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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-01-27

AT the above time and place will offer for sale head
young horses fine condition. and thoroughly broken har
ranging weight from pounds These horses
ar fully equal to those offered previous sales.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-01-27

T. O TTNER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
WHARTON BARKER.


At Leavenworth, Kan, few years
ago, few men discussing the ease with
which the average can be humbugged
resolved to try an experiment, and in
the next mornings paper, "The Great
American Driftwood Company" adver-
tised for 500 men to catch drift-wood
on shares" Hundreds responded and
worked hard all day in the catching
of driftwood and turning over half
to the company. At last some one sug-
gested that the company had no more
right to the drift-wood than to the at
mosphere; and thereupon the employ
es of "The American Drift-wood Co"
went out on strike, and began catch
ing drift-wood on their own account.
Can you see anything in this, you dear
people who don't know where the next
meal is to come from? Did you ever
think that God created the earth and
that he created you? Did you ever
think that when God created the earth
and all the wealth stored therein, all
his children were entitled to an equal
opportunity? Do you believe that God
ever intended that you should catch
drift-wood on shares" for THE Great
American Drift-wood Co.," and get
enough drift-wood for your share to
keep you from freezing? You don't be-
lieve it, do you? Well, then, why
should "The Great American Land Mo-
nopoly" be allowed to hold millions Of
acres Of Gods earth out Of use, and
compel you to exc out an existence or
starve, unless you were willing to farm
on shares? Don't you think this is of
more Importance to you than the tar
if" or restored confidence? "-Minne-
sofa Union.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
FRANCE AND SILVER.
French Premier. M. Meiine, Suggests .
Ratio of 10 Ia to 1.

French Premier. M. MelIne, Suggests q
Ratio of 10 1-a to 1.
The London Times, in a special ar
ticle dealing with the causes which led
France to propose the free coinage OF
silver, says that the French ambas-
sador proposed 151s to as the ratio at
which France would open her minis,
and then proceeds to review the bime-
tallic movement in France. 1t points
out that in spite of protection the price
of wheat continued to fall in France
until M. Meiine, in 1895, in view Of the
immense agricultural vote, changed
front and decided that as protection
had failed and high price for wheat
was necessary bimetallism must be
tried. The Times continues:
"At the conference in May, in the
presence of M. Loubet and Of M. Mag
min, he on. Meline) said to Senator
Wolcott: Our support will not be
wanting
ut must be said then that what the
Times limited is absolutely correct. Pol
itics is at the bottom of all this. 1t
is stated in the city that France is not
serious and that the governor of the
bank is aware Of this. Do not let us
be too sure in questioning the state
ments and avowals of leading French
statesmen, for we shall be neither cour-
teous nor prudent in doing so and may
even be mistaken in the facts in the
case"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Inheritance Tax Decision.

The supreme court of California has
decided that the inheritance tax law Of
that state, enacted in 1893, is consti-
tutional and valid. This is valuable
contribution to the judicial decisions
on the subject. The California law does
not provide for graded tax. But 1t
has other features of discrimination
which have caused similar legislation
in several states to be assailed in the
courts. The tax is levied only on col
lateral heirs and estates of small value
are exempt. According to the statute
of California inheritances descending
to children and brothers and sisters are
exempt from taxation. All inheri-
tances of $500 or less, whether going to
direct or collateral heirs, pay no tax.
The tax Is uniform on all estates of
over $500 going to collateral heirs
that is, to relatives not of full blood,
like children or brothers and sisters of
the deceased. There has been no ju-
dicial decision in any state declaring
that discrimination against heirs on
account of their degrees of consanguin-
ity invalidates the tax on inheritances.
Adverse decisions rested on the ground
that estates were taxed according to
graded values-large estates at high
er rate per cent than small estates. On
this ground the act of Ohio was held
to be void as destroying the uniformity
Of taxation. Governor Black of New
York vetoed bill of the last legis-
lature Of that state providing for a
graded tax. The courts in other states,
including Illinois, have decided that a
graded tax is constitutional-tha it
does not violate the rule of uniformity
in taxation, because it is in the nature
of license to bequeath and inherit
property-not tax on the property.
This is the more enlightened view Of
the question and probably will prevail
in the final adjudication of the Ques-
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The secretary of the navy, in COM
munication to congress lately, states
that in the opinion Of the ordinance
bureau the establishment of an armor
plate factory by the government would
be impracticable. OF course 1t is. Any
thing is impracticable that interferes
with combines and trusts. The armor
plate manufacturers were liberal con-
tributors to the party slush funds of
the campaign. They combined to hold
up Uncle Sam, refusing to accept the
$500 per ton limit placed by congress
on armor plate, despite the alleged fact
that some of these factories are sup
plying Russia with armor plate at $3.50
per ton. Everything is impracticable
nowadays that interferes with the rule
of combines, trusts and monopolies in
general.-Erie People.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
Gompers' Point.

