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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

The National Economist, in its issue
of July 26, used the following lang.
uage in writing up the contemplate
caucus slaves of the Republican party
in the house, who voted against the
senate free coinage silver bill (of
which Funston is one):
1t is an unfortunate piece of legis-
latiOn in many respects. 1t will
make the hopeful respondent and the
hopeless more desperate. The people
felt sure that congress would grant
them free coinage of silver, for this
they had petitioned by the thousands,
and urged by letter and through the
press. Their demands have been ig-
nored and their petitions thrown into
the waste basket, and many who
have heretofore doubted the power of
money and plutocracy to dictate legis-
lation will be firmly convinced by the
passage Of this bill. Never before has
a surrender to Wall street been more
abject or complete. Never before has
the East shown its power to control
national legislation more plainly
than by this measure. The first five
sections demonetize silver and in
crease the already despotic power of
the Secretary Of the Treasury. Sec
ton 6 is a full and complete acknowl-
edgement that the boasted surplus in
the Treasury has been squandered.
Men whom the people have trusted
have betrayed them, and an unseen
power has robbed them Of free coin
age of silver at time when success
was almost within their grasp. How
long will such conditions last?
Such conditions will last as long as
the honest labOriDg masses continue
by their votes to keep in power too
old parties that are thoroughly under
the control Of the enemies OF a peoples
government.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

KEEP it before the people that the
past legislation combined with exec
utive action has brought the country
to where it now is. And that this
condition Of things will continue un-
til the remedy is obtained by legisla-
ton through the administration of
new political party founded on
moral foundation. Now then let all
the loyal friends of all needed reforms
come together and stand shoulder to
shoulder in one grand living political
party. And let the command be Civ
en- and re-given all along its line, For
ward march! On to Washington
and Topeka.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

1T came to pass that on the second
day of August, 1890, that the Peoples
party of Anderson county, Kansas, in
delegate convention assembled, did
then and there declare that;
WHEREAS, j. j. ingalls, has public
ly said that "purity IN politics is an
iridescent dream, and that simple
purity in politics is very fatiguing,
and that the decalOgue and the gOl-
den rule have no place in political
campaign, but the object is success"
therefore he it
Resolved, That we condemn the
above in the severest terms,
1t also came to pass from what APP
peared in the Funston p. NJ. RIP.
organ of Aug. 9Th, that the above
resolution sickened one little Brooke
near unto death so much so that it
caused the little Brooke's gall to ex-
plOde, and it's contents can be seen in
the columns of the Funston P. NJ. r.
p. organ, even unto this day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

WONDER how the anti-prohibi.ion,
re-submission, high license Democrats
will enthuse on their red-hOt candi-
date for representative.-Eagle.
In another column of the same is
sue of the same Garrett Eagle, the
same editor, in speaking of the same
candidate, says: eve don't know
just what Mr.. Alexander's politics
have heretofore been. He is at pres
ent the editor of the AGITAToR, pub
lished at Greeley. If our readers can
form an idea of his political faith
from what he says in that paper, they
are welcome to the knowledge. We
cart" Can some one diagnose the
mental condition of an editor who
knows all things one moment, and
the next he is wholly void of a single
idea which he knew so well the mo-
ment before? 1t also appears in the
same issue of the same Garnett Eagle
that the same editor says: "The Peo-
pies party want per diem pension
bill for the soldiers, but they don't
want the soldiers to have any Of the
offices. Not single soldier was NOM
mated last Saturday." From what
we know, we here assert that the as
sertiOn Of the same editor Of the same
Eagle, in regard to there not being
single soldier nominated by the Peo-
pies convention, is square-toed viO-
lation of the ninth section of the
moral decalogue, which says, 'ThOu
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbour Now, we know it to
be fact that j. M. Alexander, the
candidate for representative, can show
an honorable discharge, proving that
he served his country three years in
the army Of the United States-and
that is more than the editor of the
Eagle can show. ) We are also in
formed that the candidate for clerk,
and also the candidate for commits
siOner, are ex-Union soldiers. Now,
Bro. Trigg, and all other who claim
to be christians, would it not be well
for you to read from the first verse of
the first chapter of Genesis to the last
verse of the last chapter of Revela-
tons, and see Il you can find any au-
thority, in any shape or form, that it
is right for you to ignore the moral
dccalogue and golden rule for the sake
of party and the election Of men to
high places who openly and publicly
declare that "the decalogue and the
golden rule have no place in the poll
Tics of civilized country" How
long will country remain civilized
under the administration of polit-
ical party that requires the law of
God to be trampled under foot for the
sake of party success ?-Gree1eyNe,os.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

