Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-03-13

to show that the amenities of public
and political life have vastly improved
since Washington's time. True, there
is still room for Improvement, but
there is a courtesy between opponents,
and a mutual recognition of sincerity
and conviction that were sadly lacking
in his day. - Lakota American.
Walter Wellman points out that
some of Roosevelt's severest critics
are fellows who have asked the presi-
dent unreasonable favors and in re-
taliation for his refusal to grant them
have attacked the chief executive per-
sonally and politically. The people are
with Roosevelt and will pay little
heed to the ratings of notoriety seek
ers.-Bottineau Courant
Gus. Fursteneau was in town last
Monday circulating his petition for the
! nomination on the republican ticket
for county treasurer. Mr.. Fursteneau
is an old settler of Lake township near
Devils Lake and has held the office of
county commissioner for number of
years. He has many friends and &C.
quaintances throughout the county and
will poll a large vote. He is the first
candidate to announce his candidacy
for this office.-Starkweath Times.
Mr.. Marshall is finding his road to
the U. S. senate rather thorny one.
He was rather, safe in the house of
representatives, by dint of good luck
but his latter day methods at politics
are not. calculated to gain him the
favor of the state-and are beginning
even to sour his insurgent support
State Line Herald. Sentiment such
as the above permeates large portion
ol sn eesurss tssIe press with regard to the
Marshall candidacy. Money may buy
| press agents and Great diverting liter
ature for the Honorable Tom-but it
stops short at the purchase of respect
| michigan Arena.
All those obituaries, beautiful and
| otherwise, which were pronounced
| over the demise of the Grand Forks
Evening Press, North Dakota's only
Democratic daily, have been wasted on
| the desert air, or words to that effect
! The moribund Democracy of the state
| has awakened from it's sleep long
enough to realize that the Press is too
good thing to be buried even with
pomp and ceremony, and so the Press
will live-that is so long as proper
support is forthcoming.-St. Thomas
Times.
We note that from what we are
able to learn from reports of the east
ern part of the state that there has
been sort of reaction in the political
camps and very much in favor of Mr..
Hansbrough. This Marshall-Jo Johnson
convention system will look like thirty
cents and Little will find that he is
too little.-Williston Herald.
1t is rather refreshing to note that
a numbertof those Is accredited news
papers are devoting neither space nor
time to shouting for those self styled
reformers since the smoke cleared
away from that Grand Forks confer
ence.-Edinburg Tribune.
! -
Judge John F.. Henry, who is a
candidate for reelection, spent yester:
day in Edmore. The Judge has filled
his office in splendid shape and the
outlook is that he will have no opposi.
Etion for the place at the primaries, He
4 is a good man for the position and
why not keep him there, for another
term ?--Edmore Herald-News. !, i,
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4 :: Congressman Marshall was reported
from re :: Minneapolis as having saved a
constituent $4,000 by frustrating the
plans Of a Spanish swind1er A most
laud able thing. to do to- be sure, and
IT deserves mention; but we would
observe that when :. Senator Hans.
4 brough saved g homestead for poor
/ blind girl some weeks ago, a loud guf
4 faW vent from those who are now
I deVotfng 40 much space to praising
Marshall Tor his act. Consistent ID it!
dinburg 1T'rib une.
fIf /
i We are building up an envIabfa rep.