The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-19
BAHQUETTED BY
BUSINESS MEN
Of HOME CITY
Former Senator Clark of Mon
tana HoQored by Butte's
Leading Citizens.
FEELING RESPONSE TO
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
OVATION WHEN HE ROSE TO
SPEAK AND EARNEST WORDS
RECEIVED WITH SHOUTS.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald)
Butte, Mont. Nov. 1S.-Forner United
States Senator W. A. Clark's homecoming
was celebrated this evening. remarkable
demonstration of welcome tJing made b.
about 200 of Batte's representative bust
ness men and others prominent in the al
fairs of the city. Mr. Clark was the
guest Of honor at a banquet given this
evening III the spacious rooms of the Sill
yer Bow club. and in the numerous
speeches was paid high tribute for his
fidelity to the interests of the city
Former United States Senator Lee Man
tie was POSTMASTER and on behalf of
the business men of the city formally wei
coined Mr.. Clark back to Butte in a
speech that called forth cDntinued ap-
plause which swept through the CLUB
rooms from end to end Senator Clark
was accorded an ovation when he rose to
respond and when he declared that Butte
was his home and would always be such,
and it was in Butte he had spent his hap
piest years, the applause was deafening-
Mr.. Clark was frequently interrupted by
the approving shouts of the banquetters.
He said in part:
Senator Ciark's Address.
"Mr. President and postmaster, bust
ness men of Butte. friends and fellow
citizens: Considering the spontaneity
and cordially of this reception, the elo-
quent words and sentiments that have
been so gracefully and feelingly ex-
pressed by your presiding officer and
| others. one would have TO be possessed
! of almost a heart of stone not to be deep
I ly touched thereby. l think l may safely
| conclude from these manifestations OF
your friendship and good will that ]. as
the recipient of such genuine and disin-
terested hospitality at the hands OF the
| leading citizens of Butte. am warranted
| in cherishing the belief that am truly IN
| the hands of my friends.
A Welcome Home.
az take this ovation as sort OF vel
come home. and really ike TO take that
view of it, as however much l may be
called away because of business interests
! in other localities which demand a part
OF my attention. and whatever l may do
( elsewhere in the way OF the erection OF
/ abiding places for temporary CONVEX. enc
4 or because OF my love for the beaLtifui
I arts. which is the passion of the few leis-
ure hours that come TO me, there Is only
one spot on this earth where. more than
/ any place else, l love TO dwell. and which
/ shall always hope TO regard as N.
I home. and that spot IS almost within the
| sound OF my voice. and there have spent
more than twenty happy years of my
life
Cause of the Panic.
Reference has been made 10 the extra
| ordinary financial depression through
which we have passed and which swepT
/ the country like a hurricane about q wear
ago. The causes that led to the panic
/
subject can be calmly analysed. my belief
/ is that it viii be attributed TO several
/ fundamental causes, such as reckless ex-
/ travagance villa speculation, the I'M
earthing Of gigantic frauds in the highest
places and Il deficient or rather in
/ elastic currency system The fact IS we
| had been sleeping on a volcano. The
/ advent of the elections was looked for
ward to as the beginning of a new era
of prosperity These have come and
gone, and while we cannot all be wholly
satisfied with the results. We viii all.
/ like good and loyal American citizens that
we are. accept the situation and work to-
gether in harmony and good fellowship
/ for the best interests of the city, for the
good of the great state Of which we are
proud residents. and for the prosperity
/ and honor of the nation
Tribute to Butte.
Butte as mining camp is incOmpaT-
I able II is the richest and greatest min
4 ing district yet developed on the face OF
4 the globe. and there may never again be
| seen its like. The lower developments In
the mines extended to and below two
| thousand feet show increasing values,
| and / am confident that there are many
I valuable deposits that have not yet been
! discovered The rich disclosures in the
North Butte property during the last
| two years. and the promising indications
in other properties in that locanty, ana
| III other places that are being prospected.
! warrant me in making this statement,
/ while In the old mines that have been
| worked for years new ore bodies are fire.
! uuently found in unexpected places
These old hills are SO impregnated with
veins o. copper and silver ores that they
will be yielding up their metal treasures
! to meet the requirements OF the world 5
| needs in even greater volume than now.
! when most of US present shall have passed
off the stage OF action. / feel confident
| that when the manufactures which ao-
sorb large quantities Of iron. steel and
copper. metals whose uses generally go
/ hand in hand. shall have reached The
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