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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

dynamo runs East enough % renter ths
fiament ineandsseent when the ma
chine 10 travelling 90 Eve miles -
hour. 1ts cleanliness and the abssoee
Of bother about rsplenIshment = surO
20 recommend Il 20 many. is only
drawback being that IL goes out as soon
as one stops. This might be ineon-
venient at times. but so far as perform
anee goes. Q ra.her ezae.ing English
critic says astev trial that nothing but
good can be said Of 70.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

outside of themselves.
Few followers Of cycle racing are
aware Of how near the track owners
came last spring to taking unto them
selves the control of racing so far as
II related to the big tracks and had not
plans been made and the time been
short. an association Of tracks would
have then been formed. For these
reasons and the fact that certain jeal-
ousies between the track owners could
not be reconciied promptly enough 20
secure the unanimity necessary to sue
cess. the scheme was abandoned for the
time. II was not mere talk either.
There was a meeting Of track owners
and others prominent in the racing
game and a plan was formed and ap-
proved for an association Of tracks TO
embrace not only all the great ones
actively. but the small ones as asso-
GATES Not even the amateurs left
out; for there were provisions for race
promoting bicycle clubs 70 have an &C
tive voice in the controlling body.
With the abandonment Of racing by the
L. A. W. this scheme viii doubtless see
PRONUNCIATION AZ once.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
A Fair Exchange.

Every citizen Of every city depends
on the farmer for the means Of life
could not live week without the re-
suits OF his labor. says the Appeal to
Reason. The farmer is not dependent
on the eities-he lived before they
were, but none existed before the farm
er. in this or any other land. A farm
er is therefore the mOst essential mem
Der Of society. deserving the greatest
reward for his labor, and would get
il IL he were not such q dupe and
fool A farmer will work late and
early in sun and rain to produce q
crop. Then putting twenty bushels
Of corn in his wagon he will drive ten
miles 70 market and get S. for his
load. This load represents several
days labor. the capital on his farm and
tools and his experience Of years.
When a farmer goes 20 the city and
wants q hack from the depot, an hours
ride will cost him s.. In other words,
he exchanges several days labor for
one hours labor. Il IL not the hack
driver who gets IL. He Is q very pau
per. II goes into rent, taxes. insur-
anee. licenses. transportation and Q
thousand other robbery channels. All
this can be remedied By q social sys-
TEN that exchanges days labor for
days labor. In other words, Il is .
political question. and the farmers and
laborers will be skinned until they
learn Il.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Labor Notes.

If the West Virginia and Pennsyf.
vania coal operators raise the scale
the operators of Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio will not ask a reduction. and the
operators Of these three states have
signifled a willingness TO cooperate
with the miners in their efforts to bring
West Virginia to time.
Cleveland cigarmakers protest
against the action OF the retail clothing
statesmen. who are trying to close IN
all the stores in the city on Sunday,
II the agitation is kept up they fear
that the cigar stores in the city will
be closed on Sunday. This same law
was Endorsed and passed at the special
request OF the Central Labor Union.
The Pittsburg Labor League has de-
eided to enter local politics. and a call
has been issued for a convention Of
representatives Of labor organizations
September 10. This movement will be
styled the Union party, its action to be
limited TO the congressional and legis-
lative districts within Allegheny eoun-
~. No person can have a seat in the
convention who Is not prepared to re-
nounee all former party affiliations and
pledge himself to the support Of the
conventions nominees. who must be
members OF the convention aud OF a
bona flde labor organization.
A month ago eighty girls employed
In the Diamond Match eompany's
works at Oshkosh walked out In a
body after an hours notice. The fumes
arising from the sulphur Is extremely
Injurious 20 the health Of the employees.
Il 10 said to be very had for the teeth,
and when even the slightest cavity oe-
ours In a tooth. unless Il Is attended 10
AZ once. the whole Jaw viii be seriously
affected. The dentists bills aud loss
Of time In consequence Of caring for
the teeth make a great item In the
yearly finances Of the strikers. The
average wages Of the girls was from
Sass 10 Se,7S a week, We get 81
cents Cor packing iii boxes OF mateh-
es." said Miss Walters. 'and We made
a demand for an increase TO 3. eents
Tor every ia This would make DIFF
ference az from { 20 n cents Day Tor
each glrl."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

or national Issues the money Ques-
ton is Of the most actual importance.
followed by direct legislation. the
transportation and land question: but
there is 4 disposition 70 make lead
ing issue Of "Algerism" long enough
to punish the corrupt and criminally
careless officials who have done to
death our volunteer soldiers In pest
camps. This Is an issue that win not
down, and unless the great and small
AlSers are driven from public place
the general wrath will center against
Mckinley. PERCY PEFoON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
India an Ideal land for some.


