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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
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This table plainly shows that the silverites
have majority of the delegates, and, should
there be a coming together, it is easy to be
seen that the Populists are at the mercy of the
one-plank party The Silver party will die
tate the nominations, and even the dullest
mind can comprehend the result. The leaders
of this new party have declared that they will
not endorse the Populist platform, and they also
declare that if either old party declares for sill
yer, they will support that party. Should
neither old party declare for silver and neither
one WILLY, this new party expects to dictate the
ticket to be supported by the Populists. The
result will be that the great mass of Populists
of the country will repudiate the action of the
national convention and refuse to vote ticket.
Of course, they will have no ticket to vote,
and the party will go to pieces, which is just
what the originators of the Silver party are
working for. The silver crowd will then vote
the old-party tickets. However, we do not be-
,;eve the Populist delegates will fall into the
tran set by the Taubeneck- Weaver Donnely
crowd of "1eaders," but will take matters into
their own hands and sit down on the fellows
who would sell us out.
Next week, we shall publish lengthy letter
from Ex-Governor Waite, of Colorado, to the,
Topeka Daily Co-Operator, which places this
s;lver-party scheme in its true light.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
FREE SILVER BADGES.

The great issue in the coming campaign will
be free silver Every friend of the cause should
let the world know where he stands. We
have the most unique and handsome badge ev-
er designed. 1t is made of two metals, thus
representing the popular idea-the coinage of
gold and silver at ratio of 10 to 1. The two
metals are joined together with link and has
bar pin at the top Every patriotic Ameri-
can should wear of these badges. Wrap
a csc piece i'll soft paper and send it with your
address to the Novelty Company, Salna Kan,
and you will receive badge. Five for 81 90
Write for special rates to clubs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
AT THE BANKERS BANQUET.

eff, in IS75-6-7-S the bankers and the
sound-money men had been organized as they
are organized now and had spoken out as they
are speaking out now had started out for a
campaign of education as they are starting out
now, the greenback would long ago have been
wiped out; the silver lunacy, before it wrought
incaculable damage, would have been confined
to the asylums, where it belongs, and Populism
would have been promptly swept back into the
holes OF its native prairie from which it origin
ally emerged, and would have become rare
specimen OF this dangerous manifestation of
barbarisn, which now mouths posonously
against our possessions and our liberties"
This was President Corwell's opening SEN
tence, and it contains ~ words, by actual
count Pleasant reading isn't it?
The gold-bugs' campaign of education is ex-
pected to do the work which should have done
nearly twenty years ago. The greenback is to
be wiped out and the silver lunacy confined to
the asylums, "where they belong"
That reminds us of what Benjamin Harrison
said when running for governor in Indiana in
1876. He recommended that the state lunatic
asyuns be enlarged for the accommodation of
the members of the Greenback party
And Populism swept back into the holes of
its native prairie'-to be remembered only as
dangerous manifestation OF barbarism"
The PlutocratS hate the Populists worse than
any other class OF voters, simply from the fact
that we have persistently kept up the agitation
We added immensely to our total numbers at
every election, and our pckets have steadily
advanced all along the line, in spite of the
cross-ilre OF the gold power and the weakness
of humanity. The good men and true, "who
never finch and never run, are moving forward
i'll solid phalanx, all along the line, and the
trembling silverites and weakened reformers
pick up little courage and have some back
bone as the old guard moves to the front with
long stride and steady step, and they see one
political banner that Wall street breads
Politicians are looking over the field anx-
iously. They would give great deal to know
how the land lies beyond the timber
To the time-servers who are always ready to
fight on the side of the strongest battalions
Banker Cornwell filings parting threat:
''The politician, high or low, who turns
from the straight course of sound money and
the gold standard stabs dead, once for all, his
every chance for political success, especially if
be wants to be president" ~
This is the power that kills the merchant,
the tradesman the newspaper, and gags the
congressman. Paste this in your hat.
Talk about "a dangerous manifestation of
barbarsm" The American people are about
ready to take up arms against insolence of
traitors, and to defend the constitution and
Americanism as our fathers did more than a
century ago. My old-party friend these be
thy gods, Oh, Israel, and don't deny ire
form Press, Pueblo, Colo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
HOW ABOUT THIS?

