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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

All the financial experts now adj.
nit that the Dingley tariff is failure
in producing revenue. The deficit con-
tinues month by month and is likely TO
continue. OF course this was to have
been expected. Tariffs framed to shut
out importations by system of heavy
duties must impair rather than in
crease the revenue. The plea that the
advance importations of wool and 9TH
er articles, to forestall the new tartH.
caused loss in receipts enough to ac-
count for the deficit is ridiculous as
well as false. The loss of duties from
this source is only a fractional part
of the amount of the monthly deficit.
But the government has sold rail-
road and has others for sale. The pro-
ceeds from this source will go into the
treasury as miscellaneous receipts"
The money will be used to pay the ex-
penses of the government. The sum
of $1S,OO0O0 realized from the sale of
the Union Pacific has been already
placed to the credit of the government.
This swelled the receipts so that, If the
books are cunningly juggled, it will ap-
pear that there is surplus instead of
deficit in the regular revenue. AS
one correspondent expresses it, so long
as the government has railroads to sell
the receipts may come up to the ex-
penses. But when that source of sup
ply is exhausted the dimensions of the
deficit will loom up apparently greater
than before. 1t would be the part OF
wisdom for Mckinley to look around
now for other sources of revenue. In
taking time by the forelock and provld-
ing for the future he may save him.
self from the necessity of selling bonds
to pay expenses after the railroad
money is all used up.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Father Ducey of st. Leo's church,
New York, has been criticised severely
by the plutocratic press for his bold
utterances in behalf of the poor. This
friend of the oppressed has prepared
a reply to his critics in which he quotes
the words of the pope and cardinals of
his church to prove that as a priest he
has not gone beyond the teachings of
his spiritual superiors. He draws the
attention of those who differ with him
to the words of Cardinal Manning, who
said: I'VE must face it calmly, justly
and with willingness, to put labor and
the profits of labor second. the moral
state and domestic life of the whole
working population first. / will not
venture to draw such an act for par
lament further than to lay down the
principle that the present condition of
the poor cannot go on. No common
wealth can rest on such foundation
That there is something radically
wrong with a social system which
tends to make the rich richer and the
poor poorer IneTe CdH De uO uOuDl, anu
that this wrong is deep seated is made
evident by the fact that any man who
dares to call attention to the facts Is
made the target for attack on the par.
of the money power. Speaking for
himself, Father Ducey says: THE So
cial commissions of our age mean clear
ly that some great evil has stolen into
the heart of our social order. One
of the greatest evils of our modern civ
ilization is the absolute right that cap
ital takes to ITSELF without regarding
that it has duties toward society and
labor. Christian brotherhood is al
most disappearing from society, and
man is becoming wolf to his humble
brethren in social dealing" There is
hope for society when such men as
Father Ducey come to the aid of the
oppressed The cry of Anarchy" and
the charge of Socialism," are not eff
fective against such advocates. They
speak from a high plane, and their
words must be respected. Chicago
Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
Desks Needed by congressman.

Philadelphia Record: Speaker Reed
again speaks of the desks in the house
of representatives as serious obstruc
ton to business. Members of the house
are engaged at their desks in private
correspondence when they should DE
attending to the public affairs that
come before them. Since a steering
committee, of which the speaker is
chairman, cuts out all the business and
decides what measures deserve con-
sideration and what shall be tabooed,
the house has well-nigh ceased to be
a deliberate body. In such a condition
of things the average member would
find the time hanging heavily on his
hands if he should be deprived of his
convenient desk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Kansas City Times: Society unques-
tionably captured the white house at
the last election. In consequence tho
present administration is frantically
aristocratic. This passion for high So
ciety cropping out in hundred places,
is to be. advertised to the world by
the division of congressman into care
fully constituted groups for whits
house entertainment purposes. In this
way Mr.. Mckinley will be able to save
his noble friends Of the east from all
contact with 1.-THE .,riff-raff. The plan
evolved by Mr. Mckinley and J.. Addi-
son Porter. Esd, will work beautifully
at social functions. 1t will enable Mr..
Mckinley to make a display before tho
nobility and wear out his old clothes
before the rabble. And If the common
herd INDUCES in feelings of resentment
it contains only q few million more
voters than the nobility and not ono
Understandable as .pany heavy subscrib-
ers to Republican campaign corrup-
ton funds. .t ,,uxns
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Boston Advertiser: The fact is there
has been something too much of per-
sistent nagging, snarling, sneering and
generally abusing populists as indi-
viduals. Those who really know
something about them, "by and large
know that in multitudes of instances
they are sober, industrious, reading,
church-going, peace-loving citizens
that they maintain often by heroic self
imposed privations, free public schools
of more than average excellence; that
they are good nelghbors, lovers of law
and order, who, even in hard times,
when money is scarce and grasshop-
pers, chintz bugs and drouth plentiful,
pay their debts at 100 cents on the dol
lar
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

