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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1897
Page
4
The piece notes fusion attempts in Sumner County Kansas this summer facing legal issues. Populists first misread 1891 primary law in nominating a judge, then the later Demo Populist fusion call proved irregular. It states limits on who may nominate and how delegates may convene, urging caution in such matters.
Fort Scott reporter interviews United Mine Workers organizer HH D Snell who says the strike was driven by coal owners seeking to void contracts and profit from the Dingley bill. Oswego correspondent Jasper J Brown mourns his daughter Maud who died after a railroad accident. Kansas Congressman Botkin praised for aiding veterans with detailed pension case work.
A Kansas agitator in Garnett criticizes the Dingley tariff and protectionism, arguing hay butter eggs and wheat fetch similar prices across the line in Canada, condemns monopolies and urges public ownership of utilities. He cites Michigan prices, sugar stock shifts, and political snippets from Wichita and Blue Mound papers.
In a brief note to The New Time the Social Democracy outlines its aims including a weekly paper, a daily edition from Jan 1, a literary bureau for political literature, and rapid growth of the movement. It attacks McKinley era claims, notes wheat price speculation, Alaska gold myths, and Missouri insurance probes.
The Fort Scott Lantern quotes Prof. Graham Taylor of Chicago decrying wealth influence in politics. He blasts the predatory rich and conservative critics of free speech, urging open discussion to expose radical theories and dangers to the government.
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