George c. Ward has written letter i'll which
he shows up the scheme of the one-plank fell
lows in the Peoples party and the Silver party
chaps who are trying to work scheme to get
the Populsts to drop the Omaha platform and
make the campaign OH the silver issue alone.
In his letter, Mr.. Ward gives the number of
Populst delegates and the number of Silver
party delegates to the national convention at
St, Louis Here is the list of delegates, by
states:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
LINCOLN'S WORDS.

EDITORS AGrrAToR: In the columns of
your paper of the 9TH are quoted the beautiful
words of Abraham Lincoln i'll his speech at
Gettysburg. He said:
cit is rather for us to be here dedicated to
the great task remaining before us; that from
these horored dead we take increased devotion;
that we here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain; that this nation,
under God, shall have new birth of freedom,
and that the government of the people, by the
people for the people, shall not perish from
the earth
We are constrained to ask: How have the
people kept the trust? What are the facts?
We see a nation of the greatest resources of
any on earth--one in which the bountiful hand
of the Great Giver has spared nothing OF life
to make its people happy. We see people
numbering seventy millions, who are brave,
intelligent and Industrious but who have not
been watchful of their dearly bought freedom.
Love Of party seems to have superced~d love OF
country, for, in spite of the most crushing evil
dence of ruinous legislation that has created,
and is creating, widespread want and wretch
edness, and that even threatens our free insti-
tutions, the people blindly cling to the old
enslaving parties.
The estimated debts of the United States,
public and private, aggregate between twenty
five and thirty billion dollars 1t exceeds the
assessed value of the property of the United
States And yet, debts are being increased by
issuing bonds, and that, too, III time OF peace,
and in land whose resources exceed that OF
any other, and, by further contraction of the
currency, the debts ate increased i'll proportion
to the contraction. The two old parties i'll
power are vying with each other III issuing
bonds and contracting the currency. Every
pretext to increase debt is resorted to that there
may be an excuse for issuing bonds, of which
the money changers of Europe hold a disas-
trons amount. 1he lands and mines and other
resources of the people are going into their
possession. The English nobility alone own
millions Of acres of the land III the United
States, and that, too, in places, by whole coun-
ties.
The descendants of the trainers Of our con-
stitution and of the honored dead of whom
Lincoln so feelingly spoke bear this monstrous
debt The people are swiftly becoming tenant
farmers. The rents are increasing rapidly, as
necessity grows greater. Prices are falling,
and everywhere throughout the land, steadily,
foreclosures and sheriff's sales fill columns OF
the papers, mercantile failures and closing
banks are almost too common to note
Will the people seek redress by leaving old
~ ,trv
of party? (Mrs.) ELIZA HUDSON,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
A CARD FROM HELEN COUGAR.

We are in receipt OF the following from Hell
en- M. Cougar, the noted temperance advocate
Mrs Cougar is an able, brilliant and logical
speaker, and besides being great temperance
worker, and Jealous and earnest advocate of
the acknowledgements of her sex, is also astaunch
friend of the fnancially-oppressed people, and
an able debater on the finance question. 1t is
pleasing to know that her wonderful power is
to be welded, to great extent, i'll the channel
of financial reform in the next campaign The
oppressed people ot the nation will welcome
her efforts in their behalf The card explains
ITSELF
LAFAYETTE, IND, Feb. 10, 90.
ED. TRIBUNE, Olathe, KAN have just
read your ringing editorial and St. Johns artiv
Gle on the union of reform forces i'll the coming
campaign. want to say amen to every word
of both only | would add plank demanding
the enfranchisencut of women. Let Kansas
reformers get together and set the example for
other states. 1t is the only way out for the
masses.
Cordially, HELEN M. COUGAR.
We will say that we believe the day is not
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
$25. 90 PRIZE.