In his published explanation Sheriff
Martin makes an effort to secure the
favor of our native Americans by re-
peatedly emphasizing his statement
that the miners he had killed were for
eigners. 1t may be true that these men
were not native Americans, but they
were the men brought here by the
greed and cunning of the mine oper-
ators, and so long as they submitted
to being starved no word as to their
foreign birth was heard, but now this
cry of foreigner is like cloud of dust
raised to obscure the crime. Samuel
Gompers, president American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The executive board of the Social
Democracy of America has done we'll
to suspend local branch No. 2 of that
organization for incendiary and vio-
lent utterances. The tariff barons and
their henchmen should be allowed a
monopoly of anarchy, as they have
achieved monopoly of pretty nearly
everything else. No organization of
workingmen can hope to endure-much
less to flourish-so long as it counte-
nances, even by indirection, a forcible
revolution in our system of govern
ment. Other considerations aside, all
the power and authority of society are
united against such propaganda, and
such forces are irresistible. Revolu-
tionary talk simply puts weapons into
the hands of monopoly, which is al
ready too strongly intrenched. Force
cannot win in the present struggle. Its
employment by the Pennsylvania mine
owners has already weakened their
cause to an extent which cannot be
over-estimated. The coal barons have
made a mistake which they would be
glad to see workingmen initiate. They
have undertaken to override the law,
and the almost universal condemna-
ton which they have excited shows the
strength of public sentiment against
unlawful measures. Not only the So
cial Democracy, therefore, but all 9TH
err associations of workingmen, will
serve their real interests by adhering
strictly to the law and leaving to mo-
nopolists the odium of lawlessness. The
American people discountenance an
archy, not only in the form Of bombs,
but in the disguise of judicial usurpa-
ton and official homicide. Their rep
rehension will be as surely felt after
Lattimer as it was after Homestead.
They are not deceived as to the merits
of the case. Let the Social Democracy,
therefore, discountenance all talk about
hanging monopolists. Those gentry, if
given enough rope, will infallibly hang
themselves. -Chicago Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

