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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23
EX-GOVERNOR JOHN P. ST. JOHN.
"A Deserved Tribute to Grand Man.

The August number Of the Illustrated World,
published at Kansas City, contains "write-
up" of Olathe, i'll which is the following briet
history of Ex-Governor John P. St. John:
"Amone its Oathe's] citizens are some of
the most prominent business, professional aud
public men of the state, among whom are ex-
Governor John P. St. John, who was born near
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23
A Pathetic Scene.

There is one incident of the day which shines
out in my memory above all others now as lie
in New York hospital, writing. 1t occurred
at the field hospital. About dozen OF us were
living there. A continual chorus OF means
arose through the tree branches overhead. The
surgeons, with hands and barred arms dripping,
and clothes literally saturated, with blood, were
stralning every nerve to prepare the wounded
for the journey down to Siboney. Behind me
Law Captain McClintock, with his lower leg
bones literally ground to powder. He bore his
pain as gallantly as he had led his men, and
that is saying much. l think Major Brodle
was also there Amputation and death stared
its members in their gloomy faces.
Suddenly voices started softly,
"My country its of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing"
Other voices took it up:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrims pride"
The quivering, quavering chorus, punctuated
by groans, and made spasmodic by pain trenn-
bled up from that little group of wounded
Americans in the midst of the Cuban solitude
the pluckiest, most heartfelt song that human
beings ever sang.
There was one voice that did not quite keep
I'D with the others. 1t was so weak that did
not hear it until all the rest had finished with
the line,
'Let Freedom ring"
Then haltng, struggling, faint, it repeated,
slowly,
Gland -the-Pigrims'- s'-pride,
Let Freedom"
The last word was woeful cry. One more
son had died as died the fathers.-Edward Mar
shale in September Scribner's.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

THE Ac1rAroR sees the gold-standard Dem
ocrats coming into control of the party in 1900
and repudiating the Chicago Platform. me
Ac1rAroR has "heye like heagle. -N'aI-
nett Journal
And "there ar. others" For instance, the
New Road, published at Denver, says:
We notice there is tendency on the part OF
Democracy to repudiate the Chicago platform
State conventions seek to make the hghtt OIL
estate issues" We inclined to beieVe
mat !; will be left to the Populist party in 1900
to reassert the principles Of the Chicago plat
form.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

THE Republicans want to make McAiniey
the only issue this year. Perhaps they Will
begin their meetings with that telegram
from the great and pous president 10
Mark Hanna, when it was found that enough
votes in the Ohio Legislature had been bought
thanking God for the triumph of pure politics.
-Ft Scott Lantern.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

BroOkvlle, Indiana, February rs, 1893. Law
yer by profession; was captain OF Company c,
Sixty-eighth, and later on lieutenant-colonel Of
the One Hundred and Fortythird regiment,
Illinois volunteer infantry. Has resided in
Olathe, Kansas, nearly thirty years; was elect
ed to the Kansas state senate and served his
term of two years, anG declined reelection;
was nominated for governor of Kansas by the
Prohibitionists in 1876, but declined the honor;
nominated and elected governor by the Repub-
licans in 1873; reelected in 1880, and defeated
for a third term by a small plurality by George
w. Click in 1882; was nominated for president
by the Prohbtionists in 1884, and received
little over 10000 votes.
'During his four years service as governor,
the west wing OF the state house was erected;
the reform school for boys was built; the state
normal school at Emporia, destroyed by fire,
was rebuilt; also that portion of the Osawato-
ne asylum for the insane which was burned.
Large additions were made to the institution
for the education of the deaf and dumb, and to
the institution fol the blind. The school for
feeble minded children was established, and the
state coal mines opened az Lansing About
80 900 destitute people from the South were re-
ceived, fed, clothed and sheltered in Kansas,
until they got work and became self-supporting-
Owing to failure of crops along the line of
the Union Pacific railroad in western Kansas,
hundreds of families became destitute of food
and necessary clothing To these Governor
St. John sent many carloads of supplies, and
they were thus tided over until good crop the
next year enabled them to provide for them
selves. During all these four years, owing to
the precautions taken by him to establish a
mounted patrol along the southern border Of
the state, and keeping discreet detective con-
stantly among the Indians, and cultivating
friendly relations with the principal chiefs, for
the first time during like period in the state S
history, no man, woman or child was harmed
in either person or property by the Indians.
No defalcation, embezzlement or public scandal
ever tainted his administration.
"Ex- Governor ST. John is classed among the
ablest public speakers in the nation. He is
hale and hearty, and always genial and pleas
ant, and enjoys the confidence and esteem Of
his neighbors, among whom he has lived for
nearly thirty years. "
The Ac1TAToR will add that he is favorite
among the children Of Olathe, who are in the
habit of addressing him as "Uucle Saint"
Governor ST. John will spend the month Of
October in Michigan, speaking for the free
.;l,,er forces
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

