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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
1
An aging voice laments youth indifference to Decoration Day and a drift from civic duty. The piece condemns spiraling commercialism, sport obsession, and wealth worship, praising Washington Lincoln and Grant era virtues while urging a renewed national engagement and truth over deception.
The article argues voters favor leaders who adapt to events over rigid conviction. It cites McKinley as example and defends Bryan, Blaine, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Jackson as men of conviction. It questions the Topeka journal’s stance and condemns intimidation and fraud in elections.
Frederick Harrison, a British author and historian, roasts the British government in a letter to London papers. He condemns the farm burning policy as insane folly and degrading, accusing the nation of being hoodwinked by a fabric of calumny.
Hurison condemns promoters who claimed inevitable war in Africa and financed politicians, press, and a Crown figure to profit from conflict. He accuses a colonial governor of deceitful rhetoric, provoking English publics and native chiefs, leading to rain, famine, and lasting hatred. He predicts Boer victory amid humiliation.
An Appeal to Reason piece rails at Iowa Supreme Court for issuing a perpetual injunction prohibiting Ottumwa citizens from voting on a municipal water plant proposition. The author denounces court power as absolutist, likening it to monarchs and appealing to the memory of the Dred Scott decision. He urges readers to demand political rights and resist corporate influence.
Dispatches report Mrs McKinley is improving after illness and expects to travel to Canton soon as recovery continues.
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