Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-04
DINGLEY PROSPERITY.
THE BEST THE GOLDBUGS CAN
GIVE US.
Massachusetts from the Washington and
from the Massachusetts, Standpoint
The Breakdown of tho Tariff Pro-

All the New England industries OF
any great magnitude or Importance are
prospecting at this moment-Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts, in the senate
January 26, 1898.
while Senators Lodge and Hoar OF
our state" writes Levi r. Pierce, OF
ties of the gold standard on the floor
of the senate, and castigating the sill
yer men, for the edification Of their
plutocratic masters, it is interesting
to observe from day to day how beau
tifully the gold standard continues its
work among the business men and
workingmen of their own state. The
annexed clippings from our two local
papers, published almost within sight
of Mr.. Lodges home, are worth read
ing-perhaps he has not seen them
Mark ]. Worthley, shoe manufac-
turer, Alley street, has made reduc-
ton in wages in several departments
in his factory" says the Lynn (Mass)
Evening Item, of Wednesday, January
20. "This reduction is said to amount
to nearly 20 per cent in some depart
ments. The help in this factory, 1t is
said. is not affiliated with any labor
organization, and on that account no
resistance will be offered to the cut
down, which has already been ac-
cepted."
The following is from the Lynn
(Mass.) Evening News, a gold standard
paper, of the same date:
-Four failures within comparative
ly brief period of time by some Of
Lynn's heretofore most successful bust
ness men, the abandonment of busi-
mss by two others for reasons that are
apparent, and the rumors of more to
come, is the situation which confronts
the people of this city today, and make
the future of the local merchant look
anything but bright. The News is
not going to howl calamity. 1t will
leave that work to be performed by
other agencies, but in the carrying
out of its mission, to present the news
accurately and impartially, it is forced
to declare, after talking with many of
the local tradesmen, that the latter
are experiencing considerable difficulty
in tiding over their affairs until the
promised wave of prosperity shall have
arrived"
All the striking mill operatives in
New England are beginning to feel
privation sharply. At New Bedford
larger number applied for aid at the
offices of the overseers of the poor
Friday than at any time since the
strike began. The severe cold weather
causes great suffering among the more
poorly provided familities.
A workingman of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
has addressed an open letter to the en-
ployes of Langdon, Batcheller & Co.,
of that city, from which we clip the
following: ."
"Fellow Workers. see by the
daily papers that a reduction has been
made in your wages Of from 10 to Is
per cent. Permit me to draw your at
tention to an incident of which this re-
duction is only the sequel-the natural,
inevitable sequel.
eff you take your minds back to
the time when the High Priest of Pros
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES elected, and re-
call the demonstration which took
place in honor of his election, you will
remember that you figured prominent
ly in that parade and shouted Justify,
s'Hurrah for Mckinley and Prosper
tyr l ask you now, is this the pros
perity you expected? If you expected
any other it showed your ignorance
and suicidal adherence in false teach
ers and leaders.
Though you have seen reductions
taking place throughout the land;
though you see machines taking the
places of men; then women displac-
ing the men; and, finally, women dis
placed by children-when you see that,
do not think that there is no prosper
tty. No! For Mckinley is indeed the
agent of prosperity; only, the prosper
ity that he is the agent of is the pros
perity that comes by exploiting you
more and more, and that goes only to
your natural economic enemies-the
capitalist class.
when you voted for Mckinley you
voted prosperity to the capitalist class
and more misery, want and suffering
to your own class, because you failed
to realize the truth that the interests
of Mckinley and all his hangers-on
were bound up in the capitalist class
and thus the power handed over to
them would be used in their class In
terests against your class interests.
Look at the evidence of it in your
own city. Here, right at your own
threshold are the bestial marks of
capitalism plai.. to be seen. The Board
of Charities reports that there were
more cases of restitution last summer
than could be relieved, and that If they
are to relieve the suffering this winter