OsE of the amusing features OF the war mas
been the occurrence of strikes among the labor
e,s of Manila. They had evidently heard OF
American ffty-cent dollars, and as soon as our
flag was raised, asked to have their pay douo-
]edS The gold. bugs are responsible tor this
Civic Review, Los Angeles, CALI
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

WE see by the Dakota Ruralst that MIS-
Lease will speak at Aberdeen, South Dakota
ON Saturday evening, the 24th and at lacoma
Park at a p. M. of the same day, that the fop-
Mist county committee has made arrangements
for her IN sneak at Randall on the Goth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23
on the war

UNCLE SAM has paid the telegraph com
nanies almost $4,000, 900 for messages during
tbe b var lust closed, and yet, they refuse TO pay
their part of the war tax. Uncle sam 'oud
run the telegraph business OF this country
hereafter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

THE assertion that gold never carried on
war was proven true in our war with Spain.
While It !, claimed that there was plenty OF
GOLD in the treasury, it is also true that IT re-
NAMED there, and bonds we're issued ITO carry
m the war;
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

WINNIE DAVIS, the Daughter of the Conied-
eracy, daughter of Jefferson DAVIS oied 'as'
Sunday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23
They Have Lost Their Country.

We clip the following from the Fort ecott
Tribune of the 18th inst.
"Mrs. B. F. Othick yesterday received ie'-
Ter from her sister, Mrs. Ella Toms, formerly
OF pieasarton, and who visited here last sum
mer. but who is now residing on the island OF
Kauai, Que of the Hawaiian Islands, VINO" 10
west of Honolulu where her husband is super
i,tendent of large sugar plantation Inc
letter speaks of the annexation OF the 's'a'oS
i, ne Unite, States, anA Il H'r., 's "s f"'-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23
"kApAA, KAUAL Aug. IS, 1893.

You know am now living III VIC O"lNo"
States The girls were in Honoi'iu aHo s'w
Them raise the American flag and pull down the
Hawaiian. 1t was sad sight; so many ciieu
Not many of the natives were there 10 see 'r,,' H.
.rh.v asked the Hawaiian band to play The
p.d White and Blue and all the natives IN
,hs hand stepped out. I feel sorry for the ma
lives thev have lost their country
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

AGAIN the Twentieth Kansas has been or
dered to Manila. The Twenty-6rst has been
ordered home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-23

The Ac1TAToR will add that he is favorite
among the children Of Olathe, who are in the
habit Of addressing him as "Uncle Saint"
Governor St. John will spend the month of
October in Michigan, speaking for the free
silver forces.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

