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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23
Where the Trick Was.
From Bryan's Commoner.

From Bryans Commoner.
Gunton's Magazine, in an article entitled
"The Labor Vote" has this to say ''It goes
without saying that laborers generally are op-
posed to injurctions. 1t was the knowledge of
this fact that led Bryan to put in the Demo.
cratic platform, in both 1896 and 1900, clause
against government by Injunction but it had
no appreciable effect on the labor vote. The
laborers perceived that it was put in to catch
votes" Doubtless, if the real facts were
known, laborers are now sorry that they did
not realize in 1896 and 1900 that the anti
injunction plan was not inserted as a vote
catcher. That plank was inserted because it
was protest against giant evil that was gain
ing rapidly. The growth of government by
injunction has been sure and steady since 1896,
and laborers who think with their heads in
stead Of voting at the dictates OF their stom-
achs are rapidly coming to realize that they
made grave mistake in not giving lheir sup
port to a platform containing protest against
government by injunction" Those who
thought it was political tick now know that
they weie trcked by the opponents of that
plank the men who seek to use the machinery
of the law to work injustice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23

for by the line and the editors who published
it are not whit better than the boodler SYM
pathizers.
According to White, Washington is hot
bed of corruption. The politicians have come
to look upon Uncle Sam as carrion to be de-
voured by political buzzards. Roosevelt is the
one President, out of many, who believes that
Uncle Sam is the fine old eagle of Washington
and Jefferson, and, for so thinking, all honor
to the President "Honor to whom honor is
due.'
Without clean administration, government is
failure, and, according to White, we have
not had clean administration for many years.
He says: "For nearly thirty years in America
the corruption of public officials has Ieen grow
ing steadily worse"
Burton, of Kansas, and DIETRICH, of Nebras-
ka, are the elimination in the United States
senate, and Macheu, Upton and others the cul-
mination in the postofice department.
For every thief that has been caught, hun
dreds of thieves have gone scot free. Why?
Either the legislatures who elected United
States senators were stupidity blind or were
bought, and the heads of departn ents in the
executive were either deceived or had rake-of.
Generally, the heads of departments were de-
ceived. No one could get postofice who did
not have a stand-n with his congressman or a
senator from his state. The whole service was
tainted with corruption.
The man who could deliver the largest num-
be1 of votes was the man who was recommends
ed The peoples servants served themselves
first. If, after they had been served, there was
anything left, the people were served.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23

Nine.tenths of the politicians believed in the
puts in the plea that other senators had been
doing what he did, and were not molested. A
certain meat-inspector boasted that all he did
in the discharge of his duties was 70 send
spector of whisky passes water and drugs as
pure liquor. Appointments to office were
bought and paid for, and so, As says White, ga
crooked politician who is not caught has been
respected for his smartness, just as crooked
business man who is not convicted in court
is too often looked up to by his fellow men,"
The American people believe in honesty.
That is the normal sentiment when once
aroused, and it is being aroused. The voters
may differ on tariff and finance, but they do
not differ as to clean Office holders If it were
otherwise, the voters would be too stupid to
pound sand in rat-hole. | don't believe that
Kansas will send any more Burtons to the Unit
ed States senate to disgrace the state and the
law-making body of a great nation. The
Iugalls doctrine of "Purity of politics is an
iridescent dream" must 60 down to defeat and
dsgraced oblivion. Ten years from now,
State Treasurer Kelly will be an impossibility.
The sentiment is being awakened in all this
great nation that demands honest men for pub
lie Office We can bear with stupid men, but
we must have Honest men. Down with the
boodlers, no matter of what party or how
smart.
Roosevelt and Folk simply did their duty,
and the people are in an ecstacy of delight. 1t
is the exception to the rule. What COM
mentary! Hitherto, the law.breakers had
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23
BOODLE-B E-BUSTING.
A Word OF Praise for Folk and Roosevelt.

