The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-14
The POLITICAL RESULT.


With the official count finished in
the several counties of the state, the
decisive character of the republican
victory becomes more apparent. Some
of the democratic papers contend
that the contest was decided through
other than political motives, and give
various reasons for the result. While
this view is to some extent correct, it
cannot be denied that President
RooseVelt's administration is popular
with the people, and that this gave
prestige to the republican cause. The
chief reasons, however, are to be
found in the influence. exerted by
Clark, Heinze and the Amalgamated
company.
Mr.. Heinze's fusion ticket in Sill
yer Bow county was successful, as
was the candidate Endorsed by him
for the supreme bench, but curiously
enough, the victory was an empty one
for Heinze, and the reason for this is
to be found in the fact that the real
battle was fought in the primaries
and conventions, and Mr.. Heinze lost.
To understand the situation. one
must recur to the fight of two years
ago, when Clark and Heinze were
standing together to down the Anal
gamated company They claimed to
be fighting to save the people from
the clutches of giant corporation;
but, in reality, Mr.. Clark was fight
ing for that long coveted seat in the
United States senate, while Mr..
Heinze was after legislation to adj
vance his private interests They
were victorious, and Mr. Clarke Sc
cured his share of the spoils, but,
Judas like, he betrayed Mr.. Heinze
into the hands of his enemies by join
ing with the Amalgamated to defeat
the legislation desired by Heinze. The
proposed legislation may have been
vicious, or not but the act of Clark
was none the less one of perfdy. In
the lineup of the present year. CLARK
again sided with the Amalgamated
and in the contest for control of the
democratic convention Heinze was
defeated.
Through Thomas H. Carter, the re.
publican convention was controlled
in like manner, and thus it became
immaterial to the AmaIgamated in
terests which ticket should win, al
though if they had any choice, it was
probably Holloway; for that corpo
ton advertised its support of Leslie
which was sufficient to defeat him.
Heinzes Endorsement of Hollowe
was to Heinze simply choice be
tween two evils, although both Les
lie and Holloway are men of higl
character, far above the control o
either Heinze or the Amalgamated
and the naming of such men was
credit to those who controlled bot
the republican and democratic con
ventions. With the legislature large
ly republican and controlled by Cal
ter, friend of the Amalgamated, an
Heinze legislation is out of the ques
ton. While his victory in Silve
Bow county is equally barren of II
suits, except to continue in. office on
district judge, Who is supposed to b
friendly to his interests, Heinze
only real gain is the prestige whic
his victory will give him in the ne,
campaign; in all other respects /
stands just where he did before tt
election.
To sum it all up, the chief reasc
for the defeat of democracy was Il
alliance made by Clark the dem
cratic leader, with the Amalgamatt
company; not that the people low
Heinze or the fapuhlican party mo
than the ,Amalgamated, but becau
they feared them less, and becau
they wished to express their &C
tempt for the creature who could
readily betray his best friend.