He carried himself so safely and wisely that thenceforward the people believed in him as their champion and their leader. while the great business interests also realized his breadth. his wisdom. and his integrity as a statesman. He entered the Senate of the United States in 1887. and at once concerned himself in those questions affecting the welfare of his people. The Dakotas possessed a population of emigrants from the eastern sections of the country and the northern nations of Europe. They had been accustomed to a large measure of selfgovernment..and were most practical and progressive in adapting the forms and the spirit of the older institutions to the peculiar conditions which confronted them upon the vast prairies and mountains and forests of the West. Such a people needed selfgovernment to properly develop and direct their own affairs. and Senator DAVIS exerted his vigorous power. his influence and argument. and contributed greatly to secure the muchdesired boon.
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