are somewhat slower-more subtle.
but equally effective. 1t would appear
incredible that any nation could con-
sent to make such a record for her.
self as England has made and con-
tinues to make. 1t Is but verification
Of the truth of what Sophocles said
nearly twenty-five centuries ago:
Nothing in use by man for power OF
i'll, can equal money" This lays
cities low. This drives men foSth from
quiet dwelling place. This warps ami
changes minds of worthiest stump, 20
turn to deeds of darkness, tecching
men all shifts of cunning and TIC know
the guilt of every impious dead
Evansville Courier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

written inpumerablc articles pro-
nouncing the doom of silver saying
that silver is dead issue, and jeer-
ing at all Republicans who still be-
lieve that the pledges of their platform
of 1896 and prior thereto are yet living
and binding promises. 1t is impossi-
bile to avoid the continued COMPARE
son of these prophets to those who,
IN 1852, in perfect accordance with the
platforms of the two great political
parties, proclaimed the doom and
death of the anti-slavery agitation, yet
in ten short years saw slavery DOOM
ed and dead on American soil and the
world over.
"Only those who were never at heart
for bimetallism will stop on account of
the British ministry's temporary mega
tive"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
SIXTEEN TO ONE.
Reproduced by Request.)

Reproduced by Request)
o, what Is the cry that is rending the
sky
All over the South and the West?
From far and from near the same slogan
we hear.
with never a pause or rest.
Though faint in the East 1t is ever In
creased
As you follow the course of the sun,
Till the Rockies are passed. with a wild
trumpet blast
For silver at sixteen to one.
It sounds to the tramp of the far min
ing camp;
Then comes over mountain and plain
Till caught in the mouth of the planter
down South,
While the farmer takes up the refrain
Wherever it's found, tits magical sound
And wonderful work 1t has done.
Here there, everywhere, 1t is filling the
air,
Free silver at sixteen to one
From the far Golden Gate unto Washing
ton state.
Thence east to Superiors beach,
Take your course; and then ship down
the broad Mississippi.
Till the shores of Kentucky you reach;
Up the fair Ohio past virginia go,
Thence eastward the boundary run:
You will thus understand that three
fourths of the land
Is bowling for sixteen to one.
Though gold-bugs berate. and their par
tisans pirate,
And their newspapers fill up their space
They tremble in fear when that slogan
they hear
And find it is growing apace.
Though they fume and they sweat, we
will wallop them yet;
And won't we have oceans of fun.
AS we bury them deep in their ultimate
sleep
Meath ballots for sixteen to one?
AS fair futures ope through glory of
hope
To the vision enchanted of Youth;
AS the forces of right come on like the
light
And triumph with justice and truth;
So the prospects we see of swift VIC
tory.
When the battle at last is begun.
Things are coming our way; It's the
break of the day
For silver at sixteen to one.
Lincoln, Neb. j. a. EdSerton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
Partisan Z osition as to Trusts.

