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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07
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FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-04-07
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The advocate., 1891-06-03

common consumption to assist in paying
current expenses of the general govern
ment. 1t still pays more literally in
bounty to manufacturers; it takes from
the farmer, the poor man and the laborer
to build up the rich; 1t has built up some
of the wealthiest men the world ever
knew, and they have accumulated that
wealth by taking 1t from the wealth pro-
ducers. Are we intolerant or silly, or
seeking by means not intelligent the
prosperity of q class, at the expense of
the nation as you say? We are simply
demanding through the channels of JUS
tice and reason, our birthright in the af-
fairs of this nation; the right to an equal
chance In the race of life. We also de-
msnd cheaper money; equal taxation; a
more economical administration OF gov
ernment; free coinage Of silver; free com
merce with all nations that buy our pro-
ducts; repeal of the national banks and
the uniformity Of money. These we
consider our rights, and we demand
them in the name Of that class that
builds and sustains all industries, our
commerce and creates our wealth.
We claim no monopoly unless in the
interest of the whole people. We claim
that monopolies hitherto employed by a
small class of our citizens should be dis
trlbuted and employed by all instead of
the few. In claiming these things, we
consider it nothing more nor less than
our rights as equals and peers of the
capitalists. Moved by spirit OF justice
to all, and the greatest good to the great
est number, we expect to organize, reach
out and take what we consider our
rights. HAYsEED GRANGER.
The advocate., 1891-06-03
The New Arcadia,

There are but few farmers in the coun-
try to whom the name of that genial and
affable gentleman, E. B. Winger, of wind
mill fame, Is not known. Mr.. Winger Is
at present located in Chicago, and there
q representative of The ADVOCATE re-
Gently called on him and listened to his
glowing description of the New Arcadia,
located in Honduras "a spot on our
mother earth for which Mr.. Winger
claims greater aggregate of the con-
venienceS, luxuries and comforts of life
to be obtained, with less expense and
effort, than anywhere in the world. The
inducements offered by the Honduras or
Perry Grant Land Company are most
enticing, and full knowledge Of this
new country can be obtained by address
sing Mr. Winger, who says: "Compare
prices with California fruit lands ours
at So and theirs at $500 per acre. We
are closer to Chicago by 200 miles. Time
and freight are less. Dissatisfied Kansas
farmers will find this a God-send."
Below is appended what the Farm,
Field and Stockntan, Of Chicago, has to
say on the subject:
We hear of Chicago citizens who are find
ing delightful winter and spring climate
in Honduras. Some, Of our acquaintances,
send back very Aattering reports of the
country. They particularly speak the
praises Of Patucs Valley and adjacent
foot hills, whose mean temperature is
seventy -four degrees.
The soil is fertile and well drained. Semi
tropical fruits are 80 easily and sbundantly
produced and the markets are so sure and
are reached so directly that this country
must become very attractive to settlers.
Why should not some who have been frozen
out by northern blizzards or choked out by
drouths in some of our northern states and
more congenial home in Honduras? Go
down in colonies, and when you have built
up thrifty American community knock at
the door of the union like any other state.
For map of the country and folder
giving full information, address our friend,
Mr.. E. B. Winger, Owings building. Chica-
90, Illinois, who will arrange for cheap
transportation, via Illinois Central railroad
] and New Orleans.
The advocate., 1891-06-03