The American people are to be congratulated
on the outlook. Boodlers are on the run. Folk,
of Missouri, and the President OF the United
States have no use for boodlers Both have
been sending men to the penitentiary for steal
ing the peoples money, 1t is hoped that
booding, in low-down meannesi, will rank
away below horse-stealing. An antiboodng
association is now in order, and it is expected
that when the association gets down to bust
ness, the boodlers will have to quit or move to
some other country. Russia and South Amer
ica are about the only places left where bood-
ling is absolutely safe, unless l except Penn
sylvania. predict that Kansas boodle1s have
seen their day. This is not all apparent on
the surface. am below the surface.
Will Allen White, in McClure's Magazine.
sets out RUosevelt's part in the war on post
office gratis. According to White, the Presi
dent moved on the enemy's works just soon
as the rumor came to his that there
some fine picking for some men in connection
with the postof6ce department. The President
selected Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster
general, to conduct an investigation. In the
investigation, Senator Burton was caught. Ac-
cording to White, congressman and senators
knew there was crookedness, and plenty of it.
Slme members of congress were honest, but
kept their mouths shut. O,her members OF
congress we're indirectly bene fitted. Congress
did not want an investigation.
Bristow hewed to the line, and was openly
attacked on the floor of the house by Kansas
coneressman-I think it was the member from
the Fifth district. Calderhead has a cinch,
and belongs to the Burton school. Bristow
was accused of besnirching clean congressman
by inuendo, and he was also accused of run
ming Burton down from personal spite. The
truth is that Bristow simply did his duty as di-
,rected by the President. What Brlstow limited
at as 10 congressman was an open truth in some
quarters. The Kansas congressman must
have been hit in sore spot, and somebody
who bodied and believed in boodling wanted
Bristow's scalp. A short paragraph ran thro'
the Republican papers in one locality, in which
Blis,ow was accused of indulging in malice
under the guise of purging the service of
tn,,ves. Doubtless, the paragraph was paid
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23

things all their owl way. There were so
many "technicalities, y "new trials" and ''un-
constitutonals'' that the meshes of the law
were strained until an alligator could pass out
without squeeze. The people ought to feel
good over the change, and let us hope that,
from this time on, the enforcement of law will
be the rule instead Of the exception.
las we see it, the writer's praise of Presi-
dent Roosevelt is unwarranted. While it is
true that some of the postal thieves we've Gin
ves.igated," none of them are in the peniteu-
tiary. A couple of the Cuban postal thieves
were in prison few months, they are now at
large. We fail to see where 10 McDill has
any grounds for saying that the President has
proved himself an enemy of boodlers. -Ep1ToR]
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23

"Amercans never haul down the Aag," the
atrically declared Mr. Fairbanks from tine speak
ers' stand when the flag fell over him. That
sounds very pretty, but it is the average Re.
publican spelbinder claptrap. We hauled it
down in Mexico, and the hauling down was
the one bright spot on that unnecessary strug-
gle. We hauled it down in Cuba, and the ef-
feet of that example was better than all the
armed hosts we ever put in the field. We had
it up in Canada once, but we hauled it down.
The American flag should be hauled down
whenever to leave it flying would mean depart.
ure from American principles. This is fact
that all of the cheap fustian of Republican
spelbinders cannot ater.--Commoner.
WE DO JOB PRINTING-the best, too.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-23
NUMBER 16.

we will credit the contestant bringing,
or causing to be brought. advertise.
nents. one vote for each and every cent
the advertisement amounts to.
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IA The subscription price CT the AcrrA
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is fair and just. Donat ask anvthing
unfair or unreasonable will not be
considered If there N anything not
clear to you, call and ask us about it or
drop us postal and it will receive our
prompt attention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
CLOUDY WEAT Her; PRosAsLY SHOWERS wEo NgsnAv WAC
1rapn1C s. DAILY Story

