Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-11
Sbtion is in Jail; one out of every 433 is in

those who invented the machines. The labor
ing man is every day becoming more and more
slave. His condition is fixed and there is NJ
escape.
"We cannot escape the organization of trusts
They are the inevitable result of existing con-
dtions. Competition is destroyed by gigantic
monopolies. They can no more be regulated
by law than a stream of water. They first con-
troll the necessities of the people, and then the
people themselves.
"We are on the eve of what, in my opinion,
will be the greatest revolution in the history of
the world.
"Ths will not come in anger, nor in crime,
nor in bloodshed and agony but by an intelli
gent ballot"
This was the signal for the greatest applause
of the evening, and some time elapsed before
the audience would permit Mr.. Debs to con-
tinue, when he said:
"It will come as gentle as the snow fakes in
obedience to the will of God.
"To-day," he continued, "society does not
demand manhood and sterling integrity. Tell
lie how much money a man has, and will tell
you what he registers on the social thermome-
ter. Thow Inc man that has no money and
will tell you at once that he is at the zero point
of the thermometer
"The golden rule has been perverted to mean:
Do others or they will do you. There is no
conscience in modern commerce or business.
The chief inspiration to energy is desire to
eat each other up.
at has been said that the poorest man among
us may aspire to the presidency and stand as
good show of getting there, but can show you
millions of men who would gladly swap their
chances for the presidency for square meal.
rhe constitution declares that all men are Gre
ated equal. On Fifth avenue in New York a
child is born heir to $2o, 900, 900. In the poor
districts child is born heir to rags One is
born to the fullness of the earth; the other to
the wretchedness thereof; one is born master,
the other slave,
''rhese conditions indicate that men are not
born equal and that the Declaration OF indie
pendence in this instance is myth At the
present time life is of no consequence an pow
erty is everything. The lap dogs of the rich re.
eeive more consideration than the children of
the poor,
"Under these conditions social peace is I'M
possible; no civilization is possible. The men
are driven to desperation, women are debauch-
ed ard children stunted. have nothing to
say OF the dead, but l sincerely hope that when
George M. Pullman reached the mercy seat his
supplications were not disregarded and he was
not turned away as he turned away his men who
were pleading for sufficient wages to keep their
families from starving Le- us remember that
shrouds have no pockets, and make an effort to
do something for our fellow man. Let us all
labor toward the cooperative system. When
that is achieved the present degrading con-
dtions will pass away; the cannibalistic con-
test will end. Then we will have collective
ownership of all utilities for the collective good
and do away with private ownershipfor private
greed Then large per cent of our popula-
relief from misery end oppression. State
Journal.
You ought to take the Topeka Advocate and
News. 1t is "straight goods "-"all wool aud
ward wide" Come in and get sample
copy. We send it year with the AG1TAToR
for $3.50.
NAL Tom ANDERSON has assumed control of
Tohn Seaton's guternatorial boom.