Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

a portion of each mans crop to apply on the
purchase of his fve-acre home.
While this is not cooperation in its broadcast
sense, it is step in the right direction.
D. o. McCRAY, leading Republican OF the
state, "goes after'' Senator Baker and charges
him with being in collision with Boss Leland,
Joe Bristow and the rest of gang that have
made Kansas Republicanism stencil in the
nostrils of all decent people. We are not at
all stuck on McCray, but he certainly cannot
be any worse than the corrupt outfit that, for
several years, has dominated affairs in the Re-
publican camp in Kansas. "When thieves
fall out, honest men get their dues"
THOSE Kansas farmers who have contributed
corn for the benefit of the poverty-stricken peo-
pie of India meant we'll, but they are very
short sighted. We have thousands upon thou
sands of starving poor at home, who need our
help and they should be looked after first.
Besides, India is under the rule of Great Brit
ain, which nation has robbed India blind. Let
Great Britain look after her own poor.
GOVERNOR LEEDY was not invited to attend
the recent temperance mass meeting at Topeka
which was held for the purpose of Kidding the
city of saloons. To a Journal reporter he ex-
pressed regret that be had not been invited.
He said he would have gone and addressed the
meeting, and would have given those interest
ed some good pointers. The failure to invite
the Governor was serious blunder.
In conversation with some railroad men, the
other day, we learned that the NJ, K. & T.
road has cut the wages of its section men to IS
cents a day, which, they said, is the amount
paid section hands on nearly all of the Eastern
roads. These are prosperous tines
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that Leaven-
worth receives large revenue from monthly
fines Qicense) from two or three hundred sa-
looms, she is in bad financial condition, and it
has become necessary to cut down the sanitary
and police force to reduce expenses.
WE have received the first number of the
Topeka Independent, published by Albert Crit
fin and Frank A. Root. 1t is what its name
indicates independent-and is one of the very
ablest opponents of reform published. The
price is 81 year.
JOHN J. INGALLS, has written letter to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, in which he jumps onto
the Dingley bill and scores the tools of the
money power for conspiring to destroy the
greenbacks. We shall publish the lettc. next
week.
FEW years ago, Prof. Garfield was driven
out of the Kansas State University, by Repub-
leans, because of his free-trade views. Now,
these same Republicans are making terrible
roar because of some changes in state institu-
tions.
JUDGING from the fact that the ofice-seekers
are making Mark Hanna's life burden to him
driven him to his dit would seem that
all the hungry office-seekers are not in the
Peoples party
WIsCONSIN's insurance commissioner is fol-
lowing the example of Commissioner McNal,
of Kansas, and is shutting out insurance CON-
panies that refuse to comply with the laws of
the state.
THE food supply of Great Britain only lasts
her people about three weeks. About one-haf
of the food supply of that country is purchased
from Uncle Sam.
THE city council of Topeka has passed an
ordinance providing that all places where liquor
is sold as beverage may be pulled" as a
nuisance.
No DOUBT, the present governmental system
of Greece will be overthrown, and in its stead,
in all probability, republic will be established
FRANK BACON, chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, is dead.
THERE are more distilleries in Massachusetts