Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-18

lew years, tnen, out not until then, Will
fer one, consent to resubmission
"What would have been thought of submit
ting the question of the dissolution of tn
Union to a vote when the South was in rebel
hon against tie constitutional ws?
While think Mckinley at heart is not
bad man, he is awfully weak man. b
weak, mean a sort OF putty man, who, unfoi
tunately for the country, is being moulded AM
ltics. He has gone back on his past record OF
the money question. Instead of standing III
and battling fear.essly for the common people
he has become the plant tool of monopolie
and trusts. He is doing to-day just what, il
his Toledo speech in 1891, he severely con
denned Cleveland for doing.
But there Is one consolation: the senat,
stands III the way of carrying out his gold
STANDARD schemes; and the people will send {
lower house to Washington next fall that will
be in harmony with the senate and free-coin
age bill will be sent to Mckinley and if he ve-
toes it, man will succeed him who will sign
one Just like it.
''We hear great deal just now about 5o-cen
cents dollars. want to PROFOUND a few ques-
tons to gold-bug friends
''First-Is it the stamp OF the government,
or the bullion upon which the stamp is placed,
that fixes the value of our money?
"Second-Was there ever any lack of parity,
or can there ever be, between gold and silver
dollars when eacn are made full, legal tender?
"Third-If by some miraculous transforma-
tioa Pixies Peak should suddenly become
mountain of pure gold, would it affect the le-
gal tender quality of our gold coin?
g 'Fouttl-On the other hand, ii all the silver
i'll the world except that containing the money
stamp should be suddenly blotted out forever,
and silver bullion should jumlAto $40 an ounce,
could ycu force any one to take legal tender
silver dollar for more than 100 cents?
"Fifth-Is il not the law instead of the metal
upon which the money stamp is placed that
gives currency to and fixes the value and makes
our money legal tender?"
"What do you think about the metropolitan
police law?"
ut is good law. Its repeal would mean
open saloons with gilded bars in ninety days in
Topeka and other towns The people who are
most anxious for the repeal Of this law and who
are working to that end are the ioint-keepers
ard those who are nullfers day after dav.
Let me tell you it would take jack to
get me up to the point of voting for a man who
tavors the repeal of this law. The prohibitory
law can be enforced as well as any other law. 1t
simply needs nerve, backbone and courage 1t
is ridiculous to assume that joint keepers and
criminals should dictate to the state Of Kansas
"I,et me tell you something about the met
ropoitan police law. 1t the only thing
that closed the $4,000 saloons i'll New York
city on Sunday, md kept them closed. lived
in New York temporarily when Roosevelt was
at the head of the metropolitan police board
there. He made up his mind to close the sa
looms in that great city on Sunday. He issued
the order. The first Sunday only few of them
were closed On Monday morning he sum-
moned police captain before him and asked
him why he didn't close the saloons the day be-
fore.
"'Well, Mr.. Roosevelt said the captain i'll
his Irish brogue, 'we can't close them. It's
been tried in Maine and Kansas and it can't be
done,
g Look here, captain, said Mr. Roosevelt
you close those saloons, or l will get police
captain and force of officers that will
''All right, Mr.. Roosevelt, said the cap
tain.
"The next Sunday helf of the IL 900 saloons
in New York were closed, to the utter astonish
ment of nearly every one. The following Mon