bonded Indebtedness, which, It scffls,
a certain class of people want to make
perpetual.
Further, our states, counties and
municipalities have fallen into the
bond habit. And still further our
railroad bonds amount to more than
all these combined, issued mostly on
fictitious values, but the people have
to pay interest on 1t all in the form
of exorbitant and ruinous transporta-
ton rates. added to all the farmer
buys and taken from the price OF all
he ships from his FARM
1.-THE attempt has been made, and
will be made again, to make all these
payable in gold. In the light of the
above calculation, the goose that lays
golden eggs must retire to an insigni-
flcant place and God must come for
ward and change the planets into gold
to pay these bonds. Let us place
high upon our banner this motto: No
More Bonds Forever"
Let us hope that DR.. Taylor and
other able men as he will join in and
get the people to make start by
adopting a perpetual money and indus
trial system as proposed in The New
Idea. If once started, the people can
soon release themselves from transport
tation bonds without wronging anyone
of his rights and without the loss Of
one dollars worth of property. In
place of loss to any one they would
add millions of real wealth to our coun-
try daily and everybody would have
plenty to do at good pay.
Yes, in perpetual money so good
that less than five dollars would pay
for ride to New York or San Fran
cisco, and so plentiful that section
hand could pay for it with couple of
days wages or less. Respectfully,
HENRY ALLEN BELL.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Owing to the continuance of the SEN
sation caused by the recent letter OF
Mr.. Hugh Smith, governor of the Bank
of England, in regard to holding one
fifth of the banks note reserve in sill
yer, meeting of representatives OF all
banks in the clearing house has
been summoned to discuss the
situation. 1t is asserted that the
bank already possesses some mil
lions in silver. The financial editor
of the Standard contends that this is
impossible, so far as the issue depart
ment is concerned, and again attacks
the governor of the bank for taking
what is characterized as an utterly gro
tesque position, which indicates, how
ever expert business man Mr.. Smith
may be, that he is not acquainted With
the banks account.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
IM'KINLEY'S RECORD.
HE HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED
FREE SILVER
And Has Never Explained His Change
of Base-Just Obeyed Wall Streets
Orders and Said NothIng-He Ii One
of the Weakest.

McKinley's record as an advocate OF
The free coinage of silver has been UNI
.arthed In detail by Congressman
Gaines of Tennessee, and was publish
ed in the Congressional Record of Au-
gust II, thus:
| January 20, 1876, Mr. Mckinley voted
Tor resolution offered by Senator
Stanley Mathews of Ohio, declaring
hat all bonds of the United States are
payable, principal and interest, at the
option of the government, in silver dol
lars containing 412h grains each of
standard silver, and that to restore to
legal tender in payment of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
ion Of the public faith nor in deroga-
ton of the rights of the public cred
ltor.
This resolution passed the Senate by
vote of 43 to %, and the House by
vote of 143 to 70. Mckinley voted
yea.
February 5, 1877, Mckinley voted for
she Bland 16 to free coinage of silver
act
February 81, 1878, he voted against
laying the Bland bill and Senate
amendment on the table. April s, 1886,
he voted against a bill to suspend the
coinage of silver under the Bland act.
In 1888, at the Republican national
convention, Mr.. Mckinley reported the
platform which declared that "The
Republican party is in favor of the
use of both silver and gold as money,
and condemn the policy of the Demo
cratic administration in its efforts to
demonetize silver"
In 1890, Mr.. Mckinley, as chairman
Of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, and leader of the Fifty-frst
Congress, earnestly advocated the pas
sage of the bullion purchasing act as
the next best thing to free coinage.
In May, 1890, he said, in the House,
Men are poorest when everything Is
lowest and cheapest measured by gold,
for everything is highest and dearest
when measured by labor"
June IA, 1890, Mckinley, in a speech
in the House of Representatives, said:
81 am in favor of the biggest use of
silver in the currency of the country.
l would not dishonor it; would give
1t credit and honor with gold"
1t will be especially noticed that Maj.
Mckinley voted for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1-precisely such measure as
he now stands ready to veto.
This record should be literally past
ed in the hat" for ready reference by
everyone interested in public affairs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Say, you over-paid, over-fed, we'll
housed and well-clothed free and inde-
pendent American citizen, who can't
get a job to save your neck, I suppose
you think the collective ownership Of
the railroads, telephones, coal mines,
oil wells, etc.. etc., would destroy your
individuality and reduce you to a con-
dition of slavery, don't you? Did you
ever observe to what condition of
slavery Uncle Samuel has reduced his
letter carriers? They work eight
hours a day, and get from $75 to 500
a month for it.-Rjghts of Man.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