New York Journal: The Democrats
and Populists are pledged by their ma
tional platforms of last year to bring
the trusts under control The Repub-
lican national convention, under the
domination of Mark Hanna, ignored
the subject, but the Republican leaders
in congress know we'll thai the masses
of their party share the feelings of the
Democrats on this subject, anS that
they would never forgive the defeat of
antitrust legislation. These leaders are
In distressing position.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Baltimore Sun: Even the defeated
political boss can be happy at Thanks
giving. He always has plenty of tur-
keys in his coop and plenty Of sauce
and pumpkin pie in his pantry. Mr..
Plat of New York and other bosses
elsewhere who went to grass in the
late npleasantness may have suffered
in ambition and political prestige, but,
as far as creature comforts go, their
withers were unwrung. But the same
cannot be said for the unfortunate Of
ficeholders who followed the to their
Waterloo. Worthy men are sacrificed
to the heartless ambition of the pro-
fessional politician, who has feathered
his nest by their help and who, when
retired from public life, can live in
luxury, without having to take thought
for the morrow.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

It was announced just before election
that the break in markets and check
in business was due to the candidacy
of Henry George for mayor of New
York. 1t would appear to man up a
tree that if the best system our able
financiers can give us can be shaken
from Maine to California by the nomi-
nation of candidate for mayor these
able financiers had better be retired
and some farmers and workingmen
placed in charge of the government
Garnett Agitator.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Indianapolis Journal: Already the
Republican press in New York is
warning the party that it cannot go
into the campaign next year with Platt
candidates, since no excellence of char
acter can overcome the growing re-
pugnance to the BOSTON of the sena-
tor,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Last year when the tidal wave was
threatening to submerge the special
privileged people Dir. Eanna's SPELL
binders and literary fellows called upon
the voters to elect Mckinley that the
om.nous advance Of Socialism" might
lie stopped. No doubt the shrek OF
Socialism" had something to do with
the defeat Of Mr.. Bryan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
FROM THE SHOULDER.

The Republican party is very unfor-
tunate for its alliterative combinations.
A few years ago it was Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion, and now it IS
Homestead. Hazleton and Hanna.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

1t may be that there is yet no paper
trust-but the way the price is crawling
up gives the publisher who does not
own a paper mill the cold shivers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

The Dingley deficit for October will
be at least $4,000, 900, which is hard
punch for the tariff tax prosperity
scheme.-Owensboro Messenger.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
VOICES OF PROPHETS.
TWO REPUBLICAN DANIELS AT
THE FEAST.

Senator chandler of New Hampshire
and Governor Plngree of Michigan
Warn the Hnnnaites of the Peoples
Wrath.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

The silver wave may be receding, but
the gold bugs will be caught In the,
undertow. Gazette. fsi
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

There is no wealth. whether in mon
ey or property that is not produced by
labor, and the person who spends a
million dollars year In rotous living
is squandering the products Of ten
thousand toilers. And while the one
is basking in the luxuries purchased
by his or her dishonest methods, the
ten thousand who produced 1t are suf-
fering for the necessities of life.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

It. is strange but true that the men
who are born with silver spoon in
their mouths are all goldites.-Phoe-
nix Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

And now how are Hanna and Nc
Kinley succeeding in their work Of
Graduating Socialism from politics?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

To get enough to eat, a place to
sleep and few rags to cover the body
may satisfy savage, but not civiliz-
ed man. Yet to our shame and sor-
row be it said that thousands of Amer.
lean workingmen do not get even that.
Johnston (R. ~ Beacon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

In the recent elections the Repub-
licans scored general losses, while the
"Popocrats" made universal gains; but
what is much more horrible, the red.
rabid, radical Socialist-Labor party,
which polled some votes in. 1896, made
startling gains in 1897. "'I'ttlt,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

1t is a self-evident fact that, to-day,
one cannot employ themselves. They
must seek an employer, and, if fortu-
nate enough to find one, must accept
his terms, even if the wages are bare
ly sufficient to procure the barest ne
cessities. If one protests against such
a system, it is evidence that he is
crazy"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Men, who, like Hanna, declare that
wealth ought to govern" in this coun-
try, no matter what reasons they give.
are traitors to the republic established
on the oasis of equal rights to all men.
"Govr rnment of the people, by the peo-
pie end for the people" will perish
from the earth If these men have their
way. To elect such men to office is to
turn over the keys of the castle of lib
erty to the enemies of the people. The
shadow of imperialism already falls
across the land. The forms of popular
government will not long survive the
destruction of its spirit which is now
going on. Representative government
is a failure, and every session of con-
gress demonstrates the fact anew
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

