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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
4
The piece portrays Mark Hanna in London hobnobbing with nobility while claiming a booming US economy under Republican policy. It argues his statements are false, cites out of work and labor unrest, and brands him a monumental liar amid political tension.
The piece defines bowers as a distinct political class allied with bosses, outside the inner circle yet ambitious for office. Bowers canvass and spend, are typically defeated in conventions by design, and are expected to bow to majority will. The column lampoons unprincipled actors who profit from fools.
A proposed bank trust would be organized by large trust companies, aiming to lower interest rates after banks allegedly refused loans on water projects and pushed higher rates. The piece suggests widespread cheap money amid a boom, with potential social costs for less advantaged youths and hints at labor unrest affecting homestead tax protests and steel works scenes.
The piece rails at Secretary Glark for not enforcing a trust law and questions Stanley's stance on trusts. It salutes General Funston, critiques Kansas governor hiring his wife, and links tax and factory closures to tariff and trust policies. It cites Admiral Dewey and professors endorsing Filipino self rule, reflecting war guilt debates.
A critique on material production surpassing need and the unequal sharing of wealth. The speaker argues civilization has solved basic production yet fails to fairly distribute gains, leaving vast poverty while a wealthy minority prospers under a system incapable of true reform.
A letter to the Kansas City Star argues that competition is outdated and altruism, brotherhood, and cooperation must replace price service in civilization. It envisions a peaceful, prosperous humanity if Christian principles become living realities and poverty ends, marking a dawn of a new era. The piece then shifts to Marinette Wisconsin where High D. McCoshan reports from the Philippines on brutal conditions faced by volunteers. He details deaths, sickness, fever, dysentery, and heat, urging Americans to recognize mismanagement and hypocrisy at home while warning the front-line troops face deadly risks. McCoshan signs the letter, offering to face a court martial to reveal the truth.
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