Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-07-09
About Fools.


have put in its spare time passing II Tom Keed
had only let them.-Montor Press.
Passing over the fact that the above remark
is not very complimentary to a Republican con-
gress, the Voice would like to enquire whether
it would not be good idea for the 'fool' peo-
pie to discharge their "fool' representatives
entirely in order to avoid "fool' legislation
Just let TomReed and Major Mckinley be crown
ed and charged with the duty of providing
wise laws for the "fool' people. Followed to
its last analysis this is the inevitable conclusion
of such logic.-Wellingto Voice.
DANA, of the New York Sun, has gone over to
the Republican party, body, soul and breeches.
The Sun says it "prefers to associate itself, for
the time being, with the sane and sober element
of the Republican party rather than with the
revolutionary combination of the nominal Dem
ocratic part with Populism and the wild and dan
eerous elements of the Republican party"
Poor old Dana He, with John Sherman, is losing
his mind.
The Eureka Union is Pop paper, and the
only one we know of in the state which critclses
for the rascals in the other parlies.-Marion
Record
Thank you, Brother Hoch, but we know sew
eral others that hew to the line just as faith
fully, and we are sorry you do not. Just no
tice the names of some from which we quote
this week Eureka Union.
"Marching Though Georgia" was written
in Chicago in 1865, by Henry c. Work, print
err, who often composed the words of song at
the case as he set up the type, and then, If he
had access to the music type, would also COM
pose and set up the music. "Marching Through
Georgia" was composed in this way without
ever being written out in manuscript. Henry
Work also wrote "7ather, Dear Father, Come
Home" and "My Grand-father's Clock
Musical Paper.
WHAT'S the use of congressman paying board
in Washington, anyhow? They are no more
use than waterelm sticks. Speaker Reed is all
the congress there is The other donkeys can
not even bray without his consent and accord
ing to his wishes No national Legislative hody
in the world was ever composed of such ornery
ours as OUT present HousA of Representatives,
However, as they nearly all represent constitu
encies of asses, it may ethey were appropriate
" cholen.-The Topeka American.
Superintendent Stryker favors the passage of
law whereby all school buildings will be in
sured for two-thirds of their value by the county
in which they were located. This is sensible
&c he
world why these risks should not be carried
right at home, and prevent large sums of money
being sent east for high salaries and fine build
ings. Under the present system the insurance
of school buildings is void about three months
in year anyway-whie they are unoccupied.
Wellington Voice.
Some of our exchanges are taking the posi-
ton that candidates should announce their de-
sire for nomination. To announce the desire
means to pay the newspaper man at least IS tor
the announcement. That is the old party plan.
The Peoples party has usually opposed it, and
we think wisely so. If mans neighbors and
acouaintances want to urge his nomination and
TO that end make the announcement that plan
is advisable if they careful to urge only
such man as they would employ in case they
were in need of man to perform the duties OF
such an office and were willing to hire him tor
such service, and also willing to become suretics
on his bond in case of his election. Let no
one support any man fer any nomination unless
he would be willing to hire that man to perform
similar service for himself instead of for the
public, and unless he is willing to become a
surety on that mans official bond to the public
Such conditions will give rs good public ser
yants-Eureka Union.