Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-08-27

A people heavily in debt cannot be
. tree people, for 1t is conceded that
no power in civilized society is SO great
as that of the creditor over the debtor.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Powderly has been appointed by the
powers. Kings ere always willing to
reward such labor leaders" as have
misled those who have reposed con-
fdence in them. And still the masses
vote for their oppressors.-App to
Reason.
Every dollar of gold in the world has
cost over 81, and Of every $4,000 gold
mines in the world only two have paid
These are statistics which ought tt
stagger even a person who is getting
ready to 60 to Alaska.-Baltimor
American.
The most pronounced goldbug can
no longer consider the silver question
a local one. Colorado is getting along
under the gold-standard better than
any other state in the Union. Colo
RADIO people are for free coinage be-
cause they think it is for the interest
of the whole country.-Pueblo Post.
We hope to live to see the industrial
system under which the destruction OF
property won't be a godsend to the
workingmen who are employed to re-
place it.-Star and Kansan.
1t Is. every mans duty as well a.
legal obligation to pay his debts &C.
cording to his contract. But it is also
his right to see to 1t that 1t shall be
made no harder to pay his debt when
it falls due than when he made it,
Columbus Post.
President Andrews will be more ap.
plauded by all fair-minded men of the
country, irrespective Of their financial
views, than will the trustees of Brown
university. They granted him the
right to think, but they do not accord
him the right to speak. That would
cost the university money, and as
President Andrews would not sell him
self he was permitted to resign" All
honor to ndrews!-Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
1t Is a pity that just as farmers had
prepared to feed the multitude all the
berries its appetite craved there came
along laws and systems that made II
impossible for the multitude to buy
and pay for the berries.-Farm, Stock
and Home.
We are informed that son Of the
thrifty millionaire, Lyman Gage, owns
a line of steamers running between
Oregon and Alaska This probably ac'
counts for the fabulous stories now be-
ing circulated about the wonderful gold
fields. There's a scheme for specula-
ton in it somewhere and nothing Is
more probable than that the Gage fam
lily is at the bottom Of the whole bust
ness.-Chicago Express.
Dolly Madison, when the British cap
| tured Washington, secured the origina
Declaration of Independence with hel
own hands. That was all right; bu
"Yerrup" has long since got away will
the Independence" making the dec
laration" of small consequence.-Sar
Francisco Star.
The United States in these days o
borrowing from the foreigners is NJ
longer first in everything. Scarcel!
first in anything. In government rail
roads, telegraph and telephone lines
| government savings banks, the super
vision of tenant buildings, construction
of streets and other municipal i'm
ahead of the at one time exceedingl.
smart Yankee nation. We are NJ
longer the great inventors and origi
majors. We no longer lead and max
a poor showing at following. --Jolie
| Qll.) News.
Clothing houses are being notifie,
that duplicate orders for wool good
cannot be filled except at an advance,
says a Cincinnati paper. Not the i'm
ported article only, but all wool goods
Now wool has not advanced, wages o
wooden workers have not advanced, bu
the price of the manufactured articl
has it seems For why? Because tn
new tariff has shut out competition t
certain extent, and this the manu-
facturers have taken advantage Of
Thus it is that high prices" are a
evidence of prosperity! And the bras
band Of prosperity toots on.-Appea
to Reason.
There can be no question that tn
state has the right and the power t
provide that every man shall have a
equal right with every other to us
a part of the land-the opportunity t
labor. Once this is secured 1t Is sim
pie and easy thing for the wealth pre-
ducers to protect themselves from an
fleeing by the non-producers. Whe
man can always employ himself an
have all he produces he will never wor