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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

1T is now going the rounds of the
ring press that the Grange went into
politics, and that killed the Grange
movement. The statement is not true
if it is meant that the Grange went
into separate political organization.
The Grange died because it had Moth
ing to live for. It's only move made
was upon the merchants. The Grang-
ers talked politics, but continued to
vote as directed. Their talk only pro-
duced talk; or, rather, wind produced
wind. The slick-tongued demagogue
was around (the same as now, and
made all sorts of promises, but not a
promise was kept. The Granger was
lulled to sleep on political questions,
and finding that the merchant was
not his enemy, he disbanded. The
Grange had nothing to live for. 1t
was too costly for farmers club, and
too conservative for actlon-and yet it
did good. In sense, it was the fore
runner Of the present movement--a
link in the chain7-and when it's his
tory shall have been written, it will
be found that the movement was only
temporarily suspended, and that for
the reason that it did not 60 into pol
itics.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

IT sounds like hypocritical cant for
the president to say that he is opposed
to the free coinage of silver because the
religious press is so opposed. MIR. Har-
rison is Influenced by religion tar too
much to be the associate of the corrupt
Quay, the "blocks of FIVE" Dudley, or
the irIdescent Ingalls,. Mr.. Harrison
either wants an excuse to do wrong, or
he is ignorant of the first principles of
our government. Mr.. Harrison ought
to know that this is a government of the
people, by the people, for the people, and
the only questions that Il president is
called upon to answer, in being for or
against measure, is, whether or not
majority of the people desire the meas
ure, and whether or not the measure
would prove to be beneficial. Any man
or set of men who 60 so far out of the
way, or council, are not fit to hold office
Of any kind, and the sooner the people
teach the officeholders, from the presi-
dent down, that they are the servants of
the whole people and not the tools of
classes, rings and corporations, the
sooner will the people be relieved from
the oppression of systems hard to be
borne. In religious matters, the relig-
ious press may be received as authOri-
ty. hut that it is authority on finance
legislation is too new to be received
without objection, especially when that
authority lie directed against one of the
most needed and popular measures of
the day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

SOME Of the farmers papers are try
ing to boom Chas. Robinson for the
goverDorship. This is decided mis-
take, for two reasons at least-one is
an avowed opponent of prohibition !;
the other is that he is standing can
didate for Office. Farmers, have
care.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

THERE was big farmers picnic at
OsawatOmie, last Saturday. A. F..
Allen, the Peoples candidate for con-
gress from the Second district, was
present and addressed the multitude,
and made for himself host of friends.
Other able speakers were present.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

AS soon as you read this paper,
hand it to some neighbor, have him
read it and hand it to another neigh
Dor, and keep the ball a-rolling.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

machine in good running order and war.
ranted was SIS, the trust would charge
you from SIS to $125, according to the
gliding and cabinet work. The cheaE
machine was just as good for all practic.
al purposes as the high-priced one, and
when they tell you that one machine II
better than another as regards material
end workmanship, say it's all bosh
And say this as pointer for anyone
who wishes to buy machine: don't be
fooled; the extra price is on the cabinet
and in the decorations; as all ma
chimes are duplicated and made just
alike; and as 1 said before, the sewing
machine was in the hands of combina-
ton who would brook no opposition.
They employed an attorney at salary
of $4,000 a year, and woe unto the poor
devil of a man if he is caught making
machines SO that poor woman could
afford to get one. They had their pat
ents extended time after time through
bribery, and rccollect when they tried
to get it extended for seventeen years
more, the people wouldn't stand it, as il
had been proven that the thieving trust
had made over $3.50, 0O0, 900 out of the
people, and still they cried, "Give, give,
more, more" Now then, farmers and
laborers, see what we can do if we stick
together and mean business. We down
ed them, and the result is. you can buy a
good machine to-day tor $40. Now
ask Bro. Snyder if he thinks this would
have been possible if their patents had
been extended? Not much. But when
the business was opened to competition
the people began to put sewing machines
in their homes, and really think they
are in every respect better than ever.
He says that combination is on the
throne Gust as If we didn't know it),
and if the agricultural and labOring
classes will not recognize the fact, they
must remain in their present condition
of servile dependence, ETC., and then he
turns around and advises the farmers to
combine and form trust, and calls COM
petition blind god. Now ask him if
he thinks the trust would ever have made
it possible for the commOnest labOrer to
own sewing machine? l think the
question is answered by the trust them
selves, in spending over million dol
lars trying to get an extension of Their
patents, whereby they could swindle the
the people out of millions more. No,
don't let us advocate 4 trust, monopoly
or whatever name you may call it, but
arise in our might, put decent men in
Office, invite honest competition, pass
such laws as will protect the small man
ufacturer or dealer from the greed and
avarice of the vampires and leeches who
would suck out our very life blood. But
let us proclaim, live and let live, equal
rights to all, special privileges to none,
all of which we can accomplish if we
will only work together in harmony and
resolve that we will all stand together
shoulder to shoulder on election day, in
one grand combination of free and in
dependent voters, and the only trust we
want is trust in an All-wise Providence
to make our votes effectual in freeing us
from oppression. WELDA FARMER.
AS soon as you read this paper,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

