Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-06-01
THE LEOPARD HAS CHANG
ED HIS SPOTS.

THE LEOPARD HAS CHANG
ED HIS SPOTS.
The Insurgent press, which Isl
doing its utmost to discredit Re-
preventative Davis in the SPLEEN
did work which he has accom-
|plished as representative of
Ramsey County, only a little
while ago was lauding him to
!, the skies for his activity, ability
and devotion to the interests Of
his state and county. To give
the readers an idea of the adula-
ltion heaped upon Mr.. Davis by
the papers which now are doing
their utmost against him, we
quote from one Of them, word for
WORD, under date Of the Sd Of
February 1905. Our readers will
| please remember and make their
own comparisons. The follow
ing is the quotation !:
DAVIS AT WORK.
"In running over the journal
of the House we find our repre-
sentative Geo. w. II. Davis as
one Of the active members. The
speaker anu Mr.. Davis, who was
his most formidable opponent
for election to that position, are
seemingly upon the best Of terms
as Speaker Pierce frequently
calls Mr.. Davis to the chair.
Mr.. Davis, also, was made chair
man of the committee on rail-
roads, one of the most impor-
tant, and is a member of several
other important committees. We
copy in full the resolution offer
led by Mr.. Davis and adopted
by the house regarding the re-
cent Canadian wheat controversy
Whereas, Ii is currently re-
ported that the Millers Associa-
ton has made application to the
Treasury Department at Wash
ington for a ruling under which
foreign gro 0n wheat may be
imported in bond under the pro-
visions of section 80 Of the Ding
ley tariff law; and
! Whereas, The effect Of the
! granting Of said application, in
our opinion, would be to practi-
ca!ly nullify paragraph 1924 Of
said law, which provides for a
specific duty on wheat imports Of
Is cents per bushel; and
Whereas, The opinions of the
Department OF justice on the
lquestion of drawbacks upon i'm
ported materials to be used in
ARTICLES manufactured for export
Iare lacking in uniformity, at
lleast one Of said opinions holding
to the view that materials so inn
ported for such use ( shall SO ap-
Ipear in the completed article
that the quantity or measure
i thereof may be ascertained'
| this, in fact being the letter Of
the law therefore,
Resolved, BY the ninth legis-
lative assembly of the state Of
North Dakota, the senate cor
curing, that we firmly protest
against the granting Of the ap-
lplication of The said miIlers and
urge upon our delegation in cor:
lgress the Importance Of proceed.
ing in every reasonable way to
protect the grain Of the north
west against the injustice that
we are convinced would follow
1.-THE success of any scheme for
1.-THE free admission of foreign
igrown wheat.
Resolved, That an engrossed
copy Of these solutions be for
Warded to the honorable secre-
tary OF the treasury and to each
Iof our senators and members iii
congress. 9 StarkWe Gather Times
are not DESTROYS to perturb
the feelings of our contemporar-s
les, but in justice to q man who
has nselfshly and patrioticallyI
given his time and talents I'd his
county and state, We feel called
upon to point out their virul lent
sistency The resolutions
above quoted place Davis III
his customary attitude towards
the farmers, an attitude which