The nation that will ask permis-
sion of another before enacting finan-
clal system to suit its own people
should carry its flag at half-mast.-
Little Rock Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Republican Editor: 81 have just
finished an important article on the
wonderful increase of prosperity since
the Dingley bill, and l want you to
get it in tonight" Foreman: very
sorry, sir; but l can't" why not?"
1.-THE printers have struck against a
reduction of wages. San Francisco
Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

Under circumstances which at least
licans, high in official position, have
recently declared that unless the Re-
publican party makes radical change
In its policy it is doomed to extinction.
These two Republicans are Gov. Ha-
zen S. Pingree of Michigan and Sem
ator William l.. Chandler OF New
Hampshire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

"a crisis or panic" says De Courcy
Thorn, may be defined as stoppage
of the rise of prices; that is to say, the
period when new buyers are not to be
found. 1t is always accompanied by
reactionary movement in prices. ;"
And he proceeds to say that panics are
due to "overtradlng, which causes gen
eral business to need more than the
available capital, :i:us producing gen.
eral lack of credit" Which means
that on a narrow base :. wide business
cannot be carried on safely.-Topeka
Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-17

At large labor meeting held In
Hazleton, Pa, which was addressed by
President Gompers and Vice-President
Mcclure Of the American Federation
Of Labor, a resolution was adopted rec
ognizing in the death of Henry George
an irreparable loss. w. J. Bryan has
subscribed 800 to the Henry George
memorial fund.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-25
SENTENCING A Ho1D-up.

1t is not often THAI the hold-up is
brought to justice but he is sometimes,
and whenever he is he should be given
a heavy sentence. One Of this class of
criminals. a tramp by occupation, was
yesterday sentenced TO seven years in
the peuLtsr1-iary by Judge Duganbe1uy,
The judge, in pronounc.ng sentence,
said:
H. j. Morgan, stand up. a verdict of
guilty. has been found against you for
robbery by a jury CT lLtetLgent and
honest men. You We're earnestly de-
( Tended by able counsel who guarded
your every legal right. During tl1e
triad there came to your rescue as wit
aeeses a number Of admitted so callsd
tiagnps, IN appear ancS and dsr1eallc~
almost as hardened in evil and wCc'.'h-
lessness as the evidence shows in this
case you are. i class OF beings who
are becoming in this age menace 10,
and dsspised by the honorable and de-
cenE r3rtitll Of mankind: class of
creatures WHO are apt Disciples OF the
rOgueS' maxim Thar 'tha WoEC1 owes
Me a living and I intend TO nave it.
! Inll. aesclg that neanest Of animals, the
! hyena, yoG so forth in Inc darkness CT
night, seeking your prey when detection
Is almost impossible. THE pubic eXeeu-
tive officials Of THIS county are 70 be
/ ccns1al.ula,ted n securing conviction IN
this CAGE.
So alarmed have the public become
over crimes OF the class OF Wll3cIl ycu
are convicted that the extreme penalty
i2as been changed from ten To 20 yenrs.
In this coucty and district, if die
executive officers coutirGIe thetr gCpd
work for mankind in successfully de-
tecting and bringing to justice hold
{ ups. 50 long as l occupy this position
! those Who are convicted VITA hCtd up
! the hCld-up business un,tl they are
/ oder If not better beings.
! The rObber or 3l5ld-uo prowl5 at
night llyeua Ike. and with pistol de-
mandS of his victim his money or Ills
/ life. and as rule if resisted in most
! cases takes both. You are yet a young
man. Imprisonment in this age Is such
as to work reformation as WeA as
{ punishment The way is open fec you
70 shorten the term. The Judgment OF
! the court IS that you be committed 10
! the state prison of this state for the
! term of seven years.
/ The crtrne for which this man was
sentenced is enc of the very worst and
yet enc that is COMMON. When the
/ perpetrators OF ut are caught 1tlay
should be given the FUN penalty of the
law As the judge in the above case
said these ho9d-ups demand a mans
money or hts life, and if resisted in
most cases takes both. When caught
and convicted no mercy should be
shown them. Judge Dusenberry I'M
posed mona TOO heavy sentence On this
| man Morgan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-25
THE COMMITTEE AND THE PEG
PIE.