spoke again.
can il be that cur Icgc !ord. King
Henry Is minded to bring us. his true
and fai;Afu! wife, To the block
Kin HrorNz'
"Yc~ H.a. KIM Henry. And his
lue,n. KatAor.Hc." She rose and went
III Will tra&ic frryor:
"a woman 4 ,l5ro say with ut vainEier}1
Never >et branded with sasl }eion:
Have qstu iii .aN fulI affections
Stil mt tlt. King" Loved him next heaV-
en- ph,y,d him?
I$ecn e7it#ef touaness supcrstttious to h}tn
Almost forgot my PRAYERS to content nm.
And am Thus rcwardtd"
Willie she spoke She fixed her eye up
OH that of the lunatic ana threw ali
her soul into her part, her powers III
tensiticd hy the knowledge that she
was playing not to a crowded house
for fame and money, hut 10 a single
mailman fer her life. The man stood
locking at her. a shadow of perpleXlty
gathering on his brow. The actress
continued:
PRAY. do my service to his ma jesty
He has my heart yet and shall have my
prayers
While l shall have my life
Madam, gasped the lunatic ARE
you not the queen of Scots!
Il am queen of England.
"se. dare not make myself so guilty,
To give up willingly that noble title
Your master we'd me to. Nothing but
death
Shall e'er divorce my dignites.
The man saw before him 4 woman
who was a queen and all Il queen, but
not the queen he wanted. In every
word, every gesture, every step, the
action impressed him. What was this
that was hefuddlng his poor brain?
He was thee to behead the queen of
Scots, and he was listening to the
plants of the queen of England.
"Madam." he faltered, your suffer
ings have turned your brain You are
not katherine, queen of England, but
Mary. queen of Scots"
Seeing her advantage she pressed 1t.
Standing for a moment. her eyes fixed
on his In silence. presently she ad-
vanced step, then another. pointing
her finger a. him as some avenging
spirit coming to her destruction. Then
she spoke O: rather hissed:
Take heed, for heavens sake take heed.
lest at once
The burden of my sorrows fall at once
upon ye'
There was the quintessence Of venge-
ance in the woman's look. The man
who had come to behead her quailed.
AS she advanced step he retired q
step. All the while she held his eye
with hers, and when she passed an
electric button and, reaching back
pressed it he did not see what she did
She hoped that some one below would
be stirring She looked for some one to
answer the bell. But at the moment
no one was near at hand. She drove
the man into the hall. downstairs. he
occasionally turning to quail again un
der her glance, out into the street
Then, coward that she was, She
slammed the door and, staggering to a
reception room, tainted dead away or
a sofa. MARTHA LEE BURNEY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
a TRAGEDY
toriginal ]

toriginall
The tlass1 actress was sitting in her
boudoir thinking Of tie Wild cntha>i,
a>l4 Size Ind excited in Queen Mar!
tEe nieHt before. Suddenly looking w,
size saw Il we'll dressed nam standing.
IN tiie doorway.
Il have not received your card. So,
she said in an offended tone. 'lioW
did YOU get UP here without being an
fiOuuced:" Z"
Il need no introduction, madam, re
piled the man. Il come from your
Cousin Elizabeth. 1t is .he who gives
me access To you.
There was an uumiStakahle sign of
insanity about the man, glitter III
the eye She had once before encoun-
tered such Il person. who had been
much affected at seeing her perform,
and she suspected this might be u sim
liar case.
You were at the theatcr last night!
she asked coolly.
II was. ] saw on the mimic stage
the selnblance of reality. | came to
enact the real.'
"In what capacity:'
The principal part in the last act OF
| the tragedy. the headsman.'
The woman shuddered. 1t was evf-
dent that this dethroned reason had
| been turned in the channel of murder
But she controlled herself. Having
| from the first realized her danger and
! having vague plan of saving herself
by humorins the man till she could
| summon help, she had assumed the
tone of queen.
The headsman. And what do you
in the chamber Of your victim? 1oul
place is on the scaffold.'
: The man looked about him. as if or
another scene. Was he on Tower hill
the magnates of England seated close
ly about the scaffold. beyond the com
mons, packed closely, with upturneo
faces. or was he within the narrow
limits of prison chamber! The wo
man studied his face and knew from
his attitude that he was taking tht
pose depicted in pictures of the heads
man of the sixteenth century.
1--WE stand on the scaffold." he said
looking at the floor, land there" point
irg to foot rest. "is the block. Stan(
up that l may cut off your locks
"It is customary" the woman stam
mered. ION such occasions for war
rant to be issued signed by the roya
hand. Is this legal execution or
judicial murder?'
1.-The warrant. madam. is in tn
hands of the sheriff. Come, let us pre-
ceed. The people are becoming clam
orous.''
The actress was terror stricken. !
she called for help it might precipitat
matters. She could not escape becaus
there was no other egress than that i
which the man stood. Something mus
be done to turn the bent of his mine
Presently. summoning all her resolt
| tiOn and assuming a bitter tone. Sh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10

