The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-18
WILL STEP DOWN
IN GREAT HONOR
New York Newspaper Speaks
of Notable Career of Sen
at0r Clark.
SUCCESS DUE TO ENERGY
LIMIT or disabilities NOT
YET REACHED.

In view of the recently announced re-
Montana from the United States SEN
ate when his present term shall have
expired, the following editorial from
Tammany Times, New York, will be
read and appreciated by thousands of
citizens OF the inter-mountain country,
who have long watched the career Of
the western empire builder, and who
naturally are deeply interested in the
result of his magnificent enterprises.
II viii be no life Of iHglorious ease to
push. the same energy and the same
untiring efforts which raised him from
a poor boy TO wealth and official sta
ton viii be used for the material ad-
vancement Of the great west. He viii
continue to be a leader in the Demo-
cratic party and strive for the success
Of the principles to which he has ad-
hered during a remarkably busy and
useful life. The article from the Times
follows:
American activities have often been Sc
VeTelN criticised for setting that swift
business pace few men tan follow. but,
to our mind the rush Of enterprise in the
United States has opened wide the door
of opportunity and made it possible for
men of strength and character to enter
on the upward, onward course that. siren
uously pursued. leads them at first to
victory and then to place and power
Almost any one of our great statesmen,
business men and millioBaires is proof of
what ambition and the will to achieve
when the progressive spirit of the age
inspires them.
A conspicuous example is afforded bv
the almost magical achievements of the
famous senator from Montana, William
Andrews Clark
This gentleman was born in the noun
tain state Of Pennsylvania. from which
good old commonwealth he gradually
moved westward, taking with him a
strong Eill TO do and rise, an honest
Democratic faith. an education from the
first fOunt of the common school and a
determination TO succeed wherever he
found work. or an incentive for the strong
ambition that had sent him forth and
guided him along.
In the first chapter Of his Westward
Ho,' We find him teaching school, then
studying law In Iowa then in the gold
mines of Colorado until, in 1853. he found
q permanent abiding place and many
friends in the new mountain state, Mon
tana.
From that time forward Montana's his
tory was blended with his own. for he has
been identified with her political. indus
trial and marvellous mining record over
forty active and important years.
The congressional directory shows the
upward steps OF his continuous advance:
He was state orator at the PniladeI-
phia Centennial IN 1876. was elected grand
master Of the Masonic fTateTniay, 1887,
was major OF a battalion for the cap
ture of Chief Joseph and his band of
Nez PeTces invasion the same year: pres
ident OF the state constitutional COnvcn-
ton, 1854, and Of the constitutional con-
veution. 1889 candidate for congress 1883.
was elected United States senator by
Democratic legislature Of 1890; the nom
inee Of his party. in 1873. again a CaUdi-
date and elected United States senator.
1899 bat resigned, only to be again elected
or reelected to succeed Senator Carter,
for siX-year term, beginning March 4,
1901. and expiring March 3. 1907
In business life ne has been extensively
engaged IN banking. mining. manufactur-
of which he has carried to remarkable
In the city of New York he ranks
among the foremost. and as ii connOiSseur
of art and 2 collector Of fire paintings
has few rivals
His paIatiaI residence. Fifth avenue and
SeHenty-seventh street Is a landmark of
the fashionable thoroushfaTe. costing up
ward of S6.OO00nQ. and containing every
thing that modern taste and style de
In home and social life Senaton Clark is
a great favOrite. and in his charities his
hospitality and true democracy he stands
among the leaders of good works. as in
the stirring business world he stands
among the foremost in good deeds.
In the campaigns to come, whether in
Montana or New York, Senator Clark viii
show that he has not Yet reached the
limit of his possibilities ia his own be-
half or in his counsel and his helpfuluess
for others.