Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-02

millions. In the presence of this tremendous
issue no patriot afford to split hairs or range
himself directly or indirectly against that noble
tribune OF the people, that Statesman who has
terrified the hosts of Mammon OH both sides of
the Atlantic who dwells in the CITY which
bears the name of the great commoner and
emancipation. Bryan is our second Lincoln
The Arena
SHORT time ago, A. P. Brigham, formerly
OF this city, now employed in bank at Bur
lington. was here, visiting friends. In con-
versation the street with several men, he
said there never was time when he could buy
as much for his money-live SO cheaply-as at
present, and he should vote to keep conditions
just as they are. An old farmer who overheard
the remark said: "Well, you just tell your
friends that You made one silver vote by that
little speech of yours
If a return to bimetaism is good for the
people of the United States, refusal to accept
it because the mine-uwners would L1oit there
by is as sensible as would be the conduct of a
sick man who, rather than pay doctor to cure
him. should prefe: to remain il---or of farmers
in an arid region who should reject plan of
irrigation for the reason that the borers and
dltch-dggers would earn something by bring
ing water to the parched lands. NY. Journal
DON'T be fooled. The farmers, market-gar-
deners, miners, stockmen and wage-workers
are not falling over each other to get to Canton
to worship at the feet of the great Joss of the
eastern god-bug. This class of people have
no money to pay railroad fare after the mort
gage is paid and TIL little ones started to school,
Topeka Co-Operator
A LOT of Republican generals are travelling
about the state by special (free) railroad train,
making back platform speeches. A friend of
John J. Infalls asked him what he thought of
this procedure, and his reply was that if they
must travel, they would do more good by trav-
cling by OK team.
YOUNG Stephen A. Douglass, the son of his
father, who was imported to Kansas by the
&. o. p, wasn't brilliant success, and had to
be called off. AT Olathe, he told his hearers
that he came to Kansas to educate the heathen
That kind of talk don't 'go down" in Kansas
J
aor, is making splendid canvass of the dis
trict, and is winning friends wherever he goes.
He says Linn county is alive with enthusiasm,
and that the silver forces in that county bid
tar to roll up an immense majority.
CHAIRMAN GoWDY, chairman of the Indiana
Republican state central committee, has sent
cipher dispatch to New York in which he
cedes that Bryan will carry Indiana by ma
jority of from 10000 to $4,000.
THERE has been another bankers meeting at
Topeka, but the attendance was very slim.
There are goodly number of silver advocates
among the Kansas bankers, and they stayed at
home
SEVERAL Colorado silver speakers who are
now working in the eastern states will visit
Kansas the latter part of October. w. j. Kerr
formerly of this city, is one of the speakers.
Boz INGERsoLL has declared for ''sound
money" Now those preachers who are calling
BRYAN an "anarchst" will be tumbling over
each other to invite Bob to occupy their pulpts.
CHICAGO bankers gave church il that city
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