Jobbers, Wholesalers and
ManufaC aCturers
OF PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS
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Manufacturers n Lumber St4u=ee San aaa
Doors House Bills speciality Cheap Lumber a4
buildings buildings paunc door is III cheapest and
HOME FURNITURE COMPANY
Our beds bedroom the s5aao.s aaa
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
Jobbers, 4 Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
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LUMBER.
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Manufacturers and dealers Lumber, LatH &ha=e
Doors, House Bills speciality Cheap
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O
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
FURNITURE.
FURNI1
HOME FURNITURE COMPANY.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
PUDDEPHATT FURNITURE COMPANY.

Wholesale and retail office and saesrooms \
St next door &c Merrill Institute
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-10
HARDWARE.
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Leaders in Southwest Arkansas for Hardware
CUTLERY and Mill Supplies All orders shipped promptly
metto is Fair Dealing a
When need as your
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Social and Personal Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Horsey and son,
of this city, who have been spending
several weeks i'm Seaford, have returned
home.
Miss sanle Malloy. OF this city, left
for a two-weeks' stay at Atlantic city.
Miss Shella T.. Paris Clinton G..
Martin. Miss May Lanerty and Ray
mond Keech have just returned home
from Bowers Beach. Mrs. $. C.. Paris
chaperoned the party.
"A. c. Kreh hs is at The Dennis Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Emma E. Cleadon is spending the
summer i'm Hockessin.
Thomas J Rich is I'm Atlantic City.
Mrs. David A. Shaw and children are
spending the summer in Hockessin.
G.. A. w. Frishmouth is at the Sothern.
Atlantic City.
Miss Viola Simpson, Of EJgely. Pa. ls
visiting her cousin. Miss Lille NJ. Dill.
NJ a. McCrone left yesterday over b..
& d. railroad on A trip to the Worlds
Fair I'm St. Louis.
Dr. J. A. Euegood left today to join his
wife and daughter I'm Nova Scotia.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter j. Ford are at the
ST. Charles. Atlantic City.
David #. Marvel Is spending a few days
in Georgetown.
/ Mrs. T.. r. Cochran aud daughter Mis-
| Blanche B. Cochran. of Middietown, arc
/ spending a few weeks at Seahright. n. j
/ Miss Name 7. Russell of this city has
returned from Mt. Jackson, Va, after
two months trip.
/ Mrs Brown, of Salt Lake City. is Wis
iting relatives in the city.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Mr. Davis Informally Receives.

Bedford Springs. Pa, July 23.-The
informal and nonpartisan reception Civ
en- to Senator Davis. Democratic candi-
date for vice president in the lobby
Of the Bedford Springs hotel last night
was largely attended including all Of
the guests at the hotel and many from
the town Of Bedford The reception
was entirely kandshaking affair. No
speeches of any kind were made. Sen
ator Davis since his arrival ut the Bed
ford Springs hotel has been busy pre-
pairing his notification address and has
refused TO see Representatives Of the
press, saying that he had not come to
Bedford Springs to talk politics, but
to rest.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
BALTIMORE g. OHIO RAILROAD
POPULAR EXCURSIONS
NIAGARA FALLS,
Only $1,000 Round Tr