II is quite common to hear il said
that Il has remained for modern times
20 produce the trades council, the boy
colt and the thing somewhat oddly
termed compulsory arbitration. But
the following paragraphs from the
Yale Review show that In East India,
where there Is no native custom 20
speak OF. that was not h0ary with age
when European. let alone American.
civilization was in embryo. the theories
OF the trades council, the boycott and
compulsory arbitration have been de-
veloped 70 q point Of perfection un-
dreamed OF by the most enthusiastic
modern advocates Of these things.
Here is the article: all that Il Is neces-
saFy 20 do Is 10 substitute trades
council" for ''mahajan." union" for
guild" and boycott" for -ostFaeise."
THE right Of arbitration Is assumed
by all guilds. When a trade quarrel Is
referred 10 a mahajan, or when the
mahajan, without being requested, de-
eides q quarrel, this Is the llnal arhl-
tramenL Refusal 10 abide by q, or,
indeed. 20 carry out any decision ar
rived az las In the case Of payments
thus adtudieAtedl, results In OstFaeism.
when a member IL thus cut on from
She guild he may be ostraeised By the
caste. In the latter case he becomes q
social paFiah. more wretehed than a
village dog, But even n one 4 only
cast out Of the guild. one Il 0flen. ipso
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
star and China. Coaster nr.se.


A new coaster brake Is shown In thu
accompanying illustration. The main
difference between the two b In the
brake shoe. which Is a eoaeaved roller
on the Star and q steel spoon on tbs
Climax. The two styles Of shoe are in
Interchangeable 30 that the rider may Try
both ard choose the one that suits his
needs better. The brake IL operated o.
the rear wheel below the lower rear
fork BY pressure Of the feet on the
coaster lever which b fuleTumed On
the lower frame tube. Its parts are
made Of the best material and are ~
light as safety viii permit II leaves
the front wheel entirely free 20 more
in any direction while the brake Is ap-
piled. Il gives the rider the use Of
both hands az all times TO operate tbs
wheel Il takes the Jar on the feet
when eoasting II allows the rider %
rest on descending q hill. a. the pro-
polling motion Is done away with It
can be applied as hard as the rider
wishes By simply pressing with tia
feet. and releases as soon As the pres
sure l. removed. The spring il Of suit
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Our Trade Relations.