Reports from many sections are
coming in that the census, SO far as
the mortgage Indebtedness is con-
cerned, will be perfectly unreliable.
This is in strict accord with a fixed
purpose among money owners. The
true situation of the borrower must
not be known, for in that case the
lender would be destroyed. tits safe
to assume that all attempts to ascer-
tain who is responsible for this treach-
cry to the people will be failure.
No matter how strong the law may
be made, if the construction of it is
left in the hands Of the inscriptions
politician or time-server, it can be 80
manipulated as to serve their pur-
pose. The executive committee have
called the farmers attention to this
matter.-National Economist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18

THE Kansas City Times of the oath
inst. contained 100 mortgage sale no
tices-nearly all advertising the sale
Of real estate bv the sheriff. And yet,
Kansas City has hundreds of saloons,
which pay license into the city treas
ury. Prohibition couldn't make it
any worse, surely.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18
35O,00O.0O0
200,000,000

Bona fide "money" with
which to redeem mort
gagged farms. ..........$ 55O, 1000. 900
If the farmer will stand this, then l
am mistaken, that's all. The Window
bill really contracts the currency, that
should be available for the payment of
mortgage debts hereafter contracted,
land the mortgage must be renewed or
the lands forfeited within the next five
wears to the amount of at least twelve
billions of dollars) the Window bill
practically contracts the mortgage re-
deeming currency more than billion
dollars; and before the end of five years
from the time of the passage of that bill
(if not repealed and relief given by a
vast addition to the amount of our legal
tender money! the farmers of the Mis-
sissippi valley Will be placed where
nothing will save them from utter ruin
and bankruptcy, forced on them by legal
enactment, the Window bill-an infa-
mons fraud, an accursed steal, satanic
lie.
Below we give copy of the new notes
that are now being prepared for the vic
tins under the Window silver bill.
These notes are prepared under the
provisions of the new silver law. The
copy which we give is prepared by the
Iowa Loan and Trust Company, said to
be one of the largest loaning institutions
in the country, having, it is now said,
an outstanding Of about $10,OOO,O00:
S......... DIES MONIES Iowa, ....... 49,.
On the first day of. 80. ....., 1S9. -, for
value received. ....promise to pay to the
order of Iowa Loan and Trust company at it's
offc e In this city of Des Moines, Iowr, the sum
OF. ........... .......uoiars, To-
getber with iterest thereon at the rate of.
per cent per annum from. 1s9.. :,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18
The Window silver Bill.

