The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-17

the state generally taking a decided
stand against the amendment. Under
the old law the eastern divorce colony
was quite large in Fargo-and other
cities in the state-and the revenue
derived by the lawyers in taking the
divorce" cases was a big item. What
stand did Burleigh F. Spalding-one of
the present insurgent bosses-take on
this important moral question? Didn't
he spend most of that winter in at
tempting to manufacture public senti-
ment against the amendment? Didn't
he solicit funds to be used to defeat
the amendment? Didn't he spend con-
siderable time in Bismarck lobbying
against the passage of the amendment?
These pertinent inquiries may not be
germane to the question now before
the house, but whole lot of people
would like to know if some of these
refOrmers do not need reforming be-
fore they attempt to reform others.
In another column is given the ac-
count of the somewhat Indifferent
success Of the Office-seellers to instill
into the minds of the Indians of the
Fort Berthold Reservation the pure
anu uuuCHieu oeutilucIltS vi lIle great
"reformers". lead by Winship and his
organ. The dope handed out by the en-
voys of the insurgents was too much
for the noble red men and even Stink
Face. leader among them. made wry
grimaces at the same when offered
him. Dancing Bull broke through the
fence into the green stuff in a mad
stampede to get away from the
doctor" and Yellow Bear sought out
a cave wherein to take another winters
nap. If Stink Face, an humble Indian
with a name which ordinarily should
offer a world of hope to the insurgents,
kicks over the traces and refuses the
potion. things look rather gloomy for
the ring of muck-rakers and plumber
ers. However. the pilgrimage into the
reservation and the seeking-out of
Stink Face demonstrates that the
Spalding-Winship gang know the
signs of the times and even if misled
by the suggestive cognomen of this
child of the forest. have their compass
pointed right, ordinarily, No wonder
some one asks. whats in a name
the insurgents are undoubtedly ask
ing the same question.
The Bismarck Tribune has this to
say of salary-grabber Joe:
We are informed by a special
telegram to the Herald that the
Good Government League of Ward
county has chosen Ex-Governor
Devine as chairman. The tele-
gram goes further to state that
Mr.. Devine has always been
against the old gang" This may
be classed among that kind of
news which is interesting if true,
MIR. Devine has been an officer,
county and state. since statehood,
until an unsuccessful candidate
for third term four years ago.
He has served the state as chief
clerk of the house in the legisla-
ture, state superintendent of
schools. lieutenant governor. and
was governor by secession on
the death of Governor Briggs.
All of the Offices he held were at
the gift OF the republican organ
ization of this state. of which he
was part on every occasion. He
was nominated by the same
means and the same men by
whom other state officers were
chosen. 1t is also noticed that
in none of his speeches on ma
chine tactics has Gov. Devine
referred to or acknowledged the
fact of one j. NJ. Devine drawing
two salaries at one time For the
Herald to deliver to its readers
such potent buncombe as the
statement of this correspondent
is to put it's readers in the class
of children who hunger for fairy
stories-the bigger the better.