The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1900, Page 9

THE SUNDAY CALL N eve for an eye and a tooth for a that is the rule of jusuce o out by the old Ken- famous wers but the teeth t in explation of o that gemon- not & squabble oc- ago plainly ky has Kentuc! iple is a bit s written In Ken a translation is ms are no lcss never been a ngo with t the sa us Da n the lestined to a of whicn - ther, carrying financ political Montana een and per- potatoes became rival eir antagonism State politics into that Marc Daly of n motion the -4 to disqual- r his office in the r soon developed a rewdness, and in the control sed of J forge Hearst veloped s merchant and banker mines. Clark’ dness com- st effective partuer- ing the ris- have a hand in mining affairs. N xtended into landed in- he form st into t ce of I . ishments, « . turaly, in poli- quarrel was rips »f the Stat the knows began \d Daly. From s of the bit- work- v the prin- There are s told of the throughout Daly " Hvidua was ate price ate was occasion . , yon _the Daly's tel, The Mon- ed the hidden hand -fore the election, delegation to him for time Daly was Thomas H. ealed be- » course of not re- chuckle by a liberal ma- at was wand, and Clark was known snowed . political move- ly and vigor- - war waged ere seem to of hostilities. ted by cipals, to ented out- occasion of the con election of the Senators for the Leglisla- ture of the new State. Clark was a can- didate from a district that was in a curi- ous muddie, which enabled both political parth to nominate a prospective Sena- tor. Daly managed the affair so that the district was unable to settle its contro- versy and the decision was left to a Re- publican United States Senate. Of course, Clark was not seated. They did not ap- proach Daly for further compromises. The two men ever since have thrown their vast resources against each other— the powerful sway of the political con- trol of laboring men, thelr interest in the welfare of cities where thelr capital as invested, their personal and business iships, their al and political ng. It became an essential of every 1t of Montana to be enlisted on one side or the other, and those who went into the State with the intention of remaining neutral either had to leave it or give up their intention. attitude of all new- comers was canvassed and centralized to Dalyism or Clarkism assiduously as was the favor of the older residents mar- shaled or their enmity made uncomfort- So bitter was the spirit between the two factions that all social intercourse was avoided, apd did a disciple of one party get over the established traces so far as to entertain in any way one of the other party the offender was absolutely certain of financial and busin ruin, Daly was so enthusiastic in this partie- ular matter that it is said he removed one of the employes of a banking institution in which he was interested from Butte able to Anaconda because the wife of the em- pioye had extended focial courtesies to some friends of Clark in an unwitting moment. Daly is represented as having given the n nploye instructions to have the on stopped. The natural spunk of neonformist wife prompted her to the n remove to Spokane, without the bourds of the S own gue Another incident, so says Ainslee's Mag- azine, was that of an awkward funeral of one of the miners in the copper dis- trict, in which both factions were largely nted. The pall-bearers were ail y men, and by some oversight the master of ceremonies happened to be a Clark man. When the master of ceremo- nies gave the order to take up the coffin, the black looks that had been threaten- ing culminated in a flat refusal, and a deadly battle over the remains was avert- ed only by the intervention of a priest. Daly is reputed as being a man of ma- llclous temperament and never forgetfu/ of a chance to “get back” at an offender. While Clark is not of that repufation the happenings of the controversy point to where she could select her it the fact that he was not slow to match each act of his adversary, not always with retaliations which are in accordance with the code of ethlcs, In the question of a selection of the capital city of the new State the two enemies found a fresh and lively bone of contention. Helena was championed by Clark and Daly selected Anaconda as his center of opposition. Clark has a vast income—estimated as one million a month. Daly had less capital, but a fertile brain “and an unparalleled shrewdness. The bat- tle meant much to both. If Anacond: won Daly would irrevocably become the master of the destinies of Montana. The thousands of men In the employ of his mines there would form the balance of power in all matters of moment. It was much the same with Clark and his