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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1891
Page
7
The piece describes a prolonged struggle between the people and railroads and town companies, noting the corporations prevailed amid misrepresentation and limited understanding of the People's party. It warns that without education from rostrums and press, economic pressures and price declines may push workers toward harsher remedies.
Dr Nl P Peebles in The Porcupine of California outlines six reasons why nationalizing liquor appeals to right minded men. The piece endorses temperance reform and urges California to follow Ohio and Massachusetts in adopting this plan as a leading issue at the state and national conventions.
The Progressive Age of Minneapolis urges the People's party to adopt a strong anti monopoly plank. It envisions a united reform federation to oppose special legislation and monopolies, urging reformers to set aside creeds for a common battle against oppressors and to push for government ownership as a first step in curbing the liquor trade. It links this to a broader moral mission and a new century of reform.
The noted protectionist Axscrew Canveuie again trims wages by ten percent for workers in Pennsylvania. Some say the move is aimed at funding a purchase of more whisky for Benny Harrison.
The article accuses opposition speakers of uniform misrepresentation and ridicule about Peffer’s money machine and Simpson’s ideas. It claims they dodged the railroad issue, misrepresented the People's land security loan proposal, and notes misrepresentation by railroad attorneys and loan companies in a biased campaign.
A local confrontation centers on railroad lawyers and a money machine linked to Peffer and Lease, with opponents accused of appealing to prejudice rather than principle. The piece condemns demagoguery, urging readers to reject plunder and reflect on present and future concerns.
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