Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-03
WHOSE PROSPERITY
THE ALLEGED REVIVAL OF
BUSINESS.
1t Reaches Only the Msnopolies, Trusts
and Stock Gamblers-Extent OF the
Benefit of Good Crops-Farmers Get
the Short End.

The gold standard newspapers, COM
prising nearly all of the great dailies
of the country, which are owned by the
monopolist class, are now teeming
with stories Of the return Of prosperi-
ty. The business revival is here, they
say, and this Is declared a tri-
umphant vindication Of goldism, trust
ism and monopOlism, and death knell
for the political future of Populism.
1t is evidently true that the trusts,
stock gamblers and goldmongers have
entered an era of prosperity, but the
files of the daily papers which widely
advertise this fact also prove that the
sufferings of the masses are una
bated.
A New York paper says: Eight
starving persons have been reported
here in the last ten days. Two Of
them, too proud to beg, have died Of
hunger, and others have been taken to
hospitals"
A Bariboo, Wis, dispatch says:
"News reached this city to-day of the
tragic death of Arthur S. Frain, at the
Cliff House, Devils Lake, Saturday
night. He was found in his room on
the bed dead, with two bullet holes in
his head and revolver lying at his
side. He was for several years the
manager of the stone crushing plant
at Devils Lake. 1T is THOUGHT
THAT DESPONDENCY WAS THE
CAUSE OF THE DEED"
Duluth, Mimi, dispatch: oscar
Nelson, waiter, was found dead in
bed this morning. An examination
showed 1t to be a case Of suicide from
morphine poisoning. DESPONDENCY
Is SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN THE
CAUSE. The man was comparatively
unknown here"
New York dispatch: "a supposed
double suicide by inhaling illuminating
gas occurred at ass Lincoln street,
Jersey City. The victims were Henry
Aubert, So years old, and Nina, his
wife, Sc years old. Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
bert lived in frame building, where
for sixteen years he has conducted the
New Jersey Embroidery Company,
which of late, as business venture,
had dwindled to nothing. THE SUI.
CIDES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BUSI-
NESS REVERSES."
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch describes
as follows the methods by which the
general populace will receive their
prosperity" the coming winter:
Lieut.. Col. Evans, commanding the
Midland Division of the Salvation Ar
my. is perfecting plans for caring for
the friendless and hungry next winter.
He expects to rent building that will
accommodate 800 men. A restaurant
will be conducted on the penny plan
that has been successful in other large
cities-that is, each dish will cost one
cent. In connection with the wood
yard there will be brush factory or
a chair-caning establishment for those
unfit for heavy labor. A free employ
ment bureau will also be established.
1t will cost $4,000 to carry out the
plans, and Col. Evans hopes to get the
money by public subscription"
Those who are now making fortunes
in the stock exchange and grain pit
will doubtless contribute enough to
prevent general starvation this winter
of those who can raise enough money
to buy one-cent meals.
The cause of the speculative boom in
the stock market is easy to discover.
All trust stocks have been enhanced
in value by the new tariff, which was
framed for that purpose. Railroad
stocks have also advanced all along
the line. This is because the large
crops insured heavy business, and
the foreign demand enables the traf-
fic to bear increased freight rates. ~
A few crumbs of prosperity will
actually reach the people through the
money distributed for the heavy wheat
crop, which the wheat famine every
where else in the world will maintain
at a good price; but this benefit will
last no longer than this year. 1t is
morally certain that next year wheat
will strike the lowest point ever
known in the history of prices.