Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-26
REFORM PRESS.

The church people that supported Morrill,
should now get on their knees and ask forgive
ness.-Salina Union.
The new silver party is spending mints OF
money in propagating its doctrines. So much
for monopoly party. Were it party OF the
plain people its funds would be limited. How
ever, we wish it God speed, for it is educating
the old partyites and making Populists.
tucky Populist.
Lords" and "counts'' come high, but the
"high-falutin" girls of this country must have
them. The priest who performed the marriage
ceremony for one of Jay Gould's daughters re-
ceived $4,000 for his marriage fee, and now the
papers are saying that the "count'' charged the
Gould family two or three millions of dollars to
marry the young lady.-Caucasiar.
The minister or churchmtn that breaches and
condemns the saloon and then votes for it IS
worse than the man that openly supports the sa-
loon by his patronage.-Salina Union.
Farmers Tribune
Was not Jesus Christ wise teacher He
said, oHe who is not with me is against me. !"
Let those who want the Peoples party to COM
bine, cooperate, fuse, or otherwise depart from
a straight-out middle-of-the-road policy, just
give Christ's words on this subject proper con-
sideration.
The great Populst victory in Oakland, CAL,
was won on the whole Omaha platform and
against the combined old parties and railroad
rings No cowardly, emasculated halt-plank
fake could have done that 'Rah for the whole
platform
Star and Kansan, Independence
IT looks more and more as if Grover Cleve-
land would be the Democratic-R Republican gold
bug candidate for president next year. How
will our Republican friends here in Kansas en-
Joy voting for him?
Beef is selling at 80 cents pound in the
east and men are working Ion the section Tor
less than dollar, day. The laborthat creates
wealth is being ground down day by day to a
poorer standard of living. The poor are de-
prived of more necessities that the rich may ell
ioy more unearned luxuries.
Private property is to be unknown in the life
to come, as the doctrine of that life is taught
us. What kind of preparation for such LIE
is it to indulge in greed and avarice and try tc
pile up great possessions here in this life
Very much like fitting yourself for foot race
by riding about in an easy carriage and never
exercising your limbs.
Funny government, isn't it 1t provides
congress to make laws and supreme court tc
unmake them.
eve must conciliate the stalwart democracy
saws Governor Morrill,. And the best way he
can think of is to open another keg
1t isn't employment the poor are suffering
for; it is chance to labor for themselves and
enjoy the fruits of their labors that they need
So far the only men who think Kansas has
been redeemed are the fellows who have got
holdof the public teat. The rest of the redeem
ers are kicking like bay steers.
England has graded inheritance tax and al
ready takes fifteen per cent of the largest for
tunes The world moves, even if the United
States supreme court is trying to stop it.
When poor man refuses to pay his taxes
the sheriff takes his last COW or pig and sells
them. When the rich refuse to pay theirs,
they go to the supreme court, and it says they
needn't.