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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
KANSAS AGrrAToR, GARNETT, KANSAS.
McKINLEY'S HACKERS SCARED.

The fellows who are booming Mckinley, the
pauper "Napoleon of finance" have about
become convinced that they have doomed him
too much at the start, and they fear reaction
will take place. They are right. This re-
minds us of the two boys who ran race. One
was a very swift lad, and could run like jack
rabbit The other was slow and plodding, but
had the faculty Of "holding on" The swift
boy started out in good shape, and covered over
a good deal of space i'll very short time, while
the plodder took it slowly in the beginning,
but "kep a-goin'" Directly, the slow boy
begun to gain on the swift runner, and, at the
end of the race, he was several feet ahead.
Mckinley has started out with whoop and
hurrah amid blare of tin horns, while the
other fellows are plodding along, and, at the
national convention, Mckinley will be "out of
wind, and some other fellow will win the race.
Just remember this prediction.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
UNRELIABLE METROPOLITAN PAPERS

UNRELIABLE METROPOLITAN PAPERS
The other day, the Kansas City Times and
Topeka Capital contained a purported interview
with Ex-Governor St. John, in which he was
made to say that no combination of circum-
stances would induce him to accept the Popu-
St. John, asking him if the 'interview" was
correct Here is his reply:
OIATHE, March IS.
MY DEAR Mr.. CHAMPE: In answer to your
inquiry, will say that l never had any such
interview as published in the Kansas City
Times and Topeka Capital Sunday, 18th inst.
notified the editor of each of these journals
to that effect, Monday, 10th, but neither has
the manhood to publish my note.
Your friend, JOHN P ST. JOHN.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

THREE years ago, in Kansas, the Republican
party conspired to murder Governor L. D.
LewelIng if he did not do certain things. This
past winter has been spent by the Republicans
and Democrats of Kentucky in futile effort to
elect United States senator, and SO hot did
their blood become that, to prevent them from
killing one another, the governor of the state
ordered the state guard to take possession of
the state-house. Then their blood cooled off.
Over in Tennessee, the chief justice OF the su-
preme court attempted, on the 10 of December,
to kill John R. Beasely, of Chattanooga, by
shooting him Lewelling, as we all know, is
a Popuist. So is John R. Beasely. Both
stood in the way of the corruPtionists. Such
a thing could not be endured. Had not Lew
elling yielded his prerogative' to the blood.
thirsty crowd, he would have been murdered,
and then the gang would have had g. o. P.
Jubilee. The woud-be assassin of Beasely will
not be convicted We have reached the age
when political murders are works of superero-
cation if the assassin is influential and the vic
tim does not have 'pull' with the courts,
lust watch the trial of the chief justice of
Tennessee for the attempted assassination of
John R. Beasely.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
McKINLEY'S VIEWS.

Maj. Mckinley aRRroiches the task Ct giy,
ing publicity to his real Financial views With
the wild enthusiasm of balky elephant being
introduced into stock car,
In brief, Mr.. Mckinley begs to assure the
gentlemen on both sides Of the tissue that his
views ON this silver question merit their warm.
est approval.-Chicago Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
PRICES TO FIT THE TIMES.

Considering the low price of all farm pro lucs
and the scarcity of employment for lab n,
will make deeds, mortgages and COVE, uses
in general requiring acknowlel smcnts for
THIRTY CENTS per instrument. O.hce over the
Bank of Garnett, W, H. MELLEN,
Notary Public.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

For things beyond thy small controla
DO but thy part, and thou shalt see
Heaven will have charge Of these and thee.
Sow thou the seed, and wait in pace
The Lords increase,
KATE PUTNAM OSGooD.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
TO THE NEW WOMAN.