We clip the following letter from the
Iowa Tribune
Mr.. L. Brown, Republican, says in
letter to the Leader of this city:
think my party has, in the passage
of the Window silve: bill (sO-called),
taken a long stride backward-gone rap
idly down hill decaying.' 1t has
shown that it has no love for the debtor
class ninty and nine; but the cred
itor class-the 'one' alone does it serve.
Mr.. Conger tells us i'm a speech befrre
the lower house. that the words eff not
otherwise contracted" were added to the
clause. making silver and silver certlfl-
Gates legal tender in order to give people
the legal right to make birding con-
lr: ct to pay their mortgage debts in
'silver, gold, iron or wood'' (hls own
words) an ''article" commodity instead
of money, and thus putting it beyond
the power of congress hereafter to give
the debtors relief. because the obligation
of contract is forever binding by the
words of the federal constitution. Why
did Mr.. Conger surround the word
"gOld'' with the words 'silver, iron and
wOod?" Merely MS sugar coating to
the Dlue-I1uSS pill-- SOiW CudC ouO
farmers must swallow, and in which
they will be bound to pay off the mort
gage on their lands. The Window bill
is 4 sweeping act of confiscatiOn of the
western farms and their bestOwal upon
the "creditsr class"-the money lenders
of Wal! and Lombard streets. The loan
and trust companies are now having
their notes printed to conform to the
law. Instead Of reading, 81 promise to
pay so many dollars" they read, II
promise to pay in legal tender money,
excepting silver and silver certificates"
National bank notes will not pay a
mortgage debt hereafter, for they are
not illegal tender"-and notice is given
in the mortgage note that they will not
be accepted by the creditor class, and
neither silver nor silver certificates will
be accepted.
Bank notes, about. ...... 4OO ,OOO,O0U
Silver, 81, 1000, 900 monthly
coined since 1S76-14
wears. .............. ....S 00O,UUU,vUU
Silver certificates (prOs-
pective and already eX-
tanC. ........ oOO ,oV',OoO
Wholly demonetized for
the payment of mort
gage debts. ...........$ ,236 ,OOO.OOO
There neutrality-suspicious. Bot, 100000
gold. ..... 200, 600 600
.s.l
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-18
Plank No. 1 Of FunstOn's Plat
form.

Plank No. 1 Of FunstOn's Plat
When the convention Of the post
master rings that nominated Funston
demanded the return of John j. IN
gals to the senate, they virtually de
clared in favor Of the false doctrin,
of politics as taught by ingalls,, viz:
''The publication of politics is al
iridescent dream. Government il
force. Politics is battle for suprem
acy. Parties are the armies. The
decalogue and the golden rule have
no place in political campaign. Th'
object is success. TO defeat the an
tagonist and expel the party in power
is the purpose. 49,. f. This modern
cant about the corruption Of polite!
is fatiguing in the extreme"
They also adopted and declared il
favor of the declaration of JohE j
Ingalls, as given in his own language
as follows:
II will say that the farmers o
Kansas have just grounds of COM
plant at low prices and the made
quate results for their labor, but al
kinds of business share in the de
preston and they are not alone in the
burden which they bear. This con.
dition results from the operations O
causes which legislation does no,
produce, and which statutes cannot
cure"
Farmers and laboring friends, i
you will carefully notice, you will SCI
that the doctrine contained in thu
above plank is published in all thu
Funston postmaster organs in the
Second congressional district
GENERAL WEAVER sends the fol
lowing to Iowa Tribune.
STERLING, Kas., Aug. 5. My meet
ings number from 5000 to 10,OO(
daily. The independent movement
is overwhelming and Irresistible, thu
opposition feeble and Insignificant
The farmers will elect their entire
congressional delegation, full state
ticket and four-fifths of the legisla
ture. Let Iowa wake up!
j. B. WEAVER.
John Jeems had better send little
Brooke out into that region with hi
pot Of bile to help his feeble friends
to quell the irresistible set of cranks
of the worst order indifferent farm
ers, disturbers of the peace, everlast
ing ranters in and out of time abou
the burdens of farmers, sOre-headeG
office seekers always hunting Office,
"Prohibitionist heads, Democratic
bodies and Republican tails" Il
little Brooke goes out among those
fellows on this mission, there is nc
use changing the ear-mark of the poi
of bile, for those fellows outside Of
Anderson county are not acquainted
with its ear-mark yet.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
Our Fruit in Washington.
Ynmn Tlmes.

