. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. Powell spoke on irrigation interests briefly andits possibilities in the Northwest and advised Hold the waters in the hands of thepeople. Replying to this the delegates inserted in the constitution All flowingstreams and water courses shall forever remain the property of the state. Senator Stewart did not restrict himself to discussing the benefits of irriga-tion, but expressing himself as opposed to irrigation debts and mortgages, becausethey took the independence and manhood out of the people. He elaborately dis-cussed the demo
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. Powell spoke on irrigation interests briefly andits possibilities in the Northwest and advised Hold the waters in the hands of thepeople. Replying to this the delegates inserted in the constitution All flowingstreams and water courses shall forever remain the property of the state. Senator Stewart did not restrict himself to discussing the benefits of irriga-tion, but expressing himself as opposed to irrigation debts and mortgages, becausethey took the independence and manhood out of the people. He elaborately dis-cussed the demonetization of silver by the United States in 1873, by England,Austria, and Holland in 1871, and the demonetization of gold by France in 1869,and by Germany, Austria and other (minor) European states in other years. Hewas in favor of the use of both gold and silver as money and plenty of it, andbelieved that the Congress was, and trusted that the people of North Dakotawould send no representative to Congress that would represent New York City,London or ARTHUR C. MELLKTTK Tenth governor of Dakota Territory, JIarcli toNovember, 1889 HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 409 Senator Reagan paid scant attention to the subject of irrigation, but discoursedat length on silver. He stated that the convention in its constitution has to shapethe policy of the state, and its action, and the action of the people which imme-diately follows it will determine in a great measure its capacity for forming agovernment which will protect the people. Do not send men to Congress to rep-resent the bond holders and the money men to further opjxjse the people, and gofurther to change the character of this government, or rob the people of theirsovereignty and make them slaves of the money power. Send the right men andwe will make the coinage of silver free and unlimited like gold. This advice andadmonition failed to impress the delegates or the people and North Dakota has,with the exception of Senator Roach,
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