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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25
The Surplus.

The reckless manner in which the
present congress has appropriated mon
ey mas been the subject of much COM
ment through the press and among the
people. This feeling of late has intensi-
fed to such an extent that halt has
been called in order 70 ascertain the
amount of appropriations already made,
and the probable amount OF revenue to
meet them. Investigation on that point
shows that up to the present time the
appropriations so far provided by con-
gress and approved by the president
amount to $3.50, ,101 200 in round num-
bers. In addition to this sum $lO9, 3OO,-
900 in appropriations have passed either
the senate or house. There are other
appropriations not considered yet that
must be provided for-such as the mis-
cellapeous appropriations of about $5.-
00O, 900, for dependent pensions, $40, ,OCO,-
900 or more, for sinking fund and inter-
est on the public debt at least 500, ,OOO,-
900, and deficiency of about S6, 900, COO,
making a grand total of about $5O5, ,OOO,-
900. Even this enormous sum does not
include the subsidy expense or the cost
of operating the Federal election bill,
which taken together will doubtless re-
quire $2O,0OO,0O0 more. Taken alto
gether this congress has planned for an
expenditure of fully $525, 900. 10
meet this vast expenditure in the public
revenue, which the highest estimate puts
at about $3.50, ,OOO,O ,OOG. These figures
disclose a deficit of $75,OOO,OOO. But
when this revenue is calculated OH the
basis of the Mckinley tariff bill, this
deficit is increased to about $l25, ,0OO, 900.
The passage of the silver bill, with the
rider concerning the national bank de-
posits, WAS an acknowledgements of an
expected deficit; nothing but that and
the fear of the sub-treasury bill would
nave induced congress to pass such a
bill. 1t further shows that congress
considered bank notes without any re-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

intellect and education they may achieve
in the future, now have no claim to
ability TO rule great commonwealth
with wisdom or integrity, Measured by
the worlds history the white people Of
the south are right Wherever a SUPER
iOr race of people have come in contact
with an inferior race, the strong race
has gained the ascendency in conformity
to that law of nature, the survival of
the fittest; ana what agrees with natures
laws must conform to the wishes Of that
Creator who formed the laws.
am believer in the Negro race. l
believe it has before it a future of great
ness. But it is the height of foolishness
to take a generation of men born and
bred in slavery and transfer them to Il
throne to rule the destinies Of a refined
and educated people. When the Re-
publican party did that they made
greviOus error, and the leaders of the
party long ago admitted it. BY common
consent, it seemed, the whites were per-
mitted to resume the government of the
southern states. The Negroes have re-
taned the elective franchise and have
used it under the advice of white men as
part of their education.
But political necessity has presented
itself. The Republican party in the
north finds it impossible to wheel the
whole north in a phalanx for the Repub
lican party candidates. New parties are
GA ming power and the northern voter is
becoming maliciOllsly independent in
politics. Something must be done to fan
the old hatred of the south into blaze,
to fight on the old, old battle fields. 1t
is not that the Republican party wants
TO carry the south, but that it wants TO
holo the north. The method is simple
enough. Send Republican officials
through the south under the guise of
election supervisors, backed by the
standing army, and wherever a wound
is found half healed, tear it agape again.
unearth the skeletons of spite, and envy
and hatred where they are quietly repos-
ing in times graveyard, and bring them
north as trophies Of heroIsm in manly
combat, spit upon and insult the SOUTH
ern people until they are CALLED to re-
sentiment, and at the least of retaliation,
them the names the Republican projec-
Ors themselves deserve, Of coward, trail
tor and villain.
l am a north ern man, and L speak
with the privilege of northern man,
and ask the younger generation OF
northern voters, those to whom, like
myself, the war is a page of ancient his
tory, to send forth in unmistaken Ian
guage the message that we do not and
will not inherit the dead issues and dead
jealousies of former generation, and
will carve our own political fortunes on
new lines. e. F. HOWE,
San Francisco.
in Chicago Lever,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25
in Chicago Lever,

The state Peoples convention
was not run by lot Of old political
sore-heads and the result is the selec-
ton of a most excellent ticket. The
whisky fellows were not able to NOM
mate their man, Chas. Robinson, for
governor, and they are mad but the
convention did right on sitting down
on him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

AS soon as you read this paper,
hand it to some neighbOr, have him
read it and hand it to another neigh
bor, and keep the ball a-rolling.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

THERE will be a great convention
of reformers at st. Louis, Sept. Sd, in
which will participate delegates from
every reform party. The object is to
bring together all the reform elements,
and form party that will sweep the
country. The projectors of this move
ment are of the right stripe, and they
are bound to win, ultimately. At
any rate, they will form nucleus
around which will gather the men
and women of advanced ideas, and
these will form mighty party that
is sure to win at no distant day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