Only $1,000 Round Trip.
August and 10.
September and 10; October 7, 1904.
Excursion tickets win be sold on
above dates at the very low rate named,
good going only on Train No. 504,
leaving Wilmington, Del. at $40 a. m,
arriving Niagara Falls at HOO p. m.
Tickets valid for return ten Q0)
days, including date of sale. on all
regular trains.
Holders Of Niagara Falls tickets have
the privilege of making a delightful
side trip from Niagara Falls to Toronto
and return, going and returning same
day for $1.25; and on return journey
can make the charming side trip fro 1
Rochester TO Thousand Islands and re-
turn for S5.75.
Stop-overs permitted on return trip
at Buffalo, Rochester. Junction (for
Geneva, Watkins Glen and
Mauch Chunk
These popular excursions are run
through the most beautiful section OF
the east, giving daylight views Of the
beautiful Susquehanna River. the Le-
high and Wyoming Valleys
Call on ticket agents for full par
ticulars.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Elihn Root Eor Governor.

New York, july 23.-The Tribune to.
day says: 1T was said last night,
with great deal more certainty than
at any time since his name was first
suggested, that Enhu Root will be
named for governor. According TO a
trustworthy source, Mr. Root had
agreed TO make the race under certain
conditions, and these conditions are
TO be met II was further said that
within a few days Mr.. Roots formal
announcement Of his willingness to
run would he made. that the organlza-
ton leaders would all declare for him
and that his would be the only name
presented to the state convention as a
candidate for governor"
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Carrie Nation Hurt.

Elizabethtown. Ky, July 23.-Cartie
Nation was assaulted by J. r. Neigh
nor, saloon keeper, while she was on
her way to a lecture hall She was or
dered out of Neighbor's saloon, but re-
turned TO stop in front of the saloon,
where she told Neighbor that he was
engaged in a dirty business. Neighbor
struck Mrs. Nation twice. once over
the head and once over the shoulders
with a chair. She was seriously hurt,
Physicians are now at her bedside,
and the nature Of her wounds has not
been fully diagnosed.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
DOINGS IN 4
SOCIAL WAY

Victor b. Wooley left here today for
Louisville Kentucky, where, on next
Thursday De- and Miss Mildred Clark will
be married. The bridc-eioct is WE'LL
known in social circles here, having been
"a frequent visitor to the DUPONT family
1t IS expected that several Wilmington
people will attend the wedding. The
couple will reside ln this city.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Entertained Friends

The Misses Leverlns and Volks en-
tertained at a pleasant evening COM
pany at their home on the West Side
on Thursday evening. Those who en-
joyed their hospitality were Misses
Bertha Mitchell Nellie Peoples. Fran
ces Love. Ida simmons, Lula Warner.
Annie Levering. Samuel Cox Edward
Bishop. Willie Mitchell, Robert Wilkn-
son, Edward Roberts. Clarence Ashhy,
Charles Everett Doris McGason. Hen-
ny Fulmer John Russell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitts, Mr.. and Mrs. Levering.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
DEAD.

BOLEN. Bridget. sl6 s. Franklin street
July "a.
IfALL.-Warren H., aged years loot
Onion street, July p.
HINTON. willard E., aged nine months
southwest corner Seventh and Poplar
streets, July %.
LUCAS. Ruth G.. Hazeliel, July p.
POOLE. E.-Townsend aged IS years, near
Glasgow, Delaware, July p.
STEIN. Hannah b.. aged So years, july
%.
STOKES. Willie Ella Getty Ceilings
wood n. j.. July p.
YOUNG. David H.. aged 81 years, "a,
Church street. July p.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Bow shoots arath.r In sport.

Clayton. \. Y, July 23.-While play
ing soldier during his parents absence
from home Ralph Mimin, a fourteen
year-old boy, shot and fatally wounded
his ten-year-old brother mere. "Stand
or. Willie. and III shoot" said the old
er boy. The little fellow stepped back
and moment later fell TO the fioor. A
bullet had pierced his skull between the
eyes. He cannot recover. The older
boy is frantic with grief.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
coIoneI eutler lndIetea.

ST. Louis. July 23.-Colonel Edward
Butler. prominent local politician. has
been indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of bribing a witness. The in
dictment grows out Of the confession
of Charles +. Kelly, former member Of
the house OF delegates. who says that
Butler gave him $4,000 for leaving
the country and staying away.