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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
The gulf between the men Y

The gulf between the men who are
getting richer by the riseof money and
the men who are getting poorer by the
shrinkage of productive property, is
widening from year to year. These
conditions have built in this country
q moneyed aristocracy. Many of these
gentry in New England are men Of
not very large means. When prices
were high they turned their property
into money, and are now living an idle
life on the rise Of money. They seem
to think that the lack Of foresight and
the want of business ability is the rea-
son why business men and producers
do not make money. They loaf around
where workingmen are trying to earn
the honest dollar" hunting for a
chance to buy cheap. When one OF
'em goes to the grocer to buy meat
for his dinner he must have the best
cut there is in the "critter" at the low
est price. because he is financier and
pays cash down. The workingman
who is working for the best money
in the world" and has to. wait for his
wages, pays more for his meat and gets
a cheaper cut After lie to these
moneyed aristocrats will put their
money into business and find profit
able employment in taking care of 1t.
After fifteen years of falling prices
the people frG no profitable employ
ment a. their homes and most all OF
them are office-seekers If they belong
to the party in power. All the small
postoffices are eagerly sought after. II
the salary is small everybody under
stands that salaries have doubled in
value by the rise in money and still
rising. Failing prices has driven
ness through bankruptcy. There are
many thousands of other merchants
who have large stocks of goods on
hand bought at very low prices. which
they are now selling at retail at 80
per cent of cost in order to get out OF
a losing business and nobody Is taking
their places. '" r"
Nothing makes a man so homesick
in his own home as to see everything
he possesses shrinking from year to
year except his debts and taxes. !
Afr 16 to 1 the sunshine Of rising
prices will bring hope and joy into
many lowly homes where there is now
sadness and sorrow. The rise Of prices
would be gradual and on the higher
plane all interests would adjust them
selves without doing injustice to any
body
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
Tom Reeds Confession. 4,

Jerry Simpson is as full of humor
as these days are of sunshine. He has
a good deal of faith in humanity in
general, but not much in Tom Reed.
do you know" he said to a st. Louis
Republic correspondent the other day.
that Reed is cynic, without SINGER
ity in anything? He does not possess
a serious conviction. The first term
Of my service in congress l made q
speech on the tariff and had a good
deal to say about principle. After I
had finished, Reed rolled over to me.
congratulated me and drawled out:
That was good speech, Jerry, but
you shouldn't lay so much stress ON
principle. After you've been in con-
gress a few years you will come to the
conclusion that there isn't any such
thing as principle in anything Reed
was perfectly serious, for once. He
has been long enough in congress so
that he hasn't got any principle him
self" ~ ...f-... :
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
What Makes Wages Go Up or Down.

What Makes Wages Go Up or Down.
Gen. A. j. Warner recently made a
silver speech out in Ohio, in which he
made some bulls-eye shots. Among
other things he said: The problem be-
fore us is how to recover ourselves
from these changed conditions. The
difficulties which must be overcome are
increasing. The gold standard has
been established in Russia and Japan.
You may look any day for another
step in India. Gold will continue to
rise, and prices will fall. Our task is
becoming harder. 70 restore pros
perity in this country you must get
down nearer the soil. If the prices of
products continue to fall and money to
rise, think what will soon be the result
BY the time we have a population Of
one hundred millions, less than FIVE
per cent will have all the wealth. You
cannot have a high order of civiliza-
ton when wealth is concentrated into
few hands. What we want is not
so much to start the mills, as to start
the markets. When everybody is EN-
Iloyed, you can't keep wages down;
when only half are employed, you
can't keep wages up. In the last year,
we exported 1920, 100000 more than we
imported, of goods and manufactures.
That did not balance our account. We
are now exporting gold to balance up.
Our policy for years has been to in
cres3e the value of that which We
agree to pay, and lower the value Of
that we have to pay with.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
The Angel of Discomfort.

