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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention NJ
Omaha, July 4, 1892.

Assembled upon the 10th anniversary of the
| Declaration of Independence, the Peoples
party of America in their first national con-
vention, invoking upon cir action the bless
ing of Almighty God, putA forth in the name
and on behalf of the people If this country the
| following preamble and declaration of princi-
pies:
The conditions which surround us Justify
our action; we meet in the midst of nation
brought to the verge Of moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box, the legislatures. the congress, and
touches even the ermine of the bench. The
people are demoraliZed; most of the states
have been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places in order to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are
largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion
silenced, business Frustrated, our homes COW
cred with mortgages, labor impoverished and
the land concentrating in the hands of the
capitalists The urban workmen are denied
the right of organization for self projections;
imported pauperized labor beats down their
wages: hireling standing army, unrecog-
nized by our laws, Is established to shoot them
down, and they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions. The fruits of the toll of
millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for few, unprecedented in the his
tory of mankind, and the possessors Of these
in turn, despise the republic and endanger
ornamental injustice we breed the two great
classes-tramps and millionaires.
The national power to create money is ap-
propriated to enrich bondholders; vast pub
lie debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby
adding millions to the burdens Of the people
Silver, which has been accepted as coin since
the dawn of history, has been demonetized to
add TO the purchasing power Of gold by de-
creasing the price of all forms Of property as
well as human labor. The supply Of currency
is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry
A vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and 1t is rapidly
taking possession of the world. If not met
and overthrown at once it forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction Of civilza-
tion or the establishment Of an absolute des-
potism.
We have witnessed for more that quarter
of century the struggles of two great politi-
cal parties for power and plumber, while griev-
Gus wrongs have been inflicted upon suffer-
ing people. We charge that the controlling
influences dominating both these parties have
permitted the existing dreadful conditions to
develop without serious efforts to prevent OF
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24

resGVafn chefn. Neither DO icy now promise
Us any substantial relief. They have agreed
together to ignore in the coming campaign
every issue but one. They propose to drown
the outcries If plundered people with tie
uproar of sham battle over the tariff. SO that
capitalists, corporations, national banks, rings.
trusts, watered stock, the decentralization of
silver and the oppression Of the usurers may
all be lost sight of. They propose to sacrifice
our homes lives and children on the altar of
Mammon: to destroy the multitude in order
to secure corruption funds from the million
aire.
Assembled on the anniversary of the birth
day of the nation, and filled with the spirit of
the grand generation who established our indie.
pendence, we seek to restore the government
of the republic to the hands of 'the plain peo-
ple,r with which class it originated.
We assert our purposes to be identical with
the purposes Of the national constituton-to
form a more perfect Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves
and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only en-
dure as q free government while built upon the
love of the whole people for each other and
for the nation; that it cannot be pinned tn
gether by bayonets; dhat the civil war is over,
and that every passion and resentment which
grew out OF III must ole WIN III, ana that we
must be in fact, as we are in name, united
brotherhood of free men.
Our country finds itself confronted by con-
ditions for which there is no precedent in the
history of the world. Our annual agricultural
productions amount to billions of dollars in
value, which must within a few weeks or
months be exchanged for billions Of dollars of
commodities consumed in their production
The existing currency supply is wholly made
Quate to make this exchange. The results are
falling prices, the formation of combines and
rings and the impoverishment of the producing
classes. We pledge ourselves that if given
power will labor to correct these evils by
wise and reasonable legislation, In accordance
with the terms of our platform.
We believe that the powers Of government
In other words, of the people-should be ex-
banded las in the case of the postal service) as
rapidly and as far as the good sense Of an in
telligent people and the teachings of expert
ence shall justify, to the end that oppression,
injustice and poverty shall eventually cease in
the land
While our sympathies as a party of reform
are naturally upon the side of every PROPOSE
ton which will tend to make men intelligent,
virtuouS and temperate, we nevertheless re-
gard these QuestiOns-important us they are
as secondary to the great issues now pressing
for solution, and upon which not only our in
dividual prosperity, but the very existence of
free institutions denends. and We ask all men
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24
The Coming
Climax in the
DestinieS of America

