
Clarks title is undisputed; if he grid up
his loins with the girdle of wrath, don
the armor of revenge, sharpen the
scimitar of politics and go forth to do
battle, what will be the result? Will the
| toga again disappear or the title to
boss be intaglioed in incandescent
lamps?
There is a calmness in the political at
mosphere which bcdes a storm. Legis-
lators daily assemble in groups and in
low tones discuss the possibilities of a
contest, but their lips are padlocked to
newspaper men. They are of the num-
ber of those who, thinking, think not
and talking, talk not. All would make
good attaches from one standpoint at an