blows as be has given it will crush the
life out Of the infant. One Of us GER
tainly must be mistaken in this matter,
and in my estimation he Is the one.
Now anyone can sec that he is not
friend to the farmer or lAborer, for when
we simply propose to organize society
for the sole purpose Of improving our
condition, morally, socially and financial
ly, and to cultivate friendly feelings
towards all, governed by the laws Of rea-
son, truth and justice, he, instead Of
pointing out our errors and trying TO
assist or direct us in the path we wish to
follow, makes long hsrangue about the
talents and merits Of men that we have
placed In high and responsible positions,
tacitly admitting that he knows nothing
about their qualifications; he also admits
that we are honest-I hope he will al
ways cherish that Idea. I would thank
him IL / did not think 1t was connected
with some sarcastic or hidden meaning.
1t Is human nature to rebel against the
idea Of being claSSed as q fool when con-
sciouS Of the fact, hence we are making
the effort to improve our mental condl
tion. We have been duped, but we are
getting our eyes opened to the fact that
we have been In measure
cheated out of our birthright In this gov
ernment. / think that we, as q class, de-
serve better fate, and our interests de-
serve at least some little consideration at
your hands.
Who Is the farmer? What function
and duty does he perform9 What is his
relation to other classesY What elemen-
tary part OF the nation is he? He, in my
estimation, is the very heart of 1t. He
transmits the life giving element to the
remainder Of the system; he is the bar
rier Of wealth; the power that gives ener-
gY and vitality to all labor systems. All
classes Of labor are to a certain degree
dependent on his prosperity. Nearly all
Of the exports that find their way to for
eign markets are the fruits of his skill
and labor, assisted to a certain degree by
the miner. Suppose he should fail to
raise a surplus for the next few years,
what would be the result? Exports In a
o measure would cease; and financial
earthquake would be experienced all
over our country. Suppose all farm
crops should by natural causes be fall
ure in the future, would not starvation,
misery and want be the sadresultH Then
II the farmer represents the principle
class Of the great labor system all other
CLASSES are inseparably allied to his des-
tiny. Give prosperity to the farmer and
you give health and vigor to the people
Of the nation, but try to cripple him, and
you injure all. You would In all proba-
bllity Ike to see the farmer prosperous
to certain extent. You would like to
see him raise bountiful crops; and after
ell rejoice inwardly because he is COM
PEELED to sell for such low prices; you
not only sanction, but smile as II well
pleased with the idea Of the crafty specu-
lator grAsping all the profits from
the fruits Of his hard earned toll.
You, as we'll as many others I could men,
tlon, belong to that class of publishers
who are enlisted in the interest Of the
The advocate., 1891-06-03
THE @SUN" REBUKED.

The extract read at q Meeting Of oul
society, and which l am about TO answer
was taken from the New York San, pa
per that has large circulation and one
that has always been considered first
class weekly. AS literary production
the extract is perhaps a fair sample Of
the editorial matter found weekly In iti
columns. This article, entitled "The
CraZiest Of the Alliances" Is written in
answer to declaration made by the
speaker pro tenn. Of the Kansas Legisla-
ture, and consists Of ten broad assertions
without one single redeeming quality In
the shape of reason or gelf-evident facts
The declaration Of facts by the speaker
pro tenn. reads as follows:
The election Of United States Senator
and Ave Congressman before the party is 9
year old is q greater victory than was eveI
achieved by new party in any state. II
puts Kansas to the front in this great move
ment, and this state may be called upon tC
fuYnish the presidential candidate in 1892.
In commenting on the above the Sun
sald
SO the boom Of PETER Longbesrd has
been let loose already. - It has
elected to the national House Of Represent
atives four obscure men Of no known fitness
for political life, and one man whose quail
fcation consists in very red and volcanic
mouth, and in the legend that he refuses TO
wear stockings until the duty on wool Is
knocked of.
It has elected as Senator in Congress, in
succession to statesman Of national dis
tinction, a tangleswitted fanatic with a
beard that reaches to his waistband.
Il has elected state House of Represent
atives whose chief pleasure and business is
to threaten invested capital.
Il has abetted the forcible dispossession
of tenants to the mortgsgee on farms sold
under foreclosure.
II has financial programme Of which the
greater part is cra2ier than Bedlam.
Il is an oath-bound secret organization
which does not scruple to use threats and
intimidation for the purpose of forcing its
political agents to execute its will.
Il is AZ intolerant as it is silly, and it
seeks by many means, mostly not intelli-
gent, the prosperity Of a class at the expense
of the nation.
IL is composed, in the main, of honest but
wrong headed men, who are doubtless a!
home at the plow tail, but who are as help
less and clumsy as a stranded whale when
they taxa to political economy and finan-
cial reform and the regulation Of transpor-
tation.
Such charges, in answer to state
ment of actual facts that are now mat.
ters Of history, could add nothing to the
fame Of an ordinary newspaper scribbler
Therefore, considered as production ex-
hiblting any degree of TALENT 1t only
merits the contempt Of all who favor
truth and justice. It would not merit
further attention on my part were it MOI
for the fact that 1t appears in paper o.
large circulation, and whose editor bear
great, national reputation, and the fact
Of the spirit made manifest
Witout further comments upon the az
tlcle, propose to examine the spirit tina
inspires the writer, especially as it de
clares open hostility to our interest anC
industry, which forms the basis Of all in
dustries and Of all wealth.
An onen onamv IN nrAferable 10
The advocate., 1891-06-03
have been Obliged to for the last twenty