The Monthly Sentinel will give $25.oo cash
for the best article, not exceeding 500 words,
in behalf of the Populist doctrines. An arti-
Gle should be one that will make converts dis
arm prejudice invite fair hearing, and do it
in the plainest most attractive and truthful
manner. We would like one better than any
thing that has yet appeared in our columns
Write plainly using typewriter if possible
send it in time to reach Joliet not later than
March 25th. We reserve the right to publish
any article contributed whether the same wins
the prize not. Keep copy, as no manu-
script may be returned. Address
THE MONTHLY SENTINEL, Joliet, Ills.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

THE New York World highly endorses Sen
ator Peffer's plan to investigate the bond deals.
The Topeka Capital endorses his action relative
to the excessive corn FREIGHT rates to the south
Senator PETER is true statesman and grand
man He has done more work in the interest
of the people during his one term as senator
than John J ingalls, did during the eighteen
wears he played senator.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

Col. NORTON, who has been engaged in re-
form work so many years, as editor of the
Chicago Sentinel, has moved TO Joliet See
his advertisement i'll this issue.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

WE are in receipt of the Chicago Broadside,
weekly mlddle-of-the-road paper, published
by Norman Rapalee, author of Craps Hot
Shot /" which appears in the Chicago Express
every week. Send for copy of the Broadside.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

Malcolm F. Smith, husband of Mrs. l.. B.
Smith, president of the Kansas State w. C. T.
u, died at his home i'll Ottawa, Feb. 10th.
Deceased served his country welN during the
rebellion. He was true patriot, and believed
III uphoding the laws of the state aud nation.
HIS sympathes were with his talented wife in
her work in the cause of temperance, and aid
ed her III every possible way. Mrs. Smith has
the sympathy of a host of true friends in her
sore bereavement
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

MRS. MARY L. LEASE preached in the Cen
trail Church of Christ, at Wichita, last Sunday,
morning and evening. The house was crowd
ed to the sidewalk on both occasions, and the
papers speak of her sermons in the highest
terms of praise. Portions of the morning sermon
were published in all of the leading papers of
the country Mrs. Lease says she has not
abandoned the platform for the pulpit, but will
continue to preach the gospel OF reform, as i'll
the past.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21

far distant when the enfianchiseinent of women
will bel granted by every state in the Union.
Eliminate the question iiNm partisan politics
and we believe Kansas would adopt such an
amendment to her constitution. Political
prejudice (because PopulistsI Endorsed it) de-
feated the measure in ISo4.-Olathe Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-21
KANSAS AGfrATOR, GARRETT, KANSAS.
POPULIST CONVENTIONS.

The Populist state cetral committee met at
the office of Chairman Breidenthal, i'll Topeka
on the 18th, for the purpose of fixing the dates
and places for holding the convention to select
delegates to the national convention at ST.
Louis, and the convention to nominal state
ticket. 1t was decided to hold the 6rst-named
convention at Hutchinson, March I8th and
the state convention at Abilene, August 5th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
At Marshall Hall,

The green lawns Of Marshall Hall have
thus early in the season begun their mag
netic work Of attracting excursonists from
Washington, and although it rained for a
time yesterday, the steamer Charles Mac
alester carried two big parties to the popu-
lar river resort. From present appearances
the indications are that the season now
opening wilt be one Of the most successful
in the history of the Hall. Everything was
fresh, budding, beautiful and quiet yester-
day, and the trip was apparently refreshing
and restful to all who went down. At the
Hall one Of the famous planked shad din
rers was served with the special accom-
ranimants for which Marshall Hall is
noted. Visitors seemed particularly inter-
ested in the new mammoth double dip chute
now in course of construction, which will
undoubtedly delight and amuse thousands
during the next few months. There will be
two trips to Marshall Hall every day dur
ing May. Superintendent McDevitt and Mr..
w. T. Richey, special agent, were in evil
dence yesterday and successfully looked af-
ter the comfort of everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Aliens Grand Opera House.-No perform
ance.
Academy Of Musio.-"The Romance of
Coon Hollow"
All Souls Church, corner 14th and L
Mrs. Lucy Underwood Mccain on Cali
fornia."
Central Halfway Fete and Ball, under
Columbia Photograph Company, 919
Pennsylvania avenue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ton of the Graphophone and kaleidoscope.
Illustrated lecture by Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis on I'm the Holy Land and Egypt
With Mark Twain"
First Baptist Church, 10th and o streets
Observation-Disclosures lecture by H. NJ.
Wharton on THE Man in the Moon"
First Congregational Church, corner 10th
and G streets Observation-Disclosures lee
ture by Mr.. Herbert W. Lewis on Rescue
and Protection OF Children"
Foundry NJ. E. Church, 14th and G streets
Observation-Disclosures lecture by Rev. A.
@. Rogers on Ben Hur."
kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Sam T. Jack 8
Extravaganza Company.
Lafayette Square Opera House.-May
kermiss by the pupils of Misses Minnie and
May Hawke.
National Rifles Armory, G. street between
9TH and 10th streets northweSt.-Prof. F.
NJ Proctor and daughters annual May
ball.
New National Theater-Hoyt's "a Mid
night Bell
Wimodaughsis. 1923 1 street northwest
Art Loan Exhibit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
A LUMBER COMBINE.
North Carolina Men Said to Have Or
Ganized to Keep Up Prices.