and no debtors, save those with sold
contracts to meet, purchasers of geld
dollars, If silver dollars could be had
cheaper than gold.
Mr.. Gage asserts that debtors would
not in general, under free coinage, use
silver in payment of their debts, that
most debtors would prefer to keep
their honor and integrity" that many
will do 1t at any sacrifice" and that
only "a few will forfeit both for the
most paltry consideration" But debt
ors do not consider today that they are
FORGETTING honor and integrity when
they offer silver dollars or silver GER
tiflcates in payment of their debts, and
creditors do not hold them in any the
less respect because they do so. And
1t would be the same under free silver
coinage.
1t is said that the case would be diff
ferent, that silver dollars are now
worth just as much as gold dollars,
that they would not be under free coin
age. But what makes silver dollars
and their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES certi-
Wordsworth just as much as gold
dollars today? Nothing at all, save the
fact that debtors use them in payment
OF their debts when they are more plen-
tiful, whenever the banks pay them out
In preference to gold or greenbacks. II
debtors did not so use them silver dol
lars could not now be kept at par with
gold. And as they are kept at par to-
day-namely, by the commercial de-
mand for them, so the new dollars
coined under free silver coinage would
be ktpt at par.
1t is indeed asserted that so many
would be coined under free coinage
that they would more than fill the de-
mands for money, that there would be
no demand for gold. If so, gold would
go to a premium, go out of use as
money, be exported to where it could
be used as money. But If 1t did, the
volume Of money in gold standard
countries would be appreciably ex-
banded and gold cheapened, while the
demand of the American people for
money falling solely on silver would
cause that metal to rise. And as our
domestic exchanges equal the ex-
changes, domestic and foreign, Of all
continental Europe, excepting Russia,
there is no measure of doubt that sill
yer would rise until it reached par
ity with gold that would fall. Iraeed,
there is no reason to suppose that the
free coinage of silver would disturb the
present parity between gold and our
silver dollars. 1t would bring the COM
mercial parity of gold and silver to-
gether, leaving the parity between the
gold and silver we now have in use as
money undisturbed. This would be
effected by rise in the purchasing
power of silver bullion, and a coinci-
dent decline in the purchasing power
of gold and silver dollars, which decline
would be measured by general rise of
prices.
WHARTON BARKER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Hanna starts out in his campaign in
Ohio with the following taken from
his first speech:
"Our country is the greatest wealth
producing country on the earth, and
you tillers of the soil are charged with
the duty Of protecting it,"
But when it comes to appointing a
currency commissioner the farmers are
expected to attend to their potatoes
while the bankers fix things.-Dakota
Ruralist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The best times ever experienced by
this country were when We had large
volume of paper money, with which
the principal part of the business of the
country was transacted, and on which
the people were not paying interest,"
Tulare Co. (Cal.] News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15
A More skiIlfIl Miner.

Every time you strike your pick into
the coal there's a man In his ONCE
strikes pick into your wages, and
the only difference is, that he has been
mining wages faster than you have
been mining coal.-Eagene Debs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

The greatest enemy of modern re-
form is politics, is the agitator who
cannot labor as did Jacob When ha
failed to get his wife at the end OF
seven years he labored another seven.
Southern Mercury.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Notwithstanding the existence Of the
gold standard, there is comparatively
no gold coin circulating in the country,
Stuart Enterprise.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Republicanism and Cleveland democ-
racy still go hand in hand. -Nebraska
Independe9s us T
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

We will not have honest money until
We put honest men In congress.-Ennis
Populist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

What the laborlng people need most
is not muskets, but sense.-Tacoma
Sun.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

If hog digs a root from the earth
1t has sense enough to claim the right
to eat it. This is many stages ahead
of most people in point Of intelligence.
Living Issues.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Silver comprises one Of the greatest
sources of wealth Of our country, II 1t
were only developed, but to appease
our rich Northerner, it must be kept
in the background. The West might
get some of the wealth were 1t brought
to the front.-Stuart Enterprise
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

We are told in the editorial columns
of the goldbug press that our coun-
try is blessed with peace. prosperity
and happiness, while the news columns
record the shooting down Of scores Of
unarmed and defenseless workmen by
deputy sheriffs in one of the richest
and most prosperous states. of all. If
this is the Republican brand of pros
perity we had better have less Of it.
Mandan Independent. .r
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-15

