Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-08-23


bondholding and railroad syndicates, and it
means if we do not arouse ourselves, our repub-
lie will be overthrown.
am ready to support party that makes the
word COIN include both gold and silver |
demand reconciliation of silver at I6 to 1. |
demand that no more bonds be issued to draw
the life-blood from the nation. After all this
has been done, then we will be ready to issue
money on basis of the credit and wealth of
this government and demonetize both gold and
silver.
God is with us OH this question; the people
are educating themselves and this great ques-
ton bids fair to disrupt the old political parties,
and | hope it will Go to the polls and cast an
intelligent ballot against the bondholders of the
United States and against Rothsclilds and Plu-
tocraCy of Europe.
1t is hardly likely that Governor Morton can
resist the loud demand of pubic sentiment that
he show clenency to the poor Italian girl now
under sentence of death by electrocution. Maria
Barberi was fifteen years of age; had, therefore,
been the victim of a rape to which her consent
had been won under promise of marriage and
protestations of affection. When the outrage was
committed, the turned from his victim
with hout and scorn, meeting her expostula-
tons with insult. If ever wretch deserved
DEATH it was this man, and Maria Barber was
just as much defending her honor as if she
had killed him in the act. The poor girl ought
to be put i'll wolnan's reforrnatory, where she
could be instructed, comforted and reclaimed.
If she is put to death, it will point the moral,
nothing else has done, of the need of demand
ing that women shall sit OH the juries when wo-
men are tried.-Woman's Tribune,
Il
has plan for the regulation of the suffrage,
which he thinks, will so restrict the voting on
the part of the negroes as to give assurance of
white supremacy, yet, without violating the 18th
amendment, He is advocating his plan in pub
lie addresses, and he adds eff this scheme is
not adopted, then, SO far as | can see, there is
nothing else to do but to have qualified wo-
mans suffrage and hide behind petticoats.
am perfectly willing to give the women of
South Carolina the right to vote when they ask
lor it, but don't believe they want it, and un-
til they do ask for it, prefer the Other plant
Mrs. Saxon always used to say the day would
come when Southern men would be ready to
throw womey into the breach to save them,
selves, and all their ohivalrous objections to
women going to the polls would disappear at
once. We have been confidently informed that
Governor Tillman is really i'll favor of woman
suffrage, and will strive for its adoption in the
coming constitutional observation-disclosures
Tribune.
The wife of Justice Martin recently said to
reporter: "What do think of the new woman?
"Well, she's a theme for YOU newspaper folk
to grow faCetious over, but if understand it
ngGt, we really don't need a new woman,
though sometimes think we need new man
who will be good enough for our everyday sort
OF woman
"ll a new woman is a woman who is to be al
lowed to do as her own best impulses direct her,
then let's have a new woman by all means; but
what | meant was that the world is not CRYING
out for a new woman; the chief talk about her
is ouly an expression of the surprise some peo-
pie seem to feel that woman is keeping pace
with the rest of the world in its progress.
"Why should any one expect so important a
factor of civilization to stand still?"
The Suffrage Amendment which is to be sub
miltcd to the voters NJ C1lifQrui1, in November,
1890, contains an educational qualification and
applies equally to men and women. The
however, is not to apply to any
person now having the right to vote, nor to any
person who shall be sixty years of age and up
ward at the time the Amendment takes effect.
All the present voting iiliterates will therefore
retain the franchise, bu: no iliterate man COM
ING of age later the Amendment is carried will
be voter llliterate women will not be enfran-
,hised save these sixty years old and upward.
-Woman's Tribune.
A sheriff over in Missouri died some time
ago, and his wife has been appointed to fill his
term.
Mrs S. h. V, Emery, author of "Seven FL
naucial Conspiricies,n is very low with cancer.