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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
WANAMAKER'S
WARNING!
A VERY SENSATIONAL SPEECH,
Which Causes Much Comment.

HllhDrl-riih) way Nv 'N"'NeAO'A''i
speech of John Wanamaker at the business
mems league BANQUET has produced profound
feeling among business men in this city who
have been watching the policy of congress on
the DINGHY bill with much solicitude' The
part of Wanainaker's speech which causes the
most comment is the following:
"The country is not prosperous. Since the
outset of the last presidential campaign the
party press and political leaders generally fixed
the November election of 1896 as the date OF
the beginning of good times A full half of the
wear has expired since the will of the Repub-
lican party was declared. Thus far but one OF
the important issues of the campaign is nearing
settlement, and hardly any noticeable improve
inent of the wretched times is manifest The
tide will soon set in strongly against the Re-
publican party unless the depression of
business is altered. ldleness and want breed
bitter discomfort, which will never be over
come till there are ample employments.
"The foes America has to fear a-e not the
Sultan of Turkey, nor the insurgents OF Cuba,
nor the territory-grasping British, but they are
our patient and heart-tired people, our own suf-
fering, much promised people, who betrayed
and disheartened no longer have faith in their
party and will turn to any leadership that offers
promise of better times, believing that worse
times CAN never come than those now existing.
1t is a terrible thing to observe public sentiment
adrift and unexplained, the people sweeping
away from the affection of the old party.
"The young men are growing up Indifferent
to the Republican principles, with no respect
for parties of broken platforms who used ma
tional and state patronage in paymel of cleo
ton contracts The political religion of the
nation is falling lower and lower under insults
to intelligence, violation of law, and reckless
daring of masterpieces bosses.
"There will most assuredly come day when
there will be mighty revolt and resistance, re-
sulting in a revolution that will give biith to a
new political party. Laws continually despised
and disregarded, Legislation conceived Tor black
mailing purposes, speculation by public officials
in trust and other stocks, while tariff and other
financial bills are pending, must surely ;nd
rrevocably ALLEVIATE the people from their
party and awaken disposition and desperation
to substitute almost any wild and untriel lead
ership with the hope of possible relief"
The reference to bosses is taken as covert
attack on Quay and Hannah.
The speech is all the more sensational because
of President McKinley's presence in the city
Saturday and Sunday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

TURKEY was not satisfied with whippr :
Greece, but she proposed to gobble up tn.
country, as we'll Here, Russia steps in AMI
says to Turkey, Glands off, there will b.
trouble" And Turkey subsidies.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

EVERY farmer who can is buying, or want
to buy, cattle. Consequently, the price is wa,
up. After while the farmers will have cattj
to sell. Then the price will be way down
Watch, and see if we are not correct
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER METHODS.

Last week, the Topeka Capital and the Mail
= and Breeze published portion of our remarks
about the open saloons in Topeka, but they
LEFT out that portion of the article where we
said we had not lost faith in Governor Leedy's
desire and intention to enforce the prohibitory
law. Republican papers will not play fair
THE plant of the Western Union Telegraph
company is estimated to be really worth $780,,
ooo. 900. The stockholders have paid into the
treasury of that company only 100000 leav
ing $40, SOC, 900 as watered stock ,on which the
company charges the public exorbitant rates.
The company pays regular dividends of six and
eight per cent, besides 100000 salary to its
president and large salaries to other high Of
6cials Of course it would not do for the pub
lie to own this plant and operate it for the pub
lie good at fair rates, and turn all profits over
TO the general patronage of society," Oh, no!
This would create revenue for the government,
lower the rate of taxation and tariffs on the
necessary articles of consumption, and in fact
make the government paternalistic and ma
ternalistic, don't you see, you anarchist.-Ft.
Scott Lantern.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

