Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-30
PIE AND MEAT
TOO GOOD FOR woRKINGMEN.
NO MORE HOLIDAYS.
EXCURSIONS MUST BE STOPPED.
LABORERS MUST STAY AT HOME, AND
WORH ron so CENTS Il DIP.
Read this 11Oicc md H0nd it to Your
NeiSb60r.

for by the Fort Wayne, Ind, Journal, on the
word of Judge Bell to whom it is addressed,
and who was former partner OF ex-Unitcd
States Attorney General Miller. The letter
was written by ]. Francis Forsytce: eve,
whose business it is to study fnancess, and are
therefore, capable of determining such questions,
know thai there is at this time too much money.
Millions are now ready in this city to be loaned
on call. Your methods are snch as to frighten
all money-lendcrs (for nothing is so easily
scared as money!. No one can tell what laws
your candidate Of elected) may suggest We
are forced to loan. money at such rates as we
can get. But what do your workmcn say? If
they cannot get a dollar day, they refuse to
work, while they ought to take Is cents, or
even so cents, so that we may keep them at
work. You ought to teach them that 81 per
day on a gold basis is enormous pay in this
country NO GOLD COUNTRY PAYS
MORE THAN FIFTY CENTS FOR LABOR,
while here, living is the cheapest of all coun-
tries, providing the lower classes live as they
should live. They are really eXtravagant.
They buy meat four or five days i'll the week;
they even indulge often in pie, which is no
kind of food to be enjoyed by working people,
and does them good. Rice is one of the
most healthy and nourishng of foods-it is
cheap. They eat wheat bread when rye is
more suitable. These ideas grow out Of wrong
education, which you, my dear sir, are assist
ing, only to their future disaster. Mr. Hanna,
if he wins the election (and all intelligent men
1 1
tainly inaugurate a much better system for the
lower classes. He will try to take the money
question and tariff out of politics. The law
governing finance can be safely left with the
national banks, insurance and railroad corpora
tions-who, through a standing committee,
with some we'll known and honorable 6nancer,
such as Mr.. j. p. Morgan or Nh August Bel
mont, as chairman, who could formulate and
have passed directly such laws on money as
would be safe and useful for the whole people.
The most wise and useful tariff laws could be
speedily put in force, not bothering those en-
gagged in agriculture or other rural work, eXcit-
ing them by frequent elections, as is Tow the
case We have talked with Mr.. Hanna as 10 the
many things which now wron9ing the lower
classes and divertinG them from their labor
He thinks there too many holiday, and es-
pecaly excursions to somewhat long distance,
where these people meet aud exchange exciting
converse upon subjects such as we have referred
to, and which they are not capable OF under
standing Besides this, they should be at
work They spend 100 much money. How
can wo1kmcn expect to indulge in Injuries,
idle away their time, and prosper? We believe
for their own good, if some belehcent law
could be passed which would limit excursions
and coninc the lower classes to the township
in which they live, they would be better off at
the end of the year. We think if the present
election is carried by the honest people and
Mr. Hanna, that, by 1900, the people them
selves would unanimously vote for such changes
in their state constitutions as would relieve
them from the turmoil and worry over elections
1t is costing us a great deal more of time, be-
sides several millions of dollars, to teach these
lessons, and they should realize that we cannot
constantly subscribe millions of money at pres
identia elections for their cause, which outlay.
by agitations, is constantly increasing. In
talking with Mr.. Hanna recently, he said lie
would need twenty-five millions of dollars from
our city New York before the polls closed i'll
November, caused by such men as you and Mr.
BRYAN, but we think that if treble that amount
is really needed, our generous people will sup
ply it to keep the ignorant people from COM
hitting political suicide. If you will make
known your actual needs for the beginning of
the work providing you agree to change your
views in accordance with our followers in your
state belonging to the honest gold party), we