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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1891
Page
1
The remark condemns forming an army under the guise of public necessity, urging caution against mobilizing large forces and highlighting the risk of manipulation by those appealing to the crowd. It frames the move as dangerous.
The governor denounces farmers for wishing to ape city people, questioning which city class they imitate. He argues farmers are not imitators, insisting farm life is real and despised artificiality, while dissatisfaction stems from being exploited by unscrupulous knaves. The Farmers Alliance supports higher morals and intelligence.
W E Zix of Powell Ohio denounces Senator Buchan and the People’s party for killing the military bill. He argues the bill failed in the House as unnecessary, warns of a creeping national standing army, and accuses plutocrats like Jay Gould and Armour of plotting tax burdens and worker subjugation. He claims President Harrison supported the system.
A compilation quotes two editorials criticizing spending priorities. The Alliance Vindicator decries “millions for dead congressmen, corporations and syndicates” while demanding “not one cent for the people.” The Midland Mechanic notes Denver’s unemployment figures of 4,823 men and 800 women amid broader hardship.
A political critique compares two modern golden calves, Republican in the north and Democratic in the south, to ancient idols. It argues that a united People's party could drive out both, while parties maneuver to down the movement. The piece notes allied editors, reader letters, and various political events, including Kansas Alliance strength and labor conditions in Pittsburgh, with broader warnings about plutocracy and corruption.
The piece argues that the sentiment in the country shifts toward granting women the vote, noting women are taxed yet barred from voting and punished by laws they had no voice in. It urges giving women every right enjoyed by men and reflects on equality in civic rights.
The report notes forty thousand children employed in Pennsylvania coal mining with likely more than a million children at work in factories and mines nationwide, reflecting widespread child labor across sectors.
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