Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From Bryans Commoner.
Has the President the moral courage neces-
sary to sustain him in fight to a finish again t
organized greed?
unsatisfactory is not quite correct 1t is en-
tirely satisfactory to the beef trust.
According to the logic of the Republicans Of
Colorado, party has the right to substitute a
new candidate after election, it the returns
show that an unpopular man was nominated.
1t does not require unusally keen eyesi ght to
see that the chief opposition to public control
of the railroads comes from the eminent gen
tlemen who are personally interested in per-
petuating railroad control of the public.
If the ship building trust-or its successor,
another trust-gets the job of building the two
new batteships, there will be something doing.
A navy is made to float in water, and that
trust is trying to supply water to float navy.
And now the railroad lawyers say that con-
gress has no constitutional right to regulate the
railroads. This is interesting. Our forefa-
theirs will fall in public estimation if it turns
out that they were really work. lg in the inter-
est of the corporations instead of the people
when they prepared the constitution.
The Vanderbilt railroad is to pay its new presi-
dent 81 50 900 year, so it is said. What for!
Not for managing the railroad property,
surely; but doubtless for seeing to it that the
roads especial interests" are carefully looked
after at Washington and capitals OF the various
states through which the road runs.
The Colorado Republicans, by seating the
lieutenant governor, have virtually declared
that Adams was elected but that the Republic
ans wanted the, office in spite of that fact. If
Peabody was elected, he was entitled to the
office; if, as even Republicans concede, he did
not defeat Adams, then Adams was entitled to
the seat.
Alva Adams emerges from the Colorado gu
bernatora embroglio much bigger man than
he was six months ago. He has demonstrated
his patriotism and his love for law and order.
The scheme by which be was deprived of the
governorship was conceived in iniquity, and it
required remarkable self-control on the part of
Mr.. Adams to submit to the injustice thrust
upon him. If it were possible, governor Pea
body, who became part OF the unjust compact
TO deprivlve Mr.. Adams OF his seat, has lowered
himself in the estimation of right'minded men.
Mr.. Adams can we'll afford to wait for the tu-
ture to vndicate him, but the men responsible
for the injustice may we'll worry over what
that same future will bring to them.
The man who advances righteous caus. or
a good principle may be ridicued for time,
Int he can afford to wait for the vindlcation
that is sure to come. The same is true of po
ltical parties Thousands of men and news
papers are now rejoicing because the state of
Kausas has established ''sub.treasury" for
oil. aud majority OF these are men and news
napers that denounced in terms of bitterness and
r,dicule the men who, fifteen years ago, were
advocating "sub-treasury' for graiu. 1t re-
ouires very elastic imagination to conceive
difference in principle between storing oil by
the state and storing grain by the state. The
old time Populists of Kansas are now enjoying
their turn, and no one need doubt thas they
are taking full advantage of the opportunity.