The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-08
FORTY MILLION WASTED.

The pOrk-laden rivers and harbOIS bill has passed the House.
Republican Senators made futile effort, through the use of a fill
buster, to eliminate some of the more notorious of it's pork" pro-
Democratic craftsmanship has fallen a voice of protest is heard
from within the party. Such a worthy execution to the general
Carolina, has this to say on the rivers and harbers bill, which un-
less the R lMis hlbuste g succeeds sue Md5s,, will soon add $40, 900" 600
I'VE need the money so much more for more important things
t tnat i t5; is Sa at all to rink ny Ri of it. to F Ssstta %j flor One del %e4 fe BE- or ws af-
ed, and taxes to be heavily increased. That forty millions would
s ey t fcd G moae, f to meder ! p sp.toed fae battGn c nsfes m tSsn 4 i td does
or possibly can need, OF be benefited by, this forty millions for
Within the next few weeks, Woodrow Wilson will have ample
Of lofty statesmanship. President Wilson can use his veto on the
a tSt aay M lRS1ay G pu the B gFs Wo saf hs1 wilson bin Is as ess wsa IS that aa as, Of
piring politician; for that reason the country should not expect too
John G; Adamson, who is a candidate from this county for a
best maintain that he is one of the best qualified attorneys in the
for over twenty years and is n va a mem6er Of # the saS we'll e11i known 10 N fi rm
of cowan & Adamson. Ramsey county would feel honored to have
Adamson get a rousing majority in the county cunt w. VIII = a e county ut;
has a &c ea SS fha ad for such h an MIR important p%ehate Office iise "a and %d, he is s $, well e ; quail a.
only the privilege, but the duty for every voter in the county to
s ss%s ste a to i ef }Pst t gca e aam q 1 ssad fd1 Nj. I %hsn the tb! pFi%as sa:
ing in making him one Of the nominees to be voted for this fall.
state have registered as Republicans in order to try and see that
that hi t6 cd srsaaes viii stand tai de a chance Dn to = defeat ffsaota hem at t'f the eie 60
ton in the fall Besides this every Democrat in the state who
has been selected as a candidate by the Non-Partisan League, has
also filed on the republican ticket. This primary law is a great
thing, when it comes to selecting candidates for office as it gives
the minority party a chance to stick their noses into the business
OF the other party, and help select weak men for candidates for Of
ice &C. We might venture to say that right here in Ramsey county
nifty per cent OF the Democrats have registered as Republicans,
and no other reason is advanced except that they want to see weak
men selected on the Republican ticket so they can slaughter them
this fall.
BY organizing a Woodrow Wilson Non Partisan League. the
Democratic campaign managers have practically given their en-
d d9Esenentt to the idea that if any Democrat is disguised With the
wilson policies, he should be non-partisan enough to vote some
other ticket And there will be several hundred thousand who will
az 1t. This is a year when the non-partisan vote will be cast for
America First" The man who helped throw our markets open
to the foreign producer, without lowering the cost of living in this
country, is not gong to get the approval of the independent voter
we appeal to the American people to support us in our demand
19r a ad tarHf to- +f revenue only" That was the declaration of the
t t4 o. OF the act passed as a result of the election of 1912 still as.
sert that the arlf-for-revenueonl law is the best this country
mas ever had. What will the Democratic platform of 1916 have to
say on the subject, and with how much sincerity will the platform
pledge be fulfilled? " -
Perhaps those Arizona militiamen who refused to 90 to Mexico
don't like the idea OF being used as targets for the American bull
lets which President Wilson permitted to be shipped into Mexico
While President Wilson is ordering the courtmartial proceedings
it might be well for him to consider the extenuating circumstances