By LESTER c. HUBBARD. 40 pages of new
ammunition for the great reform movement
The textbook for the Presidential cam
paign of 1892. Paper, so cents; cloth. 81. So
The most remarkable contribution TO the reform
literature OF the day is "The Coming Climax, by
Lester c. Hubbard, editor [now ex-editorl OF the
Farmers Voice. 1t is a complete history and
analysis of tho causes which have prouuced IN;
proves beyond tho cscdow CT doubt that the
results of the continuation CT present social condi'
tons must be conflict, besides which tie french
a style and diction fully equal to that OF Henry
George, Mr.. Hubbard rdCs force and carnestness
born Of a conviction of the extreme gravity Oh the
Northumberland, S. d., A-9cPcHescnf
II the Peoples Party should scatter a million
copies of Mr. Hubbards work throughout the land,
il would probably prove to be as good campaign
ammunition as they could manufacture.-Hsn,y
Frank III Ts0cstietA CfEfH'y.
THE Com1.a CLIMAX should be in the hands Of
every voter in the United States, and should be
read carefully and Pr.yerfully. No book has ever
been published that will effect as much good as
this one will. Read its truthful pages will make
the luke-warm to active work. 1t only costs 50
cents. and is worth mere than is weight IN gold.
The Alliance Farmer, WestVille, Fl0yiaS.
THE COMING CLIMAX is heartily endorsed
by Ignatius Donnelly, Robert Schilling, R.
M. Humphrey, John McGovern, Mrs. Mar
ion Todd, the American Nonconformist
the Farmers Alliance of Lincoln, the Greai
West of ST. riul. the Progressive Farmer
of Raleigh. the Kansas Commoner, the
Topeka Advocate the Cincinnati Herald,
and many other reform leaders and journals
BY special arrangement with Charles H.
Kerr & Co., of Chicago, Mr.. Hubbard's
publishers, we are able to offer the book to
our subscribers, postpaid, at so cents in
paper or $3.50 in cloth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24
PROHIBITION.

There will be mass convention
of the Prohibitionists of Anderson
county at the court house, June LIST,
at 2 p. m, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the state convention
to be held at Emporia, June 18th
and 18th. All are urged to be pres.
ent. Ladies invited. Con-.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24
What You Don't Know About
California

Is told in a beautifully illustrated
and entertaining book entitled ITO
California and Back" Ask G. T..
Nicholson, G. P A Topeka, Kas. T.,
tor copy. 1t is free.
The San Francisco Midwinter
Exposition will attract tourists to
the Pacific coast this winter. Write
to above address for pamphlet de-
scribing the Worlds Fair, Jr. The
unexcelled climate, cheap lands and
sunshiny skies of all California are
attractive every day in the year.
Low rates via the Santa Fe route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24
Program for Decoration Day.


$3.50 Members G.. A. R. and
w. R. G. will assemble at post room.
900 Procession will form on 4th
avenue, right resting on Oak street.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
LIST, Band.
End, Carriage containing flowers.
Ord, Go. G., K. n. G.
18th, Epworth Guards.
9Th, Comrades G. A. R. mount
ed.
9th, Woman's Relief Corps.
18th, All old soldiers and sailors
not members Of G. A. r.
9Th, Speakers in carriages.
9th, Teachers and pupils public
schools.
10th Mayor and councilmen of
the city of Garrett.
18th. All societies Of Garrett.
18th. Citizens in carriages.
18th. Citizens on foot.
$3.50. The procession thus formed
will move down Fourth avenue ar
irving at cemetery, chief marshal Of
the day will take charge of process
sion and see that each department
enter cemetery in proper order.
When procession has arrived at
cemetery and has been admitted,
post commander will take charge
and see that decorations are per-
formed with the general order of
national and department command
ers according to ritual of the G. A.
r. to be observed on Decoration
day.
Defamation by Miss Helen HUT
The procession, on leaving GENE
etery, will return in same order in
which they marched to cemetery.
The procession, on arriving at
Garnett, will dispense for dinner and
re-assemble on public square at 2
o'clock p m.
On assembling at public square,
the first order will be-
Music by band.
Music by glee club.
Defamation by Mrs. Ollie High
ley.
Music by glee club.
Grafton.
Music by glee club.
Defamation by Ed K. Winans.
Music by glee club.
I'M n
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-24