Helena. The advantage of capital swayed the battle in Clark’s favor and it is said that the determined Irishman made use of the last resort—he went to Clark with the offer of a guarantee for the Sena- torial nomination if Clark would throw his influence in behalf o. Anaconda. Clark, however, had just come to the liking -of the taste of vengeance and r fused flatly and began to indulge in some playful little sallles against his enemy. For ten years Daly had kept up a contin- ual fusillade of political bullets, and now Clark in turn repaid them with interest. As a consequence the fight for the site of the Montana capital Is one of the blackest pages of Northwestern history. Boiled down and simmered to direct issue, it narrowed to a fight between two men, a personal conflict, and & venting of private spleen. When Clark came out victor he was a hero in the eyes of the people. He was escorted through the city in a car- riage magnificently decked with flowers, the horses having been taken away and prominent citizens substituted in their places. For a few years after this culmination of enmity it seemed that the feud had been abated. Each contestant had retired from the fight, apparently satisfled for the time being. In 1898, however, the old storm again broke loose over State poli- tics. The unscrupulous use of money, and lots ot it, and the machinations of politicians, reached a disgraceful climax. The scan- dalized attention of the United States was attracted. It was the old Senatorial fight over agaln, Clark the candidate and Daly his determined and relentless opponent. Party principle (both were Democrats) and all other issues were literally smoth- ered out with the intensity of the personal vindictiveness, and when the voters came into the halls of the State Capitol there ‘was uniimited money waiting for him who chose to take it, and votes were ready to be exchanged to the highest bidder. Clark was elected. That should have settled the matter, but it 6id not. As long as the two men live there will be active war between them, and in each cruption the State of Mon- tana will be rent with the opposing forces of the two factions, and bribery. corrup- tion and political machinations will be the principal elements—the outcome of the bitter enmity between the two indi- viduals. Daly cannot reconcile himself to his enemy’s success, and nothing would persuade him to let him enjoy it in peace. “I don't like him, nohow,” Daly is quoted. ‘‘He ain’t right—he ain’t right— I don’t like him; nohow.” That is the sum total of his reasons for his vituperations. The two.have been battling over copper of late years, and the vast copper trust of 1899, under Clark’s control, was waged against by the mighty influence of the Standard Oil Trust, at whose wheel Daly is installed. In appearance the two men differ vastly. Clark is slender, elegant and cultured in appearance. He takes great interest in art and curlos, and his family have been gent to France and Germany, where they have been educated in the languages of the Continent. He has an enviable collec- tion of paintings, rare tapestries and artistic et ceteras. His appearance is sug- gestive of the clubman and the traveler. Daly, on the other hand, is not at all fastidious in matters of dress, the plain- est of business suits sufficing for all oc- ¥ DALY PromMISED "HE ENTIRE VOTE HE CONTROLLED TO CLARK .l caslons, and he is as often as not seen in the garb of a miner. On the occasion of his visits to his mines he dons the oil- skins and goes through all the tunnels and excavations. While his family have all the advantages of wealth, he cares nothing for what is not distinetly ple- beian, and the original, primitive pros- pector in him is much in evidence. In many particulars the rivals are alike. While Clark's ability to grasp an opportunity and bend it to his purposes has been his success, and the faculty of intuition and keen insight has been the effective tool of Daly, they are allke In the fact that they started on the same level—that, of the underground miner. Both are of high rank in Masonry, both are loyal friends to their friends and strong enemies to those who incur- their digpleasure. Both can point to hundreds of lives in Montana which . have either been made or ruined by them. Both of them are alike in that they are easily accessible to their friends, though it is difficult for strangers to approach either on account of the vastness of their busi- v hess affairs. And, finally, both are altke in thefr cordial hate of each other. They are both growing old. Clark fis 60, though he looks omly 5, and Daly is three younger. With the coming of old age there has been no slackening of their antagonism, and there is not the slightest