Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-06
SENATOR o TALKS.

SENATOR MOODY TALKS.
The Harrison Rill-Its Prospects
Personal.
Special Correspondence Of the ISTrR.0oIAs.l
WASHINGTON, March 2.-There is no
other caravansary in the National Cap
ital where there are so many people as
at tho National Hotel. 1t is the head
quarters for representative men from
the region beyond the Mississippi. If
you want to see a senator or congress.
man who does not live in a Washington
boarding house, you must go to the
National. There is the place to find
Messrs. ordway, Day, McManima,
Maratta, Mcclure, Winship, johnson,
Beardsley, and all the rest. Probably
because this is the place where western
men come most frequently, and r
hence the more readily found. Senator
Moody touk parlors there. Your cor
respondent found the senator today,
and succeeded in interviewing him up
a few topics Of interest to Dakotans.
First, and most important, was tho qaes.
ton:
"Senator, will the Dakota bill be
passed by this congressY"
"Wlll a Democratic house act patri-
%otically and deal justly with our state ?
Will a Democratic house do what is
constitutional and wise7 fl could an.
swer those questions, I might be able to
give a positive answer to your inquiry.
I have not IN any sense lost hope that
they will do the right thing. There are
certain leaders of the house who are not
inclined to even listen to argument up.
on the subject. They have said that it
ia useless to consider the matter, but
there are other and better counsels
which may prevail. Senator voorhees,
has done us and our people a great deal
of good, by his honest and statesman.
like grasp Of the situation. He has
said and done a great deal for US. He
has always said that he believed in the
admission ofthe territories as rapidly
as there is reason and cause for such ad.
mission"
"Will you toll me who has presented
the strongest argument, in favor Of ad
mission, thus far"
"With pleasure. ALL Of u friends
in the senate have spoken wisely and
we'll for US; but Senator Edmunds made
a strong point when he said it was not
only the duty of congress to admit new
states, but that it was the duty Of the
people of a territory when possessing
the requisite condition to form a con.
stitution and seat OF government and
apply for admission"
"What argument do you mako con.
corning present and past conditions Of
a similar nature?"
"Our colonial form Of government
was considered oppressive, and it was
owe thrown, by revolution, The terri.
tories are more unjustly used than the
colonies were. The crown appointed
governors and judges, from the colo,
nies. The president seldom appoints
these officers from the territories
England has advanced. Our govern
ment has not. The English colonies
enacted their own laws, collected and
handled their own taxes. Our laws are
subject to revision by congress and oul
taxes are collected and discussed by
strangers. We do not spend our owr
money. Canada can collect duties up
on goods which come from England
We cannot collect our own customs
and revenues. Our fore-fathers were
opposed to "taxation without repre-
sentation," and made that cry echo
throughout the world. We have nc
representation in the senate, and our
delegate has no real representative
power"
"Will the Sioux Reservation b.
opened, during this session? ~
without doubt. There is no poll
tics in that. 1t will take q few month,
moro to get it through the house, but
will pass. 1t will be a splendid thin!
for our people. There will be 500,00l
people in the state Of Dakota, tw'
years from now"
Because Of limited space, l have bee,
obliged to condense many good thing
the senator said, and leave out others
for my next letter. The people of Da
kota did we'll in sending so wise ant
statesmanlikc a gentleman to represent
them.
Marshall Maratta is nov in Dakota
He left here on the evening Of the 25th
and was escorted to the train by all tn.
Dakotans in the CITY, who do not be
long to the ring, and by many other
who have known him here, and Learned
to like him. He has few if any equal
in the Democratic party in Dakota. HI