The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-06

species of Praetorian guard whose
support and friendship are merely
matter of trade and barter.
Senator Clark owns a few mines,
the street railroads. a smelter and
a pleasure resort. He employs about
400 men.
| do not include in this estimate
his political bureau at the head of
which is Mr.. John Simpson, an in
significant individual, with a peaches
and cream complexion and a tired
look caused by overdrafts. cigarettes
AMI champagne. | am told that a
mans political worth here is meas
ured by the number of promises he
can make and the few he is able not
tc keep; in this respect Simpson is
gradually being outdone by a Mr.
George Casey. who has won repu-
tation all over the state as success
full dealer in gold bricks as the
trade is called in Butte. Casey is
now under indictment for bribing
voters at the last election. and those
who are posted say that he will be
sent to the penal colony at Deer
Lodge. All men in Butte are owned
by one or the other of the three pow
ers I have mentioned. and each fac
adherents to guard against spies or
spotters as they are called here. A
man who has worked for the ''Heinze
crowd" cannot get employment from
the "Amalgamated crowd and the
same with the Clark faction. This
scheme is carried into the social life
o. the community and it's evil results
are apparent on the streets, where
one may hear the vilest remarks
passed about men and women as they
pass along the streets. | never real
lied the full import of the express
sion 'soulless corporation till came
here. | have learned its full mean
| ing 1t means when a man has given
| the best years Of his life to the faith
| full service of one Of these big cor
| porations he finds that he must sup
| press all instincts of honor and hui
mainly and think by proxy. as they
say here. To such men there are no
such beings as honorable men and
virtuous women. but all are measured
| by the amount OF money at their
command. What would they call
| Tolstoi in this great countIyo
| | am as yet unable to give you my
opinion of the native Americans, be-
| :
! them in Butte to form a Just esti-
mate. My guide told me that years
ago there We're quite a number here.
and they aspired to hold office, but
the politicians enlisted the help OF a
band of savages who live in place
fight the Americans were driven out
of the city.
The present head man Of the city
is q keeper of a restaurant, and his
chief gandarme" in a dapper little
man who eXcells as dancing mas
ter and a roller skater The gend
armes of the city are a fine looking
lot of men, they wear great fur
coats: consume great quantities OF
vodka and are always smoking CT
gars.
They do not speak English be
cause they all come from Ireland OF
some other foreign country; two OF
these policemen, as they are called
here, were found talking English one
day and were promptly arrested fol
treason, but they convinced the au
thorities that they had learned the
few words they knew from some
prisoners they had at one time ar
rested.
The ladies here are very much
ov rdressed. They were a profusioI
of silks and jewelry, high heeled foo1
wear, with beaded insteps, and gloves
out of harmony with their garments
at their tea parties they consume
large quantities of wines and liquors
but this, l am told, is necessary ii
this high altitude. which has ten
dency to destroy the complexion ant
make one grow old.
l will leave here tomorrow TO
Helena, the capital of the state, ant
will write you from that point.
PAUL IVANOVlTCH.