likelihood of a decrease in their cordial hate for each other, from the standpoint of twenty years of enmity. They are waging their battles in the United States Senate at present. With the persistence and tenacity of his bulldog nature Daly is attacking Clark's qualifi cations, and the outcome fs not ye hand. When they have passed out of Montana affairs Montana will probably feel the in- fluence of the twenty years’. vendetta for some time to come befgre she drops into she commonplace government of tranquil, every-day sort. But until do, Montana is certain of a gene share of political the His Madeline, _ Continued from Page 4 “How long has that ship been the Sicl- llan?" sald Dick Fairburn to the mate when they were close to the landing. “This voyage'' answered the mate, without thinking. “There you are. What about the five sovereigns?' said Dick, with a laugh, to Charlie Danson. “Here, take them ™ repiied Charlle, as his hand siid to his pocket. “'Oh, blow it! Keep them for smo That's the Madeline, my old boat n:n:t: the point,” sald Dick as he rose and sprang on the landing. SR A Ny PP . . In looking over the first newspaper which came into his hand after th Leonidas reached London Dick Fairburn' eye fell upon a list of missing vess Fourth in the list was the name of the Madeline of London; owner, Henry Mus- grave. Like a lightning flash the truth about the Sicilian broke upon Dick's mind. He knew the Madeline was not lost, though missing under her old name unquestion- ably she was. He had left her out thers at Bombay, safe and sound and known as the Sicfllan. .He saw that a rascally game was being played and that the prime mover In it was' Henry Musgrave, the man who scorned him when he had loved his daughter and she had loved him in_return. Dick Fairburn's first impulse was to take & cab for Bow street or the under- writers’ and Inform them that the Made- line was afloat, all taut and trim. Then a thought checked him. If he did that Musgrave would be prosecuted and ruin- ed, and then what would become of the girl he loved. He might marry her, trul but he would be marrying a felon's daughter. No, that would pot do. Early on the following morning Dick Falrburn was ushered Into Henry Mus- grave's private room. He wa pa- tiently until the owner of the Madeline thought proper to give him an tence. “Well, what's your busines: satd Musgrave, curtly, as he recognized the old first officer of the Madeline. “To save you trouble, Mr. Musgrave,” sald Dick, sternly. “What do you mean?’ “What about the Madeline?” “Don’t you know that she’s missing?” Musgrave's voice was unstéady. It be- trayed him. “No more missing than. you are, and you know it.” Musgrave blanched. “How—where is she?’ he stammered. “Qut at Bombay, as the Sicilian, on & very pretty frolic. She's a blus funnel with a black top; black hull, pink on wa- ter line; Paul Hermann, master and part- ner with you in as nice a bit of villainy as was ever attempted on the seas. You are claiming for a total loss here, aren’t you? And he's trying to séll the ship there. Shall I bring you witnesses as to the identity of the ship?” Musgrave was dumfounded. His face twitched nervously and its color came and went. At last he broke down “Don’t — give — us—awa don’t,” he faltered piteousiy. “Oh, you're run dowa. It's a case for law. You've done it said Dick severely. “No, no, Fairburn. For heaven's sake don't give us away. For my wife's sake —tor my daughter's sake, don’t. Think of them—of Madeline.” “Of Madeline! “Yes. You cared for her once, and I thought you wanted to—to—honorably—"* What? “Marry her."” I did, and you spurned me. good enough for you.” I wasn't “No, no, Fairburn; you're wrong. It'sa mistake. See; will you bave her?™” “And compound a felony ™" “Oh, no, you're unreasonable I say, will you take her now.” “Are you willlng for me to have her “Cer—tainly.” “And you'll report that the ship is all right?” : Musgrave paused. “Oh, curse {t' No, not that, Fairburn. If you only knew T've staked all on this venture.” he said in despair. “Then you're In for a total loss. Let have Madeline; report the ship as and I'll keep off.”” Musgrave hung his head and was silent for a minute. “No, no, Fairburn. For heaven's sake, take the girl and let-me settle the rest,” he urged pitifully. “No. Report the ship safe, or it's hard labor for Hermann and you,” ed Dick. Make any other term o—no—no!_No other hen take Madeline. Take ! ! Treat her well. I'm ruined e In Chile women are employe where as tram conductors. T! much dishonesty among the men were formerly emploved that proprietors filled their places w who have been found in everv factory. They wear a neat unifer: ‘w=.i together, and even run a s paper among themselves. you who