The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-19

North Dakota. is visiting his parents
on the South Side. Yesterday he was
seen by an Intelllgeneer reporter, and
very entertalnlngly discussed the young
state in the northwest He is an enthu-
slast over North Dakota, and that state
can rest assured It has no more eloquent
advocate than the former Wheeling
boy.
AS would naturally be supposed, Mr.
Devlne spoke of the political campaign
in the state last fall. 1t will be remem-
bered that North Dakota seemed wav-
ering for many moons, but earnest work
by its Republicans pulled II out OF the
fire before the Ides OF November MT
Devine took a very active part In the
campaign, stamping the state from
length to breadth. for as he said yesler-
day, IL work was ever needed II was fol-
lowing the Chicago convention.
Pamphlet after pamphlet OF typical
free silver literature flooded the Dako-
tas and other western states, Catch
phrases and sophistrles threatened the
cause OF Republicanism, good govern
ment and sound money. Bordering on
the silver states, North Dakota threat
ened TO totter. In August, said Lieu
tenant Governor Devine. he was certain
that his state would have gone over to
Bryan and Just as certain that the
country would have done likewise.
Eve won out" said he. by bringing
TO bear fundamental truths as old as the
world. We showed that free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver had never In
the worlds history remedied existing
evils, or could remove them. Our state
Is wholly agricultural, and we fought
the campaign in the school houses, We
won out, and am honest In my opinion
that the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver will never be a winning factor In
politics.
"our people are intelligent, but like
others felt the depression They Ia
mented the low price OF what. They
were In danger OF being led by dema-
gogues, but their patriotism rose to the
sublime. After the whlrlwind that fol-
lowed the Chicago convention. reason
returned. They halted, looked about
and retraced their steps. They could
not go the attacks on the federal au-
thorlty and supreme court, 1t was a
hard fight for North Dakota Republic
cans, but we will have 1t very easy II
the same issues are at stake next time
A Senatorial Possibility.
Mr.. Devine, 1t might be added is
possibility for the United States senate
from his state. He is very popular with
the people and will cut very promi-
nent figure when the time comes. He
has been acting governor for several
months, owing to the illness Of Cover
nor Briggs, and upon the return OF the
latter from New Mexico, left for Wheel
ing His trips to his old home town are
made almost annually since he left here,
which was lust after the 81 flood.
Wheellngs growth he considers the
best growth-a normal growth. Il
hope" he said, "that II will always
maintain that steady, conservative, sta
BILE growth. and never be inflicted with
boom OF the western kind, a boom that
causes much bankruptcy and sadness In
Its wake 'l SOY .7- j1i
North Dakota has grown splendidiy''
he continued, "and our population has
increased by $4,000 In the past eighteen
months. OF that number, 1900 were
Dunkards from Virginia, West Virginia
Ohio and Indiana. We have great
many foreigners, chiefly Norwegians,
but they are desirable class. The
total population of the state is S25.0OO
The state is very progressive and real
lzlng the necessity OF intoxicating good
citizenship in a state. comprised OF so
many foreigners, the legislature created
the office OF state lecturer, n man whose
business II is to travel through the
state making patriotic addresses, his
themes being Washington, Lincoln and
eulogies OF great Americans, besides
speaking on true ideals of citizenship.
| have had the honor OF being the in
cumbent OF this office for five years.
Asked as to the prospects OF the state
for the coming year, Mr.. Devine said:
"The prospects are magnificent, and not
for fifteen years has there been such a
promising outlook for wheat, barley
rye, flax and oats In three weeks the
cutting Of wheat will begin, and the
possible Yield of the state is not less
than 100000 bushels This wheat will
sell at 30 cents bushel, giving our far
mers S36,OOO,OOO for this one cereal, and
ceipts OF cattle sales.
'The Red river and James river val
leys constitute the grain-producing belt,
and the Missouri slope constitutes the
cattle-produclng section. Dickinson,
one Of our towns, enjoys the distinction
Of being the greatest shipping point for
cattle In the Union. great many or
| the cattle come from the Bad Lands,
which is remarkable for the good graz
ing It affords"
ADout the Red Man.
The reference to Bad Lands evoked an
inquiry from the reporter as to the In
dlans In North Dakota. Mr. Deylnc
smllingly answered that he could talk
indian all day. He believes that the
day is not very far distant when the In
dian will cease to be. Civilization Is
killing him.
~ spoke Mt Devils Lake. July T. where
| n ChnutauaHa was Ia progress, Devils
Lake. by the way. IL n curious body OF
water. II IL an inland and salt lake
one one side IN the Chautauqua
grounds opposite Il an abandoned gov
eminent fort. now used aa n government
school for the Indians paid n visit
TO the 5000 Indians gathered there,
sioux. Mnndans and chlppewas. A
simple glance ut their children con-
WINGED me that many Of them have a
short time to live. scrofuln, consump-
ton and inherent diseases stamped so
nor cent Of those children. II Ia n
known fact that the Indian Will be cx'
terminated by dlHensc,
az IL not the Indians on the rcaervn-
tlona who are the worst Some Of the
most desperate nnd lnwlcss. are young
red men who have been educated In the
cast. They como back to the west. and
hardly know where they are at for
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