Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-01

"Feller sitizens: am no offs seeker
like the dad gummed Populists, but at
the urgent solistashun NV millyuns NV
mi trends I hav konsented tn leev mi
peaceful home and la doun fur the time
beein' mi okkupashnn az plain onest
farmer, and bekum yoor kandydait FUR
the responsibel offs Nv sherun.
(Cheers.) Feller sitizens. in maxim this
graft sacrifice, want tn sa du it with
du appresiashun NV the onerous dutlze
NV the offs tn which II meme mi
trends. hav asked me tn aspire. You
want tn kno, NV korse, be4 you voat
fur me what mi politix IL. I want tn
sa rite here tina air jist the saim az
yourn. Great and tremendous ap-
nlauze) Tu the men WHO'D beleev IN
gold standard want tn sa, when Tobe
Spilkins IL sheruff, he viii let you pa
yoor fines and taxes in gold. (Not mutch
applouze.) Tu the fire silver men. you
kin pa yoor's in silver, and the paper
mummy men kin pa thair's IN paper
mummy. (Applauze.) And tn the men
WHO'D hain't got emmy mummy at aul, l
want tn sa will talk the taxes In koon
skins and heffers. (Aufful site NV APP
plauze0 Teller sitizens. l stand with
YOU aul on the tariff. (Applauze) l
beleey in a hi tariff on sum things, a
low taruff on sum things, and fire. trald
in sum things, and what tariff we have,
adjusted fur revenu only. CTremen-
dous applauze.) I'm oppozed tn nash
nul banks (applauze) eggscept when we
think it IL nessessary (applauze). I'm
oppozed tn the ishue Nv bonds zap
plauze) only when we nede mummy.
(CheersA I'm in faver NV home rool
fur Demikrats (appluaze) and federul
trupes fur the Republicans and Popu-
lists. wild and enthusiastic applauze.)
I'm in fever NV them WHO'D wants an
inlxum lacks havin' it (applauze) and
them whoo don't want it not havin' 1t.
(Applauze.) My daddy wuz a Demikrat
(applauze) and l never scratched tick
ct in mi life. Great eggscitement and
loud cheering.) l luv the grand old
Demikratick party (applauze) with Its
brilvant rckord and eminent STATESMEN.
(Applauze.) l viii never see its banner
traled in the dust. cloud cheers) It's
a grand old party. Cheers. It's got
| more prinsiples on tap than emmy other
party ever thought NV. (Cheers) 1t
stands reddy tn reseev ennyboddy that
wants tn KUN intu its shelterin' fold,
and it don't maik emmy differents what
he beleevs. (Cheers) We have taken
out patents on ninetene kinds OF DEM
ikrats and have patents for seven moar
kinds applide fur. mo applauze) Let
every Demikrat du hiz duty. Boys,
stand hi the grand old party wunts
moar. Let us voat 'er strate. Let the
seeride ranks kloze up and form a solid
| falanx whose majestick tired KIN De
heerd from the rok bound shores NV
NJ highland tn the golden gait NV Nal-
iforny, and from the shimmerin' laiks
tn the Gulf NV Mecksiko. Let the band
pla." cloud and prolonged cheerlng.)
You see. l hav insurted the cheers
and "applauze" at the proper PHASES
and when l am maxim mi speach and
I
KUN tn them l maik sine tn the uther
kandydaits, and tina start the applause
[ think this IL the best plan, az you
air aulwaze shure Nv the Applause and
git 1t right whair 1t IL needed, ano
whair you want 1t. If that speach con
fetch 'em | don't kno what vii. IL
don't SEINE tn me like ennyboddy COCO
find emmy falt with it,
Scniter Jones and Governor Clark IL
hayin a talkin' match in mi staff now
Tha both want tn be seniters. CLARK
kin beet Seniter Jones a spittin', ano
kin hold him purity level rase prom
isin' good things tn the people, but
don't think Clark kin beet Jim Jones
becoz Jim haz a bigger salary tn cpenc
than Clark. l hoap I'll git tn bee sher'
uff. Yours til the kows KUN home.
TOBE SPILKINS.
WHO'D wants tn bee sherun.