Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-26


FEBRUARY 49,
THE LEGISLATURE.
Next Thursday is the time for the Legislature
to adjourn, but leading members say it will not
adjourn until their pledges to the people have
been redeemed. The most important laws are
vet to be enacted, and we believe much good
will be accomplished before adjournment. At
the prope time, we will give the result of the
debrat;ol; of the legislature.
IT is oirl and Ben Harrison is happy.
THE Oklahoma legislature has passed law
forbidding gold contracts. Hurrah!
THE supreme court has decided that Texas
antitrust law is unconstitutional. OF course!
GOVERNOR BUSHNELL has backed down, and
will appoint Hanna senator to succeed Sherman.
DICK BLUES fight on Governor Smith, of
the soldiers home at Leavenwortl, has not
been in vain. Smith must step down and out.
We have received so many complimentary
notices and letters the strength of our APP
pointment that it is impossible to publish them.
However, we sincerely thank friends for
their kind words and wishes.
THE most costly consignment of carriages
(three in nunber) that were ever shipped out
of Chicago left for Washington one day this
81 Moi ~ ;,1a Al
bankrupt who is to be naugurated president OH
Thursday of next week.
THERE has been great deal OF talk about
re-districting the state as to make all but one
congressional district solidly Populist. If our
legislators and congressman will do their duty,
and give them needed relief, there will be no
necessity for redistricting the state-we would
have the state solid, anyhow.
THE A. P. A. made great fuss about the
Catholics last fall, yet they supported the Re-
publican ticket, and the Republican machine
was manipulated by Hanna, a Catholic, who
now goes to the senate. Besides three men,
bers of the new cabinet are Catholics. How
do you like that, Mr.. A. P. A.? Consistency!
THE commissioners of Bourbon county have
instituted novel and meritorous plan, which
is to shackle all prisoners in the county JAIL
and compel them to work OH the streets and
public grounds at an allowance OF 81 per day
until their fines and costs are paid. They also
furnish work the Streets at 50 cents day,
for those who are dependent upon the county
for support. Let other counties do likewise
A LABoRER was arrested in New York, the
night of the Bradley Martin ball, for passing
under the great awning erected for the occasion,
in front Of the hotel where the ball was held.
The Judge dismissed the prisoner and severely
reprimanded the officer who arrested him, say
ing that he had perfect right to walk along
the street, undisturbed, but the awning had no
right there, and should have been torn down
ANDERSON county may we'll be proud of her
senator and representative in the legislature
They have worked necessarily for the relief of
the people, and whether the legislature accom-
plishes much or little we have the satisfaction
of knowing that OUR men did their duty. Rep
resentative Stevens is member of the commit
tee which has the school-book question in
charge, and he is putting forth every effort TO
reduce the price of school books If he is Sue
cessful in this alone, our people will be we'll
repaid for electing him. Senator Caldwell is
also true to his constituents, and his evely e.
fort is to benefit the people. He has introduced
several good bills. These men arc both true