1t is probably true that an assemb-
lage of Massachusetts, republicans
such as comes together annually TO nut
state ticket in the field, shows a
more evenly distributed ability high
character business and professional
success, and thorough. going honesty of
deed and purpose, than can be seen in
any like number of men in any part of
the world. There is none of the spirit
of home laudation in this claim 1t is
merely the assertion of a fact that
finds ready acceptance at home and
abroad.
Studying the assemblage Of yesterday
at Boston. an assemblage only to be
matched on the face of the earth by
just such conventions of the same party
in the same state, either past or to
come one could only pray that when
any foreign visitor desires to view the
best this land or world can produce in
the way of political gatherings, he
might be permitted to look upon this
scene.
Next to the perennial interest of see
ing the ablest, most conscientious and
honorable body of men in existence.
was the curious fact that the whole
work of making a governor Of a state,
his lieutenant, and all the other mem
bers of the official family, was con-
summated right in that hall. The in
slant the chairman had announced the
nomination Of Roger Wolcott as car
ried by reclamation. that instant Mr..
Wolcott was to all intents and purposes
governor for another year from the first
Of next January. Last evening, ana
today and right on from now, Mr..
Wolcott can go his way, knowing that
death or illness alone can estop his
occupancy Of the gubernatoriaI DO
sition continuously until the dawn
of 1900, and the same is true
Of every other member of the
ticket as regards the office for
which he was yesterday named.
There will, to be sure, be a month
of pleasant diversion IN a so-called
campaign, and the proper chance early
in November for two or three hundred
thousand republican voters, more or
less, 10 say at the polls how glad they
are that the convention did what 1t did
on yesterday. But the transaction was
actually and wholly completed on that
same yesterday, and at high noon
Roger Wolcott was governor of Mas
sachusetts for the year 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
NEED or RAsTE w cURA.

Reports of official Impotence in
Washington over the procrastinating
tendency of the Spanish evacuation
commissioners in Cuba need to be in
terpreted with reference to the inten-
tions of the administration. There is
no desire to send an army of occupa-
ton to Cuba till after the end Of the
rainy season-say in November or pos
sibly even in December. If all the Span
ish troops should not be out of the way
before January l, probably President
Mckinley would not be troubled. There
are other influences, however, that are
not at all contented with so deliberate
an arrangement. and are urging great
err haste, for business reasons. What
the administration does earnestly in
sist upon, however. is a definite and
detailed agreement on the part Of the
Spaniards as to removal of troops, and
that it's contamination be not post
Eoned till lext spring.
With this explanation, the dispatches
have an altogether different meaning.
The Spanish motives for delay are the
revenues and the national habit of put
ting things off. Something is also to
be said concerning the time needed for
evacuation. Five weeks is the ordi-
nary period allowed for the round trip
between Havana and Spain, and there
is transportation for only 10000 troops
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

the settlement of the Philippine ques-
ton. He would have no alliance, even
with England but he spoke eloquently
of the unanimity with which all Eng
disappearing peoples of the world had
poured out their sympathy for the
United States when all continental Eu-
rope seemed against us. This unifica-
ton of the nations of one blood and the
obliteration Of sectional lines in the
United States he justly classed as two
of the greatest benefits of the war. But
1t was when he came to speak directly
of the Philippines that he was most
significant. Said he:
with my honored and beloved COL
league, Senator Hoar, must cordially
agree that we want no great conquered
provinces, no subject peoples "
but 1 also agree with my colleague
that we cannot thrust back
under the dominion of Spain the people
whom we have liberated"
That is not the kind of a deIiverance
for which imperialists are commonly
looking.
Mr.. Lodge also made good point
when he said it was the duty of the
hour to uphold the president. The cleo
ton of democratic house will be in
terpreted in Europe as a reputation of
the war and its results and of the pres
ident who conducted it. It will be
quoted as proof of 1ckleness and in
stability in the American people. The
senator clinched this argument with
another. The Massachusetts democrats
have been more honest than those of
other states. They have boldly reiter-
ated the free silver doctrine, and every
man who votes for a democratic candf-
date in this commonwealth must know
that he is voting against honest money.
Taken in all its bearings, this was a
notable speech,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
THE REPUBLICAN, POSITION.