PopULISM is an educated protest against pres
ent economic conditions. 1t is trying to right
the wrongs imposed upon labor by unjust class
laws. 1t stands by the farmer and the toiiing
masses who are now Disseminated against and
intends to do battle in their behalf until every
discriminating law shall be repealed, every
shackel broken, and all honest, aborng men
shall stand forth without a chain. II aims to
place labor and capital upon perfect equality
under the laws of this country. 1t contends
for nothing for labor that it will not accord to
capital under the same conditions. 1t wants to
break down the barriers between capital and la
Dor that keeps them at enmity toward each 9TH
err, and establish lasting friendship that shall
be beneficial and that is absolutely necessary to
the welfare of both. This can only be done by
repeating class laws and giving justice to all
with special favors to none. To secure these
blessings and guarantee continuance of pop
ular government every man must be given the
right by ballot to pass upon every important
law-West Texas Sentinel.
REED, the manager of Tom Waton's late
campaign, has turned for the gold standard,
We presume that he found the company he was
in last fall very congenia, and intends to re-
main one of them.-Populst Exchange.
The above item emanated from a gold-bug
source, and has been copied by large number
of Populist papers. Mr.. Reed has emphatical
ly denied the report, yet these papers have not
had the grace to publish his denial. If, as
these papers declare, they desire union of
forces, why do they continually mag and find
fault with one wing of our own forces?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Five large cotton mills at New Bedford
Massachusetts, closed down during the pa. t.
months. These mills operated about two per
cent of all the spindles in the United States
This is a continuation of the ''wave" that the
Eastern operatives were little looking for Ca,
McKinley's Dngley- high protective policy sell
the tons of surplus manufactures of these idle
mills and thus bring that promised supcralitive,
allrul1icient needed wave of prosperity Ma,
the people can only buy who have the none
i'll their purse. Open the minis and the mills
will resume.--Paola Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Do you favor an initiation of debt, or an expan
sion OF the legal means Of payment-money
Does not the law compel every citizen to tender
certain things called dollars, the only legal pay
mcnt of debts and of taxes? Is not this the vital
point OF the whole money question?
Do you favor the retirement of the outstanding
greenbacks and funding them into interest bearing
bonds?
Do you favor international (?) bmetalism? If the
gold standard is good thing, why replace it with
international (?) bimetalism?
IL The greenback-the rcdeemer of the national
bank notes--is rag money, what is the natota bank
note?
Does not She banKer draw ntcrest.on his promise
to pay?
Does not the right the creditor has to call upon
the law to enforce payment of his clam--even T."
the ruin of the debtor--gve the law the right to say
what the debt shall be payable in?
Is not the socalled gold standard only another
name tor scarce money and low prices?
Did you ever know of hard times when prices in
general were rising? OF of good times when general
prices were. failing?
Did You ever see a 5O.cent dollar ounce pound
or a six-inch fooH
Do you not think we should declare our financial
Independence of Great Britain and all other
tons as our revolutionary forefathere did poii
cal independence one hundred years ago? If not
why charlottesville New Era.
The first cost of the Topeka wafer works
was less than $6o,ooo but they were at once
"capitalized" at $500, 900, then sold for $780,
600 and then Bonded at 81 900 900. On this
watered stock the company pays dividends
by charging the dear people all that the traffic
will bear. Great scheme
And here's another
In indianapolis the street-car company refus-
ed the other day to reduce the fare to 3 cents,
in obedience to the new law to that effect The
company at once appealed to the courts for all
nJunction-for what?-to prevent the enforce
ment of law. Just think of it!
And one OF the attorneys OF The street-car
company, trying to secure one-lnan- powe
law injunction to set aside the law the legis-
lature made, is-e&- president Harrison
And a so-called statesman, too-Director.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Always Harvest Time Some
where,
IChicago Tlmes-Herald.l

itHlChBO
"The wheat crop is always being
harvested somewhere" said a man
on the Board of Trade. "Just now,
while the American farmer is not
thinking of wheat, the crop of Aus
tralia, Chill and the Argentine re-
public is being put on the market.
In February and March the fields
of upper Egypt and those of India
are harvested. That of lower Egypt,
which is irrigated by the overflow
ing of the Nile, is harvested in
April, while Syria, Cyprus, Persia
and Asia Minor also gather crops
during that month. Cuba's wheat
will also be gathered in April.
Texas is the first of our States
to send wheat to the market. This
it does during May; at the same
time that the fields of Algeria, Gen.
trail Asia, China, Japan and Mo-
rocco are making their yields. In
June those Of California, Oregon,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the
Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Col
orado, Missouri, Turkey, Greece,
Italy, Spain, Portugal and the South
of France are harvested. July sees
the crops in the other American
States and all except the northern
most part of Europe harvested.
Russia then begins to gather her
grain, more being harvested in Au-
gust, when Manitoba, lower Cana
da, North Dakota and the north
ernmost countries of Europe are
the scenes Of the harvest. Sweden
Norway and Northern Russia are
the only wheat fields covered with
the golden grain in September and
October. But just as these crop:
are gathered the crops in Peru and
South Africa arc ready, and in De-
cember New South Wales gathers
her harvest"
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Abandoned TurnpikeS,
IHarrodsburg Sayings.l


