Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

POpullStS. Senator Allen, of Nebraska told
them that if they would pass a bill for the free
coinage of silver, the Populist senators would
vote for the tariff bill, He was asked if he
would be satisfied with bill for the free coin
age of the American product, but Senator AL
len quickly answered, "No!"
The New York Sun wants Mrs. Lease to
drop into poetry. 1t observes Doubtless the
Rev. Mary Elizabeth Lease will display as
much JUNCTION, force, and authority as the Hon.
Mary Elizabeth Lease has displayed on the
stump The pull pit gains what stateswoman-
ship loses. 1t is hoped that the lady's new vo-
cation will not entirely close her springs of po-
etry. Kansas has many preachers and count
less political orators, and too many Populists.
She needs more OF the soothing influences of
poetry, and Mrs Leases poetry is as soothing
as sleep and as sweet as molasses sugar
HERE is an item it might be we'll for some of
our people to remember who always howl
ing for resubmsson During the time that
Kansas had open saloons, the population in the
peritentiary reached over 1000. Since prohi-
btion went into effect, the number has de-
creased to SS3, and IoS of these are federal
prisoners, mostly from Oklahoma. Thus, the
actual number of prisoners that belong to Kan
sls is 775.-Burlngton Independent (Dem.)
New parties are not formed by the politicians.
They result from an uprising of the people.
Hence when the national conventions of the
two great parties meet it would be we'll for the
to uot he
pie too far. 1t can never be foreold accurate
ly when they are goint to rebel and when the
discovery is made that there is political rev.
oluton it is always too late to stop it.--Topeka
State Journal
THE St. Louis Globe Democrat vellemently
insists that neither old party will put free
silver plank i'll its platform, but that both will
declare for "sound money!" single gold
standard. The Topeka Capital echoes this
sentiment. What are you going to do about it,
you silver Republicans and Democrats? Why
not be honest with yourselves, and come into
the ranks of the Peoples party-the only sill
yer party?
THE proper representation of the sentiment
of Kansas Republicans in the national conven-
ton seems likely to devolve upon the congress
sional districts. In the personal fight which
has come up over the selection of delegates-at
large, all matters of principle appear to have
been lost sight Of. Does the majority mean to
stand around and permit the minority to rule?
Topeka State Journal (Rep.)
A petition that has received one thousand
names in Topeka alone will be sent to the Sen
ate to-day urging the passage of Senator PEI
fer's bill to prohibit the granting of federal Ii
censes to sell liquor in prohibition states and
for the unexcepted purposes. Among the sign
ers are all the state and county officials and
many resubmissionsts as we'll as prohibition
ists.-Topeka Capital.
UP at Fond Du Lac, Wis, few days ago,
anti-tramp convention was held, and ar
rangements were made to establish warehouses
in order to ''abolish the tramp nuisance" If
those empty headed fools who got up that con-
vention would go to work and devise means
whereby the unemployed may obtain work,
they would exhibit more sense than they now
appear to have.
The beginning of the end of the un-Ameri-
can, pharisaical and altogether unnecessary and
reprehensible secret political societies is appar-
ent in the quarres and strifes which are mark
ing the course of all of them. Americas free
soil and pure atmosphere will i'll time kill the
evil germs of any and oil oath bound liberty
destroying, cowardly political bodies.-Kansas
City Times