MANTED-1oo, 900 PEOPLES PARTY
w Speakers for the presidential campaign.
How to educate them in time is the problem
The solution is found in
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

firmly draw up the handkerchief ends. 90
as TO stretch IL tightly over the moutb ~
the tumhlor. when. OF course, tho water
win follow IL to the lowest point, leaving
"a vacuum above IT,
This vacuum being something aiyyhya
abhorrenr 20 nature as we are taught al
school, must be nled at once; hence ,hS
outer air VIII force itsen through tho
handkerchief and Up through the water
In rapid succession OF bubbles. So lively
VIII this be that the operator viii oleariv
feel the vibrations IN his hand, the audit
ence win hear the bubblng as OF boiling
water, and II the glass be long ana TIC
handkerchief be properly arranged so
that the glass Is exposed 10 View between
we four corners or the handkerchief. the
violent disturbance may plainly be seen.
IN exact counterpart OF the steam bub.
bles m boiling water.
If this trick be introduced by appro.
PIRATE remarks and with the pautomlme Of
rapidly rubbing the hands together 70
generate hlgh degree OF animal heat. Il
IS very effective. or course IL is well To
PRACTICE Few times over basin until
proficiency IS attained
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PPY END OF A FRoMINBl|
NEW ORLEANS MAN.
of a Former Columbian aun|
10 Was Drawing a Pension |
for Total Blindness.
OF THE sEMI.BARBARous oRr|
OF A SHIP
lal'ing Financial Reporter ofthe k,
&C. Knights Of Pythias, Traced 10
st. Louis Other Grimes,

Orleans, January i5.-The stea,
lrrymore, a Britlsher whose crew.
"a mainly OF natives OF the mort
OF Africa and East Indianu. W
e OF an exciting mutiny this MOI
Tterday q free fight occurs
ten soudanese employed in 1
room. These were reprlmand,
rning by the chandler. who Ia
ley would be fined for their b
~ this the men rsbellsd ana nnl
hrea,s against the officers OF Ii
disappeared into the hold. fro
hey nt once cmerscd armed MI
tnlves and Iron bars. A rush WI
r the captain and mates. but Il
eured into their quarters, ham
themselves and reslsted tho a
ptil the arrival OF 4 dclachnei
Then 'he seini-sayages from ii
fought with yigor but were final
ana placed under arrest by Ii
horIties.
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rleans, La, january i6. -Ioaqni,
Jr., Spanish merchant bic,
Is out this morning at his arIs
home ON Esplannde street. Tn
N was born IN Cuba thirty year
c'lme 10 New Orleans a numDO
nso iIere he beaRtrie a Hon i
81 reason Of HIS vast wealth ani
FAILED family connections. III
ore their titles So havana and tn
IN their possession ahowed thel
had been grandees IN Spain ful
before the time Of Feriinant
Fila. The family here entertained
tho most exclusive circles. tool
very public movement, especially
u carnival socie'iea and young
Shs remarkably popular He had
fifth typhoid fever for weeks past
over his failure q
'apldly IL ascribed as the causid
lelt.destructiou.
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rnn LrrrLn sITor.

