13 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
1
Columnist reflects on Justice Marek speech at a Kansas banquet in Topeka mocking the law as monarch and criticizing how legal systems hear or ignore cries of the orphaned, especially miners' children, while praising growth and change in law.
A short historical verse meditation on Thomas Lord Vaux born at Harrowden who died in 1557. It highlights a quiet mind as the true wealth beyond worldly fortunes and speaks to virtue surviving death. The poem, printed in 1576 within Paradise of Dainty Devices, reflects on fate, speech, and the soul’s ascent.
A historical critique argues that law is defective and not the perfection of reason. It contends the Declaration of Independence embodies ideal Reason, while current laws fail to fully reflect it, urging persistent reform and respect for minor figures yet kneeling to the true king of principle.
The piece argues the legislature faces public scrutiny on liquor laws amid suspicions of pro saloon bias. It likens citizens to guards over their own servants and warns vigilance remains essential as the public monitors legislative actions.
A speaker advocates dividing power among three branches: a body to watch the legislatures, an executive, and a judiciary. The idea emphasizes guards over each branch to prevent overreach and sustain balanced governance.
A legislature proposes a bill to bar marriage by individuals with incurable diseases or mental impairment. The measure, tied to fears of civilization’s decline, prompts ethical debate over eugenics, while critics warn of danger and prejudice in enforcing such rules.
Professor McDonald concluded after studying 10 000 children that heredity heavily influences mental capacity. Of 885 with mental deficiency, 471 had drinking parents. Among 463 families traced, 313 had drinking fathers and 51 drinking mothers. Neurotic illness rose in only 3 percent with total abstinence antecedents.
A short, cryptic line questions whether human beings are giants or fools, treating the idea as a moral test of blessing or cursing the lives of the human family. The fragment suggests a broader encounter with judgment and humanity without naming persons or places.
The author argues prohibition reduces consumption and drunkenness in Kansas, noting national per capita liquor use at sixteen gallons versus Kansas two. He cites savings of about 46 million dollars in internal revenue and twenty cents per Kansas person, endorsing honest enforcement and predicting Kansas will not return to licensed saloons.
A satirical tirade on Pennsylvania politics and national policy. It mocks Quay and Penrose, roasts Knox over antitrust enforcement, questions GOP trust busting, and derides mining labor norms and silver policy with biting humor and political edge. It references Roosevelts Mississippi trip and silver standard debates.
A World and Works-quoted critique portrays dominant coal interests pressuring for higher profits while aid workers report women and children dying from cold. It denounces commissions and tariff talk as futile, warning of imminent unrest and forcible coal train confiscations amid hardship.
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