Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-14
Some Doings of the Sutton Valley
+. NJ. Il. A.

WHEREAS, British syndicates and
landlords are buying all our industries,
coal mines, oil wells, forests. lines OF
communication and transportation, lands,
etc; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we DEMAND that con-
gress prevent alien ownership OF land.
eic, and take Immediate steps 70 con-
denim and recover what has been bought,
and restore it TO the government, for
actual citizens.
Resolution adopted June 18th:
WHEREAS. By tliieving and forging
ACT of congress or u. 5. treasurec, u. 5.
bonds are now being paid at a premium
Of from % to 20 cents, thereby stealing
from the people; therefore, be it
Resolved That we DEMAND of the
present congress to take immediate ac-
ton TO stop such robbery and restore
what has been stolen ca ,000, 600 to Jan.
!, 800 to the government.
H. G., OSBORN, Sec'y.
JOHN Cook, Pres.
GREELEY. KAs., June 8, go.
Hon. r. ii. FUNSTON. Nj. c.,
20 Washington, ID. c.:
We respectfully submit the above to
your consideration, and ask that you
draft bill ut once. and present it to
congress. and defend its rights, as this
country is fast going to rnin-BoNDED
TO DEATH-and rapidly developing into
n system OF landlords and tenants, ETC.,
which is positive proof that we are
Ielrograding IN prosperity of the masses,
for "A hundred homes, owned by AS many
laborers, is more proof of prosperity
than "A million tenant labOrers.
1t was not the object of Nature that
the laboring class should be imposed
upon thus by ruthless and brutal arts
tocracy / have received papers and
circulars from you, i'm which You claim
10 be the champion friend of the farm
or, etc. {; but, in all of the above papers,
] fail TO find one place where you have
championed the rights of the farmers, etc.
You may ignore our petition to you if
it SO pleases you. as has been the bane-
tnl habit of all members of congress
heretofore; but, such u state of things
cannot continue lis devastating work
upon the liberties and rights of the peo-
pie many days longer.
Looking over the history of all ancient
countries, we find when avarice and
greed eliminated in vortex by render
ing the people homeless, compelling
them TO support an indOent, idle ari,-
1ocracy OF the most vicious character;
The governments were OverthrOwn by
revolutions of the people, they Sener-
ally DISPOSE g of their runners.
In the face of this, do you intend let
ting things continue aS they have for Is
wears. repeating the history of ancient
countries, only five to twenty times more
rapidly?
The pension agent of Kansas says
"funds are exhausted for paying pen
siOns." But the secretary of the treas
nry can continue TO pay a premium of
20 cents on bonds purchased for from 80
10 ~ cents, which amount above this is
actually stolen from the people by LEGAL
lied ROBBERY, and congress still in SEES
sion, but will do nothing to stop the
latter. and won't appropriate funds
10 pay the few surviving soldiers.
In the presence of such truths, can
and will you continue TO claim, without
doing anything further, that you are the
friend of the farmer and soldier?
This country's farmers and labOrers
wOnld have been far better off If con-
gress had not met since Jan. i. 1862.
All they have done since that was to
place useless bonded Indebtedness on
us for unborn generations to pay usury
on; then burn our money so we could
not pay it or any other debt.
While you claim to he our friend, do
something for us. Don't do like Ingalls,
say owe can do nothing for you
(whils the records show he does much
against us), which are the elements
mat. when brought to bear but little
closer unon us will i'm all DrObabilitv