The Peoples Cor independently par
ty of New York has adopted prOhi-
bition as one of the planks in their
platform, and also made woman suf-
frage a prominent plank. We are
clad to see the New Workers SO far in
advance of their brethren in most
states. They SEE plainly that those
questions must be settled along with
other important issues, and they also
see that the only hope is in the union
of all reform forces.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

The stickler for gold basis should
stop and study the matter little. The
amount of gold money in the United
States is about $2O0,OO0,OOO. How can
the people Of this country do business
on that amounnt, especially when the
most of it is locked up in national
bank vaults and in the United States
tresury? Why, gentleman, there isn't
enough gold in the whole world to
carry on the business of the United
States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

demption fund fully as safe as United
States notes with redemption of 3315
per cent.
For many years the secretary of the
treasury has kept constantly on hand
slOO, 600, 600 in gold to redeem $500, ,OOO,-
600 in United States (greenbacks) that
no one wanted redeemed, and considered
this policy as absolutely necessary for
public safety. Now by the provisions
of this bill about $60, ,0O0,O OF money
is covered in the treasury that has been
held heretofore to redeem national bank
currency that is being retired. This
leaves fully $50, 900, 900 of national bank
bills outstanding which the law says
shall be redeemed, without one dollar as
fund for their redemption. This
whole legislation is a scheme to squan-
der all available funds, and thereby
force the government to fund the debt
which natures in 1891, and through
this refunding perpetuate the national
banking system.-NatiOnal Economist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-08-25

FARMERS, you can help to make the
AGITAToR interesting. Send in short
letters or items.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
AN ALLIANCE ENDORSEMENT.

The EAGLE is in receipt of long
and hearty letter from Eli Benedict, ESQ.,,
of Medicine Lodge, who is an Alliance
man and who has been, he says, atten-
lively reading the EAGLE for a long time,
the course of which is very generally
endorsed by the Alliance.
1t is very pleasant to be endorsed, and
Mr.. b. is thanked for his hearty and
honest letter. While the EAGLE has
been advocating some Of the reforms de-
manded by the Alliance and denouncing
some of the wrongs which the Alliance
is trying TO right, the EAGLE cannot en-
dorse some of the other of the Alliances
doctrines, one of which is its denunicia-
ton of the national banking law, for
which they offer no substitute; and an
other is the foolish sub-treasury- ware
house -trust scheme, which is class legis-
lation not only but wild and impracti-
cal. So far as the farmer and his inter-
ests are concerned, outside of all politics
and over and above all platforms, the
EAGLE is his friend and well wisher, and
will fight for him, selfishly so, if you
will have it so, for only with the pros
perity of the farmer can this state pros
par
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

1t is now announced that Governor
Hill has about decided to support Charles
\. Dana for the United States senate
from New York TO succeed Senator Ev-
arts. This will confirm the estimate a
good many people have placed upon the
orthodoxy of the governors Democracy.
OF course this, if true, is meant for sly
boost for the governors claims 10 the
presidential nomination. Improbable as
that is now, it is no more so than many
other things that have occurred in Amer
lean politics, a place where the principle
of the survival of the fittest as often fails
As it obtains. as applied to candidates
for public office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

Twenty-Five years ago common kip boots
cost in central Kansas SO per pair, now 8.
to s.; then jeans pants were 81 per pair
now %; then salt $40 per barrel, now
$l.25; then bacon 80 cents, now 10 cents
then -four $40 per hundred, now 81 to So
and yet some people think il cost so much
TO live nowadays.-Abilene Reflector
And so it does, for the reason, mainly,
that the $40 kip boot of twenty-five years
ago is supplanted by $40 to S15 French
calf and dongola kid footwear; the a
jeans pants has given place to s. t $12
wOrsteds and cashmeres; 80 cents bacon
is succeeded by fancy cuts of fresh meats
and canned goods, while flour gives
place to a variety of bread substitutes
under catchy names and fancy prices.
All these are but the merest common
places, and when one steps into the realm
of fashion (and you know a person had
as well be out of the world as to be out
Of fashion, the force of the derogating
remark last quoted in the foregoing is
brought out in glaring vividness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
Old SOUTH KANSANS.

The following from the Troy Chief
will interest many south Kansas readers
of the EAGLE. Capt. John II. Folks was
the founder of the Sumner County Press
Terrence was the district judge here, and
Old Grizzly merchandised in Wichita in
an early day. The engineer alluded tc
is undoubtedly Fred Lord:
Rory" Moore, of Topeka, writes us
from San Diego. Cal, where he has gone
for his health, that he runs across ''for-
merly of Kansas" men everywhere. AT
the late election, Capt. John II. Folks,
founder Of the Sumner County Press,
was elected sheriff of San Diego county.
At the same election, ex-JudQe Terrence,
formerly of Winfield, was elected one of
the superior judges, at salary of $4,000
a year, an office corresponding to our
district Judge. Jim Callen, SON Of "Old
Grizzly, is there in the capacity Of court
commissioner and assistant county attor-
ney. And when he started down TO the
wharf, to see the large steamer that plies
between San Diego and San Francisco,
there he found another Kansas man in
the chief engineer, who formerly worked
for Tom Peters, in railroading, in Usage
county,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
sUNFLoWER SKINNER.