The devil seems to have possessed
few fellows in this, as in other
counties of the Commonwealth.
They fear not God, neither do they
regard man. Property rights is a
subject that they know not of. The
law seems to have no terrors for
them. They are aliens to reason
and recognize no agency but brute
force. They are towards at heart
and unblushingly publish them
selves as red-handed assassins by
anonymous writings addressed to
peaceful citizens. The strange
part about the whole business is
that the communities afflicted stand
the riotous proceedings of these ILL
bred ignoramuses. An anomalous
state of affairs exists. When the
kuklux were in vogue many years
ago they hung and shot outlaws and
did service to the community; but
the toll-gate raider is at war with
society and the object of his hate
is the law-abiding citizen who hon.
ors his State by his devotion to du-
ty. The heart of the raider, no
doubt, rejoices within him as he
reviews the results of his recent
forays and contemplates the healthy
influence Of his terror The Boards
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Olympia.

Mr~. Henry Jackson j. 10 better.
Candidates are plentiful here
this week.
Several from here went ont to
Uncle Nose Stull's Sunday to meet
ing.
NJ. +. Case and II. /. Fitch at
ten dcd church at Salt Lick Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. O. Irwin were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Horton,
of Preston, Sunday.
Jos. Beagle, of Bourbon Co., ar
rived here Monday and will remain
in the county several weeks.
j. 4. Moore put an addition to
his tobacco factory last week. lie
is making apple butter. They will
not work together, John, l don't
believe.
Burglars entered the store house
of Penix Il Son Wednesday night
of last week, secured several dol
lars in money and some clothing.
Robert Case has been on tho hot
trail of them for the past week.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01

of Directors who have surrendered
their pixies to the mob. We shall not
accuse of being Influenced by fear.
But the nIght-raider will so inter-
pref it, for that word constitutes
the code of his organization. lie
will get holder; he is bound to get
holder. His rule is working hand
somely and if he does not go out
side the lines of his present object,
the evolution of his doctrine will
be defeated. The gentlemen who
surrendered their turnpikes have
been engaged in a thankless and
proftless job and they are beyond
doubt happy to be relieved Of il,
but we believe they are making
mistake. BY abandoning their pixies
to the county, under present laws,
they can only be worked as county
roads and everybody knows what
that means-mud roads. To think
of our magnificent system of ma
cadamized roads, that we have been
more than half century in build
ing up, returning to the primitive
state is enough to make one weep,
as well as curse the miserable block
heads who could make such thing
possible. However, we do not be-
lieve the spirit Of the people will
suffer such an overwhelming ca
lamity to occur. Our present in
sufficient laws must be amended so
as to authorize the county to take
charge of and keep up all aban-
doned pixies. Before that is done,
though, many of our handsome
highways are sure to retrograde
greatly, and it will take immense
amounts of money to put them in
statu quo ante.
The foregoing leads up to a state
ment with reference to the official
abandonment, Saturday afternoon,
at meetings of the directors in this
city, of the Cornishville pike, 10
miles; and the Mackville pike, 81
miles. Judge Roach informs us
that the presidents of other roads
have signified their intention to
abandon the same, to-wit:-Bru-
ner's Chapel pike, miles; Baton
Rouge pike, miles; Dixville pike,
miles; Oak Ridge pike, 4 miles.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Human Nature.
ENrhang /