When the world was formed and the
morning stars . "ti' '.''
Upon their paths were sent, r.. ertp
The loftiest-browed of the angels was
The angel of Discomfort.
And he dwelt with man in the caves
Of the hill, rl- ljt
Where the crested serpent stings
And the tiger tears and the she-wolf
bowls, i1]i-1 rti ,1elfN
And he told of better things. ID y.e
And he led man forth to the town, i'.'
And forth to the fields of corn; III. Z
And he told of the ample work ahead,
For which his race was born.
And he whispers to men of those hills
he sees
In the blush of the misty west; i
And they look to the heights of his
lifted eye
And they hate the name of rest
In the light of that eye doth the slave
behold
A hope that is high and brave; 90
And the madness of war comes into his
blood '''
For he knows himself slave .s9 IL
The serfs of wrong by the light of that
eye 'uu bit'ft a"
March with victorious songs; ,ti ~.
For strength of right comes into their.
hearts .'' a'| rIN III.
When they behold their wrongs. =
IT'S by the light of that lifted eye
That Errors rnists are rent,
A guide to the table-lands of Truth
Is the Angel Of Discomfort.
And still he looks with his lifted eye.
And his glance is far away
On light that shines on the glimmer-
ing hills Il'st. 40 -
OF diviner day.
Sam Walter F'oss.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
THE PARTY HARNESS.
1T is NOW CALLING REPUBLl-
CAN VOTERS.
American Citizens Cease Being POtter's
Clay In the Hands of Political Bosses
and Trimmers - The Curse of Cleve-
landlsm.

One often hears the expression, "If
times remain this way until the next
election | shall change my VOTE says
the American Standard. Now, why
will you change you vote? If you
don't know any more at the next cleo
ton what the trouble is than you did
at the last election, what are you
going to vote for? People are sorely
distressed and know there is some
thing the matter, and the principal
reason so many do not know what the
trouble is, is because they are trusting
to party leaders and have not them
selves taken the time to find out. To
oven talk Of having better times with
out removing the cause Of the depres-
sion, is a waste Of energy. A large
majority of the people today honestly
believe that there is something wrong
cannot claim to know or even to have
tried to find out what is the matter.
They have been willing to follow their
political leaders who for selfish rea-
sons are generally ready to do any
thing that will keep them in harmony
with the next boss above them.
The people must think for them
selves and then act before there will
be any better times. AS long as the
people allow themselves misled to be-
lieve it is wrong to have an opinion
that would put them out Of harmony
with their party, so long they will be
as potter's clay in the hands of politi-
cal trimmers. Republicans have be-
lieved in John Sherman and followed
him blindly with the result that he
has put burdens on them, by the
manipulations of the bond and dollar,
many times greater than jeff Davis
did by the War of the Rebellion. You
say: Now. is not this exaggerataiOn?
We answer you no; it is not even an
immoderate statement. You only
feel it to be so because you have not
investigated, and because the leader
named is of your party. When Cleve-
land was elected many unwise Demo-
Gratis were wild with Joy.
Now, what do you think of him?
You have no language that would ex-
press your contempt for and hatred of
the cowardly conspirator. In fact
none are left to do him honor except
the gold and bond gamblers and the
people who bow to the money power
and are willing t shall rule the ma
ton. The masses Of all parties are
honest. Do not we as American clti-
zens owe it to ourselves to wear our
party harness little more loosely?
Shall we not be better citizens to hon
est!y investigate both sides of the
question which, disguise it as cunning
demagogues may, is, after all, simply
neither more nor less than this:
Shall the money power rule, or shall
the people be the government? Gold
and bonds in one end of the scale; the
wealth-producer in the other.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
Speech Not Always Silver.

"In these times campaign speeches
are only empty shells, without kernels.
However we'll meaning, or whoever it
is who thinks he does good by them
must be forgetting that million of
workmen and their children are hun
CRY. The man who looks for bread in
such speeches will not have much to
eat" with the compliments of ].
Wanamaker to the man who was
elected to be president, but puts in his
time making speeches.)
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
Poverty and Abundance.