Sol Miller reads the Kansas City Sun.
Kansas has SSH school houses within its
borders.
The Mckinley bill is not responsible fol-
the last rose" of summer.
1t does not infrequently happen that
prohibitionists get at lager-heads.
If anybody beats Senator ingalls,, ia all
probability, it will be Santa Claus.
The rats have already taken possession
of the Office of the defupct Thomas county
cat.
1t is strange that a man should be
namedt sitting Bull'' who did SO much
lying.
The Alliance legislature is going to see
that some of the state pets go by the
board"
Senator Ingalls, numerous successor
name is not ''pants'-at last it is not "un-
mentionable"
The Atlanta Constitution is very much
stuck on" Gen. Rice. Rice was formerly
goober-g rabber
The Topeka Democrats motto is ''We
lead" 1t is not strong enough. Why not
I'VE double-lead?"
"Some of the jokes about my bare feet. "
Jerry Simpson says. ARE not to be seen
with the naked eye"
One way for a young man to get men
toned in the papers at Atchison, is to go
to a show without his girl
The Kansas university has twenty-five
post-graduates and something over five
hundred gate-post graduates.
The distance that lends enchantment
TO the view" with our new congressman,
probably does so at per cent interest.
A Kansas man moved out of a town the
other day. because it got out on him that
he had brother in the Oklahoma legisla-
ture
Jerry Simpson was shewn the mace in
the house of representatives, the ether day,
and he said he would like to hear tune
on it.
Last fall potatoes were sold for S. load
Now the same amount brings $50. At this
rate, most people can economic by eating
prairie chicken.
1t is said that Kansas apples will not
keep as long as those raised in the east.
This is a mild way for putting Kansas
passion for cider.
No sooner is LeavenwOrth police COM
missioner saved from bomb conspiracy
than the dispatches relate that the car of
Russia is again threatened.
Alliance papers are quoting the little
squib about Senator ingalls, being "a fixed
star in the economy of space" with
quotation marks around the word fixed"
There is just as much sense in mention
ing Judge Mckay for the vacancy on the
supreme bench as there is in pushing
some of the mentions for Senator
ingalls, place.
Scientists say that it is utterly impos-
sible to feel the pulse of an elephant. This
is probably why the Kansas City papers
have so much trouble in discovering the
exact state of one another's circulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19


Mr.. Jay Gould has been interviewed
on the political and financial situations,
Il portion of which we reproduce else
where. As will be seen, he holds to the
doctrine of the EAGLE on the Mckinley
bill, if not quite so radical as TO silver.
He, however, admits that France and
America united might now force bi-met-
Rlism, under which policy France has so
prospered. The EAGLE said, day before
yesterday that II was not sure that free
sugar was n wise policy. Mr.. Gould
SAYS that free sugar was mistake, and
that American sugar, with proper en-
couragement. would soon become an ar
iicle OF export. He gives congress a
much needed whack.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

The president does not appear to be in
much of hurry to fill the vacancy on
the supreme court bench. 1t was given
out shortly after the death of Justice
Miller that the vacancy would not be
filled until after congress assembled,
leaving the impression that it would be
done in a short time after the opening of
the session. 1t is now nearly three
weeks, and vet there is no intimation
that the president is seriously considering
the matter, further than the periodic
statement that his favorite for the place
is Attorney General Miller. IL the pres
ident is determined to make this appoint
ment, and is waiting for the public to
become reconciled to it in advance, he
need wait no longer, for such condition
will not come about. Secretary Noble
would come nearer satisfying the public
requirements than any other member of
the cabinet, but the demand for his ap-
pointment is not universal nor pressing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
THE SOLID SOUTH.


From the Kansas Chief
Senator Plumb appears to be at this
time one of the biggest men IN the
senate. OF course. we do not exactly
agree with his position on the tariff ques-
ton: but he has the faculty of catching
ON to what the people want and what
the country needs. and he just slashes
right in TO put his ideas through. He
thinks the people do not want the cleo
ton bill; bat if he helps to defeat it. and
he should be put on the next presidential
ticket. as is talked of, he would find that
the south would take advantage of the
absence of such a law 10 count up a
solid vote against him. and do it with as
much intense ferocity as if the candidate
were Henry Cabot Lodge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Plant Trees.