| Not only republicans, but the vast
majority of Massachusetts citizens
without regard to party names, have
cause to view with satisfaction the
republican state convention, which was
held in Boston, yesterday. It was char
acterized by moderation and sound
| sense. For the third time it nominated
by reclamation the present excellent
governor, and renominated his efficient
colleagues; it adopted a platform dis
| tinguished for candor. honesty and sin
cerity, and it gave occasion for speech
es that are well worthy the consider
alton of all Thoughtful men.
Praise of Gov. Wolcott and Lieut..
Gov. Crane has come to seem super
fiuous. The chief executive has especi-
ally endeared himself to the people the
past year, by his solicitous care Of the
| soldiers of the commonwealth, and he
has maintained the same wisdom, lib
crafty and impartiality, and the same
high standard of official appointments
that had previously made him the gov
ernor and candidate of all the people
In all respects he has made one of the
most creditable chief executives the
state has ever known. Twice he has
been elected by phenomenal pluralities,
and the same distinction seems to
await him a third time
The platform is TO be commended
especially for it's directness Not only
must the gold standard be upheld, but
the currency must be reformed so that
all the different forms may be readily
converted into gold. The labor legis-
has imposed hardship upon our manu-
facturers, in competition with those *
other states, the remedy is not in the
repeal of the laws, but in spreading
such laws throughout the nation. The
restriction of illiterate immigration is
urged as a safeguard for our own wage
earners The platform deals as plainly
with the Philippine annexation as
could be expected when the subject it.
self is in diplomacy. The position of
the party cannot be mistaken. The
recommendations for q, larger army as
well as a larger navy. and the reorgan-
ization of the national guard, is oblig-
atory, whether Americans as a people
like it or not. There is no escape from
it. AS for the alleged abuses in the
conduct of the war, the president is
commended for ordering an investiga-
ton, The convention might have in
structed congress as to it's duties in this
matter, but it RETAINED with proprlety.
The administrations of the governor and
of the president are commended and
the success of the tariff and fiscal leg
islation is demonstrated.
Finally, there We're speeches. Con-
gresham Moody gave an admirable re-
sumo of the republican administration,
and a clear presentation of the difficult
ties which beset the future. He is
firmly opposed to the so-called imper-
ialist doctrine, yet there was no clash
with Senator Lodge, who has been sup
posed to represent the other extreme.
Massachusetts, has spoken. Said Gov.
Wolcott in his address accepting the
nomination:
THE attempt to incorporate into our
system anything different from what
now prevails in this government would
be a step which this people will not
enter upon unless it believes there is a
strong demand for it,"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

There was a touch of wholly uncon-
scious contempt in the act of Chairman
Moody at the state republican con-
vention yesterday rolling into a wad
and tossing under the table the scrap
of paper from which he had read some
of Prof. Norton's unhappy stuff Mr.
Moody was talking right ahead earn
estly and swiftly. in his ecomium upon
President Mckinley, and his contempt
uous treatment of the Norton wall
earned a ripple of laughter that for a
moment puzzled the speaker. Had it
been a bit of carefully studied stage
business it could not have been more
effective. Under the table is a good
place for all sorts of detraction to be
flung.
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that some of them learned their duties
very promptly, while others were very
slow to learn; others never could. He
believed that volunteers would always
become effective, especially when con-
fronting the enemy.
Gov. Beaver read a letter complaining
Of the situation in Jacksonville camp.
This letter said that the camp was
filthy, the bread moulded and the
doctors generally drunk.
rs that from my commando Gen.
Lee asked in evident surprise.
When informed that it was he said
that he was .astonished, and asked for
the name Of the author
He said in this connection that oc-
casionally complaints come to him,
and that such he examined in every
case, and found them to be unRounded.
"Then," said Gen. Beaver, after some
further questioning, you consider
yourself in good condition in every
way to start on the expedition to Gu
Il DO replied Gen. Lee. "Touch a
button and we are prepared even to go
to Madrid
He expressed the opinion that it was
Impossible for any foreign troops to do
any great amount of campaigning in
Cuba in the summer months on ac-
count of the heat. Not even the Span
ish and Cuban forces had ever been
very active in the summer season. He
thought troops going to Cuba should
have ample protection against the sun.
Complaints against regimental sur
geons were read to the general from
members of the 4th Virginia volun-
teers. but he replied that he could not
speak definitely of the regimental doc
tors in this case. Some of them he
knew were not as competent as they
should be- The surgeons of his rank
were all competent men. Gen. Lee ex-
pressed the belief that division hospi
tails were too large. lie advocated bril-
gade hospitals as a compromise be-
tween the division and regimental hos
pitals. He expressed the opinion that
the site Of the camp at Jacksonville
was well selected.
Capt. Howell asked Gen. Lee if he
considered that he had been side
tracked in the campaign. Il don't
think so" he replied. II have from
time to time seen something in the
newspapers to the effect that 1t was
not the intention of the authorities that
I should have an opportunity for &C
tive participation in the campaign. l.
of course, had no claim to go to San
tiago or to Porto Rico as other officers
in the army outranked me. 1t was al
ways the understanding that my corps
was organized for the Havana cam
paign. / had some ambition to &c
there because / had not been allowed to
stay while ] was there. / wanted to
go back with some men and show our
enemies that I could stay"
He continued by saying that the
president had told him within the past
few days that he had always intended
to send him to Havana, and in case
there had been an assault upon the
city, that he should lead it.
Gen. Lee dwelt upon the Importance
of taking proper care of the sinks as
a preventive of disease He said the
healthiest regiment in his camp was
the 16lst Indiana regiment, which
burned all It's effete matter
Most Of his troops were anxious to &c
to Cuba, but some desired TO be dis.
charged. He said in conclusion that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
BISHOP BEAvEN BUYS LAND.

