Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-22
THE MONEY POWER.
A TERRIBLE ABANDONMENT OF
CORPORATE GREED.
Facts As Startling As Were Cited In tho
Declaration Framed by Our Forefath-
ers-Corruption Rampant Throughout
the Land.

independence are just as potent today
as they were in 1776. And the oppress-
ions which the cowardly grandsons OF
revolutionary heroes suffer are just as
CALLING and destructive Of Liberty and
equality as were the unjust taxation
and tyranny our forefathers fought
against. The English and American
money power, which is the same, have
crushed our government out of all
semblance to a COVER emit OF the
people.
We submit facts as startling as were
those recited in the declaration that
was framed by our forefathers.
The money power has prevented the
passage of laws necessary for the pub
lie good. :.
1t has caused the repeal Of laws that
kept money enough in circulation to
enable the people to do cash bust
ness without paying tribute to the
money brokers.
1t has delayed the passage of laws so
as to enable trusts, syndicates aid COM
bines to corner the market on staple
products.
1t has prevented the passage OF laws
for the benefit of the majority of the
people.
It has forced its way into legislative
nails in the form Of a lobby to influence
legislation for it's own special pur-
poses.
1t has prevented state legislation &C
complishing the work for which they
were called in special session. For in
stance, the late session of the Illinois
legislature.
1t has openly, flagrantly and boast
fully disregarded the Interstate COM
merce law, and defied the antitrust
law.
1t has prevented the administration
of justice by controlling the courts.
1t has made judges Independent of
the law, the constitution and the peo-
pie.
1t has, through it's political heelers,
created hundreds of useless high sal
aried offices, and had them filled by
appointment from the enemies of the
people.
1t is building military fortresses ana
garrisoning them with rich mems sons,
besides drilling school children to be
soldiers instead Of useful citizens.
1t indicates what kind of textbooks
shall be used in our common schools,
controls our colleges, and prevents
even the preaching Of the principles
of Jesus Christ in many pulpits.
1t has made the military Independent
of civil power.
The American money power has
combined with England to force this
country to maintain a financial policy
that is robbing the people of their
homes, and turning thousands out to
beg, steal or starve.
1t causes the building of war ships
and cannon, and has secured an en-
tire change in the tactics Of the U. S.
army. so that now soldiers are being
specially trained to lombard houses
and murder working people who dare
assemble on the streets Of our great
infernos, called cities.
1t has cut off our trade with the
world by appropriating all our sur
plus products to pay interest on bonds
and mortgages.
It has forced the Issue Of interest.
bearing bonds to enslave the people.
1t deprives men of the right of trial
by jury, and has set up system oil
government by injunction"
It has caused the sending of armed
troops into state where the local Off
GERS were fully capable Of enforcing
the law.
It has doubled the debts of the peo.
ple. and a few thousand of it's repre-.
sentatives have stolen half the wealth
of the nation.
II has secured by special grants
enough land to maintain ten millions
of people in honest industry.
1t has rendered all our laws inoper.
alive where the rich man is involved
It has caused the supreme court tc
declare it unconstitutional to tax rich
1t has bribed men chosen to repre-.
sent the people.
1t has made protection Of property
the sole object of our government.
1t has plundered the people, driver
vcunp girls to prostitution. starved
wives and children, driven men from
happy fresides to wander on the high.