Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-10
NO. A..

THE American Tramp, of Atlanta, Iowa, ha
been made the official organ of the American
Federation of Labor of that state
WHEN men stop asking "what is good poll
cy?" and simply question "what is right?'
the new order will be in sight Star and Kan
san.
THE Prohibs and the Populists of Kansas
propose to unite forces and vote for St. John
for congress. They would probably elect him
Wouldn't he make the Rumccrats and Pluto
Gratis squirm, thouh!- Pointer, Providence, RI.
In St. Louis few nights ago, 45o out-of-
works applied for shelder at the police station
in one night Now, will some loafer who nevet
did an honest days work in his life please rise
to remark that they could all find work if they
wanted to?-The Grander Age.
ALTHOUGH the socialists of Belgium number
third of the Population, they are not attempt
ing anything very revolutionary as yet-only
taking steps to secure free textbooks in the
schools and free meal for the pupils.-Star
and Kansan.
WHEN ten million men in this country stand
ready to quit work at tap of bell they can
make their own terms with our 4 900 million
aires.-St. Louis Evening Journal.
When 1000, 900 men in this country stand
ready to vote together for their own interests,
there will be no millionaires. s.-Grander Age,
THE resubmission question is very anxiously
advocated by two classes: Those who desire
to engage in the liquor traffic, when the law
will take care of the results. The second class
are those pettifogging, shyster lawyers who are
out of business when there is no whisky around
to make people quarrelsome.-Pao Times.
SUPPOSE man had safe full of money
greenbacks, bank notes, silver and silver GER
ti6cates, but only little gold. And suppose a
creditor should come in with thousand-dollar
claim and request gold. Wouldn't the man be
a chump to hustle around town and borrow
the gold on, say, twenty years time, at a, or
any other per cent. of interest? Uncle Sam is
doing this kind of business.-C Chicago Broad
side.
THOUSANDS of able-bodied men and women
SaAAOI Soih SAouSA " hSSP luC WOll VI WANT
from the miserable novels which serve them for
a home, while on the broad prairies of western
states grain is SO cheap that it cannot be raised
except at loss These conditions are the nat
ural sequence to the contraction of the volume
of the nations money by the demonetization of
silver; and yet, there are Prohibitonists who
would have the party go on record as favoring
their continuance by platform silent on the
money and monopoly questions. Com
(Prohib.)
THOSE who read the proceedings of congress
can see that national Legislators are not free
to enact measures according to their own iudg-
ment. They can scarcely propose measure
which does not call down upon them lobby of
some sort, and they are forced to change or
abandon it. These selfish lobbies are the great
enemies of government, the obstructors of lep-
slation, the bulldoze1s of Legislators. The
Australian ballot law compels election lobbyists
to stay certain distance from the polling
places: Why might not a law compel congress
sional lobbyists to stay certain distance from
Washington? Any one caught tampering,with
4 jury is-quickly punished. Why may not
those be punished who tamper with congress
men or Legislators ?-Progressive Farmer.
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