If being new woman will cause fem lie to
kick instead of kiss nelsey, pink ..yed,
swapping, long haired, wadding fee dog, zen
here's to new womanhood. Chicago Record
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28
PARTISAN POLITICS IN MUNICIPAL
AFFAIRS

Probably tn ree-fourths of the corruption in
our large cities comes from the introduction of
party politics into city government and the dis
trbution of Offices in such a way as will tend
to strengthen and upbuild party.
Since the Inauguration of our redeemer state
administration, this policy has been introduced
into every city, town and hamlet, aching
down even to school boards in country districts.
Only redeemers must approach the pie-cornter
or come i'll touch with the boodle-bag. Only
redeemers must have any place of profit or
honor. Otherwise, the rising generation might
get the mistaken idea that the Republican party
had not corraled all the intelligence, integrity
and sagacity of Kansas.
If, per adventure, any one but a Republican
obtained position, the bosses could not say to
the ignorant, the young, and even the aspiring
and intelligent: "See: the only hope for any
position of profit or trust is through the G. o. p
Come into our fold or always be one of the
common herd"
Well, following out this broad and patriotic
policy, Republican officials often override or
ignore law and make appointments that are not
only absolutely illegal, but manifestly unjust
as instance the appointment of civilians as
reward for party services, whom the law spec
tally commands the appointment of ex-soldiers
1t is the custom of our city redeemer admin
istration right here at home to violate law with
out an apparent scruple in appointing election
boards. This year, not Populist was appoint
ed by our city fathers, though they were, by
law that is mandatory, required to appoint in
the city seven out of twenty election officials
from the Peoples party. 1t is probable that
city election under such conditions would be
held invalid, and no act of the officers SO elect
ed be authoritative Or legal. Such was the
case in Garrett last year, and such have been
the appointments the present year, yet we hear
constantly of the wonderful business admins
tration the redeemers are giving us. Person
ally, we entertain respect and friendship for all
of our city officials, and when we realize how
difficult it is for redeemer to do right and re-
tain party favor-in fact, to live religion and
train with the gang-we actually pity them.
Nevertheless, we can't abide anarcy, either in
the Wandering Willes who cali at the back
doors and modestly demand the best the house
affords, or in the redeemers who struggle and
surge around the pie-counter, demanding not
only the BEST, but ALL, that the house affords,
even to the crumbs
In view Of this state Of affairs, the Populists
have requested Mayor Wagstaf to cancel such
appointments as were manfestly unjust aud
illegal, and substitute Populists, according to
law, which he, like the conscientious and oblig-
ing gentleman he always is when the politicians
let him alone, has consented to do. NJ.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

WE have been somewhat amused by few
Popuist papers commenting on the probability
of ST. John being nominated for congress by
the Popplists of the Second district Some of
the fellows wlo we're willing, in times gone by,
and who are now wiling, to wallow in the mire
to get men nominated satisfactory to Demo
Gratis, say they are in favor of nominating ST
John if he will only come out square and be a
Populist. St. John. in his article to the Times,
some time since, gets himself in line with the
Populists more clearly than did Steve Allen,
Iohn T. Little and others who have been nomi=
mated by the Popuists of Kansas. If there
are any opposed to the nomination of St. John,
it is only those who fear to offend Democrats.
AS for us, we are done trucking to Democrats,
at least until they have the manhood to repudi-
ate latter-day Democracy; and we will oppose,
to the bitter end, any deal for a compromise
between Cleyelands third party and genuine
Democracy Of Populism .-~Paola Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

NEXT week, we shall publish extracts from
Mrs. Leases lecture, 'Christ or Cesar"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

REVEREND hypocrite at Fond du Lac, Wis
consin, has inaugurated a crusade against
tramps, and he has been elected president of
the American Anti-Tramp Soce'y. AS such,
he has addressed an open letter to the citizens
of Wisconsin, in which he rehashes all the
stale dabolsp of the day, and importunes
them to meet in convention to adopt measures
to repress the tramp nuisance. 1t is to the
eternal disgrace of humanity and reproach to
the Christian religion that such men are given
pulpits. They preach-preach from their own
voition. Men actuated by such pure maevo-
ence as this w. D. Cornell betrays that he is
simply frocked hypocrite. He is no more
follower of Him who, neerly nineteen hundred
years ago, tramped up and down through the
Holy Land doing good to the lame, the halt
and blind, than is the orthodox Devil If this
day. He says the tramp nuisance "can and
peop,e that. they know it; at least, some of
them do; but Rev. MsleyQepce is beginning at
the wrong place He is criminally qbliviQus of
the cause If he was really following Him
whom he processes to follow, he would issue
his ediets against the usurers the Wall-street
conspirators, the national banks, the bond syn
dicates, the paid lobbies in legislative halls,
the trusts and co.nbines--in short the whole
aggregation of thieves and peculators, under
whatever euphonious name they may exist for
the sole purpose of flohing from laborers the
major part of their earnings. This reverend
crusader is going to jump onto the EFFECT of
vicious laws instead of the cause, and he is
asking the whole state of Wisconsin to come
t. his aid. There some professional tramps
just as there are some professional criminals
but this professed follower of Jesus enters no
discrimination. The unfortunate out of work
and seeking it is tramp and criminal. Tho
the love of God in his heart may be, to an ins
finite degree, greater than that in the heart of
the reverend crusader, it will count for naught,
He is poor, and we have fallen upon time
when poverty is a crime. If the Reverend
Cornell would go into his pulpit, cry aloud
and spare not" the members of his congrega-
ton who allied with the conspirators to rob
the laborer and "oppress the hireling in his
he would soon be out of a job-a
ramp practically as much of criminal as
thousands of men he would outlay. God pity
he whited sepulchre! He is disgrace to the
10th.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

