Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-06-03
CONDENSED CUBAN CREAM.

CONDENSED CUBAN CREAM.
The populists Of the senate and house
held conferc7 re in the rooms of Sen
resolution:
Resolved, That we oppose an IN.
crease Of the bonded Indebtedness Of
the United States, but we will promptly
and checrfully vote all necessary
means to successfully prosecute the wat
by authorizing further taxation, in
Guiding an income tax, and authorizing
the immediate coinage of the seignior-
age, anticipating the same by the is
suance Of silver certificates, and by
authorizing such an increase of the
volume Of legal tender notes as may be-
necessary"
Touch the button and the machine
does the rest" Give the insurgents
lots to eat and plenty of arms, etc.;
they will then settle the Spanish "dif-
ficulty" without further cost to US. But
this policy would not suit the Hanna
bond syndicate; therefore 1t will not
be followed unless the people insist.
The other policy Is to lose about $4,000
Americans by Cuban malaria and incur
a billion of bonded debts. That is
what Hanna wants as the next best
thing to placing Cuba under the feet
Of corrupt and cruel Spanish govern
ment.-San Francisco Star.
Every dollar of the gold boarded in
the treasury ought to be put in circu-
lation at once to pay war expenses and
boom business at home. 1t is treason
to hoard gold and hold 1t idle when our
country needs 1t to fight foreign foes
Journal of Agriculture
At the present time Mr.. Mckinley
is very much out of tune with his par
ty and the people of the United States.
Furthermore. it is not likely that he
will ever get into close touch with the
voters. The political death of McKin-
ley is assured. The country has had
enough Of Mckinley Hannaism, and in
opening the eyes of the people to the
incapacity and the Notwithstanding
of the administration Of the presiden-
cy, the present Cuban situation has
served a grand good purpose.-Cleve-
land Recorder.
II the people owned the corporations
there would be no $4,000 presidents;
no watered stocks on which to pay
dividends; no money would be spent
to buy legislatures and courts; no dis
ordinations against the poor. It seems
to us that common sense would die
tate that all public institutions should
be owned by the public.-Texas indie
pendent.
Prosperity can not be made by ar
tificial means. 1t must grow up out Of
the ground. So long as the prices OF
farm products are continually falling
there can be no general prosperity.
When one-half the population has no
money to spend, merchants must sell
less, and trade grow duller.-Columbus
Post
Nothing could be more just or more
necessary than that the great million
aires of the country should be COM
PEELED to pay their share of the eX-
penses of government in war or peace.
Hence nothing could be more just or
more necessary than that an income
tax amendment to the Federal Consti-
tuition should be submitted at once as
a war measure. 1t should authorize a
graduated income tax from income on
bonds and all other sources so that
the heaviest war taxes may be paid by
incomes of over $4,000 a year instead
of by the workers of the country, as
now The Supreme Court having de-
cided the income tax unconstitutional,
neither the plutocracy nor the public
is disposed to pay much attention to
mere bills to re-enact it, as the pre-
sumption is that II such bill were
passed 1t would have no effect. An is
sue cannot be forced in that way. II,
uOWcNtT, Iuc utLuduu 10 hduC III Cdl IL
est for an amendment under which the
immense boards of the plutocracy can
be taxed for war purposes and such &C.
foundations checked in the future, the
millionaire class will begin a resistance
which will dwarf all issues they now
seek to interpose between themselves
and popular attack on their control Of
the government. II such an amendment
were submitted before the end Of May
it would either be adopted by three
fourths of the states before the end
Of June or the party defeating 1t would
be wiped out of existence. II deter
mined fight is made for tiff 1t is fore
ed to open issue by the senate and
stopped by the plutocracy in the house,
the result will be not only the defeat
but the disorganization Of the Repub-
lican party. We have certainly reached
the point where all the great forces at
work for twenty-five years are about
to eliminate in signal and far-reach-
ing results.-Journal of Agriculture.