Plant Trees.
From Talmsdge's Sermon.
''Plant the trees in your parks, that
the weary may rest under them. Plant
them along the streets. that up through
the branches passers- by may see the God
who first made the trees and then made
man to look at them. Plant them along
the brooks that under them children may
play. Plant them in your gardens, that
as in Eden the Lord may walk there in
the cool of the dav. Plant them in the
cemeteries, their shade like a mourner's
veil, and their leaves sounding like the
rustic of the wings of the departed. And
the time is coming when, through an
improved agriculture, the round world
shall be circumference, engirdled, en-
bosomed, emparadised in shade trees
and fruit trees and flower trees. Isaiah
declares in one place, The glory OF Leb-
anon shall he given unto it,. and in
another place: All the trees of the
field shall clap their hands. Instead Of
the thorn shall come up the fir tree In
stead of the brier shall come up the myr-
tie tree Oh. grandest arboresence of
all time. Begin. Begin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

An eastern clothing manufacturer in
attempting to defend the Mckinley bill
says: The only difference it will make
VIII be that our American manufacture
ers will manufacture a finer grade of
woolens TO take the place of imported
ones" That has beeR the argument
used in defence of high tariff for years.
If it should have the effect of stimulat-
ing the production of better quality of
goods in all lines affected by it. that
would afford some compensation for the
increased burden of prices; but the ex-
perience of the country has been the re-
verse of this, in large measure. and this
has aided, as much as anything else. to
array public sentiment against the prin-
ciple Of protection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

There have already been three or four
detailed accounts of the circumstances
incident TO the killing of Sitting Bull,
given by alleged participants or eye
witnesses, and they are all different,
which circumstance tends to confirm
the impression extant that it was put
up job to get the ugly old customer out
of the way. And TO help out the de-
Tense, good deal of stress is laid upon
the statement that many of the Indians
regard the death of the old chief with
degree of satisfaction. But in point of
fact there is very little in any of these
10 mitigate the murder of the defense
less prisoner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

If the Colorado silver men shall sue
coed in multiplying the new silver law
now in force, by compelling the treasury
department to receive silver bullion
as for free coinage, and if the new tariff
law that has not yet gone fully into
effect shall be aborted on the ground of
its unconstitutionality, both of which
now seems probable, the most important
work of the last session of congress will
have been undone, though the effects of
these upon the country as evidenced at
the November election will be felt for
some time to come. Experience is an
expensive teacher, but some people will
not learn from any other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

From the interest that is now being
taken in the beet sugar industry in sew.
eral of the western states, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa in particularly, there
seems to be little doubt that the produc-
tion of that necessary and valuable COM
modify in this country will equal the
home demand, and if Mr.. Gould's idea
>of restoring the duty and also continu-
ing the bounty provided in the new
tariff law should be adopted, the indus
try would receive such a stimulous that
it would be but n short time until both
could be removed without detriment to
the industry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

The Kansas City Star the other day
with some asperity instructed the Wich-
tia EAGLE hereafter not TO credit the
Star any editorial comment containing
the editorial Eve" The Atlanta Journal
probably refers TO this important pro-
mitigation when it says:
A Kansas City paper boasts that it
never uses the word "we" in its editorial
articles-on account of its fancied ego
tisn, we suppose. But in one of its edi-
torials of less than one quarter of col
umn in length, we have counted the
name of the paper printed in small caps,
six times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19
Catching On, SO to Speak.

PROM the EmpOria Republican.
Congress and the administration are
becoming aroused to tine need of more
money. They have decided to melt up
and recon all the old trade dollars, mu-
tilated currency and battered tea pots
lying around in the treasury vaults and
white house garrets, and il necessary 20
issue few hundred millions of green
backs. They cannot put these schemes
through any too quick for the people
The west has been crying for money 10.
these many months. and it would have
been a good deal better for the RepubIi-
can party if its cries had been needed
sooner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

ject at another place: 1--WE must not
keep our tariff so high: foreign nations
must send some of their manufactures
here to export our cotton, breadstuffs,
meat, etc., and they must be paid for IN
something which these countries can
raise. Legislators ought not to lose sight
of this necessary and healthy reciprocity
in trade. Suppose England was to adopt
a very exclusive policy and put a
high tariff ON our breadstuffs. have
no doubt that the effect would be to
stimulate her agricultural prosperity.
which has been ruined mainly by the
competition of this country"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

The New York sun estimates that there
there are at least thousand millionaires
in New York City This is more than there
are in Wichita, including the one who
offered S35, 600, 000 for the Cherokee Strip.
Capital.
Wichita does not claim thirty-five
millionaire. The bid referred 60 was
made by six men whose backing includes
a number of the thousand New Workers
referred 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-19

The Capital exhorts the Alliance Re-
publican farmer of Kansas to do his own
thinking. That's what he seems to be
doing, which is doubtless a great relief
TO the bosses who have heretofore been
doing that little thing for him: and it
seems that they are likewise doing their
own voting.