Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-01
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same as the treasury notes. The same
metal of commodity used tn money.
the stamp and authority of the govern
ment.-I. er, Belmont, New York.
There Ii nothing but good that can
come from the success of the new 'peO-
pies party. 1t is carrying into politics
the Golden Rule; 1t is celebrating sec
tionalism; it is burying the "bloody
shirt" and wiping out the "color line"
It is imparting to the political world
peace on earth, good will among men,"
it stands for the poor and oppressed,
the dOwntrOdden; it is the party of the
honest, common people; it is the doc
trines OF Christ as found in the bible
doctrines that the selfish rich are try
ing to Obliterate-Sun, Rushville
| Neb.
The two old parties unite to fight the
alliance because the alliance demands
change in the national government pol
icy. The old parties. through their
leaders, are strenOusly opposed to
change. 1t is good enough for them
Their property has been multiplied in
the same order that the property of
the laborer has been divided. 1t is an
excellent system Of mathematics for
them but how is it for the "subordi-
mates and the subalterns:" All, ha.
We shall see what we shall see There
is day of retributiOn. Alliance Lead
err, Belmont, N. Y.
The government has paid seventy
million dollars in premiums upon that
part of the national debt which was set
tied and cancelled before it was due.
When the remaining fly millions act
ually fell due, and should be paid with
out premium, the secretary OF the treas
ury refunds them ut = per cent. If Il
man with grown up children should
manage his finances like Uncle Sam,
one of his boys would have had him be-
fore court under writ of lunacy to
inquire as to his sanity. and the old
man would have had to bride the Jury
to keep out of the asylum. Yet this
folly and criminal foolhardiness is called
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Montgomery,
Ala
We observe by an exchange that Con-
gresham Oates of Alabama, fearing
that the alliance will capture the dem
Ccratic party in that state and adopt the
Ocala platform, is urging his henchmen
TO be ready, in case OF such event, to
bring out separate ticket-there is
for you: a mere hint at in
dependent action on the part of the ALI.
ance is heralded far and wide as an al
tempt to disrupt the democratic party in
the interest of republicanism: but lhe
old barnacles who have for years fatten-
ed at the public crib are ready at the
drop OF hat to start little-partv-O
their own should they looSe control O.
the machine. The Industrialist,
(FlOrida)
The coal miners of Tennessee kicked
against starvation wages. The con-
vlcts from the state prison were sent to
take their places, and the state militia
were sent along TO protect the poor
mine owners and the cOnvicts. The
miners surrounded the whole outfit,
army and cOnvicts. put them onto the
cars and took them home 10 the gov
ernor, with the cool suggestion that it
won't work. The governor then agreed
on Il truce for TO days. while he can get
the legislature together and correct
some of the laws: so the miners went
home to await results This is All eye
opener :or the silk stocking brigade
Stromsburg Ncbr ska, Headlight.
If the people of this country would
submit to the money fiends of Wall
street to dictate the financial policy of
this nation, how long would it be. under
the light Of past experience, before the
farmer and laboring man in any of the
vocations would be reduced to penury:
What is The Wall street financial doc.
trine? 1t is Il single gold standard of
values. They would eliminate silver.
They did cause it TO be demonetized
and it was a rascally act. 1t was knav-
arv ACCOMPLISHED by "a hand of frnehont-