In the states in the west farmers
burn corn because there is too much
coal. Miners go hungry in Pennsyl-
vania because there is an over-supply
of pork and beans. Men, women and
children are clothed in rags because
too many clothes are made. Children
go barefooted because of an over-pro-
duction of hides. There is no lard in
the workman's howell because of an
over-production of hogs. Too many
streets are unpaved because Of an over
supply of brick.
Funny, isn't it?
Millions go hungry every day be-
cause there is too much bread.-War-
rem Worth Bailey.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
Gage Is Also n CounterfeItey.

The arrest of those counterfeiters in
Arkansas suggests that counterfeiting
is certainly crime, and morally, as
we'll as legally, in most circumstances.
But the demonstration Of silver, which
makes counterfeiting easy in a small
way. is much greater crime than the
counterfeiting itself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
The whole Science of Money.

What good is the Atlantic ocean
anyhow"
my dear boy, it sustains the money
standard" HH ii tHt
"No!" .lpt.. az p
"Yes. If there were no Atlantic
ocean gold couldn't be sent across It.
to Europe" fft a '' =
what of it?" r5f. .r.rf
"Why, when gold is crossing the At
lantic ocean to this country we're
prosperous. When it's crossing to Eu-
rope the silver agitation is threaten
ing the honor Of the nation. "-Twen,
tisth Century. ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
GENERAL REMARKS.

(By General Remarker.)
The desire to abolish the Fourth OF
July because it is sometimes desecrated
by orators like David B. Hill Is carry
ing reform too far. wsFJ~-T o.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
porNtS FROM THE PRESS.

POINTS FROM THE PRESS.
The idea of gold basis for civ.
ilized nation Is an unmitigated con,
fidenca game.-SaE Francisco Star.
The many produce, the few enjoy.
Why? Because the many are led by
the few, and refuse to read up on the
subject Of sociology to Rea-
son.
The opening of the barrels Of sena-
torial candidates may create little
temporary prosperity in Ohio, but will
not last after the fall election.-Jour-
ual of the knights of Labor.
The Tailr Dad magnates all over the
country are smacking their chops in
anticipation of the lions share they
are soon to receive of the bounteous
crops ready to be harvested.-Southern
Mercury.
A furniture worker who was laid off
the other day told the foreman that
he had been assured of permanent en-
ployment if Mckinley was elected.
Did you vote for Mckinley on such
assurance" asked the foreman. The
man aswered Eyes" "Then go to Nc
Kinley and get job" said the fore
man.-Grand Rapids Workman.
At first flush, it looks little unrea-
sonable to expect prosperity at the
hands of the Republican administra-
ton before 1t gets laws into operation
in line with its policy, but it should be
remembered that we were assured all
the while that it was not laws, but con-
fidence, that was needed. 1t looks to
us that 1t is about time for the first
installment of confidence to arrive
Living Issues.
Don't say it is human nature to
monopolze land while thousands are
denied the right of homes. There is
nothing human about 1t; it is inhuman.
1t is hog nature, not yet civilized or
Christianized out of humanity or its
laws and institutions.-New DISPENSE
ton.
Col. Kerens has had himself inter-
viewed by the New York Mail and Ex-
press and he gives it as his opinion
that the party of gold is soon to win
a grand victory in Missouri. Well, the
colonel may be right, but the election
in the first district a few days since
is no indication in that direction. The
returns do not go to prove that the
drift of public sentiment is that way.
If the colonel would put his pass in
his grip and walk over into southwest
Missouri and interview the farmer, he
might go back thinking that the far
mer was fool, but he would have no
reason to believe that there was going
to be any alarming exodus of the men
who till the soil in the direction of
the goldbug camp.-Carthage (Mo)
Silver Review.
Cyprus is as much Greek as Crete,
but is held by the British government
for the same reason that Cuba is held
by Spain-for "all that the traffic will
bear" in taxation. But so dominated
is the American daily press by British
and Wall street gold that the fact is
studiously suppressed. "Zaptiehs" are
Turkish troops in the British service
to suppress otherwise possible revolt
of Cyprusites. Jamaica is governed in
the same way, solely in the interest OF
British office-holders and financiers,
there being some 100000 of colored
Jamaicans and only $4,000 English in
that island.-San Francisco Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