hihH AAAhNos
 Prof. Deman, of the Department of Agriculture has written the following let ter of acknowledgment to H. w. Blais- dell:
 DEAR SIR:-Your letter of October 3lst is received and 1 am glad to know that the twelve African date trees reached you ill good condition and that they are safely planted l have also the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt ot two punches of fresh dates, which you pro cured for me from Mir. Hall Hanlon' place on the Colorado river below Yuma If there are twenty-five such punches on @ tree only fifteen years old 1t Is evidence that the date will produce abundantly IT that region. However, l do not think you will be able to get fruit from any oi the trees which l sent you for two ol three years and perhaps longer. In ex. amining the fruit on the clusters sent, find no seeds in any of them and they are also lacking in pulp. Of course this is owing to the fact that pollen was not sup piled to the pistillate flowers. If, as you say, there is male tree within 200 feet oI the one from which the fruit came, should think some of the pollen would have been blown that far; but it is the custom of those living in date growing countries to artifcially pollenize tht flowers on the female tree, and l think i this is done next year at the proper time by cutting off brancheso Of the male howel and dusting the pollen over those on tho other tree, that there will be perfect fruit"
 MT. BlaisdeIl offers to attend to the transfer of pollen on the above plan, i the owners of date trees will notify hin promptly by mail, of the blossoming O | their trees next spring He will also de termine by the blossoms whether th' | trees are male or female.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
Camp Pleasures.
Corr. Prescott Courier

HAcxBERRY MINE, Dec, l, 1890.
 A social event that proved grand sue cess.
 The ball given at the Blackberry mine on the evening of the 26th ultlmo will long be remembered by those who had the good fortune to be present. Those appointed upon the committee of recep- ton were as follows: Mrs. Boyd, Ms, Stoddard and Mrs. Hartsfeld. assisted by the genial John Floyd, who did the very proper thing with the grace and dispatch of Chesterfield. Music by the Messrs. Mottzinger and Hall. from the Big Bug was good and well rendered. At an early hour in the evening vehicles and equestrians came rolling in, and con tinued to arrive until past o'clock. Dancing, however. commenced about o'clock in the evening. All the adjacent settlements were well represented, and ill fact, nearly every nation in the world. The casual observer could not help but notice that those present composed a a cosmopolitan company. Although ex- tremely polite, they fortunately lacked that freezing cold, stiff and starchy re- serve so noticeable in the far east It was very evident that those present came with the sole intention of enjoying them selves as only Arizonians know how. The The ladies, although not attired ln de- colette dresses, were handsomely costum- ed, befitting their appearance and the season of the year. The gentlemen were also well and neatly dressed. The rol- licking, jolly cowboys and sunbrowned ranchmen, with their good natured smiles mingled with the miners, whose pallid faces bespeak years of toll in the dim depths of the mines, All were aglow with pleasure under the influence of mu- sic and the dance On rolled steady wave of enjoyment and mirth until sup per was announced. at 12: 30 a. ln. The supper was faultless. The viands served were rare, and the table so exquisitely arranged as to gratify the most epicurean taste. Dancing was resumed after sup per. and at intervals comic songs wele rendered by an amateur musical genius in a manner that brought down the house The dance was well attended, many not having more than standing room. When the grey dawn, an unwelcome visitor broke in upon the festive scene, and the wee small hours of the night had fled. did they bid their kind hpstess good bye, and expressed their regret flat tie night had been so short.
 The above is description of the iirst ball given at Blackberry. May the good mine long survive, to be the scene o many similar happy events.
 BoBBIE E.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
Ariguna Enterprise.
FLORENCE, - DECEMBER 13, 1890
IL. OF l.. E.
Receive their National Representative A Trip to San XavIer---FOrt
 Lowell and Banquet.
Tncson Star.

