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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
4
The author notes Republicans debate William Jennings Bryan’s continued Democrat stance while Bryan remains aligned with the Chicago platform. Personal animosity lingers, yet Bryan gains esteem as rhetoric intensifies, with the possibility he could beat McKinley and push post offices to Democrats if current drift continues.
The freight rate opposition by shippers reached Attorney General Griggs, who ruled for the railroads. He rejected claims that the roads violated anti trust law, stating they were not breaking the law despite public belief.
A critical look at a new Kansas horse book praising its factual content and breezy illustration. The cover features a two-horse drawn vehicle labeled Farmer at church. authorship and reliability noted, with optimism about horses and mules remaining valuable to farming for years to come.
In an Appeal to Reason fragment a memory recalls a warning from three years ago that changing the monetary basis would push prices up without wage growth for workers. The changes were not adopted, but trusts raised prices while wages lagged, suggesting a slip or bungling and sparking speculation about the capitalist class as victim. The piece notes workers voted as told and could not be in error.
The speaker accuses McKinley of complicity with England, claiming the president ignores mediation appeals yet signals support for Kruger and England. It argues McKinley serves speculators and Anglophiles, while the American people resist any alliance with Britain, citing the lingering spirit of 1776.
Wu Coakley files a damage suit in U S district court seeking 100000 against Attorney General Griggs John C Black U S Commissioner W Humphrey and others. A mystery surrounds the case and may clear in a few days.
Iris reports Governor Pingree will leave the Republican party citing reform efforts blocked by a legislature under trust control. He has worked to push measures but unsuccessful, noting the party line is dominated by trusts.
Ex Governor Glick urged Kansas stock shippers gathered in Topeka to vote in their interests and against politicians backed by corporate influences. He recalled Louis C. Boyle as attorney general who won key cases, and warned voters they deserve the outcomes they enable. The speech aimed to sway stockmen toward defeating the Republican party.
A letter questions Secretary Wilson's slogan about selling apples by the bottle over the barrel and contrasts his Presbyterian faith with President McKinley's Methodism, accusing both leaders of contradicting church laws through wine on the table, dances in the White House, and saloon rentals.
The speaker argues against pressuring McKinley to oppose England in South Africa while he is already waging a war in the Philippine islands. The call is for consistency in U S policy and noninterference in other powers' colonial actions.
The Rev. Lon G. Broughton of Atlanta challenged the new religion during a Brooklyn sermon. He claimed Harvard and northern universities propagate hell bound doctrine and warned congregants to flee the tortures of hell. He argued that northern institutions of learning spread infidel propaganda and would face judgment.
A report details Senator Beveriner of Indiana praising McKinley’s Philippine policy in a lengthy speech. Described as unusually able for a young speaker, the address is hailed as a leading argument and possibly the keynote of the Republican campaign.
A Garnett business man received a package of goods by express from Chicago valued at $2.50. The express bill amounted to $7. He states that the government should own the railroads, claiming it is the sensible view.
In Topeka this week a gathering of Kansas hardware men denounced trusts with decisive vigor. The speech urged disciplined voting aligned with governor Glick’s prudent stance, criticizing impulsive action and urging lawmakers to vote conscientiously.
The Wichita Beacon quotes that ex governor Joan W Leegpy has shown sense and never publicly claimed he created Fred Funston, underscoring a dispute over influence and attribution in a brief newspaper notice.
Golden Rule Jones argues that trusts are a lasting economic development and should be guided for public benefit rather than destroyed. He compares anti trust sentiment to mobs attacking pipelines and labor saving machinery, predicting futile legislation and a shift away from individualistic production.
The Indianapolis News quotes Attorney General Griggs as saying the moves are not a railroad trust but a consultation of representative railroad men in a committee about rates, describing the anti trust law as having a hole large enough for a head to pass through.
A terse dispatch notes Boers continuing to restrain British forces with daily gains. The report mentions persistent pressure on British lines and ongoing defense against incursions, reflecting a drawn out struggle without decisive immediate change.
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