Sheriff Martin, the brute who is re-
sponsible for the murder of the Latti-
mer coal miners, says the miners wal
ued life at a very small figure" From
one who regards human life so highly
as to cause the slaughter of people by
the score, and then brag how he had
upheld an infamous injunction of
wizened Drained judge on the bench,
the above is indeed very PERTINENT
Dakota Ruralist. .D|
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04

/Wm. Huntsberger received telegram
Tuesday from his brother Chas. Hunts
berger, stating that he was injured and
asking him to meet Charlie at Manning
and accompany him home, Mr.. Hunts
berger took the evening train for Man
ming and upon arriving there found his
brother suffering with a bullet wound
in the foot. Charlie was out hunting
while in South Dakota and accidently
discharged his rifle, the bullet passing
through two OF his toes. Fortunately
the wounds are in the hesh no bones
being broken.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04

Hon. ID. A. Plummer, OF Winnebago
county, democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, spoke here Saturday
afternoon in the park and Saturday even
ing in the court house, and visited with
friends here over Sunday. Mr. Plummer
is rich banker and his long TRADE
against bankers and money loaners was
as inconsistent as his claim that he
would discuss the issues from repub-
lican standpoint"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04
District Court.

Judge Thornell finished court bust
ness and went home Saturday. Judge
Green held court Monday finishing the
work.
In the case Of Randall g. Dickey VIZ
Trunnell the jury found for defendant.
A motion for "A new trial was over.ruled
and judgment for costs was entered
against plaintiff.
George l.. Goodwill vs. Mary Goodwill,
action for divorce, was dismissed by
plaintiff.
In case Of Rendleman vs Workman a
motion for new trial is now under adj
visement by the Judge.
Town OF Audubon vs. John M. Grggs
for disorderly conduct, an appeal from
mayors court, was continued.
John III. Sherman vs j. M. Griggs ct
al was case in which plaintiff sued de-
PENDANT as surety on a note and secured
judgment for $40 Is and costs.
Temporary alimony for S75. was grant
Webster Firebaugh vs Cathrine Fire
baugh.
The court sustained a motion to set
aside the order which had given plain
tiff in case of Hannah M. Nelson vs.
Chris p. Nelson, divorce case, perma-
nent alimony OF $500. and S75. temper
airy alimony was allowed and the ques-
ton will be further considered next
term.
V. f.. Horton was allowed judgment
OF Sl35. against Geo LeffingweI and
wife by default OF plaintiff.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04

Miss Harriet Kemper, young lady
who has been in mission fields in foreign
lands, will speak in the M. Il. church
Tuesday evening, November 9. Miss
kemper has spent about five years in
India. Come out next Tuesday evening,
you will not be disappointed She is a
very pleasing speaker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04
"The worst cold / ever had in INV Ii

"The worst cold ever had in my life
was cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes w. Fl. Norton, OF SUIT
ter Creek, Cal. "This cold left me with
a cough and was expectorating all the
time. The Remedy cured me, aud /
want all my friends when troubled by
cough or cold to use it, for it will do
them good" Sold by A. III. Roberts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04

Mrs. Lena Freeman returned to Ida
Grove Tuesday after having visited her
parents the past week. She will accom-
pany Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, Of Ida
Grove, to Utah where they expect to
spend the winter. Mr.. Williams will de-
vote most of his time to writing up Utah
towns for local papers while Mrs. Free.
man will assist him and act as his steno.
grapher.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04
Flowers and Plants.

G. G. Anderson Il Co. Florists, OF At
lantic, who this summer have greatly en-
larged their greenhouses, are now pre-
pared to furnish choice cut flowers and
plants at low prices. Funeral designs
made in artistic manner on short notice,
all styles and prices. A trial order is all
we ask. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-04

\ party was given at the home of Mrs.
Ihos. Bell last evening 10y her sons,
Clarence and Charlie. The evening was
passed very pleasantly, the usual party
games serving as amusement