Mir. R. $. Goble of Los Angeles arrived in the city Monday; he was the represent ative of Tucson Division No. 2S, E. of L.. E. to the Grand International Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers which convened at Pittsburgh Pa, October last; he also represents Tulare No 126, and was delegate elect from Los Angeles division No ,.
 Mir. Goble came here for the purpose of making his report to the Tucson division, and he met with the Brotherhood in their lodge room Monday afternoon, when an unusually large attendance greeted him.
 On Thursday a number of the Knights of the throttle valve accompanied by their National representative drove out to the San Xavier del Bac and went all through the old edifice which was intensely inter esting to their honored visitor. On theil return they visited E't Lowell, and ill the evening the Brotherhood rendered theiI guest and Mir. R. w. Gray, Division Master Mechanic and H. w. Drew, foreman of tue $. P. shops of this division were rendered a banquet at the Maison Doree whicl was one of the best of that famous re staurant After the feast had been en- | loved with relish. tOasts and speeche: were in order, and indulged in by nearl. all present and more especially by Messrs R. $. Goble, R. w. Gray, H. w. Drew J. w. Bruce, J. F. Gutherie, G. A. Thumt 1 and others, It was pleasant affair, a 1 the close of which Mr. Goble thanked tn, brotherhood for their hospitable anC generous reception and assured then one and all that they would be received with hearty welcome should they visi Los Angeles
 Mir. Goble returned to Los Angele yesterday morning; while here he was tht guest of J. W. Bruce, Chief of Division No 22
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
The Columbia Cycle Calendar.

By far the most valuable business cal endar for 1891, and entirely unique in de- sign, is the Columbia Cycle Calendar and Stand, issued by the Pope Mfg. Co.,, of Boston, Mass The Calendar is in the form of pad containing 366 leaves, each 51a x 2& inches; one for each day of the year, to be torn off daily. aud one for the entire year. At the lower end of each leaf is blank for memoranda, and as the leaves are only fastened at the upper end, any leaf can be exposed. No stub is left when the leaves are torn of. The pad rests upon a stand. containing pen rack and pencil holder, and when placed upon the desk the entire surface Of the date leaf is brought directly and kept constantly before the eye, making it impossible to overlook date or memoranda. The stand is made of stained wood, mounted with raised letters in brass, thus forming an ornamental paper weight. The day of the week and the day of the year, together with the number Of days to come, are given, and each slip bears short paragraph per taining to cycling and kindred subjects These paragraphs have been carefully col lated from leading publications and promi- nent writers, the larger number having been specially written for this purpose Although this is the sixth issue of tie Cal endar, all the matter IS fresh and new comprising notable events in cycling opinions of physicians and clergymen hints about road making, and numerous other topics, the whole being enough to make a fair-sized volume when printed in book type.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
From Oracle.
THnRnn Star.

Mir. E. s. Dodge, of the Acadia ranch, Oracle, is in the city; hs is accompanied by Mir. c. J. Ames and John 1ttner. Mir. Ames is the contractor for opening the new Mammoth and Oracle road, which will shorten the road between Tucson and Mammoth. Mr. Ames has come here to purchase supplies and employ force of twenty-five or thirty men to open the new road. Work is now in progress, two miles of which are now well under way under his contract.
 Tue road must be completed within three months from the date of his con. tract
 There is a large amount of travel to and from Mammoth. which is increasing.
 The pasture is good. alflaria is grow ing rapidly, so that good pasture is in sured until next summer.
 l.. Ezekiels is figuring on opening [ road to the pinery to connect with the new Mammoth road at Oracle, and should he succeed in this he will be able to sup ply the Tucson market with lumber The Acadia ranch house is filled to thG limit. and all the health prospectors havC struck it rich on the health lead and they all appear to enjoy Arizona mountain ] life. They are busy from morning til night, hunting, horseback riding ana 1 driving. They all have their horses anC vehicles and all the comforts they desire
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13
oranga Hlosscns,
Phenix Hersld

On Saturday evening another of those happy occasions. wherein two of oul young people join hands in the race of life, took place. The lady and gentleman were Miss Ada Kelley, one of the highly respected and prominent young ladies of our city and for several years q most successful teacher in our public school and MT, J. Y. II. Shaver, brother-in- law of Hon, J, Y, T. Smith; he is q young man who has for the past five years been identified with our grain and four busi- ness, and is known as one of the success ful business men of Phenix.
 The ceremony took place at the resi- dence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs John B. Kelley. of this city, Judge Kibbey officiating. The affair vas entire ly private.
 The Herald extends its congratulations to the happy couple and metaphorioa Il, slings its old shoe and whole crate o, rice after them.