Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-31

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MoTTo for Populists-Every man to his post
and no fusion. --Populist, Fresno Cal.
KANSAS was thirty-ive years old, Wednes-
day. We devote considerable space to Kan
sas matter this week.
SENATOR PEFFER's funeral bill is attracting
wide attention, and he is generally commended
for his act in introducing the bill. Trust PET
fer to do the right thing every time.
THE Topeka Capital, the chief gold-bug or
gan of Kansas, gives it out cold that neither
old party will put silver plank in its platform.
No doubt the banker-editor is on the inside,
and knows what he is talking about.
THE western senators have repudiated Sen
ator Baker, of Kansas, because of his recent
silver speech $50 called), in which he proved
himself anything but a friend of the white
metal. Dick Blne comInends the speech, as do
all the gold-bugs. Baker pretended to be
friend of the people, but he has proved him
self weak traitorous coward.
THIS weeks Paola Times contains letter
from Ex-Governor St. John, i'll which he advo-
Gates a union of reformers, and gives plat
form that ought to suit all reformers. 1t does
not fully cover the Omaha platform but it EN-
bodies the most important portions of it. 1t
needs the addition of the Initiative and Refer
endum. We shall publish his platform next
week, with portion of his letter.
A NEW book ,entitled Statesman, Three, "by
A. c. Fisk, published by the Statesman Pub
fishing Company, New York, is OH our table.
The book treats of 'The One Hundred Billion
Dollar Robbery" 1t is dedicated the victims
of Plutocratic usurpation, the oppressed and
down-trodden of America. 1t is ably written
and full of facts relating to the financial ques
ton. The price is only IS cents.
WE have received from Charles H. Kerr &
Co., of Chicago, two new books, one entitled
"Letters from Jimtown," which is little
work on finance, written in humorous vein,
and is very interesting. 1t serves the double
purpose of amusing and instructing the reader
Price, IS cents The title of the other book
is "The Effects of Gold Standard" by W.
H. Smith, M. D., Phi. d. This book is cup
to date" and is of special interest at this time.
Every voter should read it. Price, IS cents.
SENATOR T1LLMAN, of South Carolina, stir
red up the monkeys and gold-bugs in the
United States senate, Wednesday. The way
he scored Cleveland was caution. 1t is said
that it was the most fearful denunciation of an
executive ever heard in parliamentary cham
Der. He called Grover besotted tyrant. and
said he sold out to the gold conspirators.
"Great God ~ said Tilman, "can the country
survite such scoundrel in the executive
chair? He says the people are going to Wash
inpton with rifles before long.
'sIn 100 home families on the average are
found Ga that hire their homes. Census Bull
letim.
Whose Country would these people who
are paying rent for their homes be called upon
to ngQt IOI IL luClC Was q wal LIDS Tic Hldn
who don't own foot of land, and only gets
home by paying some landlord for the priv
lege of living in this world, country to fight
for Let the absorption of the land by the
rich continue few years longer and patriotism
will die in the hearts of the people. To fight
for his country man must have some stake in
it.-Star and Kansan.
( We demand she free ana unlimtted coinage