Rt Rev Thomas D. Beaver, the Ro-
man Catholic bishop of Springfield,
has purchased from Kabley & Clark
seven lots containing about an acre
and one-half of land in Greendale. AS
the details for perfecting the purposes
for which this land was obtained by
Bishop Beaver have not yet been conn
pleted, the tract Of land in Greendale
will for the present be under the con-
troll of the nearest Catholic pastor in
Worcester, Rev. Robert Walsh of the
church of Immaculate Conception.
Nothing will be given out by the par
ties managing the purchase relative to
the use to which the land is to be
mt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
THE LICENSE BOARD.

At the meeting of the license board,
yesterday, the following licenses were
granted:
A. N. Southland, As Providence. street.
and Albert j. Graft, 1l8 Piedmont
street, to drive job wagons; w Alexan-
der to run pool room at Austin
street; Mrs Catherine Dolan, IS Han
over street, to move two-story wooden
building to the rear; P. Downey, 107
Chandler street, to drive a hackney
carriage; James H. Bancroft, to place
an iron hitching post In front of Cot
tage street; Avoids NJ Shooshan, to
hang sign in front of SO Main; B. w.
Stone, to use a portion of Foster and
Bridge streets for building purposes;
Frank Tubar, u Conlin court, to gather
old rags j. ]. O'Neil, to keep a bowl
ing alley at Is Mechanic street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

The politeness of Gen. Joe Wheeler s
testimony in the army investigation
is equalled only by the accommodating
spirit of the commission, who seem tc
ask only questions that can be an
swered pleasantly and creditably tC
the war department. The most sig
nificant features of the generals tes-
timony relate to his own devotion t.
duty and the return of checks worth
thousands of dollars contributed by pa.
trlotic citizens for the relief of the
soldiers
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.

By virtue OF. his somewhat aggressive
Views, the speech of Senator Lodge in
the state convention was anticipated
with the keenest of interest. He was
at some pains to demonstrate that
neither congress nor the newspapers
had forced the people into war with
Spain, but rather the people had forced
congress. 1t was another "irrepressible
conflict" The Monroe doctrine he
avowed with much emphasis, and con-
sistently Herewith he deprecated all
interference by European nations in
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he knew of no case of distress, starva-
ton or death from any neglect or that
was due to any inefficiency on the part
of the government officials. He said
he had no complaint to make against
the war department and knew of none
of his command who had
Gen. Greene, who participated in
the Manila campaign, will be heard
tomorrow, and he viii be followed by
a number of staff officers who have
been ordered to Cuba
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07

The Boston bank trust" excites
more opposition than the average or
ganization Of a real trust" and, cur
iously enough, there is much less rea-
son for the pother. There will prob
ably be no dissent from the general
proposition, that the banking business
is overdone, when the number of banks
engaged in the work is considered
The movement for consolidation was
begun by the savings banks for very
obvious economic reasons.