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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
7
The article argues against tariff protection as a shield for trusts and urges lowering or abolishing duties to curb monopolies. It cites Schwab and Boles, contrasts home and foreign prices, and contends protection harms consumers while enabling price extortion and overcapitalization across industries.
The article states Mr. Shaw denies resigning the treasury portfolio and says the president is satisfied with his stewardship. It notes rumors from stock gamblers about cabinet changes, but emphasizes public opinion rejects governance influenced by the New York Stock Exchange, favoring stable leadership.
In Henderson's third Town district Democrats nominated ex Gov Boles for congress but failed to present a platform. Boles writes a single plank platform opposing trusts and argues against extortion.
A call for strict enforcement against all lawbreakers urges applying the heavy hand of public authority to riotous strikers and equally to railroad coal corporations. It condemns state and federal law violations in coal mining, price regulation, output control, and interstate commerce abuses to prevent future disasters.
An old pundit warns that modern robberies extend beyond force to clever tax schemes. Trusts profit from tariff schedules designed to squeeze citizens, while leaders claim tax reform would ruin honest labor and national prosperity.
The allies of the beet sugar crown argue the tariff on their products is indefensible like that on Cuban sugar. They oppose reductions, yet acknowledge Cuban reciprocity would cut duties on two major imported commodities. They fear any concession would show that tariff cuts are not ruinous, contradicting longtime claims by American interests.
A split in views on tariff policy and trusts emerges among leaders. Lemuel Eli Quigg at the New York Republican state convention ties tariff and trust issues as inseparable. President Roosevelt argues the tariff and trusts have no logical relation.
The Montreal Gazette questions if trade follows the flag and notes U S imports from the Philippines amounted to 7 percent in 1899, 9 percent in 1900, and 12 percent in 1901, while other nations’ trade with the region rose 57 percent, concluding the United States failed to keep pace.
The piece argues that most trusts originate from the Dingley tariff act and urges a thorough revision of tariff schedules to end the trust system. It frames tariff reform as necessary to curb greed and restore equal rights, advocating decisive legislative action.
Remedy for trust evils argues tariff revision is a simple remedy avoiding lengthy litigation. Protected industries are described as enormous trusts that harm workers by keeping prices high and inflating profits, causing sacrifices by American families.
The text argues that protection as piracy parallels legalized piracy of the past. It asserts there is no difference in principle between licensing a sailor to prey on commerce and licensing an individual ashore to prey on the community. Both yield extortionate gains at others’ expense.
A New York Evening Post reminiscence recalls Justice Gray famed for austere manners yet lively talk. It recounts a Colorado station moment when townsfolk mistook John L. Sullivan for the jurist, and Gray’s humorous reaction to a letterhead misquotation.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports R J Wells argues the best educated person is the one who can think, say, and act rightly in all circumstances. He claims true education comes outside books and schools, citing Lincoln Franklin Washington Shakespeare Galileo and Darwin as examples of education beyond formal schooling. He urges teaching that provokes thought in pupils over rote instruction.
A lyrical fragment presents a vivid, nature rich cityscape with Keho and Evaulve as ethereal presences. It evokes night sounds, beech and birch, hemlocks, and a golden green amphitheater as Echo dwells beneath arches of virgin blue while awaiting a muse in Munsey era prose.
Judge John Stewart of Chambersburg Pa links bicycle theft with horse theft, noting the poor rely on improvised transport. Two bicycle thieves were convicted last week and each received eight months in prison. One inmate said thanks and the judge added six more months.
A Grove City library given by Andrew Carnegie carries a condition for $1,800 yearly maintenance. Courts ruled the borough lacked constitutional power to accept such a grant, raising whether Carnegie will reclaim the library and if other Pennsylvania gifts face similar issues.
An electric mule company has leased the Miami and Erie canal in Ohio and promises a fleet of forty or more boats soon running by electric power. The 274 mile canal links Cincinnati and Toledo and was completed in 1895. The initial electric construction will cover sixty miles from Toledo northward day by day.
The piece notes philanthropy expanding alongside modern material progress. It argues that despite harsh accusations of moral turpitude against the era, charitable evolution keeps pace with world change and reflects a humane spirit within Christianity.
A Washington Star quip contrasts various attitudes toward wealth and money. It presents lines such as a generous man saying Win gold and share it, a miser saying Win gold and save it, and a gambler saying Win gold and lose it, reflecting social temptations and financial folly.
A fragment notes that in India beggars are kept fed to avoid angering feared multi gods. It links care for holy men with collective religious duty and severity of divine wrath.
Marcus Allen Coolidge, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fourth Massachusetts district, is the son of a former Congressman and shows strong interest in street railway construction across New England states.
A fifteen year old boy in the canton of Grisons Switzerland encountered three large eagles in a deadly fight. He killed one with his stick as the other two continued to battle, ending the incident.
A quotation reports that two hundred sixty four thousand two hundred eighty eight Negroes own their homes in the United States and asserts there are about one and a half million Negro families in the country. This compact statistic reflects early 20th century demographic data.
A Wisconsin woman named Margaret Lee from Lee Green reports rapid relief from muscular rheumatism after using St Jacobs Oil. She credits the remedy with immediate pain removal and no recurrence. The advertisement notes the strong impact of customer recommendations and lists 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by druggists.
C B Million, a Rockport farmer, harvested 1500 bushels of onions and about 50000 cabbages. A north Missouri mathematician calculated the onions could yield 600000 gallons of hash and the cab bage 10000 bushels of slaw. A Niagara hotel scene shows a poet mocked by initials A B and a bystander adds Two thirds of the truth.
Cross asks if hair dyeing is as perilous as doctors claim. Crabbe says trust him, noting a wealthy uncle dyed his hat last year and three weeks later married a widow with four children.
Nearly 8 000 motor cars are in use in Paris and surrounding areas with 3 800 rated over eighteen miles per hour. Licensed chauffeurs at month’s start stood at 13 600, reflecting growing urban motor transport and personnel demand.
A German traveler in the Caucasus notes many handsome men yet no beautiful women in the region, though villages welcomed him warmly as he moved through the area.
Police in Athena Greece forwarded a circular to theater managers urging clear program notices so that audiences with safety concerns can attend. The directive aims to ensure accessible seating and proper guidance for all attendees at local performances.
A Parisian scientist estimates ant nest populations vary from 12 293 to 93 604, results of careful observation and counting of several ordinary nests.
Prof Frank Allen at Cornell University reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the Hampson liquifier. He described that one horsepower for one hour yields just enough held air to power a perfect machine for one minute, with energy efficiency lower in any transforming machine.
Letter from Misa Kate Brown of Kansas City Kansas praises Peruna for a seven year illness involving cold chronic catarrh and kidney digestive ailments. She says nine months of Peruna brought full recovery and urges others to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium.
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