Men are just like hogs, however
di~tasteful this may SQUAD to the
hogs. When Il hog gets nm ear Of
corn every other hog will trot along
behind him and squeal and whine
and toady for bite; but just let
the front hog get in a tight place,
with his head fast in a crack, and
every son of sow will jump on
him and tear him to pieces. just
so with men. AS long as a man is
prosperous and has money he can't
keep friends off with a base ball
bat. The moment he is unfortunate
and his wealth is gone, he is not
only snubbed by his former alleged
friends, but they at once begin to
do him all the harm possible. When
II man starts up grade, the world
falls in behind and pushes. When
he starts down grade, the world
steps to one side and greases the
track.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01

THERE is no telling what the eff
fort TO elect U. S. Senator at
Frankfort will result in. The fifth
ballot was taken Monday, and Hun
ter fell short two votes, getting 5S,
and 60 being necessary to elect at
that time. Senator Siege Is the
latest 20 desert Hunter. He and
six others voted for Boyle, and one
for Stone. Blackburn had fl, and
Davie II. Hunters friends claim
his election yet. Bradley stock is
in the ascendant, as it is rumored
that the two divisions of Democrats
have nearly agreed to vote for him,
which with the anti Hunter Repub-
licans would give Bradley a ma
jority. There is bare possibility
that the Hunter men may in exas-
peration throw their votes to
Blackburn and elect him if Brad
ley appears about to win.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Grange City.

Miss Ramey, of Bath Co., is Wis
iting at Walter Richards.
Revs. Ross and Nusem are con-
Quoting series of meetings at this
place.
Our school, which will be taught
by Prof. j. ID. Myers, will begin
Monday.
Dock Butcher and wife, of Srack-
en- Co, attended the bedside of I'm
Gle Riley Outright, who is quite
sick.
Mrs. Wellington Barnes aid two
sons Alfred and Kellycame in from
Missouri last week to visit relatives
and friends.
Safe in the arms of Jesus, Mrs
A. l.. Ravens, wife of A. l.. Ravens
passed quietly over the river OF
death Wednesday eve, March 9th,
1897, at s o'clock, aged 90 years,
after a lingering illness. Her re-
mains were inferred in Hillsboro
cemetery Friday, March Goth. Flu
neral preached by Bro. Ross. AUNT
Maria," as she was Familiarity
known, was a good woman and
leaves a bereft husband and eight
children,-two sons and six daugh-
ters,-three of whom reside in the
West, and a host of friends and
other relatives, to mourn her loss
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Kansas Essay on Man,

"Man that is born of woman is
few of days and full of microbes
The moment he hits the earth he
starts for the grave, and the longer
he travels the faster he goes. His
visible reward for long days of Ia
Dor and nights of walking the floor
with teething baby is an epitaph
he can't read and tombstone he
doesn't want. In the first of the
seven ages of man he's licked, in
the last he is neglected, and in all
the others he's target for the ly-
ing, meddlesOme Observation-Disclosures
woman who won't tend to her own
business. If he does not marry his
first love he'll always wish he had,
and if he does he'll always wish he
hadn't. Yet no man ever follows
freedoms dag for patriotism and
a pension) with half the enthusiasm
that he will trail the red, white, and
blue that constitutes the banner of
female beauty. He will brave the
lion in his den, face the booming
cannon, tread the ocean foam be-
meath his feet, and yet will tremble
like half-frozen, egg sucking dog
when called to account by his wife
for his cussedness. He goes forth
in the morning to pillow corn with
a cross-eyed mule and a roam steer,
works hard all day, and comes home
at night to find his seven half
clothed children hungry as bears
and no bread in the house, and his
wife over to one of the neighbors
to borrow hat to wear to church
49,;
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Can't Spank.
Bowling Green Times.l

