Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-07-26
GARNETr, KANSAS, JULY 26, 1895.

must not starve so as to take your life. You
must provide for your Children too, or you will
be worse than an infdel You must not dis
turb the peace, or we will turn loose our gatling
guns, and if you steal loaf of bread, we will
send you to prison." Society is liberal in spend
ing money to punish men who are victims OF
society's barbarous cruelty. Society would
rather spend ten dollars to send man to prison
than ten cents in helping hand. Society de-
lights in war, principally because poor devils
do all the fighting, pay all the expenses and
bear about all the suffering; and war varies the
treatment accorded the sons of toll. Like
frst-class theatre war to the rich is both excit-
ing and amusing. Will society divide EN-
ployment and divide Gods bounty? Not much
Such a course would relieve large amount of
human suffering.
We might have nobler manhood and
purer womanhood. Society prefers to turn
loose OH the unfortunate poor every human
vampire that ever sucked the liquid life of
great people. The ruling class in Rome in the
early days of Christianity cast men and delicate
women into pits in amphitheatres, to be de-
voured by hungry and ferocious wild animals.
The rich and ruling classes had to be amused.
Crunching the bones of fair women and brave
men was music to the ears and joy to the sight
of men and women who only lived to crafty
their beastly lusts. Society likes to be amused,
even in America, and we must have the tramp,
the prostitute, the drunkard, the fearful mother
ond wailing children to fill the full measure OF
entertainment.
Christianity was not crime within itself.
The Romans knew it, and made law to catch
Christians. Who was the criminal, the Christ
ian or the Roman?
Poverty is not crime within itself, but soci-
ETY. has code that finally lands the poor i'll the
amphitheatre; and then society sits around and
watches the devouring process go on with as
much complacency, if not delight, as did the
Romans of old when tigers literally crunched
human bones. To-day, is society the criminal,
or is prostitute and the drunkard? Who ought
to be sent to jail-society, or the starving man
who stole loaf that society would give him no
chance to earn? If society is without sin, let
it cast stones.
WHILE III Topeka, NlOHudy tuS WiilSi SahSu
on prominent Republican, and, in the con-
versation that ensued, he said: "Well, politics
is certainly in bad way. We're all torn up.
Why, Morrill, could no more be reelected than
he could fly. He couldn't even carry Topeka,
the Republican stronghold. His record regard
ing the prohibitory law is abominable. OF
course, he is making a pretense of enforcing
the law now, but he didn't make an effort until
he was forced TO do So And then, many of his
appointments are disgrace to the state. For
instance, there is Jim Simpson, who got the
plum OH the board of railroad commissioners
"a three-years' job, you know. Well, Simp-
son never did the first thing for the ticket-did
nothing but sit around Topeka and drink whis-
ky, gamble and bet. But there was Bernard
Kelley, who was told by Morrill, to engage in
10 business of any kind, but put in his whole
time in the campaign, and he'd be taken care of;
and now, Morrill, don't know Kelley when he
meets him. Then, there's Bruce Lynch's APP
tointment as warden of the penitentiary-a
beautiful specimen of Morrill's appointments
and 1 could go on and name lots Of others, but
they're too numerous to mention. No; didn't
want anything-wouldn't have anything. Pm
plumb disguised with the whole thing. An
honest, decent man has no show in politics
Mark the prediction: If Morrill, is re-nominat-
ed, we are done mp, completely"