That Americas market is the world.
is rapidly becoming q fact so obvious
that none will care to deny It. Con-
slider iron and steel. taking figures
compiled by the treasury department.
In the fiscal year ending in 1850, i'm
ports of iron and steel were 81 .266. 609.
exports only Sl4.7l6.524. In the fiscal
year just ended conditions we're prac-
tically reversed-we imported to the
value Of $l2 .9l3, and exported s70.-
S67.527. This means that since 1850
American manufacturers have taken
possession of five-sixths of that portion
Of the home market then held by for
eign manufacturers of iron and steel.
and have during the same time in
creased their sales in foreign marksts
about 400 per cent
As the chief Of the bureau Of sta
tistics put il:
Our sewing machines hum in At
RIGA. the East Indies, Colombia. Cuba.
Central America and the islands of
oceanica. Our telegraph instruments
click in Japan, China, Australia, Russia
and in all parts Of Europe. Our wire
nails go to all European countries, to
Canada. British Honduras. all the Cen
trail American states, Mexico. British
West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, the
South American states, China, British
East Indies. Hong Kong, Japan, French
Oceaniea. British Australasia, British
Africa and Liberia: our steel rails and
locomotives go to Australia, China, ia
pan. Hawaii, Central and South Am
erica. Africa and Russia. Our cleo
trieal machinery is attracting the at
tentiOn Of the world, and during the
past year Austria-Hungary, France.
Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom,
Argentina. Brazil. Mexico. Japan, Brit
ish Australasia, British Africa and
French Africa have been among its
purchasers"
What is true Of iron and its products
is In equal or less degree true of many
other American products, and when
Spain has evacuated about everything
she holds or held except the peninsula
In Europe and the Canaries, it will be
true of still more American products,
and in higher degree.
Thus, during the fiGcal year ending
June, 1898. according to the treasury
department, there was exported to for
eign lands 263.OO0.OO0 pounds of un-
manufactured American tobacco.
Within the same period. by the same
report. the amount Of imported tobae-
CO was 10.OOO.000 pounds. and Of for
eign cigars and cigarettes $50, 600
pounds. The value of American ex-
portations Of tobacco was SIS, OOe, 900,
and Of tobacco importations into the
United States $4,000. 900, or only two
hfths as much. or the 26S, 0Oo, 900
pounds Of manufactured tobacco Of
the American crop. 100000 pounds
were sent to the United Kingdom,
100000 pounds to minor European
countries, Italy, Belgium and Spain
included. 60.O00. 900 pounds to Germany
and 22.000.000 TO France. Seven mil
lion pounds were exported to Canada,
100000 pounds TO the West Indies.
2.s00.OO0 pounds to Japan "a rapidly
Increasing market for American ex-
ports). 100000 pounds to Africa.
100000 pounds to Australia. $500, 900
pounds to Mexico. 100000 pounds to
South American states. and zoe. 1000
pounds 20 Asia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
A Colorado Platform.

From the Denver Times
Said the nugget to the cantaloupe.
You're not the greatest thing"
And then the jangllng resources
An gathered In n ring.
The nugget and the cantalanre.
The corn and oats and wheat.
The climate and the scenery.
Also the sugar beet.
The cattle on the hills were there.
And every living beast.
And all the gorgeous growing fields
Were daunted not the least.
They made the nugget President
And corn he kept the notes,
And on the big committee there
Were fruit and coal and oats.
When order had been brought about
The resolutions passed
Said Colorado's family
Could never be outelassed.
The platform had but just one plank,
And that went through In glee-
Resolved. that we are always for
The real pros-per-i-tee."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Mh.r. N. Wealth ao..

The average consumption Of sugar
per person in the United States last
year was 6sh pounds. or a total for
the nation OF t.ss6. 700 pounds.
This h controlled By two firms. n
they make but one cent per pound
profit, Il means that these two COM
panies amasssd tis.0O0.000 out Of the
people-a sum greater than the assess.
"a valuation Of some % the stntssl
This Il the way the wealth % the ma
tion q going into . few hands.-Ap.
peal 20 Reason.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
New Dyuame lamp IN I.saaon,

A new lamp has been recently put on
the English market called the Dyn0-
little electric cycle lamp As its name
u operates through the agency
Of a dynamo This is a very small
AFFAIR Enclosed within a neat aluminium
case carried on a bracket attaehlng 20
the left torkside, An insulated wire
leads the current 90 tiny ineandes-
cent bulb IN a leat little lantern.
which attaches to the ordinary lamp
bracket on the steering head. The
light Il of i've eAndle-power. and h
quite sniAelent Cor ordinary purposes
The power necessary 10 drive the dr.
nAmo. BY a dlmlnulive pulley on the
rim. \ not iell ~ TIE rider. ana the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
vents the wire guards from hecOmlag
entangled with each other when carried
In the pocket,
Allsr,sAs nlsySls vsa,ur~