While the recent term of the
Circuit court was in session a we'll
known young married man of this
city, who has only recently attain
ed to the dignity of a proud father
and who was then on one of the
jurIes, and who had a short time
before read an account of decision
by a New York judge in a case
where q man was arrested for
spanking his wife and claimed
that he had right to do so, indited
the following to Judge Settle and
asked his legal opinion on the mat
tiers involved:
Honorable Sir-I noticed the
following case in Judge Osborne's
court in Brooklyn, N. Y, of which
the facts briefly are: Mr.. William
Britton acknowledged to spank
ing his wife and claimed that as
head of his house he had the right
to do so. Will you oblige me with
your written opinion whether or
not a man has a right to chastise
his wife in the manner above de-
scribed. This is a vital question
affecting our peace and happiness.
Your immediate answer will greatly
oblige. Yours, ETC."
Judge Settle kindly favored him
with the following written opinion,
which will doubtless prove of in
terest to more young Bowling Green
husbands than the one who asked
for the Judges decision:
"At the common law as anciently
construed a man had the right to
absolute obedience from his wife !;
she could have nothing, own no
property and what she had before
marriage became his upon the mar
riage. He even had the right to
thrash or whip her in a reasonable
degree. But, happily for mankind,
the wife is now the owner in her
own right of whatever property she
may have at marriage or may al
forwards acquire. She is equal to
the husband, and in many cases
the gray mare is the better horse
So, under the laws of Kentucky,
while a man may wallop his own
jackass,' he dare not wallop his
wife, or even lay his hand upon her
in anger.
"W. f. SETTLE, Judge"
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Salt Lick.

Mrs. DR.. Labe Robbins is very i'll
Bro. Cheap was in Olive Hill last
week.
Miss Matte Pierce is visiting in
Grange City.
French McCarty has moved into
his new residence.
C. X. Kercheval, of Ashland, Wis
tied his mother Sunday.
Porter Case and Harry Fitch, OF
Olympia, were in town Sunday.
Miss Mona Ruley, of Soldier, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Tom Dick
ersOn.
Dude Dawson, of Wyoming, Wis.
tied his uncle, James Goodpaster
last week.
John Holly, of Farmers, and San
Bradley, of Morehead, called or
their girls Sunday.
Mrs. Kendall and daughter Dora
of Farmers, visited friends here
Saturday and Sunday.
Bro. Cheap is holding a reviva
at the Methodist Church, assisted
by Miss Annie Cartright, lady
evangelist.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01
Upper PriCkiy Ash.

The sick are all some better.
Almanac Stone was in Montgom-
cry co. last week.
J. Il. Clark, of Flat Creek, was
in the neigborhood Sunday.
Samuel Lathram bought a pair
Of oxen of Joseph llorseman for
800.
W. W. Clark, of Flat Creek, Wis
tied the family of l. NJ. Shrout
Sunday.
G.. II. Carr, Of Montgomery Co.,
is visiting relatives in the neigh
borhood.
Squire George Shrout bought G
steers of Sam Lathram at $3.50
per head.
Miss Susan Gregory visited her
uncle, James w. Lane, and family,
in Owingsville, Sunday.
John Hcdrick and wife and Mrs.
VIM. Hcdrick, of Flat Creek, visited
at James II. Manley's Sunday.
A wedding is reported for this
neighborhood, but thought 1t best
to wait till next week to report it.
w. b. Powers and wife, of Flat
Greek, and Miss Lille McKinne-
van, of White Oak, were visitors
at c. G. Goodpaster's last week.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-04-01

few weeks af,crwdrd for -, 10. II
was, consequently, taxed for over
g per cent of lis valued Bat in
the case Of actual money there is
ma equalization possible when il is
-iNyu in for taxation. SO an aver
age person worth $4,000 in lards,
houses and personally (outside of
CASH would pay taxes on $4,000
or $500. A person worth 500
and having his property III cash or
cash notes would pay taxes on his
whole $4,000. The unfairncss, the
injustice, of such discrimination is
too manifest for argument.
Private capitalists have means
of self defense. Incorporated banks
have none. Their capital stock is
published to the world and is listed
as 81 much money, and taxed for
the full value. The Hewitt law was
devised as an eQualizing measure
to give the banks protection against
SutH dil aHluSA 'l"A"AA'ti VI law
and allowed them 10 pay - cents
on the 800 of their capital stock
in lieu of all other taxation.
Under this recent decision banks
in large cities where the municipal
rate is So high will be put to it to
protect themselves. One way of
relief will be to reduce capital
stock another TO consolidate until
there are only few banks to a
city.
In this town We look for n reduc.
ton of the capital stock of each OF
the two banks, in case the L. :
supreme Court upholds this last
decision, as the question will bC
taken before il.
The Court Of Appeals handed
down supplementary opinion
that banks were not taxable OF
their deposits.