know n shop, ana a funny little shop,
In street that lies a-niRh
And / saw the slgn they sci on the door
ono day az l went by
And obi Il was so poor ana small
/ could not help but stop,
80 you would stop. " you should come
GU such little shop
l went inside and found a little boy,
Far older. am sure. than /;
He said TO me, kind sir. what toy
WIN YOU kindly be pleased 20 buy9"
And bought horse that was painted IA
red
As never was charger yet;
one penny. one penny was all paid
That splendid horse to get.
For pity OF thom that were SO poor
1 bought me n host OF things.
A Mouths ark without roof.
a dove without its wings.
a little trumpet made OF tin.
That cost q single cent
And all tho time that little boy
Knew Just how my money went
he was OH so old this funny little boy.
And SO sober and so kind
He sold u nvo-eent doll for three,
Because one eye was blind.
Ana OH how proud no waa TO sell
Bach poor and petty toy.
For he was left 20 keep the shop.
This poor little old-tlme boy,
There 10 a babe, well beloved babe.
A babe that belongs 10 me;
brought her home these penny toys.
To deck her Christmas tree.
Aud on that Christmas tree there hung
world Of trihtu FAIR,
For all thc folks that loved her we'll
Had sent their kindness there
hut OF all the toys OF all the many tuyA,
Waa nought that pleased her mind,
Except the trumpet nude OF tin,
And the doll with one eye blind.
And the best OF all that Chrstmas brought
Sho held one little toy
That bought Tor a cent in the little shop
To please that aged BOY.
IL C. Bunuer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14
BOILING WATER mITH
TIE hands NEAT.

Tor the Sunday Post-Ry ~ NJ Randolph.
A VERY clever trick whoroLy c9la water
ney be madc 10 appear. % BON from uie
heat of the hand O. easily ntsnasas rs tsc
toy magician.
Take "a tumbieg and hll 81 three-Ggurters
full az watcr, Show your audience that
n Is ordinary cold water or Ice water n
you choose, Cover this with course Linen
handkerchief allowing ila center TO fan
10 the surflcs Of the water
place tho palm Of tbe left hand tightly
over Tie top OF tho umblrr and gently
iEvert IL with the right hand. which wll
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Nnxr DC smow ~ rAnIs.
wonderful Things which VIII ia
seen in 1000.


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,.ne',tine mo eybbitlon ~ lg91 saws n PaiJ,
q,,-rsgn,nIIrnt ar mo pbnadelpbin TcIc.
,-,,,ri. aire,d,r arc an pnrialana rn,dtnu
t,,n a.. hofcrSbsn5 for II ID n por,aina
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rTsi md moro hsid in tbeIr oyyn eitS IN
,nrtlc,,inr Quot, N ,r,1sern1,la nntivc IN
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,er,,,r,rji,, ,os ard trid h,,t never nv onv
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~, 49, ,,rc nm, g6oo ana odd wa ARD
a,;,rr,1 b,. t,uitstq. va are crowded out
~ IN mo tnaafors, The cabmen iii 10 On
gtrit,a. 1nc reres ali nut up tbelr priecs'
nv ssycr,l ,,c,rs beiore m the sfreet9
l,, ,,.s,,s -, ~, tsr5n,,p arc cle+se1 10 mo
,,,,liI', i,,,..,,s5 mo e,i,jhition a. h,ng nro.
,ar|5' nnl for M leaat "A year after The
i,,-osts ara rlosed bsenuqe the eyhlbltlon
a. ,i,,,r I,,,,ItIebaI An ynltr ro1int,.,
c,psi9" come to town and expect 70 stay
,.,tb y,f, In nm npartpient Won have ale
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/, Texas. January l5.-At { o'cloc
9 his wife Frank solyer and NJ,
Pight, IN which Mrs. Moss al,
prough the thish. saiyer took Il
ON her shot Mrs. Moss throus
and also shot Moss twice thtoue
I and once in the head. he ali
Yrs. Moss in the side. MOSS
Nrs. Moss 10 in very critical cor
mffering mostly from the lsicl
IN 1t delicate condition. slayer
, serious. Meclain shot at Mos
lhout effect. The difficulty wa
alleged Islander Of Mrs. Moss i
IN except saiyer are stranger
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

re, wis, January l5.-Rudolph
Inn, proprietor OF the Cream city
which Mrs. schrums was found
: the building was partially de-
I FIRE last Friday morning. con-
Il he strangied his aged guest
l'nose OF robhing her and after
d the room. He failed TO secure
his money. Pecllmann Is now IN
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..ro sI,ootinr Army.

