Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-10
= NO. 81.

You merchants and business men who have
your collectors tramping the pavements trying
to collect bills from your best customers, de
you think there is plenty of money in circula
tion?-Topeka Co-Operator
THERE will be no war with England, but the
people of the United States will have little
bill of about 5000 900 to meet, to settle the ex-
pense of the Venezuelan commission. The pres.
dent and congress never fail to punder the peo-
pie whenever and wherever an opportunity is
offered. .-Co-Operator.
The Monroe doctrine in it's fulness would
drive out the five hundred million dollars of
English money invested in the United States.
1t would also enable lis to quit paying tribute
to the Rothschds, or any other foreign poten.
tate. Why don't our Statesmen" rant about
this for a while.-E1 Dorado Advocate.
THE silve- men in the senate are acting in
way that shows honesty of purpose. They are
acting together irrespective of party lines. This
is the only way the opposition of the money
power can ever accomplish anything. Those
western men who talk silver and boom goldbugs
are trying to deceive the people. Operator
If there were any doubt existing that we are
a financial dependency of Great Britain, the
panic last week brought on by British stock
holders of American securities as result of
the Venezuela question undoubtedly removed
it. All this talk about whipping England will
bear postponement until we declare our financial
independence of European influences by adopt
ing an American financial system-Paola
Times.
If Governor Morrill, succeeds in getting his
ideas on the liquor question engrafted upon the
Republican state platform neXt year, the Popu-
lists will continue to do as they have done all
along: say nothing and saw wood The GOV
ernor should remember however, the fate of
A. w. Smith in 1892. The Republicans tried
stealing Populist thunder that year and got
their fingers badly scorched Topeka State
Journal.
There is all old but true story told of Dean
Swift, who was celebrated as much for his wit
as for his eloquence. He was invited upon an
important occasion to preach charity sermon
and he arose and said: ''Brethren, who Civ
eth to the poor endeth to the Lord All We
who are satisfied with the security come down
with the stamps" He sat down amid profound
silence, but the collection was the largest ever
known in that church.
A $40, 900 damage suit against the Arkansas
Gazette was dismissed few days ago and the
plaintiff Immediately incarcerated in the PEN
itentary, there to be held until Nov. 22 when
he will be hanged. This punishment. it is
proper to state, does not grow out of his suuab-
BILE with the newspaper, but it may serve as
warning to that class of people who 90 OH. of
their way to "hold up' newspaper for every
fancied grievance
THE market quotations report fall in the
price of wheat, corn and oats, caused by reason
of the fact that gold is quoted at one and one
fourth per cent. premium. 1t was the advocates
of the gold standard who were deplorine the
shrinkage of the value of the dollar in the pock
ct of workingmen, which they alleged the free
coinage of silver would cause. What have thev
to say about the shrinkage of the value of the
farmers grain in his granary caused bv the an
probation of gold?-Co-Ope
Those our readers who read the Pass,nore
open letter will be pleased to learn that iurv
of his peers sustained him from to lizard nv
bringing in a verdict of not guilty. If Won
want to know what the NJ f. church thinks Of
John Evans, Bishop Warren and Dr. McIntire
go back and read Passmore's letter and recol.
lect the jury says he is not guilty.
Next week we hope to be able to publish ar.
other letter from Mr. Passmore-unavoidablv
delayed this week.-Denver Road