Samuel ANertOa. one % CAieag0S
prominent and wealthy business men.
evidently sees an opening in the cycle
manufacturing Industry aud a chance
10 secure returns On an Investment.
Together with c, G. Clarke. % New
York, Joint owners IN the ArcAae File
Works o. Anderson. Ind. he b Aavlag
built an addition 70 this factory Cor the
manufacture % bicycles On a large
scale. The plant h expected 10 AN IN
operation ~ October - On the pr0aae-
,len q iAee> mAeAlnsA pTtaelpaily ~
okD1El
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Gold is out Of circulation In the
United States. Il is not money a. all.
Il Is q mere commodity used to onset
foreign claims.
When not so used, il Is held locked
up in the treasury and in bank vaults
for the purposes OF bond syndicates
and national bankers.
II it were not Cor the silver GER
tifcates and green >ecSs in circulation
the business Of TIE country would col
lapse At once.
At least 50 per cent Of the business
OF the country is being done by silver
certificates and greenbaeks.
As soon as q silver dollar is turned
loose from the mint. it goes TO NOV
ing crops. paying mechanics and clerks
their salaries: to distributing manu-
features. to adding to the wealth Of all
producers by enabling them to ex-
change their products.
As soon as q gold dollar is turned
loose IL hunts q hank or subtreasury
vault. where il il hsla until Nh. J.
Pierpont Morgan, or some other for
eign agent, is ready to send it abroad.
How utterly illogical and unbusi-
neSsiike are those business men yho
when our whole hope Of business sta
bility and prosperity depends on the
increasing circulation Of silver, at
tempt 70 discredit il and destroy il
power to do the business OF exchange!
When il is Sixteen to One or Bust for
every country In North and South
America: how eriminally foolish It Is
to join with European Tories and
speculative capitalists against the
hard-pushed American produeeri
W. v. BYARS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
CLARKE IRVINE.
CURRENT COMMENT.

In every state now controlled BY the
P0pulists state issues alone should be
sufneient 70 give rs large majoFities;
In states controlled by corporation
owned Republican politicians. state Is
sues present q still stronger Populistie
argument; and in the country gener-
ally national issues should induce the
people 20 support their own ticket
the Peoples Party ticket
In every one OF the Western states
served BY Pop1list. Silver Democratic
ana Silver Republican officials. some
good has been gained BY the change.
Taxes are less. the public service is
better, q beginning has been made In
curling the power Of mOnOpolistie cor
DOratiOns, and Republican rObbeFies Of
the public treasures exposed and the
sieyes jailed.
There n no apparent disposition IN
the Northwest 20 return 20 the old
custom Of eleeting 20 legislative, Judi
eial and executive Ofilees politicians
chosen By railroad magnates 70 serve
the mOnOD0lists. who packed eOnVen-
tons. instead o. the people who paid
their salaries. and 70 loot the treas
uFiss a. . browning proof Of the stu
pidity o. those who elected them term
fftsr term.
(Ths voters Of the Northwestern
ties have had large experience with
. railroad lawyer as q political die
ltoF. and have deposed him Cor sood
.n1 All
Ths states further east that are sim
pysTnsl ~ rlilroad ana uuHt lawyers
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
FIRST FATAL STEP.
WHICH LEADS TAE WORKERS
TO POVERTY.


