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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1892
Page
7
The text alleges a war mood between the United States and Chili and claims the Kansas City Sunday Sun was suppressed by authorities. It notes Kansas City's relief at saving $100,000 from a tax year and remarks on the Knights of Labor surviving persecutions and a thinning process, despite moves claiming its extinction last year.
A Michigan G A R post plans to boycott the Loyal Legion, accusing it of an officers only monopoly aimed at control. The paper notes rising reform movements, trusts, and a Jacksonville Ill syndicate buying poultry and produce houses and hiring ex-owners to ruin them, with a Garnett area purchase.
The text laments entrenched ruling elites ignoring petitions and remonstrances, drawing a parallel to Patrick Henry and colonial resistance. It argues a renewed patriotism in Cummins of Polk County, Iowa, aligning anti prohibition Democrats with regular Republicans to defeat the will of the people, showing cross party fellowship.
Armour launches a vigorous campaign against dairymen and butter makers as the daily Register features quarter-page butter advertising. Armour’s butter is sold in Des Moines at 20 cents per pound, with the product framed against farm butter. Cotton-seed oil and lard used in its production are quoted at 8 to 6 cents per pound, indicating profit potential amid the controversy.
The People's party pushes direct senatorial elections by popular vote. The proposal would elect one senator per state plus one for each million residents, favoring eastern states over the west and south. The bill has been introduced in Congress and will be widely discussed.
The notice recounts T V Powderly a mechanic who lost his job and home after supporting coworkers political causes. He wandered west seeking work faced persistent hostility, returned home in poverty, and then was elected mayor of his city. His administration was described as exceptionally clean leading to reelection.
The Beacon quotes a witty remark praising Secretary Blaine as a great man, noting that his indigestion attack would affect the entire country. The joke shifts to criticize the reciprocity Republican faction, arguing there is not enough indigestion among the public to influence the United States choice.
A Working Women journal excerpt attacks cabinet officers' mistresses and idle salaries during President Harrison's era. It cites Senator John Sherman as a wealthy financier alleged to employ multiple personal servants in federal offices, calling the practice immoral and urging reform. The piece frames cross-party outrage among Republicans, Democrats, mugwumps, and the People’s party.
The Colony Free Press urges Congress to adjourn and go home to avoid spending public funds. It laments the late billion-dollar Congress and argues for issuing more paper money or greenbacks as legal tender to transact national business.
A bundle of Reform papers from the Sexe Tex Centre is prepared for distribution among supporters. Officials say the materials aim to inform followers and encourage civic engagement.
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