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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
3
Washington letters argue trusts cheapen goods yet enrich monopolists as ex governors and critics attack Flower and Wall Street in a broader plea for economic reform. The writer warns against corruption and urges political action to curb special privileges and preserve republican governance.
In a lavish yacht scene, J Pierpont Morgan rants about English papers and stock profits while Cornelius Vanderbilt critiques English gratitude. Morgan laments reliance on English money, fearing a drop in contested cash flows as they spar over public perception and media. Vanderbilt faints at the revelation.
Republican politicians seek to sidetrack the money issue and frame the next campaign around tariffs. Monetary reformers may resist. The Dingley bill is law with no current change planned by Republicans, and opponents cannot overturn it while McKinney is president.
In this era wielding gold fever, promoters push tales of gold finds in Alaska and other regions to shake confidence in silver and stir demand for more money. The piece argues that such reports would only benefit manipulators and fail to fulfill broader monetary needs, warning that genuine abundance would provoke panic and corruption rather than freedom.
Col Astor and William Whitney toast revived prosperity amid hard times. Whitney notes new lavish spending for supporters while Astor credits wheat prices and silver. They wonder if Bryanism faces a death blow as plans for a grand ball unfold.
A detailed critique linking Gladstone and Harcourt to a bimetallism push, arguing that the British currency policy harms debtors in Asia and India. The piece cites Gladstone’s Commons speech, Cleveland's 1893 stance, and Rothschild’s Brussels proposal, asserting silver remonetization as the remedy despite imperial resistance.
The New York World notes starvation cases amid urban bread lines near Mietschmann's bakery by Grace Church on Broadway. It reports crowds waiting overnight for yesterday's bread and cites government receipts under tariff laws, contrasting August and July deficits and the Dingley bill's revenue hopes.
The verse mocks rich elites and urges awakening the poor folk to help a figure named Mister Prosperity progress across the state. Narration blames a delay among the wealthy and appeals for collective action to support the underprivileged. The piece features Frank Stanton in Atlanta Constitu.
A quoted fragment argues that coal buyers pay 4 to 3 dollars per ton while miners receive 40 to 60 cents, leaving a widening gap that fattens the rich and tightens the poor. The piece critiques wealth disparity in labor and industry.
A compilation of editorials and letters rails against gold standard policies, warns of debtor burdens on tenant farmers, and argues for equitable currency. It cites Germany and Australia, U S farm conditions, mortgage pressures, and calls for justice over military power. Names include Independent American and Topeka News.
A National Bimetalist argues that free silver coinage without Europe’s consent would grant the United States vast advantages. The nation could undersell Europe in the Oriental market, avoid gold discounts, and export goods on a gigantic scale, potentially paralyzing European industries. The piece contends U S influence would grow across nearly all industries.
The Equal Opportunity League of America has been formed with headquarters in Topeka. It aims to extend across Kansas and other states. Officers include President Albert Griffin, First Vice-President L A Stebd hing, Secretary Hiram Reot, and Treasurer Samual Parr.
The piece argues against adopting the gold standard for Mexico while supporting it for the United States. It contends the silver standard blesses Mexico by avoiding currency appreciation, preventing cornering by a few, helping producers earn more, and attracting idle capital, thereby promoting national progress and equality with modern nations. It cites broader economic and political benefits as the main motive.
The article critiques Western reporting on the Indian rebellion, suggesting distortions to protect British interests. It notes Afridi defenses in the Khyber Pass, predicts large troop redeployments, and warns that Beirish authorities may downplay the broader northern uprising and potential forces from Orakzais and other allies.
A Topeka Independent piece argues that while majorities must govern, they may not bind the future rights of other majorities or ignore conditions. It denounces constitutional limits as usurpations unless the people retain the freeman spirit to disregard laws when welfare demands it.
A Taroma Sun editorial argues against any future Congress elected by a populace that tolerates injunctions replacing government by the people. It urges lawmakers to pledge to eliminate this practice and restore direct democratic control.
A September letter from Mr Mutau, secretary of the Japanese legation, explains Japan's new gold standard bill. It fixes legal tender limits at 10 yen for silver and 1 yen for copper and wickels, establishes a 32 to 1 coinage ratio, and names a new gold yen worth half the old yen, with coinage controlled by the government. The law, signed by the emperor, takes effect October 1, aligning Japan's debt and currency with a heavier weight on gold while protecting the masses from a silver devaluation.
The Prosperity debate shows publishers touting broad prosperity while readers miss the wave, with Dunn’s Review praising gains and Bradstreet's cautious but optimistic outlook. Contradictory reports note grain market activity and tariff driven price rises, yet real estate and wages fail to rise in step, suggesting the rich grow richer while labor bears the burden.
In a Tribune quote, the idea that currency is only as good as government redemption in gold is criticized as twaddle. The Panic of 1878 shows early gold redemption pressures, with Better Way noting a two per cent premium before the modern gold standard tricks.
A fragmentary report from Pennsylvania labor circles notes a disposal of a child’s body in a cheap pine coffin with cryptic remarks that the death was “the will of God” amid questions of it being murder. The item reflects harsh labor-era conditions and grim violence surrounding industrial work.
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