bear this load much longer. There Is q
time when forbearance ceases to be a
virtue, and that time Is fast approaching.
There is a cloud on the political horizon,
and that cloud carries cyclone. That
cyclone IL a revolution. 1t cannot be
denied that all industries are closely con-
nected with the interests Of the farmer
by chain that cannot be severed; that
when his interest suffers, all industries
suffer likewise, and when he prospers, so
does the nation. How is it, then, that
when this Alliance seeks the prosperity
Of It's members as q class, that 1t will be
at the expense of the nationH Do the
capitalists begin to think that they COM
pose the nation? It Is true that they, In
q measure, control the government in
their interest, and in the interest Of q
class at the expense Of the farming and
laboring industry. They would like to
encourage our industry skill and pros
perity, but at the same time use their In
auence and money in such manner as to
take all the profit. They have fastened
their iron grasp upon US during the last
twenty-five years, and so effectually ruled
over us us that now, when they see US
begin to kick over the traces, they at
tempt to hold us back by designating US
as silly, crazy longbeards, honest, but in
the wrong path, trying to seek our pros
perity at the expense of the nation. In
stead of trying to seek our prosperity at
the expense Of the nation, we are only
trying to recover a lost prosperity-lost
to us through class legislation.
In 1850 the wealth Of the nation was
estimated at $16,OOO,OOO,OOO. In 1860 we
had half q billion to each million of pop
ulation. Now we have wealth OF sixty
billions, having In the last sixty years
doubled our pro rata wealth. In 1850
and 1860 the farmer possessed one-half
the wealth. At this time he has only
about one-fourth. Thus while we have
increased in wealth at an unprecedented
rate, the farmer has been reduced one
half in the possession of relative wealth.
Into whose hands has this wealth
drifted? One glance at the statistics
tells US that the capitalists have absorbed
the greater proportion. Never in the
annals Of history has wealth accumulated
80 rapidly In the hands Of few. Gigan-
gantic private fortunes are the mush-
room growth Of the past twenty-five years.
Is It natural growth, healthy growth,
or is it artihclalY We, the farmers, call
It artificial growth, caused by class legis-
latlon In the interest of capital. AS I
before stated, the farmer has been
made the beast of burden, and now,
when It becomes tiresome, and he begins
to try to shake off this burden, you try to
thwart him by saying that all his troubles
are caused by reckless extravaganza. /
acknowledge he has been extravagant in
many ways. Millions have been trans
ferred from the farm to the manufactur-
or Of farming implements, to pay royalty
on machinery. Millions, yes billions
were lost to the. farmer and gained by
money loaners In the contraction of the
currency. Billions more have been and
are travelling the same road to the bank
er'S Golfers, through the agency Of usuri-
nna intaraat ON money, kindly given him
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A man can not go out much unless
he has an income.-N. Y. Herald.
-Breeches of promise-those you owe
your tailor for -Baltimore American.
The greatest philosophy is in not
wanting things you can't get,-Atchi-
son Globe.
When searching for a man of pene-
tration don't overlook the well-digger.
-Binghamton Leader.
i was Industrious; whoeveris equal
ly sedulous will be equally successful.
John Sebastian Bach.
To be properly appreciated ones
organs of speech should not be without
stops Boston Transcript.
When the Prince of Wales turns
red over a hand of cards the case
keeper knows it is royal flush.-N. o.
Picayune.
The only office that seeks the man
nowadays is on the top floor Of seven
story building with no elevator. -Elmi-
ra Gazette.
Ought to Travel. is well enough
for charity to begin at home, but it
shouldn't stop there. 1t ought to be a
great Traveler.-Ram's Horn.
"A good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, though many men
seem to have pretty good time with
out either.-Indianapolis Journal.
1t is easy enough to find friends who
will advance theories or opinions, but
when it comes to advancing money
that kind is scarce.--St Joseph News.
Somebody asks for good definition
of a philosopher. A philosopher is a
man who earns SO a week and is con-
tented with his ncome.-Somerville
journal.
Use, labor of each for all, is the
health and virtue of all beings. Ich
diem, l serve, is truly loyal motto.
And it is the mark of nobleness to vol
unteer the lowest service, the greatest
spirit only attaining to humility. -Em-
erson.
do good to them that despitefully
use you" If you think it will do them
any good, whip them-do 1t in the good
old-fashioned way. An upper cut will
often bring man to his knees quicker
than any thing else.-Milwaukee Senti-
mel.
Give up then, this trying to know
all, to embrace all. Learn to limit
yourself, to content yourself with some
definite thing and some definite work;
dare to be what you are, and learn to
resign with good grace all that you
are not, and to believe in your own in
acknowledgement.
-"Well, / see that saying and doing
are two things, and hereafter 1 shall
better observe this distinction They
are two things indeed, and are as di-
verse as are the soul and the body; for,
as the body without the soul is but a
dead carcass, so saying, if It be alone
is but dead carcass also, john Bun
Ivan.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22