Eanized to Keep Up Prices.
Prominent lumber dealers of this city to-
day, in conversation with a Star reporter,
pressed the opinion that building opera
tions here will be materially affected in the
rear future by the action of the pine lum-
Der men in North Carolina, and those to
whom most of this lumber is shipped for
sale in Baltimore.
1t is stated that every large lumber oD-
orator in the tar heel state has signed an
agreement to shut down his mill or mills
for an indefinite period, and in most in
stances the manufacturing of lumber has
already been stopped.
1t is understood that the movement is the
first step toward forming a powerful COM
bination II advance the price OF the stocks
of lumber on hand. The output of the mills,
whose propretors have already signed the
agreement amounts to about 6UO0OO,OOO
feet of lumber yearly, and it is claimed
that rs this is the larger part of the pine
lumber for which there is a market they
Will be able to carry their plans into effect
Those who are posted say that the stock
of lumber at the principal shipping centers
Is at this time not large, and 1t is said that
the profits obtained for some time past
have not been satisfactory to dealers. 1t Is
also asserted that there will be no resump-
ion of operations at the mills until there is
a reasonable certainty that prices will be
maintained, so as to obtain better financial
results than now. Among those who have
signed the agreement referred to- besides
the proprietors of the mills, are: The Tunis
Lumber Company of Pert Deposit, Nd.
Mr. Jacob Tome, president: the Surry Lum-
Der Company of Dendron, Va, Mr.. r. #.
Waters of Baltimore, PRESIDENT: the John
L. Roper Lumber Company, the Roanoke
Railroad and Lumber Company, the Green
leaf Johnson Lumber Company. all of Nor
folk, W., and the Camp Manufacturing
Company of Franklin, Va
Some of the lumber dealers think it prob
able that the planning mill owners who pre-
pare the lumber for market will also or
ganize for mutual protection and the adj
vancement and maintenance Of prices. 1t
is stated that efforts to form a practical
| union of men engaged in the North Carolina
IL mber trade have been going on for a
year, but until within the last few days
nothing definite was accomplished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
Dental Department Commencem

The annual commencement of Columbian
University's dental department will take
place tomorrow evening at Metzerott Hall.
The exercises will commence at 8 o'clock,
and will consist of a prayer by Rev. D. w.
Skellenger, the comforting Of degrees by
President Whitman. an address to the grad
yates by Prof. L. c. F. Hugo the valedictory
by Joseph Egan, and the award of prizes nv
Prof. H. c. Thompson. Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band, and an attrac-
tive program has been arranged The
graduates are as follows: Richard V. Barry,
District of Columbia Edward F. Concklin
Rhode Island; Wilmer S. Hail. Alabama:
Llewellyn Jordan. NJ D., Mississippi; Samuel
c. Luckett Texas; Harry b. Moore District
of Columbia; Rob't b. l.. Wiltberger District
of Columbia; L. Joe Broughton, North Caro-
lima; Joseph l.. Egan, Connecticut; Harry A.
Jelly, Maryland; Hubert L. King district OF
Columbia; John A. Moore, Indiana; J. Rev.
erdy Stewart, Virginia; James l.. Whiteside
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
or two in answer to High School Scholar,
whose letter appeared in q recent issue.

