Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-06-18

THE New York Tribune has repudiated the
high-protection idea. For years, the Tribune
has been most ardent advocate of high pro-
tective tariff, and it has been quoted by every
little Republican paper in the land. Now that
the Tribune has gone back on protection, all of
these little papers will declare that they have
always opposed that policy and the Republican
party has never championed it. For proof of
this, in advance, we refer to the Republican
papers that, for years, advocated free silver
but, as soon as the national convention declared
for gold standard, they Immediately repudat-
ed silver, and declared that they always had
advocated the gold standard.
WHAT has become of the Kansas State Tenn
perance Union? Has its stock of buncombc
been exhausted? Was it in earnest at Topeka
three weeks ago, or was it simply pumping for
little political capital for the G. O.. p? We
are in favor of an honest, rigid and fearless en-
forcement of the law, and will gladly encourage
any organization honestly endeavoring to bring
about such result, but we must confess that
our past experience has caused us to lose I'll
faith in the K. S. T. U. 1t is simply Re-
publican side-show
AN item has been going the rounds of the
Republican press to the effect that ex-senator
PETER is a candidate for governor in '9S. Mr..
PETER denies that he is candidate for governor
or any other office. He says he has occupied
one of the highest Offices in the land, and he
is satisfied, and wants to be let alone that he
intends to devote his time entirely to his paper,
the Advocate, which, by the way, is one of the
best papers in the country.
THE Chicago Tribune, the leading Republic
an paper of Illinois, says that the approval by
Governor Tanner of the infamous Allen bill,
by which the street-car corporations get Chica-
90 by the throat for fifty years, has made Ex-
Governor Altgeld prominently respectable.
Thank you. We always knew that Altgeld
was honest, and we are glad that even his en-
emies are finding it out.
GOVERNOR BRADLEY, of Kentucky, who is
leader of the Republican hosts III that state,
saws that Mark Hanna will be beaten for the
United States senate in Ohio this year, and that
twelve months from now, he will be the worst
hated man in the G. o. p. camp. MY! won't
he be hated, thought But Governor Bradley
is prophet, all the same.
THE New WOMAN is the name of new pa
per published at Topeka, by Mrs. M p. Lowe
and Mrs Matilda c. Gilmore. 1t is published
in the interest of woman's advancement in all
lines, and it should be in the hands of every
woman in the country. 1t is one of the best
papers of its class. Send dollar and get it a
year.
WE have received little book entitled,
GLOW to Recover Our Stolen Government"
1t is very interesting and instructive book.
Send five cents to Charles II. Kerr & Co., Chi
cago, and get copy.
FARMERS are going wild will, enthusiasm
over the tarif-on tea There is nothing like
protecting home industries.
*Tea lands are booming.
SENATOR BAKER has made an ass of himself
by recommending Cy Leland for the position of
pension agent, and he has greatly weakened
himself with his party.
Cy LELAND has been made pension agent at
the Topeka office. This is burning disgrace,
and should be resented by every old soldier in
the state.
IT is gelerally conceded that thelate G. o. p.
legislature of Illinois, just adjourned, was the
most corrupt that ever assembled on American
soil.