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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1894
Page
2
A republican critique rails at the income tax as inquisitorial and harmful to business, arguing it burdens formers and lenders while praising protectionist labor. It attacks Democratic leadership, notes Nicaragua canal debates, and touts the New Era and New Staand as sound papers.
In Kansas at the issue of a reform alliance, the Prohibition and Populist camps clash over the saloon and usury planks. Editors applaud broad paper support for union, noting leaders who favor cross party cooperation while warning against Wall Street influence and balloon faction voices. Caton hints at future movement or new party forming from both old groups.
A poem on Christmas chimes asking for peace and forgiveness contrasts with a Demorest's Magazine excerpt noting looming social upheaval. It critiques wealth and power, lists famed financiers, and urges a reply to a Kansas Compositor about honest goods, inviting letters with full details.
A Lawrence Journal quips on the value of holding conventions and appointing currency commissions to expose counts indented labor, noting a hundred thousand Kansas men who can guide government without cost. The piece mocks GOP editors for their reasoning. It labels Omaha convention declarations a nightmare to old fossils and dismisses the Journal’s claims as flapdoodie.
A cautious reader notes ongoing police abuse in homicide coverage. Critics claim officers act with violence, while others say authorities pursue harsher charges. The piece references differing reports from higher courts and concerns about accountability.
In January we offer cloth bound works of fiction to subscribers paying ahead. One book per year, two books for two years, with no postage paid. This limited offer targets Anderson County residents only and emphasizes advance time payments.
Senator Gorman backs Senator Sherman in a dispute over committee placement. He likens Populists to common enemies and urges both parties to unite to remove Populists from key committee positions. The exchange underscores tensions in state politics and a drive to reshuffle power balances.
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