WHY can't America trust America? Why
should we wait for an International congress to
determine question that is of such vital i'm
portance to us now? We have never asked the
concurrence of a single nation of the world in
question that affected us nationally. Why
should we regarding our currency? The men
who are reapipg golden sheckels from the un-
settled condition of our currency are purposely
misleading the people with theF demand for
money good anywhere in the world. There is
not. never has been and never will be any such
money. When coin goes beyond the nation
whose stamp it bears, its value is determined
by the scales.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-28

THE action of recent Legislative bodies in
spending whole term in futile efforts to elect
limited States senators is fast preparing the
neople for the election of senators by popular
vote. which will cure goodly number of ills
of the body polite. Under the present plan,
corrupt practices prevail, from the primaries
until the banker or railroad magnate has paid
the money bargained for his seat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23

hare ben asked many tines il tAe cures tsa here
oe0 pnosshed are frae I nay Be pcrdosai for
sncees.is9 TIC. do no. sit N rsy constellation room
fer the purpose Of tssyirq TO The rcsass Of ss osra
ska, or verifying tie safezsents made ev patients
Isisa respectfully to request thot tsose rho require
ry serrccs srsI, o<fors caitac sisdty ,ares.,s.ss
for Themselves the frxA Of the statements n.ade By
pot,ests in these coln,,ne
W. H. COPELAND. W. n
That IS the point exactly. The COPELAND
physicians are busy every minute Of their
time making sick people well. and have 10
tifne to argue about the value or success
o. o., the wonderful Copeland treatment.
They rightly feel that its value requires
70 argument The public press has been
luii OF its successes and achievements.
The leading physicians everywhere have
ENDORSED II as the greatest advance made
IN medical science during the century.
and the correctness Of this opinion is
shown by the thousands OF cured patients
the Copeland Medical Institute can refer
TO as living proofs of its success Day
after day. week after week and month
after month. the voluntary and disinter--
ested statements of well-known men and
women have been published. showing that
diseases OF all kinds. Persons who have
been cured OF catarrh. who have had their
lost hearing restored. whose threatened
lungs have been saved from disease. who
nave pCcD CGItl Oh UE0.NDidl
asthma, stomach troubles. and diseases
affecting other vital organs. who have been
relieved OF the fortunes OF neuralgia and
rheumatism. or whose skins have been
cleared Of disfiguring diseases have made
public statement OF these things and OF
the marvellous success OF the new Copeland
treatment for such chronic diseases. These
are the proper Witnesses Their ad-
dresses are given, and they will all corhrm
in private their public statements: DIR.
Copeland says: Go to them for informa-
ton, and when you are satisfied. then
come to the Copeland physicians and they
will cure you" They OFFER to treat and
cure all sufferers at the merely nominal
price Of IS a month. all medicines free.
They do even more than this. They offer
free consultation. and free trial treat
ment to all who come to the office and
ask It; but they have no time to argue
about the value Of their treatment. Let
sufferers from chronic diseases convince
themselves of this before they come TO
the office There IL a cloud OF witnesses
whose testimony is trumpet-tongued. II
their testimony and the undisputed Won
derfui accomplishments of the new Cope
land treatment are not sufficient. Ii would
be a useless waste of time for the Cope
land physicians 10 talk about IL. Their
time is better employed in healing the sick.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
\ Rich Californian Killed