FARMERS, you eau help to make the
AGITAToR interesting. Send In short
letters or items.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21
Welda Farmer on Trusts.

EDITOR AGrrAToR: In looking over the
proceedings of the 10th ANIMAL meeting
of the Kansas State Board of Agricul.
ture, Edwin Snyder, of OskalOosa, JEFF
ferson county, Kansas, has ALI article on
the Farmers Alliance, and take ex-
ceptiOns to some of his remarks, but
will answer only one or two. He SAYS !:
"Cempetition was always blind god.
To-day it is dead beyond all possibility
of resurrection. Combination is On the
THRONE" etc.
He also says, although the Standard
Oil trust, the steel (steaD rail. window
glass, white lead, wire, and scores Of
other trusts have made colossal fortunes
for their members, it is believed by
many intelligent men that these articles
are produced better and sold cheaper
than would be possible under cOmpeti-
ton. And then he advises the farmers to
combine and form trusts-just what we
are trying to down and demanding con-
gress to pass law making it illegal.
Now take exceptions when he says
that competition is a blind god. etc. The
old saying is that competition is the life
of trade, and when he says the Standard
Oil trust is making better and cheaper
article to-day than under competition,
not only doubt it, but think the gentle
man is little of, to say the least. Your
correspondent has superintendent the
building of number of oil refineries
and has been employed by John ID.
Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil
trust, and recOllect when they formed
the trust and commenced to freeze out
all the small fry who dared to make oil
without their permission. and honestly
believe if there was competition in the
business to-day we would get just AS
good an article and cheaper, and AS it is.
it is at the option of the trust just what
we shall pay. Unless we gain our poin.
in making combinations and trusts ille-
gal it will not be long before we will
have to pay more for our oil. At the
time of the war John d. Rockefeller
wasn't worth over three hundred thou
sand dollars. To-day his daily income
is $18,7l5. How did he make it in SO
short time? I'll tell you-by forming
one of the most villaInOus trusts and
preventing honest competition, and your
correspondent knows of more than one
honest refinery in New York which
were crowded to the wall by downright
legalized robbery perpetrated by horde
of vampires who constituted that COM
binatiOn. And let me say right here,
that any government that would make
it possible for set of Il was going to
say men) but say blOOd-suckers to prey
on the people in that manner, such
government cannot be changed too SOON.
Now i'm regard to honest competition
making articles cheaper, l will say: At
the time of that other most yillainOus
trust (the sewing machine cOmbinatiOn)
your correspondent was employed by
firm independent of the combination,
and what they would call bogus. But
notwithstanding, we manufactured sew
ing machines for less than half the price
the combination charged, and in every
particular just as good and reliable, and
still made big profit. This was in war
times. There were thousands of poor
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

ONLY fifty cents tor fifty-two solid
shots of the KANSAS AGITAToR.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-21

ORGANIZE and stand together.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05

Now you can see that with
skins at just double theprice
OF a year ago land these
skins just sold are what will
be used for next seasons
garments, that garments
hereafter will cost dealers a
great deal more to make.
Just see for yourself it
takes 3 skins small pups
to make even a Jacket; the
advance is S22.50 on each
dressed skin, making $3.50
actual advanced cost. Take
a garment sold last year at
$135.00 and add the $3.50
and you have $2O2.50; and
at this price the manufact-
urer doesn't make as good
a percentage as he did at
$4,000. We simply say to
any one that intends buying
a Seal this year or neyt,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
Swallowed His Cigarette.
London Lancet.

