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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
3
A letter argues private interests corrupt lawmaking and that direct legislation, not representative assemblies, best serves the public. It cites France, warns of mediocrity in elected bodies, and praises citizen-led decision making as the path to justice and reform.
A collage of quotes laments economic strain and political finance. It cites the San Francisco Star on railroads and Hanna, Coming Nation on wages, and Silver Knight Watchman critiquing bankers. It notes McKinley, Bryan, and Monroes era concerns, plus a Boston wall street view via Appeal to Reason, all reflecting widespread discontent with wealth, governance, and toil.
A garbled excerpt from the Grand Failure column criticizes farmers in Chio and elsewhere who do not own or rent wheat farms. It questions who benefits from current administration prosperity, accusing Republican tariff policy of failing to share prosperity broadly. References Hanna and other prosperity trumpeters appear in a distorted discussion.
A quirky lexicon labels lawyers, lawmakers, and criminals with grandiose phrases. A defender for a disreputable client earns five dollars, while a trust lawyer could fetch fifty thousand. Taxing wage bosses and corrupt stock manipulators get similarly flamboyant titles, portraying a satirical view of corruption across professions.
A historical critique argues the return to the gold standard brings lower prices and hardship for farmers. It warns of impending deflation as harvests approach, expects factory closures, and notes rising foreclosures and stalled farm indebtedness despite mortgage cancellations. The piece cites Wharton Barker and laments political protectionism under the current administration.
A Chicago Chronicle dispatch notes that a Pittsburgh report outlines plans for a $11,000,000 power pipe terra cotta ware combine to control the market aided by the Dingley tariff of 25 percent. A New York item adds a $100,000,000 wire manufacturers consolidation intent to evade anti trust protections. The promoters claim foreign competition justify combines to secure tariff advantages.
The Populists demand a bimetallic standard at 16 to 1 and paper money issued by the government, with full legal tender and no forced coin redemption. They argue for currency controlled by the government over bank issues, criticizing bankers for cornering gold and manipulating the money supply for private gain, as described by Congressman Bellin in Illustrated American.
A St Paul Guardian story laments rising monopolies and food adulteration schemes. It cites a peanut trust planning to raise prices and ship inferior peanuts to France for olive oil, and a glucose trust marketing corn starch as a health aid. Food inspectors are urged to watch for adulterated flour in large stores.
A fragmentary note reflecting public fervor as the nation mobilizes moral sentiment to shape law and policy. The quoted phrasing attributes moral urgency to reform efforts led by key figures urging legislative action.
A columnist argues that money issues Scarcity arises from a gold-dominated system. The government can create money by law and should not be limited to gold or silver. The remedy lies in voting for leaders independent of the gold interesses, else harsher times and social decline follow.
Current notes describe Hoke Stith's election as president of the Atlanta school board. The piece notes his prior cabinet service in Cleveland and suggests his resignation aided his elevation, with commentary on broader political and economic themes from Omaha and Chicago, including gold, currency, watches, tariffs, and farm prices.
The passage argues that the nation's soul lies in the public inheritance shared by all and that the state may set rules for common good. It condemns arbitrary rights that would limit land use, warning such limits undermine national vitality and place individuals or classes above collective need. Robert Gitten is cited.
Men praise tariffs and prosperity while the fountain of our improved condition lies in agriculture producing hundreds of millions more goods for the nation and its people, elevating economic growth beyond present expectations.
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