Sonora. Cal. April 2l.-Coi. Caleb Dor
sey, Of Oakdale. a wealthy and prominent
mine owner and rancher. was shot and
killed al the Dorsey mine, eleven miles
from Columbia, In this county, at Q
O'Clock this morning. by his mining part
rer. J. T. Newcomer. over a dispute that
ensued upon Dorsey charging Newcomer
with cleaning up and misappropria;ing
the amalsam without the colonefs knowi-
edge. The defendant viii claim unsuitable
homicide. lie alleges that during the
Wrangle Col Dorsey attempted TO draw
MS pistol. with the usual result of being
too slow. The matter has created the
most profound sensation, owing 10 the age
and standing n both parties in this COM
nuriiY. Both gentlemen were between
50 and 20 years of age. Mr. Newcomer
absolutely refuses 20 talk until he con-
suits counsel He left the scene OF the
killing before his victim expired. and
came 10 Sonora and surrendered himself
TO the sheriff. There were no eye-wit-
uesses &c the AFFAIR. Mr.. Dorsey died be-
fore any one reached him. The prelimin-
airy examination Will be set tomorrow.
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new man. and VIII never cease to be crate.
full to the Copeland specialists for what
they have done for me-"
MIR. JOHN s. LIE BALLISTER. Of Fir.
Skagit county, Wash. and weil-known
throughout that portion OF the state. was
cured of severe case OF catarrh or the
kidneys and bladder. totally incapacitating
him from labor. He took home treatment.
and row ne writes: II have gone to work
In a logging camp. driving a seyen-yoke
team of oxen: so you see l am
pretty pned good new man T ass'h soreness s mas
all left my kidneys. and the pains
and lamsness In INV limbs have disap-
peared, thanks to the Copeland Medical In
stifute' / have sent quite a good many TO
you TO be cured, and shah continue TO DO
So"
MRS. MARY A. SIMMONS. OF shedd.
Or. cured of catarrh of the stomach.
"My neighoors say 1t Is almost Ike SEQ
ing the dead come 10 life to see me about
again For six weeks before began your
treatment did not eat an ounce OF food.
and two doctors said / was about TO die
OF starvation. My stomach would not re-
tain even water. We had no faith IN your
medicine Other medicine had nearly
killed me. and my friends would not give
me yours after 1t came for two weeks.
Finally they did 30, as last last resort The
ravenous appetite. and feel better than
for ten years. and my friends all think 1t
4 miracle
J. II. MORhlS, a ltleErdpn OpeTAtOf at
Kioua Wash, who was cured OF nervous
prostration more than a year ago. by
mall treatment. writes: II again drop
you few lines TO iet Won know IF nv
Continued good health. the result cf your
careful and scientific Treatment cutie a
long time ago. There have never beer
any symptoms OF return of disease. and I
am strong and robust
MIR. r. A. ETRD. OF Lafayette. Or
Cured Of catarrh of head. throat and stom-
ach.
Or.-catarrh OF head and throat . years:
MR. JOHN REDMOND. Of McMinnville.
Or.-Cured OF catarrh of the bronchial
Mr.. d. Fl. CLOSE. OF OREGON City. Or
Catarrh OF head. throat and stomach 10
years; cured.
MR.. FRED CuRIsTIANSoN. Port
Rlakeiey, wash.-Hearinz restored and ca
tarrh OF stomach: cured
HON. J. A. CAvANAUGH. Kert. Wash.
Cured Of catarrh of head and stomach At
CAPT. HARRY REEVE. Rainier. Or
Cured OF catarrh OF stomach and bowels.
MRS. r. G. MKAy. Kirkland. Wash. -
Catarrh Of head and throat 10 years: cured.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
superinte dent Fillmore Ill.

