Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-10
ST. JOHN OF KANSAS.


has violated his oath of Office, has found relief
for his scared conscience by cursing ST. John,
of Kansas When James G.. Blaine was de-
feated for president, they wanted to hang ST.
John, of Kansas When Leweling was de-
feated forthe second term by that good "Gothen-
berg temperance man, +. n. Morrill,, it was
all on account of the metropolitan police sys-
tenn and ST. John, of Kansas When Governor
Humphrey pardoned his old friend, Owen MI
gent, for playing "Peep Behind the Curtain,
he died cursing prohibition and st. John, of
Kansas When weakened politicians hold
meeting behiug closed doors in Kansas City,
Mo-, tavern, they usually order a couple of
dozen bottles and open the meeting by de
nouncing prohibition and ST. John, of Kansas.
When David Overmyer imagined he was run
ming for governor, he crossed the Sni hills into
old Missouri and made the effort of his life by
denouncing prohibition and ST. John, OF Kan
sas When the brainy editor OF the Kansas
CITY Times is afflicted with rabies or deliruln
tremens, his only relief is burning editorial
on prohibition and St. John, of Kansas. Were
it not for the cowardiy and baleful influence OH
the coming generation, the fight OH prohibition
would be more amusing than any picture ever
stamped on the cover of Puck
Poor, poor old St. John, of Kansas How
often cast down by those who should have held
thee up!
How often prosecuted and reviled while blaz-
ING the way on the eternal road!
Grand old St. John, of Kansas!
You're a chunky boy!-Argentine Republic.
After reading the above, we are constrained
to make comparison.
The first thing Governor Morrill, did after his
Inauguration was to plunge his hand into the
peoples pocket and appropriate money to pay
his private antc-election expenses
At one time during Governor St. Johns adj
minstraton, the people of western Kansas SUI
fered great privations by reason of drouth and
other causes. He personally visited these peo-
pie in their sod houses and du9-outs, and went
down into his own pocket and relieved the dis
tress of many of the sufferers
1t is said that comparisons are odious. Yes;
they are, sometimes, to some people.
THE legal-tcnder note must 60 The United
States must have currency system OF such
character as to guarantee absolutely standard
of value as sound as that OF any country il the
world. If we are to get Our share Of nterna-
tional trade, we must have currency interna-
tionally recognized as capable Of discharging
all obligations, everywhere Chicago Post.
If the blood of political scoundrel did not
flow in the veins of the writer of the above, he
would tell the people that we never, q ma
ton, were more prosperous, or even as pros
porous, as when there was not dollar OF either
silver or gold used in the commercial transac-
tions of this nation, and that The vaporngs
about an Observation-Disclosures currency
are used only to blind the people 10 the villain
Gus schemes now in process OF incubation for
the purpose OF continuing the process by which
about four-ffths of the net proceeds Of labor
90 to increase the holdings Of the rich loafers,
which schemers are backed up by such towards
as John G. Carlisle and the great modern duck
hunter-lnen vino had not patriotism enough
to call them to the breach in the hour Of their
country's extremity, and who are, to-day, bet
ter John Bulls than John Bull himself.
THE man who brings smile Of happiness
to the face Of an unfortunate does more to glo-
rify God than he who shouts "Halleluiahn
with loud voice from the Amen corner
Minneapolis Messenger.
beautiful thought-beautiful, indeed and
as truthful as beautiful Those who are instrl-
mental i'll bringing such happiness to the I'M
fortunate do, indeed, glorify God. Il is not
the shout from the Amen corner that praises or
glorifes Him-always. The "Hallelujah!"
may be genuine; it may be Pharisaical; but
the deed-human nature is SO perverse-so