The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS OF
THAT REGION ARE VISITING
THE CITY.
EX-GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA,
WILLIAM CAMERON, COMES 10
RREATHE THE INVIGORATING
MINNESOTA OZONE.
OF Houston, Tex, Is Also Looking
Over the Capital City-Other
Hotel Gossip.

This is fine bracing air." remarked
ex-Gov. William Cameron, OF virginia.
at the Ryan yesterday afternoon. :
The ex-governor threw back MS heao
and filled his lung with the air Oh d
man who knows a good thing when ne
finds it.
"This is the third or fourth time
have visited ST. Paul, and every tl1ne
/ come up here 1 am more impressed
with your enterprise and eVldehl pros
perity. My trip this time is one OIL
pure pleasure. I ain lawyer py iio-
fe.Sion. When 1 laid down the yoke
OF executive service in old Virginia,
tackled up my single again, dusted OIL
my law books and settled down to
business. But that was back in 1885,
Il was governor of Virginia for four
years." replied the distinguished Vir-
ginian in answer to a query. Those
feur years were combined into one
term. They do things differently in
Virginia than they do in most states.
The term Of the governor in Virginia
is for four years. I think it is the
right system. A governor serves four
years, and about the second year he Is
fully qualified for his office. At the
expiration of his term he is ineligible
for reelection. You will see the great
advantage of this at once. 1t prevents
a governor, during his first term, from
so conducting his affairs as to work
with no end in view except reelection.
1t prevents these political intrigues and
chickering's which are making our Amer
lean politics so corrupt. A governor
who serves for four years and knows
that he will retire at the end Of that
time is filed with desire to leave a
good record behind him.
But, after all, perhaps our politics
are not so bad as we may think. l
apprehend they are much the same in
every country in the world. Some
times I believe that politics in the days
of ancient Rome were just as corrupt
and were characterized by just as
sharp chickering's. I do not believe
there was much difference between
their politics and ours Of today. 1t
seems to me that we should take
lesson from ancient Rome.
The first time I was out this way
was in 1852 said Gov. Cameron.
Means of transportation in those days
were very SLOW. l. lOll lSlSi SOul
Va, as the guardian of a widow and
q number of children. I was mere
boy, and knew little or nothing about
travel. If l remember correctly, the
widow carried three trunks and anv
number Of hat boxes which I was re-
quired to check seven times between
Petersburg and Cincinnati. I have
been in ST. Paul number of times,
and have many friends here. In the
eli q certain 196V
visiting in st. Paul whose continued
absence filled me with very lonesome
feeling. When I could stand it no
longer I came UP here and we were
married and returned to Virginia.
Our state is in prosperous condl-
tion," declared Gov. Cameron. "Our
banks are solid, and we are having no
trouble with out mercantile houses.
We have never been borrowers, and it
Is a good thing for us that such was
the case, for Virginia is not in debt,
practically speaking. After the war it
took us long time to get on our feet
and to regain our position. We have
never asked credit, and are far better
off than many other states. There
is very little mortgaging in Virginia
Nearly all Of the homesteads are free
from membranes.
Gov Cameron is very much interest
ed in the grain prospects in the North
west. On being told that the pros
poets were good for an immense crop,
Gov. Cameron replied: unfortunately
that is So 81 say unfortunately for the
reason that with an immense crop
prices will not be high. There will be
a surplus of wheat unless the foreign
demand continues, which I do not be-
lieve will be the case. I believe the
time is past when America can hold
a monopoly Of the wheat trade. There
,nf
years ago. when Argentine, India.
Russia and the Rio country were not
growing enough wheat to supply their
own demands. Of late years the yield
in these countries has been increasing
steadily, until at the present time
each of these nations are exporters in
competition with American wheat. I
dumped down in London and Liverpool
for "a cents, with good profit at that
We cannot long compete with such
prices. It will cause a glut in the
American market and our prices here
will go down. Personally, I am not
glad of the prospects Of such an i'm
mense crop as seem to be assured at
the present time"
Ex-District United States Attorney
B. W. Camp, of Houston, Tex, arrived
in the city yesterday, accompanied by
Mrs. Camp, Mrs. c. S. House, Mrs
Marchbank and sister. The party were
registered at the Ryan yesterday, and
left on the afternoon Great Northern
train for Kalispell Mr.. Camp is In.
terested in extensive gold mining prop
critics in the Kootenai country, and is
going West to investigate his prop
erty.
''Texas is in very f1ourishing con-
1itfon," remarked Mr.. Camp to a. re-
porter for the G OBJ e. ST think we
have practically recovered from the
hard times, and feel confident and hap
by in the future. You do not hear any
walls and complaints in Texas
eve will have tremendous yield of
wheat in the northern part of the state
this year The harvest has already
commenced, and the appearance of the