Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-06
THE PEOPLES PRESS.


che interest of the order.
The peoples party in Massachusetts
in convention has declared for govern
mental control of the liquor traffic. The
Ohio idea still goes marching on.
Mrs. Fannie Vickery, vice president
OF the Kansas alliance. and j. F. Will
Its, national lecturer, spoke to 5000
people at Bismarck grove last Saturday.
S. M. Scott has returned from lect-
ure tour through western Kansas, and
reports the alliance and the peoples
stronger and more enthusiastic than
last year,
In Iowa the alliance is doing we'll.
There seems to be growing desire
among the farmers of that state, and q
healthy growth is expected.
Economist.
Thirty-one thousand of our people,
according to ex-senator Ingalls,, own
S36, $50, 600, 900, over$I, 600, 900. Thomas
G. Shearman, in the Forum, declared
that H8, loo, 900 of our people possessed
but 5000 apiece.
Last year the people of the United
States bought in Brazil $4,000, 900
WOTUu VI SOOUo 1Iu oOlO OHlv oOOuU
0O0,0 BY the advantage secured un-
shall probably sell as much as we buy.
We are otherwise at disadvantage.
a Henry Wilson said: 1t is d contest
between the brokers, jobbers and money
changers on the one side, and the peO-
pie of the United States on the other. L
venture to express the opinion that
ninety-nine of every hundred of the 10y
al people of the United States are for
this legal tender clause. -The Advocate.
There was never before such a de-
mand for alliance speakers. Letters and
kilograms are pouring in from all quar-
tiers, and the demand cannot be half
supplied. This fact alone is sufficient to
show that the alliance is growing, and
the people demanding more light upon
economic questions. All this is the le-
ultimate fruit of education. 1t proves
that alliance methods have been sue
cessful, and if continued will certainly
bring complete victory.-National
Economist.
According to very able and careful
statisticians the purchasing value OF
money has increased nearly forty-three
per cent in the single standard nations
since silver was demOnetized. l871-74.
This act of silver demonstration there
fore increased every debt 43 per cent,
for the reason that 43 per cent more
goods must be sold and produced to
meet it, 1t was the most gigantic act
of robbery ever committed, crime
against humanity, the full enormity of
which cannot be described.
The fair association of Sumner cOun-
ty, in order to draw as large crowds as
possible, made a proposition that one
day be designated as republican day,
one alliance, and one democrat, and that
each organization have speakers and
make grand rally. The republicans
for some cause did not accept but the
alliance and democrats engaged their
men and did their best. General
Weaver spoke on Thursday and Tars-
ney on Friday. The gate receipts on
alliadce day were more than all the
balance of the fair. And still they are
dying out "-COmmoner.
A conference called by the committee
of three appointed at Cincinnati to or
game the peoples party in Maine, met
being represented by seventy-fve dele
gates. A. A. Beaton, of Rockland, was
elected chairman, D. G. Richards, of
Waterville, secretary, and N. w. Leer
mond, of Warren, as treasurer. The
Cincinnati platform was adopted with
enthusiasm A committee consisting of
three from each county was appointed
as state committee. DR.. f. f. Web
ster, of Webster, is chairman, and Isaac
r. Clark, of Bangor, secretary.
conformist,
We are Mortified by the facts regard
mo the sweating business in our large