Perilous Situation as West Trends Toward Debt and Reform
A hunter in western Kansas survives a deadly trap involving a wounded bison and a ferocious bear. The tale serves as an allegory for national finance, arguing debt, high taxes, and railroad interest threaten farmers. It urges the People’s Party call for retrenchment, economy, and a cash basis to avert foreclosures and further bond issues.
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Kansas
United States
West
Republicang
People’s Party
Republican Party
Egypt
Woman suffrage will win despite constitutional objections
The piece argues that resisting woman suffrage as unconstitutional is a flawed refuge for wrongdoers. It asserts that public scrutiny and vigorous discussion will validate the issue. It notes parallels with rights movements, prohibition, and rights under debate, insisting suffrage is right regardless of constitutions.
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King's
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Kangas
Farmers Alliance Delegation Denied at Coinage Hearing
A Thursday hearing of the house coinage committee saw a delegation led by Polk of the national Farmers Alliance urge prompt action. The Iowa Tribune notes the speakers represented capital producers and complains that similar groups from liquor, brewing, or Wall Street would have been heard, implying bias.
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House
Senate
Wall Street
Farmers’ Alliance
Polk
National Alliance
Coinage Committee
Iowa Tribune
United States Brewers’ Congress
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Capital
Isbor
Not a Third Party in the 1892 Fight
An analysis of the 1892 political battle notes Harrison and Cleveland courting Wall Street and Boston influence. It argues the People's party is not a third party, denounces capital oppression of workers, defends the home as national strength, and urges sustained popular organization against class legislation and concentrated money power.
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Harrison
Cleveland
Beaton
Wall Street
House
Boston
New York City
People’s Party
London
Massachusetts
Kansas
United States Senate
John Sherman
England
Smaint
Pro slavery or anti slavery question in politics
The passage argues that reform from civil legislation awaits the retirement of prominent speculators from the Senate. It urges the people to reject party labels and adopt a clear pro slavery or anti slavery stance, referencing Kansas 1865 as a model and urging loyalty to the People's party rather than Democrat or Republican identities.
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John Sherman
United States Senate
Kansas
People’s Party
Farmers and Politics in Kansas and Illinois Alliance Clash
Analysis shows Republican organs in Kansas urge opposition to the Alliance while Democratic voices in Illinois claim the Farmers Alliance and its W. M. B. A. are harmless unless it forms a national party. The piece questions why old-party leaders waste vitriol if the movement harms no one, noting Nebraska's farmers also push political alignment against the old parties.
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Kansas
Alliance
People's Party
Ilinoia
Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers
People's Political Movement
Republican Party
Illinois
Nebraska
Farmers’ Movement
Real Estate Agent Defends Strike Claim in Plaindealer
A Plaindealer report notes a local real estate agent and money lender again defending the claim that capital is out on a strike. He contrasts with other money lenders who say they can place good loans at a T percent rate. The piece attributes party alignment shifts to Jeff Davis and suggests money loaners support the People's party.
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Jeff Davis
Republican Party
People’s Party
Tux Acrraton Offers Low Cost Kansas Subscriptions
The notice promotes Tux Acrraton as the cheapest and best Kansas paper and invites readers to send in for subscriptions.
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Kansas
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