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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1891
Page
4
A long speech by Billie McKinley criticizes Republican silver policy asserting the 412 1 2 grains of silver valued at 79 to 100 cents for twelve years. He argues the party touts a 100 cent dollar while the market shows 79 cents, challenging their currency stance and global value claim.
An author critiques Billie McKinley and Republican figures on silver coinage, fiat money, and the value of a 100-cent dollar. They argue government fiat can create honest money from silver or other metals, challenge claims that free coinage causes monetary scarcity, and question the stance of bankers and Wall Street against silver.
A 19th century statistical note claims wheat prices and yields fell by half from 1865 to 1878 due to currency contraction. It argues farm profits were small in 1865 and worse in 1878, caused not by supply or cost, but by dollar value changes and purchasing power. Political figures are accused of plundering the agricultural sector.
A charged appeal warns patriotic voters against partisan demagogues. It cites D. B. Henderson, a Republican, urging supporters to align with the Republican party and rejectDemocratic side shows. The piece urges decisive, straightforward political action and mocks speculative campaigning.
A reader cites Democratic and Republican leaders trading taunts about snuff and votes. The message mocks both parties, noting Campbell of Ohio urging supporters to vote for McKinley if unable to back him, and questioning the leaders’ peculiar snuffing habits as a sign of unusual constitution.
Carr Love writes that New York politics revolve around fraud and diverting attention from wealth issues. He mentions an Acrrat on event in Washington, D. C., set for February 22, 1892, framed as a meeting of wealth producers for the cause, with flexibility on venue for public interest.
A columnist mocks a politician who reads both Republican and Democratic papers to “average” the truth. The piece cites Akron cereal workers with pay cuts as an illustration, noting the rise of trusts and urging warning against trusts to save the country.
The Noncon formist acknowledges obligation to Ten ry and Leo Vincent for the cartoon on the first page of this week’s narrator and for another to appear later The Nonconformist praises the excellent cartoons produced recently to brighten its pages.
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