Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24

have thus briefly outlined the
present condition Of China, simply tc
direct your attention to what we may
expect in the near future, when the
we'll paid labor of America will be
brought into direct competition with
the pauper labor Of China and Japan
There is only one logical conclusion
to come to If our legislators do not
take some active steps towards pre-
venting such competition-the wages
Of American labor will drop.
The gold bugs have always been vic.
Nrious.
You ask, "Why?" Because the
masses do not understand the financial
question:" This is true only in part
The main reason is that the gold bugs
have bought both judge and jury. Is
it any wonder that they are AWARDED
the verdict?
Three-fourths of the people of the
United States are in favor of free coin
age on basis Of 16 to and have cast
their votes to that effect, electing on a
silver platform men who, when elect
ed, repudiated their promises and de-
ceived the people, supporting gold bug
theories regardless of the suffering and
misery their actions brought upon the
people who elected them.
The time has come when the masses
must make the great effort of their
lives to gain recognition. In the cleo
tions of 1896, the silver question will
be lie axis upon which all others re-
volve; so prepare to make the fight of
your lives. Cast aside all party affilia-
tons. If you cannot get an honest
man nominated in your own party, vote
for any honest man, regardless of par
ty, but be sure that he is honest.
Remember that the gold-bugs are
preparing for the greatest fight they
have ever had; they realize their
jeopardy and that the people have be-
come determined to be heard and so
are making strenuous efforts to pro-
vide against defeat.
This is not a political fight. 1t is a
battle with the pluotcrats Of London
and their agents in the United States
on one side and the people on the other.
The people must win, for If they lose,
the cause of the people-free silver
will be retarded for years.
Nominate, regardless of party, an
honest man. One who will boldly and
at all times support free silver, and
after nominating. elect him, and the
cause is won.
Beware of bankers! They are false
prophets and nine-tenths of them are
auxiliaries of the gold bugs in London.
They are gold bugs themselves for
purely mercenary reasons. With gold
mono-metallism they can retain their
high rates Of interest.
What does 1t matter to them that
you lose your farm or your home; that
the laborers on railways, in fields or in
factories, have to work for few cents
day to compete with the cheap la
Dor of China and Japan-they get their
interest just the same.
Every one that can read should study
the financial question and prepare him
self to cast his vote for an honest, true
man, who will at all times and in all
places work for the good of the coun-
try and the good Of the people.
What little gold there is is controlled
by, comparatively, a very few men, or
locked up in vaults by the hundreds of
millions.
At the beginning of the Christian era
the Roman Empire had 1900, 100000 of
money. At the end of the fif
teenth century they had less than
5000, 100000. India and China then
were in the height of their glory and
splendor and the inference is that much
of the money that disappeared found its
way into the Golfers of the wealthy In
dian and Chinese nabobs.
In these countries gold was needed,