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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
2
A Kansas column collection rails at political reform, prompted by Cuba, Spain and the Philippines. It cites Weyler, Cambon, Dewey andMap patriotism while critiquing lynching rhetoric, women’s lawmaking, and senatorial elections by popular vote amid tangled global tensions.
Bronson O. Keller argues that the Gresham law underpins the double standard and that bimetallism works by ensuring parity between money and property rather than between gold and silver. He explains that currency stability arises from the flow of cheaper metal abroad when ratios diverge, not from concurrent circulation within one country.
A speaker cautions that unemployment can strike anyone, noting you could lose work tomorrow to a cheaper labor force or a machine. The argument warns against looking down on the homeless, arguing a few weeks of idleness could turn a person into a wandering outcast.
The piece argues that taxes unfairly burden the poor, estimating 90 percent of the burden falls on the poor and 10 percent on the rich. Citing expert figures, it notes Spain war costs and compares bond borrowing to a tariff plan, criticizing Dingley for not remitting regular tax despite its revenue failure.
Fragmentary note argues mind conquers ignorance, wealth and people empower a strong leader like Andrew Jackson. The text reflects praise of wealth’s role in political power and a general admonition about criticism provoking anger.
The San Francisco Daily Examiner warns of a nationwide conspiracy by trusts to enslave workers, control every trade from groceries to railroads, and create two classes: capitalists and dependent laborers. It foresees government capture by trusts and a strong army to quash strikes, urging citizens to preserve these alleged evidences.
The passage reflects on the educated class’s detachment from the realities faced by workers who support them. It contrasts the observers in the gallery with the pit and gallery crowd, noting the workers who feed and clothe them and the distance between patrons and labor. It portrays class tension and social critique within a theater setting.
The Mississippi Valley Democrat extols William Jennings Bryan as a close parallel to Jefferson, praising his faith in the people, belief in the wisdom of the plain man, and the notion that a nation’s spirit resides in its makers. It argues the people may err in spurts but will ultimately choose justice and life.
Quote from Thorold Rogers condemning the practice as cruel and insolent. The remark highlights the struggle of workers subsisting on the minimum wage, sparking discussion on wage levels and social justice.
A big contract by N K Palrbank Company secures all advertising through Malia Advertising Company, with annual ad spend in the hundreds of thousands. Mahin, the Mahi Advertising Company president, is praised for securing the deal. The firm, already with dozens of clients, plans new offices on the fifth floor of the New York Life Building as business grows.
Snow crippled 200 miles of the Baltimore and Ohio system within ten days of F D Underwood taking charge in Baltimore. The disruption cost about sixty thousand dollars daily for four days as officials boasted trains reached Baltimore Philadelphia and New York from Pittsburg and other western points. Through services to major cities were preserved and stranded passengers were fed at large towns, sparing hunger or cold.
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