Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-31
WAR ON GAGE.

bitter warfare on Secretary Gage, and endeavor-
ing 10 induce President Mckinley to force
Gage out of the cabinet. They will have their
trouble for their pains, however. Mckinley
appointed Gage at the dictaton of the gold
move toward forcing him out of the cabinet
He doesn't dare to even hint that Gage ought
to go. The goldites have mortgage OH Nc
Kinley, and, in case de does not do their bid
ding, they will foreclose the mortgage without
much ado. They own him, body and soul, and
he dare not oppose their wishes
dispatch from Washington, which appear
ed in Sundays Topeka Capital, declares that
Mckinley will stand by Gage AND THE GOLD
STANDARD.
We have often been told by Republicans that
Mckinley is friend of silver, but they can
now plainly see, that he has proved traitor to
the friends of the white metal, or that he never
was friend of silver. That ne pretended to
be an advocate of silver some time ago no one
can doubt, but no one with thimbleful of
brains can honestly make that claim now.
z The fact is, Mckinley is poor, weak tool of
the goldocracy, of monopoies and trusts. His
backbone is like a fish-worm. Even Hayes
poor, weak, plable tool that he was-was
tower of strength as compared with Mckinley.
Gage will not be forced out OF the cabinet,
but his recommendations with regard to the fl
nancial affairs of this nation will be needed,
and the gold standard will be fastened upon us
so securely that it will be almost impossible to
break the letters. Our bonds will be ''refund-
ed'' and changed so that the bond-holders will
be able to demand gold in payment for every
dollar
Many honest Republicans are learning their
,nistake in voting for Mckinley, but this
knowledge comes too latc-the deed is DONE
Jerry Simpson says that he will devote his
time in congress to worrying the Republicans.
Jerry is serving hir third term in congress, and
lie has not left his imprint on single piece of
legislation. We have been groaning over the
incompetency in the Second district, but as a
matter of fact, Jerry has been there three times
as long, and has done no more. Jerry Simp-
son is the most stupenduous fraud OF them all
Lawrence World (Rep)
Jerry Simpson is in the minority i'll congress,
and that is the reason why he ''llas not left his
imprint on single piece of legislation" So
long as Tom Reed is speaker of the house, no
reformer need expect recognition, and without
recognition, it is impossible to accomplish any
thing. Besides, even if he could gain recog-
ltion, any movement inaugurated by any one
not member of either old party-or, rather, the
gold wing of either old party-would be de-
,lounced by the gold Republicans and gold
Democrats as "wild and visionary Pop meas
ure''-not because the measure is bad, but be-
cause it did rot coincide with the views of the
dominant parties in congress. 1t is weak
foolsh--to make such remarks as the editor of
the World makes in the above item.
THE best possible protection for property
would be to guarantee remunerative employ
ment for all who were willing to work. Under
such conditions we would cease to create
thieves, burglars, thugs and such. A police
force, we'll disciplined, may do much to restrict
the operations of the criminal classes, but uni
versal employment, and equity in the distribu
tion of its products, would soon remove the
causes which create crime, and the consequent
necessity for police protection.-The New
Woman, Topeka.
"MAYBE it is treason to our friends, but we
are opposed to the division of Kansas into two
districts, because there is no reason in the prop
I. sition." So says Ed Hoch, the editor of the
Marion Record (Rep.)
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