Show GOOD FOR POR OR DEMO R TS 1 I r W A Clark on Situation r 4 i ROOSEVELT WANES I AD HAVE BAVE VE LOST r I S C F A TOR W A CLARK spent the tj day in the city yesterday en route from the coa coast cott t to butte arriving early in the morning and departing at midnight The senator spent most of the time at the San Pedro offices urgent business engaged his hL at attention ion ITI Irl a short Interview w the senator said ald the th San an Pedro Los Lotia Angeles Salt lak Lako railroad wa wai being built bunt at a good gooda a atc tf of or f If fd d and all the construction ork to complete the line had been put contract with the exception tion of u a agap gap of f f about miles The tion necessary R ary to pu puth h construction had b en perfected and nd everything was moving satisfactorily He was wa not r Jady adv yet to pass pa upon the advisability or ot o building a branch to the Iron county e ron on fluids and probably would not de deride ride when the line would be started un until until til UI other and more urgent work could be bp finished The chief thing thins was to get gt the main line tine completed to a connection with fth the road out of Los Angeles 1 Discussing the national political situ altu I Senator Clark said Id the trend of national affairs a aira was wu In favor of the Democratic party Chance Tor er Democrats I 1 believe behave he be said 14 that If It the Dens Dem Democrats take advantage of the opportunities being offered by their opponents opponent they trey can an win at the next presidential election Roosevelt Ro evelt his has h ll made himself ell extremely ly unpopular with the most In Republicans R of the east eaR and there i in is no question but that a con eon conservative Democrat who could com corn command mend mand the confidence of business men generally would be elected ele ed The menace of the trusts will b be one o orf rf the pat greaf questions question of the t th next cam cad and on that question the Demo Democrats rats are and have been arrayed squarely against agaIn Republican policy The rhe he recent revelations re regarding regard the In Inside InSide inside side manipulation of trust finances have havene L 1 Rone onE ne far tar to confirm the public In th the J v I 1 lief 11 that the whole trust system ill iS s i and that illegal combinations for fr monopolistic purposes should be Iv II restrained The people know too that the Republican party is III too closely Iden titled t i lied with the trusts trul to make any genii j I ne nc effort at reforming trust evils evl by and d that no real reform can he J expected expect from a Republican admin eeds a Strong Leadar The Democracy lacks the tion ion I that has hae been a feature of pUb R liean lican success In the t last lut two to president t I hal al ial campaigns campa lens and It needs a strong stron upon whom the various varlo elements I If f the party east and west can unite It J 1 t te Is not easy ea y to foretell now who the Man tian will wID be but I believe both the man nd d the organization organisation will be Jig ing in time to give ve the Democrats a aF F nod od chance to win next year The senator DAtA r spent tie the t evening ni king social calls caUs and then theu resumed Ma ii work at the San Inn n Pedro offices where K r liP remained until time to take his train I I r fur fOr r Butte After a few days there he hei i W III go east MIt in time tilDe to be on hand had at J the I he opening ef of the special pe session on jon of Q con on or Nov |