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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
4
Representative King grew weary of the Kansas congressional delegation lingering at the state house as they sought the senatorial post. He introduced a resolution asking them to return to Congress and attend to the people's business, a job for which they earn five thousand dollars annually. The measure was rejected.
Geo A Clark is elected state printer by a legislative vote of 65 to 63 over Ed Hocl of the Marion Record. The Topeka Capital accuses Clark of machine methods and faults Governor Bailey Mort Albaugh and others of the machine gang for unfair dealing. The Capital argues the Republican party in Kansas is run by a machine.
Republicans held caucuses Tuesday and Wednesday to choose a United States Senate candidate. After volatile votes among Stanley Lang and Curtis, Stanley's faction collapsed and Chester I. Long secured the nomination, then was elected by acclamation yesterday. Kansas will have a notable pair in the Senate with Rats Burton and Chester I. Long.
The Chicago movement for municipal coal yards grows with broad approval from Mayor Harrison, aldermen, and business leaders. Organizations like the Bureau of Charities Salvation Army and Volunteers of America assist in distributing coal at fair prices to the destitute while police aid ensures proper delivery. The plan aims to aid the self-supporting poor and curb coal price favoritism.
Apostas and Saoor of Utah are discussed for seating in the U S Senate amid questions of constitutional eligibility. The discussion notes Roberts’s congressman status as a Democrat while Smoot is identified as a Republican, highlighting party differences in the seating dispute.
REMONSTRANCES pour into the senate opposing Smoots seating but observers note no immediate resistance. Despite opposition, Smoot is expected to be seated as planned amid continued protests and political maneuvering.
The Topeka Capital advocates using state penitentiary coal min es to alleviate a looming coal famine in Kansas. It urges emergency legislation to boost Lansing mines capacity and sell at a fair profit, arguing it would aid the public without harming free labor and could ward off severe winter hardship.
Chicago Record-Herald correspondent William E. Curtis reports Walter Wellman’s view that the proposed antitrust measure pleases the trusts. The bill creates a supervision bureau under a new commerce and industry department to regulate interstate corporations, with reports, investigations, and possible prosecutions, mirroring IC C over railroads and currency control over banks.
Cyrus known as Apple jack Cy, dubbed Leland, appears to control the state legislature and propel his ally to the state printer post, signaling strong chances for his man to win the U S Senate seat. Enemies lack a capable leader to challenge him, but he has maneuvered past rivals.
Dr. C Barrows of New York presented a case report to the New York Obstetrical Society describing a treatment for blood poisoning. The approach centers on injecting formalin into the veins, claimed to revolutionize medical practice and provide a specific for this dread disease.
Rev David Beaton of Lincoln Park Church argues government ownership of coal mines is socialism and can be justified for public safety. He cites railroads, stock manipulation, and market cornering as examples where state control protects the public, urging a partnership rather than exploitation.
The Kansas City Star editorial argues old age pensions are affordable and practicable. It cites a plan providing 300 dollars per elderly couple above seventy and notes New Zealand’s implementation. The piece suggests social welfare aligns with socialist- populist ideals and urges care for the old without destitution.
In Colorado the anti-Teller Republicans press to oust enough Democrats to back Wolcott in the senate fight. Teller supporters push for their side amid talk of warlike clashes and memories of the Lewellind war at Topeka, fueling vivid fears of violence.
If the superintendents and assistant superintendents of ventilation in the legislature do their duty, they will proceed to shut off members when they get too windy, even if they have to take a strangle hold to do it.
A Capital editorial criticizes the large legislative payroll noting that many representatives and senators claim the title captain of industry as a self granted designation, reflecting concerns about official titles and compensation.
Labor Review reports Bishop Fowler of Buffalo warning at Troy that the nation faces a great financial crisis and that anyone standing firm could feel calamity. Bishop Hamilton of San Francisco counters that the country is in capitalist hands and will shield itself, posing pride in a system where a dozen millionaires control government as protection against calamity.
Captain Geo W Loyd forwards a New Rochelle Daily News account of a raffle he conducted with prizes crafted from a hickory tree growing over Thomas Paine's tomb. The items include a penholder napkin ring knife rest gavel cane and more, valued for historic significance and prized by winners.
Jupee Grosseur argues the remedy to trusts is universal stock ownership. He claims that if everyone held shares, all would earn as much as Morgan and Rockefeller. The idea brushes socialism while opposing watered stock from trust magnates.
Nothing else in this country has stimulated sentiment for government ownership of production like this winter's coal famine. The people shivering and unable to secure coal or paying extortionate prices learn a lasting lesson on the impact of private ownership of life’s necessities, says Katisas Populist.
The Capital notes lawmakers aim to prevent a surge of joblessness in Kansas this winter. They stress proactive measures and policy action to keep employment steady and avoid an “army of the unemployed.”
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