Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-22
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS.
THAT is WHAT JUDGE NUGENT WILL
Be If WISDOM PREVAILS.

by the Peoples Candidate In the Lone
Star State-The Common People Are
Marching to Victory.
Judge Nugent. the Peoples party
candidate for governor of Texas. opened
the campaign at Austin in an address
which was pronounced by the friendly
and independent press as "a most clear
and concise presentation Of political
issues He dealt in mastery and con-
vincing manner with the financial,
transportation and land questions. and
also showed himself to be close OBJ
server of social and economic conditions,
as the following extracts from his ad-
dress testify:
The south can always be trusted for her
votes by Wall street Democracy, but never for
place on the national ticket Contributing
the funds. Wall street has always claimed the
right to dictate the candidates and the financial
policy Of the country, and thus. from Seymour
to Cleveland, so called sound finances and the
business interests of the country have, in the
selection of candidates. been matters of chief
concern to the party leaders. Wall street
must at any cost be appeased. The big bankers
and money lenders, the stock jObbers, the men
who bull and bear the market, must be kept
in good humOr must indeed be satisfied that
their special privileges are not to be taken
from them; otherwise campaign funds must
lwipdle and party success be jeOpardized.
Thus both parties have tacitly agreed to ig-
more the silver issue and leave the single gold
standard intact. What does Wall street care
for the tariff question SO long as she controls
the fnancesf With even free trade control of
the money Of the country would give her con-
troll of wages, of usury, Of the property and
labor of the country. What more could she
have under protection2 But parties must have
issues, and the tariff and bloody shirt issues
are of all issues least hurtful to Wall street.
Hence il is that the old quarrel over the tariff
and the force bill IL to be renewed while the
money kings rub their hands gleefully and
watch with delight the SHAN battle" whose
'clamor" browns the cry Of distress that
comes from the farm, the workshop and the
factory
Labor in in chains while the politicians are
skurrying over the country repeating political
platitudes. holding up tariff schedules in one
hand and the ''bloOdy shirt" in the other
vainly endeavoring 10 head off the moving
column of reform IN II advances to victory
II will not win. Kansas, where the prelim-
mary battles of the great civil war were
fought, recently gave lesson Of reconciliation
and peace in the nomination Of an ex-member
nation made by reclamation In Peoples
party convention and seconded by 272 ex-Union
veterans. The second great lesson was given
at Omaha when, in the greatest convention Of
this convention year, the gallant and manned
ex-Confederate, Field, WAS named for the Sec
ond placeon the Peoples party national ticket.
The third great lesson will come next Novem-
Der. when the noble. magnanimous people Of
the north and south. thrilled by the examples
of Kansas and Omaha into forgetfulness Of the
war and its animosities, shall rise to the
height of tho great occasion and call Weaver
and Field to preside over the destinies Of this
great republic.
The farmer from 1850 TO 1850 found himself in
possession OF about ~ per cent. Of the national
wealth and growing richer each year. The
gold mines Of California were annually adding
TO the circulation, enhancing prices, employ
ing labor and diffusing prosperity through ali
the avenues of our social, commercial and in
dustrial life. Farm values went up and farm
products commanded ready sale at good prices.
The farmers sons aud daughters as they grew
up and married were easily provided for and
settled around the old homestead, or at least
within convenient reach of 1t. But what fate
has overtaken this plodding conservative,
brave and honest citizen! Poverty and debt
press him. taxes press him, freight rates press
him. and II has become his hard and burden
some lot 10 toll from January to December for
the bare necessaries Of life. Wife and children
must relinQuish the small comforts and luxu-
ries which once were within their reach. The
boys rs they grow UP to manhood's estate van
ish from beneath the paternal roof to seek
their fortunes In the fascinating west. But
alasl they find no west that promises fortune.
The speculator. the railway and the syndi-
cate have preceded them and occupied the
ground. The railroads own 2Sl, 10000 acres,
foreign and domestic syndicates own "a 10000
acres making total Of 365 100000, and GSs .9O6-
275 acres are in farms. There is probably not