There can be no doubt that John
Russell Young will make good IL
brarian of congress, for the New York
Evening Post is against him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

New York excels in everything.
That city will soon have the biggest
bridge in the world, as she now has
the biggest and craziest goldbugs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

The opening Of the barrels Of sena-
torial candidates may create little
temporary prosperity in Ohio, but will
not last after the fall election.-Jour-
ual of the knights of Labor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

The many produce, the few enjoy.
Why? Because the many are led by
the few, and refuse to read up on the
subject OF sociology.-Appeal to Rea-
son.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

The idea of gold basis for civ.
ilized nation Is an unmitigated con-
fidencA game.-SaE Francisco Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

A South Carolina man who a year
or two ago named his baby "Grover
Bissell" has committed suicide at the
thought of it. The punishment fits the
crime.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30
CURRENCY REFORM.
HON. &. J, HILLYER or THE
SITUATION.

yhs Tariff Not for Protection but for
Reward-Contraction VIII Reward the
Contributors to Mark Hanna's Cam
Paign Fund.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

After August Belmont, Of the Roths.
child family, has erected the statue tc
his favorite horse, the Reform club
should borrow the model, lengthen its
ears, and set up statue to Bynum.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

The railroad magnates all over the
country are smacking their chops in
anticipation of the lions share they
are soon to receive of the bounteous
crops ready to be harvested. -Southern
Mercury.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

When a Mr.. Stealey undertakes the
job Of defending John G. Carlisle and
Cleveland's civil service, the first syl-
liable of Stealey's name naturally sug-
gests all his reasons and motives.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

A furniture worker who was laid off
the other day told the foreman that
he had been assured Of permanent en-
ployment if Mckinley was elected.
did you vote for Mckinley on such
assurance?" asked the foreman. The
man aswered yes" Then go to Nc
Kinley and get job" said the fore
man.-Grand Rapids Workman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-30

The administration is said to have
hired "a bill-poster Of prosperity" in
the person of Mr.. Wilbur F. Wakeman.
Civil service was no trouble in his
case. A bill-poster Of prosperity goes
anyhow, because he is SO awfully need
ed.-Silver Knight Waterman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

cheaper sort, because about three
wears showed cotton color, a yawn-
ing weave, furry edges or pulling pat
tern. But these new velvet weaves are
eloquent of progress. They come in
close, short pile, and the closer and
shorter the pile in real velvet, the more
expensive it is. Then they are in ex-
quisite colors. Don't select black vel
vet unless you can get the real article,
but choose rose colors, soft chatreuse
greens or delicate yellows. You see
them in the imitation weaves. So soft
and delicate, so short and silky Is the
pile, that only close inspection reveals
what the weave actually is, and it's
beauty of fall. it's perfect moulding to
the body, and its exquisite rendering of
color invite such inspection.
The dealers afforded us tantalizing
look at these materials after we had
made our plans for fall and winter, so
1t remains for us, now that they appear
again, to go in for velvet for summer
because we must have it. Delicious
little velvet boleros all overlaid with
lace and crested with precious stones.
beautiful bodice belts, Celebrations of
sash effects, little empire box packets
with soft loose sleeves to slip on when
a sudden draught makes the muslin
garden dress seem chilly depend on 1t,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
That stump Was a Bear.