got it through his head how it was
He had one hundred and thirty dollars
in the wallet, and the loss dazed him
for several days. thought it good
time to get even with him, and one
day anxiously inquired if he had yet
found any trace of the missing wallet.
81 may have" he evasively answered,
at the same time giving me an awful
look.
"Well, why don't you tell me about
it, and why do you look at me that
way?"
ITS all right, Mrs. Bowser-all right
I've got my suspicious as to where that
money wentr'
"You-you can't possibly suspect that
| even knew where it was?"
ITS all right-all right! Pretty sharp
game to throw those papers down OF
the grass, but justice is surep'
As near as could be found out milk
man got the money, but there was moi
enough proof to warrant an arrest, and
whenever allude to the incident il
any manner Mr.. Bowser bluffs me by
saying:
Its all right-all right! l wouldn
have a certain persons conscience fol
all the money in Detroitw-Detroi
| Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
The Heart.

The hearts youth does not pass, as
long as its purity and innocence re-
main. We scar our own hearts by the
cherishing of sentiments we are direct
ed to expel; we become disconnected
and call our discomfort knowledge; we
forget that all knowledge which does
not increase our happiness is spurious
and not to be trusted. How strong are
the hearts first struggles under sorrow;
how it battles with distress and wars
against despair and disappointment;
how vigorous its efforts to combat and
overcome; but sorrow is the stronger
ay, sorrow is the stronger-it is drawn
into the heart by the first breath that
we inhale of this worlds air-a small
seed, but still it grows and grows, and
twists and twists, until it brushes the
poor heart; and then, then we die!-
n. Y. Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
The Glory of a Woman.

"The glory of woman is her hair"
we are told; but that depends in some
measure upon the way in which she
wears it. If, as is the custom of some
women, she brushes it backward from
her forehead and then, after stretching
the fibers to the tension of fiddle-strings
at concert pitch, Delays the frightened
mass behind her ears, we must say that
the appearance her head presents is any
thing but glorious. BY what technical
name this frightful arrangement is
known we do not know, but it might
appropriately enough be called the
cometary style. The ''horrid hair of a
comet is always drawn Jack at right
angle from its facial line by reason of
the speed at which it travels; but why
any female star of fashion should emu
late that erratic specimen of fast life in
the upper circles, in this particular, is
beyond our ken. The only wonder is
that the hair, under the tremendous
pull necessary to impart the requisite
tension, does not give way at the roots
like the tail of Tam O'Shanters mare
in the fierce grasp of Cutie Sark.-N.
Y. Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
STOLEN TIME.
One Man Sued for Listening to Anothcr's
Clock.
Sun


Clock.
A rather striking case has just been
brought before Il Vicllsburg justice of
the peace. A man named Rathbone
sued one jackson for time.
"Wcll," said the justice, when the
case was called, you have brought an
action here for time, but you do not
specify. Did you give this man jackson
SO much of your time and has he refused
to pay you for it?"
Your honor, this man has had my
time and does refuse to pay me. / will
explain. / live on the floor Just above
him. and some time ago bought fine
clock on the installment plan. The
ether day the fellow came around to
collect an installment, and it occurred
to me that as Jackson could hear the
clock strike, he ought to help me pay
for it. ] looked into the mattefrand
found that he had no clock, and | also
learned that his hours were regulated
by my time-piece. Then l told him
that he owed me for time and explained
to him, but he refused to entertain my
claim"
"Mr, Jackson" said the judge, "have
you no timepiecc of your OWN"
81 have not, your honor"
"And have you been telling the time
of day by listening to the striking Of
Mr.. Rathbone's clock?"
"Well, yes, but did not think that il
was wearing on the clock. l thought
that while the clock was striking foi
him it could just as well strike for me
especially as one set of strikes would dc
for both families"
"But had you intended to get clock
before Mr.. Rathbone bought his?" the
justice asked.
"Well, yes"
The Justice reflected for momen
and then said;
"Your delay in not buying clocl
makes you the victim of this action, fol
the law plainly says, as every school
boy ought to know, DEMONSTRATION il
the thief of time You have, there
fore, stolen this mans time aud will
have to pay for it or suffer more seri
Gus consequences. / assess the dam
ages at ten dollars. "-Arkansav Tray
| eler
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
Out of Politics,

McPrune, the grocer, was never
known to acknowledge that he was out
of any article without calling attention
to some other article that he did have.
A bet was made by johnson that he
could ask McPrune a question that
would cause him to omit the usual ad.
dendum.
Said Johnson, as he entered the store,
where the boys had already gathered
Mack, do you think it will be Cleveland
or Hill in '92?''
Mack replied with some ssperity
ooh, bother! I'm out of politics"
johnson was on the verge of giving
vent to his delight, when Mack added
But I've got some of the best cheese
you ever put your teeth into. "--Bostor
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