or two in answer to High School Scholar,
whose letter appeared in a recent issue.
He, no doubt. is still some years below
the voting age, hence has much to learn
pe1ore ne Is capable Of Weighing the needs
OF our race In the balance. He has yet to
learn that the laws governing the develop
ment OF the colored race are the same as
tnose governing all others, and that as we
are still in the bread-and-butter stage Of
our existence, much time must yet elapse
before the leisure and means are at our
disposal for extended education in lines
not beneficial to the masses
Education can lay claim to being such only
In proportion as 1t fits the young man and
woman for self-supporting, useful man.
heoa ana womanhood. Every year the
plonth or roses brings to our view scores of
academic graduates, who, in the event Of
not being supplied with places as teachers
mist sit In the parlor and drum on the
piano or else loaf around the corners while
mother still rubs away at the washtub.
NOW, the foolish objection to Industrial ed
ucatfon advanced by some is owing to the
raise IDEA that all work not in the line of
the professions Is mental and degrading
1t by no means follows that because a man
IS mechanic 1t brands him as lacking in
inteii1gence and worth, any more than the
a. noia,ng OF high school or college diploma
Is guarantee for intellectual superiority. 1t
requires almost as much brains to be a
skilled mechanic as to be an inferior teach
er, mediocre doctor. or shyster lawyer
scholar credit for having proved at least
one th'ng: In criticising the editorial ~
written by Member of Glass 81" he
SHOWS plainly that at least one person
needs moro academic education, or he, too.
Will be debarred from filling one of the
POSITIONS he may clamor for at some
future time. MECHANIC.
Academic Education
10 the Editor Of The. Evening Star:
Had "A High School Scholar written his
plea for academic education in Latin which
understand he studies. rather recites five
times a week, he might have convinced
few people not of a classic turn of mind
that Latin and Greek are good for some-
thing, after all; but, unfortunately for his
advocacy Of the dead languages he en-
ployed living English (O as his medium of
communication, thereby falling into serious
error-so serious that his best friends real
~ nave been convinced that the only lust
sentence to be pronounced upon him is to
give MIN the minimum, ten hours day at
hard labor in English for five years; then
ne may be able to send communica lion to
The Star which will not horrify the edi-
Tor, agonlze the printer, and force his
friends to blush for shame.
A PRIMARY PUPIL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
Col. Bliss Funeral.

Col Alexander Bliss, who died Thursday
last, was buried at Arlington Saturday af-
tcrnoon with appropriate services. The
funeral services proper took place at ST.
Johns Church, and were largely attended
Rev. Mackay Smith officiated The floral
offerings We're numerous and beautiful
The pallbearers were Gen. Parke, Cen
woodward. Mr.. Hackett, Judge Hagner Dr.
Gunnell, Mr.. Henry E. Pellew, Judge Mott
and Mr.. John a. kasSon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.
AGAINST INTEMPERANCE.
Rev. f. ID. Powers Sermon Last Night
Before the W. G.. II. L.,

Rev. F. D. Power spoke under the aus
pices of the w c. T. U. to large audi
ence L st night at the Christian Church on
the temperance question. The pulpit was
draped in the national colors, tied with
the white silk knot that is the badge of the
w. c. T. u The music was rendered by
the chorus choir, directed by Mr. H. L.
Shepard. Mr.. Powers text was, and
there shall be no more curse" from Reeve
lations xxi:3. The discourse was an ear
nest denunciation of the evil of drink, and
sbounded in pathetic and illustrative
stories and anecdotes in reference to the
liquor trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Manchester for Mount Vernon,
Marshall Hall, Glymont and intermediate
landings at 10 am. and 2:30 pm.
Steamer Harry Randall for Chapel Point,
colonial Beach and river landings at I am.
steamer Newport News for Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe at pm.
1877 l street northwest.-Tally-ho Coach
Tor Arlington at 10 am. and pm.