LUutloH bbncet.
DR.. Lapeyre mentions in Paris med
zeal Journal q remarkable case in which
az elderly gentleman.in consequence of
a sudden slap on the back, uncon-
sciously drew the cigarette he was
smoking into his right bronchus, where
1t renamed without causing any Svmp-
IONS or in any other way revealing its
presence for nearly two months, when
it set up pneumonia in a circumscribed
area, and produced cardiac weakness
and some 9dema of the legs. After
: this condition had lasted without much
change for about two months more the
patient expelled during violent fit of
coughing tile cigarette, enycloped i'm
mHcus and waXy-looking matter, and
then remembered thai he had never
found his cigarette after the slap OIL the
back four months before. The pheum-
onia persisted for two or three months
after the expulsion of the foreign BODY.
and some pdema CT the right 'eg, due
probably to emboliSm, remained at the
date of the report nearly a year later.
This. as we'll as some other cases that
have been published, appears to show
that the bronchaIS are exceedingly toll
Grant of foreign bodies even when not
.encySted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
HALLELUJAH.

"Sound the loud timbrel DER Egppt's
dark sea,
Jehovah hath triumphed, His people are
free
There is glory enough for one day.
There was Il volcano yesterday, and this
morning all the Republican hopes lie in
ruins Car REED has topplcd from his
throne. The MCKINLEY tariff is
wrecked. The Force bill has been con-
demned. The HARRISON administra
ton is repudiatcd.
The Republican party stinks in the
noStrilS of the people. It's foundations
have been looSened in its strongholds.
At this writing, $3.50 a. ~, the returns
show that it has been perfect land
slide all over the country and that Min
nesota took slide along With the rest.
Pennsylvania, the home of QUAY and
CAMERON, and the land Of high tariffs.
has ahout-faeed and joined the Demo
cratic column. PArTISoN is elected GOV
ernor, and a clean sweep. Massachu
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Hampshire and Nebraska are all in line
with the Democrats. Iowa and Illinois
are in doubt.
The Democratic majority III the next
house OF representatives will be from
seyenty-fyc to eighty. Three Repnbli
can states have elected legislatures
which will elect Democrats as United
States senators.
Here in Minnesota there has been a
Democratic tidal wave. The returns
are not full enough to state accurately
the result Oh the state ticket, but the
chances are that WILSON has been
elected governor by a handsome plu-
raiity. 1t looks as though, when the re-
turns are all i'll, the contest will be be-
tween WILSON and OWEN.
The Democrats have elected three
congressman by good majorities, and
possibly the fourth. HARRIES. o. N.
Hall. and CASTLE are elected beyond
all pcradventure. and there is a good
prospect that WaITEMAN will come in
winner III the Fifth district.
The Democrats have made clean
sweep OH their county ticket in Ramsey,
with the possible exception of Capt.
HANFT, the candidate for sheriff. And
it is not certain he is defeated.
Hennepin county did nobly in the
Democratic cause. \ splendid majority
was rolled up for WILSON. and the gal
liant CAsrII; rode in ahead of SNYDER in
the latter's own county
1t is gala day all over for the Demo
Gratis.
The educational campaign has had its
effect.
Tie people have declared that the
war taxes shall be abolished and that
the robbcr tariff barons shall be de-
throned.
GROVER CLEVELAND is vindicated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
MOBILES GIVE-AWAY.

