Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-29
effect in the economy of life or to the
alternative charge of insincerity."

Circulars are being distributed broad
cast by the International Topographic
al Union inaugurating an active cam
paign on behalf of Matchmaking the
telegraph lines. There are only six
countries in the world in which the
telegraph is privately owned. These
are Bolivia, Cyprus, Honduras, Cuba,
Hawaii and the United States, from
which 1t can be seen that in this par
ticular we rank with the least import
ant nations in the world. In the mat
ter of privately owned railroads we are
also in the class with such countries as
Cuba, Hawaii, Zululand, Venezuela and
a few other countries belonging to the
third class.
Well, at last we have discovered
where that promised prosperity is. 1t
is just beyant ould Oireland, on lit
tie island called England. The last
official report Of England's chancellor
of the exchequer shows that despite
the fact that the expenditure of the last
fiscal year had been larger than that
of any since the last great war, the
surplus in the treasury was the largest
ever known, and the credit of the coun-
try was never SO high. The deposits
in savings banks and permanent &C
counts in ordinary banks had mounted
to an unprecedented point. The amount
of bullion in the Bank OF England was
f49 100000, and the reserve fund in the
bank, in proportion to its liabilities,
was the highest on record. Everything,
the report declared, had had an upward
tendency, especially during the latter
half Of 1895. The increase in the
value of exports, imports, railway
earnings and bankers and clearing
house returns all show continuous
expansion of trade. The revenue for
the fiscal year had been f101, 974,0 900,
while for the year 1S94-95 the revenue
had been only 94,6S4, OO0 showing an
increase of f7,29O,0OO, and making an
excess of f5,S12, 900, over the estimates.
In England is where the democratic
party restored prosperity.
Senator Teller may as we'll leave the
republican party. 1t doesn't want him
to stay. He gives away too much Of
the secret work. On the floor of the
senate he has told the country how the
Sherman bill became law. He says
that the free silver senators were
bribed by the Sherman act to pass the
Mckinley act, and he was one of the
members of the senate who accepted
the bride.
THE free coinage republican sena-
TORS" he says, had concluded to offer a
free coinage rider to the Mckinley law,
and had assurances from the democrat
ic senators that they would assist to
put 1t on. This was made known to
the managers of the Mckinley bill
and CONSERVATION prevailed among
them. The silver republicans reckon
ed that the Mckinley law would be
worth billions. to the manufacturers
and they concluded that in order to get
the billions the manufacturers would
give the silver men millions So a
bargain was struck there and then.
The Mckinley senators agreed to pass
the silver purchase bill in considera-
ton of the votes Of the senators from
the silver producing states for the Nc
Kinley measure"
Senator Teller was one of the guilty
parties, and turns states evidence.
The statement occasioned very little
excitement when delivered in the
senate, however, as such trades are be-
coming very common with spectators
in legislation.