Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-12-30
CHAMP CLARK ON THR ISSUES.

| Imperial Missouri's MAGNIFICENT
performance Nov. s confirms; her rank
as first amcng Democratic states. She
leads the column CT assault. Here,
after where Missouri sits is the head OF
the table. Oif-year, Doodle, war fever.
rainy weather-nothing could deter her
from doing her whole duty to the
cause of good government and human
freedom. She is Thomas Jefferson's
political daughter, and she does hon.
or to her illustrious father.
while would prefer a Democratic
house in the next congress, l do not
| regard the result of the late election
as in any way discouraging to the
Democrats.
"The Republicans are doing a good
deal of growing, but it seems to me
that they are very much in the condi-
tion of Pyhrrus, when, after a great
battle, which he won at the cost OF
heavy losses, going over the field, he
said, mournfully: Another such a
victory and we are undone.'
I'm the present congress the Repub4
licans have clear majority of 81
over all. In the congress just elected
they will have about dozen. They
are growing after the fashion of
cows tail-downward. At their pres
ent rate Of descending it does not re-
quire a mathematician of the ability
the hole in 1900. Indeed, at the pres
ent rate of loss, il an election were
held as early as next May we would
elect Democratic house.
"As soon as possible after the Fifty
sixth congress is organized they will
ram the Gage bill, the McCleary bill
or some kindred monstrosity through
congress and that will be the begin
ming of their woes. That will open
up the entire money question and
make the supreme issue in our politics
this: Shall the United States them
selves exercise the supreme function
of government-the money-making
function-or shall it delegate it to the
national banks?
That's the momentous question
which Lyman Gage G Co. are deter
mined to force. History repeats itself;
for that is the identical Issue on
which Andrew Jackson conquered Nick
Biddle. Lyman ct al. would do we'll to
read the history Of Biddle. On this
issue the Democrats will win. The
American people are not and never
We're in favor Of delegating or farming
out the moneymaking function. They
believe, and correctly, that it Is pow
er too great and dangerous to trust to
the keeping and exercise of any private
citizens, however pure they may be.
IF the American people had believ,
ed that the greenbacks were to be re-
tired Bryan would have defeated Nc
Kinley hands down. When, however,
it was in 1896 charged upon them that
that was their intention they denied 1t
vOciferously west of the Mississippi,
where the denial would do the most
good; but Lyman's fantastic capers
prove that the charge was true.
THE old saying, Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad
Is likely to have a startling confirma-
ton in the awful drubbing we will |
give them for passing Mr.. Cages pet |
measure.
People who lay the flattering unc-
ton to their souls that the money |
question is dead are badly mistaken.
In the recent campaign, l every
where proclaimed it as the supreme |
issue, denounced those who are treas
onably endeavoring to side-track 1t |
and to substitute something else for |
it-and l increased my majority by |
nearly 600 ever that of 1896. Indeed,
my majority this time was the largest |!
ever given in that district The people
VIII not permit 1t to be side-tracked,
and they will break the neck CT any
man who tries to do so.
Il suppose the treaty of peace will
settle the expansion business. We
ought to keep an ample coaling and
naval station in the Philippines and
assist the rest of them to organize
themselves into an independent gov
We have no use for a horde
If Asiatic savages. You can't make
American citizens out of them any
more than you can make silk purse
tut Of sow's ear or a whistle out
If pigs tail.
Il do not intend either in this con-
sress or the next to fight measure
simply because it is proposed by the
administration. On the other hand,
will not support it simply because il
S proposed by the administration. The
ly, Support the president is all rot.