Secretary MOBILES reply to Gov. HILL
concerning the New York census is so
iii-tempered and unhgnified rs to give
the impression that he is conscious of
the false count made by Mr.. PORTER'S
enumeratorS. and which robS New y ork
of one representative in congress and
one vote in the electoral college. 1t has
also lowered Gen. NOBLE in popular
estimation. for it Was heretofore sup
posed that if there was one man of fair
ness and ability in the cabinet NOBLE
was the man. But his letter to Coy.
Hull. upsetS all former opinions con-
corning either his ability or his fairness
1t was the right of the people OF New
York to complain if they believed that
they had been defrauded in the census
count. and it was the duty of the secre-
tary Of the interior to give the matter Il
patient Investigation. The mayor of
the city and the governor of the state
are the recognized representatives of
The people, and it was their place to
make formal complaint of the injustice
that had been done to the people OF the
Empire state. 1t was Gen. NoBLE'S
place to give a respectful hearing to
their complaint, and to ascertain whcth-
tr or rot it was well founded. Instead
of that, lie goes off with an abusive let
ter TO Gov, HILL, in which lie makes no
attempt to defend or justify the census
count III New York city. Tic only ar
Eument he employees is, You are an
other to Hills intimation that the
count had been made under partisan
influences and for partisan purposes.
This is equivalent to an admission that
Gov. HILLS charges were true, and
that The New York city count was made
in fulfllmcnt of the Republican plan to
cut down the proportion in Democratic
districts and 20 swell it in Republican
communities.
When Gen. NOBLE states that the
people of the whole country are satisfied
with the way this census has been taken
te- betrays woful ignorance Of public
sentiment. 1t is the most unsatisfactory
census we have ever had lie refers
10 the complaint that came up from
Portland. Oregon, as being the only
1ault finding on record, when it is Il
notorious fact that there is scarcely a
section of the whole United States
where the people are satisfied. If there
arc no formal complaints filed with the
census bureau, it is because the people
know how useless it is to apply to that
piece of partisan machinery for Justice.
Superintendent PORTER is in bad re-
putc with the country, and his ;bungled
census is discredited everywhere. The
people had been generous enough to ex-
cnlpatc Secretary NOBLE, ami were
willing to saddle the whole blame on
his inefficient census bureau. But since
the publication of his letter to Gov. Hill
we are inclined TO think that he is as
deep in the mire as the:others are in the
mud
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
MONTANA is REDEEMED.
Dixon, the Democratic Candidate
for Congress, Is Elected.

Dixon, the Democratic Candidate
for Congress, Is Elected.
HELENA, Mont, Nov. Favored by
fair weather, the vote of Montana for
a congressman and eight state senators
+ has probably reached well up to regis
tration by vigorous canvass closed in a
most peaceful contest. At polls to-day
the tariff issues from the standpoints of
/. the two parties entered prominently
. into the debate of the campaign
Probably the greatest effort ever
PIT forth by the Democracy OF
for the election of Dixon for congress,
and supremacy in the state senate.
Chairman DAILY. of the Democratic com
mit;ee, claims large vote for Dixon i'll
Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties.
EyGov. White, chairman of the Repub
lican committee, ut the close OF the
polls, expressed confidence in the cleo
ton of Carter and u majority Of the Re
publican state senators. based on adj
vices from Butte, MisSoua and other
prominent points west of the range in
DiXo.;'s part of the state. Indications
point 10 Republican lnajorities cast of
the divide, and confidence is expressed
in party circles here of Carter'S success
in the state.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 4.-Silver Bow
county will give Dixon $50 majority for
/ congress. Twenty-four out of forty
precincts in the county give Carter
2,220, Dixon 1850; Hennessy. DEM. for
state senator 2.491, Boiand, Rep, 1855.
The remaining precincts will increase
the Democratic majority. The indiea-
tons are that the entire Democratic
county tickets elected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
Events of Election Day in the City
on the ST. CrOiX.

John Powers was taken 10 the insane asy-
lCm at Rochester yesterday.
Capt. r. j. Wheeler has gone to California
where he intends to spend the winter.
Yesterday was n beautiful day for an elee-
ton. and an unusually large vote was polled
Ill this city and county
supt. Wilson received yesterday. direct
from Europe, about CO., stereopticon views,
which will be used in the high school.
The steamer Isaac Staples took out a raft
OF logs yesterday for Reeds Landing, after
which she will return to this port and lay up
for the winter.
The j. W. Van Sandt left yesterday with a
half raft of logs for the Empire Lumber
company at Winona, which they purchased
from Bronson d Folsom.
The total cut of the Turnbull sawmill. at
Oak Park. up TO the present time this season.
is rs follows: p. 162.O0o feet of lumber
e, 26S, 600 Hath and 5,SIO,O 900 shingles
Pools were sold yesterday afternoon at
Mosier Bros cigar store The heavieot bets
were made on Searle and O'Brien. although
several small bets were made on A. Biermann
and others Of the state ticket odds of . to
were offered on Hermann with but few
takers. Excitement ran high, and upwards
OF ~ 90 will change hands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
HEAVY DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Arkansas Repudiates the Unseat-
81 inc of Breckenridge.

