The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-18
State Capital "reminiscences
Gov j. NJ Devine Gives His Impressions Of Men, Measures
w. ~ Inc;dents During His Recent Visit to the
. - Capital City..lf, Good Reading

OF cnanSe AZ tA1o
trol 10 certain extent, ana ~ t1's
,nture will direct the Repuo'N'.Ap
.,,a,r,v. or the Democratic party i'l
that matter, in this state 'nan
vislt 10 the capitol city Gurus
tbjs present session OF the Les.s
,,tnre This change is evers~nel.
avident and especially is II ~
oo,nle to the visitor. who rs 90.
~.v familiar writ hformer les'slAs
,,res and capitol city environments
T.,,ren as q whole tnese onA' :,
are decidedly for the oe0.sl' "a
though one misses some Oh Jug 49,
.,ua features which were s"eps
awav in the passing Of 'as6 'Sa -
,..,oa, storm Many of the ''a
leaders are especially no'l'
saah,a lbv their absence ho'"l
,,n,her ! in the Northwest Hotel u1s
lost its influence and a'Vl@oss sod
4 4oS' soenter Of Mckenzie has passed.
-,ar. raudunum no longer is ie'o9
nized in Bismarck's vocabulary -
Ice 0 properly labelled. The No''n-
west Hotel itself the scene % .. q
hnndred great political bat'les -
fast loosing its grip as Inc ono
,1aooa to all who journeyed "
p;ara rck in times past, and VIA
on Il # has not already, beco@ne
secondary as the one ana w. :,
.,,ooo - eo in order to be in toucll
,.;.h tnose who made bills into
laws or men into office noauo-a'
Nothing can more evidence th's
f,ct han to see men witn some me
snacial interest and who go TO US
rnarck in the attempt to furthef
+h.+ s,ecial interest trying, ana
irving hard, to get rooms, not -
the Northwest, but rather in the
Grand Pacific, which place happens
TO be the headquarters OF the 80
called Progressive forces OF the
Republican party. There is, now
aver one noted exception, namely
Ind LaMoure. The we'll known, lar
sighted sagacity Of this statesman
from Pemb!na, with that night
mare Of eighteen majority at the
last election, which evidently mace
him "see things at night" ano
therefore ne has pitched his tent
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, and ne
now hobs up serenely. and for the
time being at least is as good
a Progressive as could be found
anywhere in the state. And why
not? The senator is way an ahead
the best chairman the state has
ever had Of the most responsible
most that can come to any legisla'
tor, namel, chairman Of the commit nm !!
tee on appropriations. It is an
honor we'll earned and well deserv
ed.
The scenes at the capitol ltsei'
are ever the same; thecamp to ,l'N
ers may be little more numerous
but the rotunda, the breating place
Of the senate and the House is tl1s
same. The stage setting lis pr;.c
tically as Of old. The glad hand
shake of representative and cols'i
tuent looks and sounds just about
as it always did. The coming and
going of employees, clerks and stem
ographers. who have managed &c
get onto the band wagon is strange
ly familiar. The new and untr. d
4 members fresh from the farm and
the store, and getting his FIRST
glimpse OF law making, asks iol
bills to be introduced. which more
mature experience would cause hin
to shun as he would small -pox
feels the weight Of the state lpor
him, and generally speaking takes
himself too seriously. This un.or
tunate tendency on the part q
new members to introduce bills Q
all kinds and sorts Is menace
and the state is already reapiu,
the fruits Of thoughtless and mex
perienced law making. Today tn.
present Legislature could make ,
great reputation not BY the many
but the few laws that 1t created.
The city Of Bismarck is the mos
historic in our stase and has mai'