Were Il not for two or three tri3inE
seeming errors. every state or society
might live for ages under perfect
equality. In the settlement OF new
countries I have often observed this.
At first asI are Poor. busy and con-
tented The whole life Of society pro-
ceeds under four heads. First. max
ing: second. carrying or distributing:
third. consuming fourth. redistrihut-
ing. In the new society all the net
profits are redistribated as rapidly g
possible and therefore all are en-
ployed.
Ere long q few families have no need
20 spend all their surplus On improve
ments and begin 20 hoard It up. Were
they 70 lend it out. competition. in
this business would put interest down
% merely nominal In time Q bank
Is started and they all hoard In banks
BY depositing. This enables the bank
90 lend out a portion Of the net profits
and exact . large income by usury.
There Is no longer any redistribution
Of the net profits OF labor. Money. one
q the great factors OF distribution. is
monopoli1ed Interest begets interest
and redistribution Is throttled. u Is
On redistribution the first assault Is
made. Presently several families be-
come poorer. are distressed and part
with their land Then landloreism
begins and rent aids usury to still
farther depress redistribution. The
idleness and poverty among many BE-
gets crime and the community il put
% great cost.
Nov to prove my theory. just glance
n these few states where this first A.
tack upon redistribution has never
been permitted, but has been avoided
Take Appengall. Switzerland. where
there Is not one poor person. where
thu people are more crowded than
elsewhere. some 500 per square mile.
and where every family occupies what
ne would call . palace.
Again. just suppose case. Imagine
! q perfectly equal. prosperous. busy
state. an the profits Of labor are rap
idly distributed, nothing carried ont
nsEer 20 return in any shape. Now.
suppose that the government takes all
the net profits in taxes and spends
every dollar abroad In two years that
state must be plunged into distress
The whole society would become pau
perized in time without q single ex-
eeptiOn- Suppose the government
spent the revenue on its officials and
parasites a home. Then all would be
Impoverished save those so favored
and their servants and On hangers.
Now what is the difference whether
this absorption Of ali the net profits
Is done directly by the government or
indirectly By q custom Of the people
themselves, such as boarding Il in
bank SO as 20 enable q portion OF IL
20 be Used 20 rake more on from
labor? Only in this latter case il all
goes 20 = few among themselves.
The point / make is that this whole
disease. called poverty in modern So
eiety. Is due entirely 70 the assault
made in the fourth process Of the So
eial state-redistribution. and Il grows
from small beginnings like the cancer
or the avalanche. An other evils
grow out Of the inequality Il causes.
Can NE think Of one but has come
from the oyergrOgn power or greed or
crime. etc. that are the ofsprings Of
this.
CLARKE IRVINE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
Track Owners WIN consroL

HE track owners
are the real power
in cycle racing as
It Is conducted to-
day on q large
scale. They have
consen { ed and
might consent 20 l.
A. w. control. but
they viii stand for
no other govern
ment Of the game
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

and other hired men OF corporate
monopolies are not to be pitled. They
frequently have the chance to vote for
different men and different conditions,
and they will soon grasp their oppor-
tcnities.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS or INTEREST TO
UNION woRKMEN.

india IN Ideal IAad Tor Some Persons
A COlSny In Washington THAT L.
Succeeding Work . Year Ago
and Are Now Prosperous Notes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

n We could read the secret history
% our enemies. We should lnd IN each
mans life sorrow and suffering enough
10 dlnaFm Az hostility, --,nnafellow.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
CHARLES E. PRATT.

that time has been active with advice
and help. He was q successful lawyer
and always an ardent eyelist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO Dew
oTEEs OF THE BICYCLE.

Some Recent IaSentIons That WIN In
terest Patrons Of the Sport-A Few
Poistsrs for tins Trads-Ths League
May Give Go uaosas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Gold is out OF circulation In the
United States. Il is not money a. all.
Il Is q mere commodity used to onset
foreign claims.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

When not so used. it Is held locked
up in the treasury and in bank vaults
for the purposes OF bond syndieates
and national bankers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

II Il were not Cor the silver GER
tifcates and gresa>ecSs in circulation
the business Of TIE country would col
lapse At once.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

At least 50 per cent Of the business
OF the country is being done by silver
certificates and greenbaeks.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-30

Ths states further east that are sim
'pgsrnsa ~ raiiroa1 ana trust lawyers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-29

The false pretense that there Is real war
going on in cuba has been upheld 10y the
presence OF a Spanish army, sometimes
numbering over a hundred thousand. but
the army is immobile. It is helpless: Il
lacks energy. discipline, and all sorts or
aggressive capacity. j, is no, fitted FOR
neld service, Its marches are generally
made vithou, definite objects. It's coll
umns OF $40 men each are drilled Tor no
better purpose than 20 throw themselves
into hollow squares II a few hostile cav
alrymen appear. Mr. Dawley, who doesn't
believe there are more than so insur-
gents In arms in Cuba. says dozen
Cuban sharpshooters will stand on two
or three thousand Spaniards all day long
without any trouble. The alleged war in
Cuba doesn't seriously exist The armies
Of the Cuban republic are like the milk
sickness in the backwoods in old times
In the next county. The Spaniards are In
forts and in towns. In the letter OF DE
LONE, in which he lost his diplomatic
character. he pathetically pointed out
that the spaniards needed military sue
cess. They have never got it. an. it will
never come. They have already lost their
cause.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-29

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