81 ing OF breckenridge. ~
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Nov. 4.-Thn
election was quiet. Only about half
vote was polled; Terry. Den, for con-
gress, running 1885 to 1,l43 ahead of
Harrison, Rep. This 4tile FOURTH is
strong Democratic district, and partial
returns i'll half dozen counties in
dictate small vote everywhere. A
dispatch from Starksvile estimates
Terry'S majority at SEQ in johnson
county. A Gazette. special from Searccy
says Indications point to a heavy vote
in White county and large
Democratic gain. This township.
which gave Eagle, Dem, 6S majority.
gives breckenridge 1GS majority for
short term and 1914 for long term.
Eight townships ont OF thirty give
Breckinredge 4:22 majority, which points
to 600 to 100 majority in the county.
Telephone messages from Helena,
Clalbourne county, say three town.
ships give Breckenridge 1871. He will
probably carry the county by about $50.
Rpssellville claims Loco majority for
Breckenridge i'll Pope county. From
the First district few returns are in.
Gates majority in Sharp county is
about double that received by Eagle for
governor. No contests in the Fourth
and Fifth districts, McRae and Pcale
having ho opposition.
FGRT SMITH, Ark, Nov. 4-ThiS city
givesan increased Democratic majority.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 4.-On re-
turns from over one-half the townships
the Democrats claim 800 majority for
Cate III Cringhead county, against 81 for
Featherston in 1888. Large Democratic
gains everywhere.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
TO REACH TRTSTS

The courts may take adverse views of
the formal organizations of trusts. as in
the recent decision in regard to the
sugar trust. but their objects will be
substantially effected as long as the II
resist:ble opportunities for thrift are
spread before them bv the lawmakers.
Where the assets are large and due 10
CONCERT OF action this will readily be had.
whether in the shape of trusts or mutual
agreements. The case of linSeed oil.
that IS so much used iii paints. affords q
forcibie, but perhaps not so familiar an
illustration as some other articles. IC is
hardly necessary to mention that it is
controlled by trust, and that it's re-
turns to the members of the orrapjza
fion have been extremely generous.
Under the old tariff it has been
shielded from alien competition by
duty of - cents gallon.
This was absolutely prohibitorv.
The importations cut 10 figure, ranging
from 1855 gallons to $500 the past
four Years. The consumption of the
country is estimated at from 2S.-
100000 20 30,000.000 gallons per an
mum, SO that the duty NAV be called
protibitory. Under its operation the
trust has been able to advance the price
of the Oil since 1887 from IS cents to GO
cents per gallon. This afforded diyi-
dends that would seem large enough to
satisfy even the most oleaginous greed.
but the trust wanted more profits. They
could not raise the price without caus-
ing lnportations. So they appeared at
Washington before the tariff makers
and asked that tle duty he raised to 81
cents per gallon. II is not stated what
they claimed to have paid into the party
treasury, but they were given their 81
cents gallon. The case is Illustrative
OF Tie situation with other combines.
and indicates how they must be reached.
il at all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-05
Berry's --latest.

NeW ork Sun.
Z. Berry Wall appearedin Wall street
several days ago and announced the fact
that he had become an insurance agent.
He IS no longer king of the dudes and
mis- dress attracts very little attention.
Berry is has BEEN said a broker
who saw him. land his reputation as
dude: whether a just one or not, has in
Jured him greatly in his business pros
poets. AS an agent for brand of
champagne it was good advertisement.
but i'll any other business it Is an in
jury. The word is always used in a
contemptous way. Wall is by no means
q fool land | know that he hasn't courted
that kind of nctoriety. By the way. it
Is an interesting fact that the eight
other men employed in the same insur-
ance agency with him have the reputa-
ton of being ex-milionaries. | know
for fact that one of them at least. is
andlt only shows how ficle is fu rtune Oh
the street,