San Francisco. April M.-Jerome A. Fill
more, general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company, is at
Paso Robes for his health and is said 10
be quite Ill. Mr.. Fillmore. Ii is said, will
remain at Paso Robes for an indefinite
period. He is suffering from diabetes,
but to what extent the malady has pro-
crossed is not known. His friends refuse
TO discuss his condition. They admit that
Mr.. Fillmore has been under a physicians
care for seven or eight months but are
unwilling 10 discuss MS condition any
further. DR.. Gardner. the chief surgeon
of the company, has been attending Mr..
Fillmore. ii was In obedience TO the doc
tors commands that Mr.. Fillmore has
abandoned work for some time. and is
now seeking health In the south. During
his absence Newton Ii. Foster. his as
s!stant, has assumed charge of the Office.
About twelve months ago Mr.. Fillmore
had his life insured for s6o00o At that
time he was examined by the physicians
OF the insurance companies. He weighed
sol pounds. and the doctors informed him
that on account of his immense ayoirdu-
pois they would have to reject his appIea-
ton for insurance If he showed the least
tendency toward diabetes or fatty dsgen-
Grafton of the heart. They found no such
tendencies, however, and pronounced him
physically sound. Mr.. Fillmore was.
therefore, very downcast. when. four
n onths later. he found himself in bad
health. DR.. Gardner told him that he was
suffering from the first symptoms OF da-
betes. and that he must take care of his
health. Mr. Foster was asked II Mr.. Fill
more suffering from diabetes. He
said: "Alr. Fillmore has gone to Paso Ro-
bles for a good long rest. Some time ago
he was attacked with diabetes but he
has practically conquered the disease. His
physician has pronounced him out OF daa-
ger. but he says Mr.. Fillmore needs
good vaca ton"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
TIE CIRCLE AND THE SQUARE.
Thoughts Suggested by the Recent Vic
tory of gen. Naceo.


We gave an account last Sunday OF the
extraordinary maneuvertng Of the hostile
armies, Spanish ana Cuban. in the pro-
vnce 81 PinAr. Tot far from Havana our
Information on the subject vas inconl-
plete. and VAS derived chiefly from spsn-
ssh reports. through which We learned
that Maceo's Insurgents had been driven
into the Inside OF an iInpregnabie Spanish
military square. from which there could
be 10 escape for them. and wher. they
would De compelled either TO ssis fer sr,an-
ism mercy or suffer the penalty prescribed
for them by The "Esnoit Deere Of Feb
ruaTy last. I, vas manifest that Snaiu
had the advantage over Cuba in this case.
for the square which. as Gen. Arolss said
could not possibly h broken. vas com
posed % nfty regiments % choice troaus
besides the famous battalion Alfonso
NH. whll~ The Insurgents Inside Of II
numbered only Jew thousands Spai5..s
purpose vas 20 re,iure the sarfaca meas
ur-rEe1t ard increase the thickness OF
each ~ ihc four SIDES Il the. SQUARE every
day. 10 close IN gradually upon me enc
my. and 70 forct him 70 fgbt .hat decisive
battle which It las always eeeI the desire
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
HONE TREATMENT.


No One Deprived of. the Benenta Of tho
Copeiana Treatm -nt Because Of Lfv-
ing ut n Distance From the ONCE.
The same wonderful and uniform sue
cess attending the treatment OF the Cope
their home treatment of patients by mall.
BY the use OF a comprehensive symptom
blank they are enabled TO correctly dag
nose cases and prescribe for them. and by
their excellent system OF reports they keep
q close watch upon them. Patients living
In the country may in this way enjoy inc
benefits Of their skill as well as those in
the city.
MIR. AUGUSTUS ANNIs. farmer liv-
Tag at Clinton, Island county. a pioneer
citizen and highly respected, feels that the
Copeland Medical Institute has performed
almost a miracle in transforming him from
an enteebled shadow 10 strong and
healthy man.
In the spring OF 1894 had an attack OF
la grippe. followed by aggravated catarrh
Of the stomach. and have since been a
constant and terrible sufferer and unit Tor
work. l could keep nothing on my stom-
ach, and had often four or ave vomiting .
spells day. Sometimes even cold water
would make me sick had terrible pains
In my stomach and across the center OF
my body. My bowels We're constipated and
gave me a great deal ~ trouble. and
could not sleep at night. Ny bladder be-
came affected. and this rendered me stu
more wreiched. | had no appetite even
when could retain anything on ms ssom-
sch. / gradually lost in flesh until l
weighed 50 pounds less than formerly. and
my strength wasted away. so that l was
but a shadow OF my former self and too
feeble to do any work. l thought was
completely done UP. and had given up all
hope OF being cured. but / saw the state
ments OF those who had been cured by the
Copeland treatment, and ! made up my
mind to try II as a last resort II was
coed one. commenced 20 improve im'ne-
diately. My vomiting ceased. and with II
passed away all the pain and distress In my
stomach. My appetite returned. and | was
able to digest my TODD without difficulty.
1 sleep well my bowels act naturally and
my bladder trouble has gone. feel like