John Quick, of Morris, had fierce
fight with black bear few days ago.
Quick was cunning for pheasants on
the mountains, near Susquehanna, Pa.
While walking through swamp that
was hemmed in by heavy bemlocks
Quick spied what he first thought was
stump not more than half rod ahead
Of him. But the stump began to move,
and then Quick saw that it was bear,
and it was coming toward him.
He thrust two buckshot shells into
the gun, and fired both at the bear.
But bruins progress was only momen-
tarily delayed, for the shots seemed to
make him more eager to hug the hunt
err. From shamble he increased his
gait to trot. and went at Quick with
his teeth showing like the worries OF
a mastiff. Quick started on run load
ing his gun with shot-filled shells as he
ran. Then, turning, he let the bear
have both barrels Of lead. and much
to his satisfaction the bear came to a
standstill. The next moment 1t wheel
ed face about. as though to start the
other way, when suddenly it shambled
over to one side, and toppled In a heap,
dead.-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

Senator in which be r,>ln(n ouk ~ pooui-
bllities OF trade 10 d(lrn ~ Jansn and
suggests that taTI autlss - % adjusted
q not to preveAk vr cut on trade with the
countries 2cloes the Pacl6c. He says
"Thf Ashb2 trade ID Of the greatest i'm
portinte t9fhis country and particularly
to such p6rtions Of Il a. are interested In
raisin6 wheat" and continues: A year
ago last fall wheat sold for from Is to ~
cents per bushel in the Palouse country.
south of Spokane Falls, and this year It
has sold for from 65 to 20 cents. About
three years ago sent an agent to China
and Japan to investigate thoroughly what
steps could be taken to introduce the gen.
erai use of wheat -four In those countries
as against their own rice and found that
it was simply a matter of price. / then
took up the consideration of building large
steamers for that trade, designed to carry
cargoes of -four or grain at low rates.
After the war with China the Japanese
appropriated large amount of their
war indemnity for a subsidy to their mer-
chant marine, and we, after some protract-
ed and difficult negotiations, concluded
contract with them for line of steamers
between Chinese and Japanese ports and
sSSottSs oh SOmOttIVn tnat tuCy WOas0 ~~A
ry -four from Puget Sound to the Asiatic
ports ut 50 ton, as against from 81 to
50 ton formerly charged from west
coast ports in the United States. This
low rate resulted in carrying out about
2S,000,000 bushels of wheat, or its equiv
alent in -four, from the last crop. Thus
you will see we have been able to find new
mouths which have never before used
wheaton bread to take the entire Califor-
MIA, Oregon and Washington wheat crop
out Of the European markets. The prices
of wheat this year, as compared with last,
are about 20 to % cents higher, and 1
think it may be said that from Is to 10
cents of this rise is clearly due to the
withdrawal Of all the Pacific wheat from
the European markets. Unless ships can
bring their main cargoes of merchandise
to the Pacific ports at rates that will COM
pensate them for the traffic the business
must go, as heretofore, to New York. and
the rates on -four to Asiatic ports will be
again at the old figures or an advance Of
about so cents a barrel, which would, in
my judgment, destroy the business that
has just begun to be built up with that
country
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
How to Tell a Lady.

A company of women was discussing
lately how to know lady in n casual
encounter. you may tell her." said
one, "by her boots, gloves and hand
kerchiefs." Another thought her skirt
binding told a story, and third de-
clared that her language would betray
her, 'and it's words, not ideas, that
concern this particular test" the speak
er added. 1t is undoubtedly true. while
the nicely of the small essentials of a
woman's toilet indicate a certain de-
gree of refinement and taste at least,
they are not the unmistakable hall
mark Of birth and BREEDING. Many
would much more quickly give the pref
erence to the intonation Of the voice
and the use of words as surer sign.
A fine detail In clothes now is possible
to almost any observing person; an I'M
mistakably coarse, not to say vulgar
looking woman Is often irreproachable
in the matter of boots, gloves. skirt
bindings, etc. The charm Of n we'll
modulated voice, using good English,
undefiled by slang or provincialisms--
this is not often acquired without the
right OF culture.