Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-06-23

uphold.
Rev. Mr.. Talmage said:
"In the first place, remark: There is
greedy, allgrasping monster who
comes in as sutton seeking the hand OF
this republic, and that monster Is
known by the name of Monopoly. HIS
scepter Is made out of the iron OF the
rail track and the wire of telegraphy.
He does everything for his own advan-
tage and for the robbery of the people
Things went on from bad to worse, I'M
til in the three legislatures OF New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
for long time Monopoly decided ev-
erything. If Monopoly favor law, 1t
passes; If Monopoly opposes law, 1t Is
rejected. Monopoly stands in the rail-
road depot putting into his pockets IN
one year 5000, 5000 in excess OF all
reasonable charges for services. Mon
Iopoly holds in his one hand the steam
power of locomotion, and in the other
the electricity of swift communication.
Monopoly has the Republican party IN
one pocket and the Democratic party
din the other pocket Monopoly decides
nominations and elections-city cleo
lions. state elections national elections.
With brides he secures the votes of leg
iislators, giving them free passes, CIV
ling appointments to needy relatives 10
lucrative positions, employing them
las attorneys if they are lawyers, carry
ing their goods Is per cent less If they
are merchants, and IL he find case
very stubborn as we'll as very import
iant. puts down before him the hard
cash of bribery.
"But monopoly is not so easily caught
now as when during the term OF Mr..
buchanan the legislative committee In
one OF our states explored and exposed
THE manner in which certain railway
company had obtained a donation OF
public land. 1t was found out that IL
of the senators of that state received
isis 900 among them, sixty members or
1.-The lower house Of that state received
between $4,000 and $4,000 each, the
lgoyernor of that state received $4,000,
This clerk received $4,000, the lieutenant
governor received $4,000, all the clerks
of the legislature received $4,000 each,
while $4,000 were divided among the
lobby agents. That thing on larger
or smaller scale Is all the time going
on in some of the states Of the union,
but it is not so laundering as it used to
he and therefore not so easily exposed
or arrested. l tell you that the over
shadowing curse of the United States
TODAY is Monopoly. He puts his hand
upon every bushel of wheat, upon every
sack of salt, upon every ton of coal, and
every man, woman and child in the
United States feels the touch of that
moneyed despotism. l rejoice that in
twenty-four states of the union already
anti-monopoly leagues have been es-
tablished. God speed them in the work
,of liberation.
IT have nothing to say against capi-
ralists; a man has right to all the
money he can make honestly have
nothing to say against corporations as
such; without them no great enterprise
would be possible, but what do say Is
THAT the same principles are to be ap-
plied to capitalists and to corporations
that are applied to the poorest man
and the plainest laborer. What is wrong
for me is wrong for great corporations.
If I take from you your property WIN
out any adequate compensation, am a
thief. and if a railway damages the
nroperty of the people without making
any ADEQUATE compensation, that Is
gigantic theft. What Is wrong on a
small scale is wrong on large scale.
Monopoly in England has ground hun
rdreds of thousands Of her best people
into semi-starvation, and In Ireland mas
driven multitudinous tenants almost to
madness. and in the United States pro-
poses to take the wealth OF 6O,OOo,OOo or
7O,OOO,OOO of people and put 1t in few
silken wallets.
"Monopoly, brazen-faced, iron-fnger-
vulture-hearted Monopoly, offers his
hand to this republic He stretches it
ont over the lakes and up the great
railroads and over the telegraph poles
of the continent and says: Here Is
INV heart and hand; be mine forever"
Let the millions of the people north,
south, east and west forbid the banns
of that marriage, forbid them at the
ballot box, forbid them on the plat
form, forbid them by great organiza-
tions, forbid them by the overwhelm-
ing sentiment of an outraged nation,
forbid them by the protest of the
church of God, forbid them by prayer to
high heaven. That Herod shall not
have this Abigail. 1t shall not be to
all-devouring Monopoly that this land
Is to be married"
The editorial columns Of the Globe
democrat and every other plutocratic
newspaper in America hab'tually de-
MES that there is arg foundation for