Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-06-14

When the price of wheat goes up the farmers have
none to SELL 1t is only when their bins are full that
the Spectators refuse to buy and talk of over-pro-
duction and "visible supply too large
1t costs sixty cents to mine an of gold in
some of the western mines, and this ounce of gold
will make twentyone gold dollars, and this is what
is called "honest money" by the gold-bug gang.
"Belshazzar is king. Belshazzar is lord. His
voice is the voice of god" said the guests at the
notable feast. Yet even this king shortly eaten
by worms. So will be the Belshazzar of America
who seeks to destroy the liberties for which our
forefathers so valliantly fought
Bynum says $500, 100000 in gold would disap-
pear at once if free coinage were to come about.
We would be glad if that astute statesman would
point to the place whese this gold circulates now
The Chicago Inter Ocean very properly remarks:
zone may 60 for weeks and see neither dollar In
gold or gold certificate"
We can make American railroads and railroad en-
gnes, American farm machinery, such as the world
cannot equal, American manufactures, American b.
cycles and American steamships but we cannot
make an American money. How senseless
The "busness men, that don't want free coin
age are not the busy merchants and manufacturers
They are the bankers and money-brokers. The mer-
chant who stops moment and studies his own In
terests will discover that the greater the num-
Der of dollars there are in circulation the greater
will be the volume of his business and consequent
prosperity.
Progressive Farmer. Mt. Vernon, ILL.,:
The superior fitness of gold as ameasure of value,
as urged by the advocates of the gold standard, IS
all humbug. After the discovery of gold mines IN
California and Australia, these same parties took
steps to demonetize gold and make silver the only
measure of values, and had the same arguments pre-
pared in favor of silver and against gold that they
now urge in favor of gold and against silver On
the eve of the accomplishment of this act by the
money power of the old world the rich silver mines
of Colorado and Nevada discovered, showing
that after all, silver was to be the more abundant
metal The program was Immediately changed, ana
silver was demonetized, and gold was made the
the single standard The whole thing is an act OF
selfish oupidity to enable the fund holders to plumber
the pillow and tool holders.
Do not be deceived by the terms "free coinage of
silver" 1t does not necessarily mean that the gov.
eminent must coin the silver for it's owner free of
cost 1t means that the government must freely
coin all the fine silver presented for coinage FOR
this service the government may charge as the mill
charges for grinding the farmers grain. Indeed,
the owners of silver agree that the government may
charge for coming the difference between the market
value of silver and its coinage value. Keep this IN
mind and do not be deceived by the god-bugs,
whose gold the government coins free.
Advocate, Ell Dorado, Kas
Calling state indignation meeting is one way the
preachers and prohibtionists have OF kicking them
selves for voting the redeemer ticket. They are
throwing bricks in their own mud-puddle, ana
splashing their own robes with slime.
The constitution of the United States don't say
ANYTHING about congress asking Englands con-
sent to coin money and regulate the value there
Of Wonder if it will not soon come to the point
that the supreme court will have to declare the con-
stitution unconstitutional"
It is little out of order, perhaps, for the goody
people who voted for Sunday School Superintendent
Morrill, to cry "stop thief" If their repentance is
real. it is a good thing-but the probabilities are
about seven to one that that they will vote at the
next election for slice off the same old cheese.
The discussion of the tramp question" appears to
he monopolzed by salaried theorizers and fat cow
ards who cat three square meals day and sleep on
beds of down. We should like to hear few words
from the lank and hungry wanderer who toys with
the whiskers OF adversely, eats wlnd biscuits ana
sleeps in hay stack
State Treasurer Anterior, Monday, submitted to
Governor Morrill, statement showing the appropri'
alton in 1895 to be So 6O4 1896, and in 1898 to be
s0s55. 1851, and increase over the "war" appro-
priations of almost a million dollars
Governor Lewelling gave $4,000 of his contingent
tund to Kansas college, and turned over another
As. 900 to Governor Morrill,. Morrill, has not only
fooled it all away but additional $4,000 "investi-
gating Populist officials in order to make places for
a horde of offce.hungry epublicans.-Olathe
Tribune.
"Boys," said Governor Morrill, to his Sunday
school class at Hawatha last Sunday, al cannot too
strongly impress, on your young minds the necessity
of keeping the commandment Thou shalt not steal
shall not argue from the point of right and wrong,
brt have come to the conclusion that public senti-
ment is agn' it. We will omit the taking up OF the
usual Sunday school collection, as my expenses have
been heavy the last week. Trust in the Lord and
never do anything you are liable to be caught at.