The people are told that the Citizens
committee has assumed no authority
in all that it has done in the matter of
placing municipal ticket in the field.
No one denies that any number of gen
tlemen have a right TO place a ticket in
the field if they so choose, but when
they designate themselves or are desfg-
mated Citizens committee" it be-
comes pertinent to ask who appointed
them such a committee. If the men,
bers of this committee are acting for
and in behalf of the citizens. why is
it that they have never called those
citizens whom they believe to be in
sympathy With them into consultation
with them? They have neither asked
their advice as TO the method Of pro-
cesding nor as to the selection of can
didates. Their meetings have been held
in small room from which they have
vigorously excluded all save themselves.
If they have such faith that the people
viii ratify their work. why have they
been so particular to exclude the peo-
pie from all participation in it2 Sim
ply because they have no faith in the
very people whom they say it is their
desire to serve. They have never ex-
planned why they called no primaries
or conventions of those whom they say
are in full sympathy With them, and
they never VIII. for the simple and suffi-
Gent reason that if they did they would
have to state that they could not trust
! them to name such ticket as they
! deemed desirable. If this is not the case
! then let them come forward and make
an explanation of the reasons why they
called neither primaries nor eonven-
! tons of their sympatnizers If it be
( true that the people of Salt Lake City
ere unfit to control their municipal af-
! fairs save through an administration,
J the members of which are to be named
by self-eonstituted committee. the
sooner that fact is known the better. Ii
! is important that it be known for the
! people of this city have thought they
were competent to manage their af-
fairs and through the medium of party
government. And, pray, what guaran-
! tee can the nom partisan partisans Of
fer that their plan of government vii,
succeed any better than the one they
desire to suppIant, save their own opin-
ions? They make evident one fact, thai
they have far more faith in their OWL
wisdom than in the wisdom Of all the
people combined.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-25
THE COLOR LINE IN SCHOOLS.

They are having trouble in the Alton,
HIS. schools over the question of ad-
hitting colored children in them. Yes
terday there was every Indication of
trouble. the chief of police having been
instructed to keep the colored children
and their parents out of the schools.
Fortunately, there was no conflict. One
would expect this outburst of race pre-
JUDGE to occur in some southern state
rather than in Illinois.
1t seems that separate school build
ings have been erected for the colored
children, the schools being, named, re-
spectively, the Douglass and the Love-
joy. The white population of Alton is
said to be a unit in favor of the scheme
and a small minority Of, the colored
population, but the great majority Of
the colored population are very strong
| ly opposed to it. The establishment of
the colored schools entails decided hard
ships upon some Of the coIored pupils,
as they VIII have TO walk several miles
if compelled to attend them, while il
! they attended the other schools they
Will be assigned TO those in the district
where they reside.
The president of the Alton school
board, Mr., Adoiph Finke, defines the
position of the school board as fol-
lows:
We are convinced that it win be fol
the best interests of both the colored
and white children to establish sep
arate schools. The former are natur-
ally less apt than the latter. and in tht
mixed schools they do not and can moi
get the advantages of special care thai
| they wiH receive in school of theil
own. where the teachers are thoroughly
! in sympathy with them and can helI
J them without retarding the work of {
more apt class of pupils.
We are well aware that the .'w for
| bids discrimination between races bu
we deny that We have made any dis
elimination. We have built two new
schools. equipped with every moderr
! convenience. conveniently located. anC
secured the hest colored teachers to b.
J had in the state, and we contend tina