.alte. Texas. January lf.--A DIFF
eeurred last night on Captain
70 plantation, about six miles
yn, between two negroes, Steve
a Harrison Parker, IN which the
BE- shot and almost Instantly
alley was promptly arrested by
y. 1. Sutton and Is now held fof
ming triad, which will be conducts
row morning By Judge q. ..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

Sod. TeaAs, January lb.--Ona
K been on trial an this week 10
Il court for killing old man
Coleman county. The case WAS
] to this county. The case WAS
he Jury yestetday evening about
and last night at O'clock the
Int IN thelr verdict, assessing his
h at life time imprisonment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

diQl mad but recently lcurucd t.
Hers the goologist brings his science TO
bear. and proves TO The satisfaction on tho
aforesaid geologlst ut any rato), that pre-.
historic man knew al about the use OF
ME and Ind many modes pf producing a.
some have even gone so far as 20 at
tempt 60 prove TINT Ere was known to the
man OF the Mloccne epoch. not taking into
account the evidence % others which
would tend 20 prove that there was no
man In the Mloccne petlod The fact upon
which the enthusiastic believers M FIRE IN
The Mloccnc epoch base their belief was
the finding OF burnt sands and clndors IN
She Qrieanais dtift with bones OF the
mastadon.
DARWIN ANTICIPATED.
The Chinese theory OF evolution in.
cludc9 the accidental discovery OF ire 10y
harless apes
Some large hairless apes, SO the story
runs, were playing on the seashore with
hints ana crystals becoming tired thoy
sat down upon some dry scaweoda and
amused themselves by striking the peb-
hles together. AN at once u spark lighted
the scaweeds and gave the ppes good
screening before they realized what had
happened. The proccgs OF evolution had
made thom hairless and this calamity
burned their tails on.
They did not howl with pain. however
nor run Into the water 20 allay their sur-
lering, but set about preserving the Ere
by carrying drlttwpod and seawoeds 20
feed it. With this tire thcv cooked food
tho eating OF which quickly transformed
Thorn into regulation Cinnamon.
The South Sen Islandcrs ten two dt-
fereut stories regarding the way they
came into possession OF IRE
According 60 one OF these great whale
was once washed ashore during q hurri-
cane The monster became entangled IN n
grove OF tallow trees w species or ever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

hold II IA the afr after the left hand y
removed The edges or me hanak9rehiet
are 10 he nrnly held around the sac Or
The glass. and when the inversion = CONF
plete Il win be found that not drop Or
water has been spilled ana that by the
pressure of the outer air the hanaNefeh'et
retains It's concaYe form IN the glass.
Now, with the left hand, slowly ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

The normal Temperature. Of man -
about 50 o degrees, OF the shail. degrsas;
oyster, SO degrees; porpoiaei 100 deeresai
rat. cat or OK. 1a2 degrees; sheep, iei ie-
grees: hog, l05 degreeei chicken. III de-
gEees.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

January l5.--(;eoIBe ii. hqgnn,
most prominent business men Of
ms been accused OF the miss
Ion OF about S7J.eQe Of fun1s q
yterlrn hospital, o. which ~
= was PRECEDENT. Mr.. Bogue adj
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name is Hattie Lola and NV ,,r. -.
tens names are Tip and I'M We W.. XXX,
WV bring my letter TO close, yo,,, e. "a.
''~''"' Travis U. Da,is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-14

.. none may be able to write YOU another
----lI solu. louIs truly. D. ~ MAIl-s.
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