He later served as president of the Grange convention in 1874 and became proprietor and editor of the Junction City Tribune in 1875.

Davis was an anti-slave Republican and believed in the principle of government supported agricultural education.

In congress, he made speeches on finance, tariff reform, transportation, the income tax, and was an advocate of women's suffrage.

[2] After his political career Davis devoted his time to literary work until his death at the residence of his daughter in Topeka, Kansas, August 1, 1901.

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