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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1891
Page
4
A partisan critique argues that League Bulletin No 1 distorts 1865 per capita money figures and 1878 volumes. It cites government tables, claims of currency misuse, and accuses the Republican party of deceit while praising Kansas farmer finances and alleged misrepresentations in House and Senate actions.
A partisan voice decries political leaders who claim to elevate the poor by turning a barren land into paradise and accuse them of robbing the toiling masses. The text mourns that the government they trusted betrayed that hope, leaving the promised Eden vanished.
The League Bulletin argues that if a five dollar note were in possession, the government owes five dollars. It adds that even if available, the five dollars should be exchanged for boots, shoes, clothing or food, or used to pay debts, aligning with the government’s purpose for issuing currency.
A local appeal urges friends and voters of a People's party to beware lies about candidates on the eve of the election. It warns a deceitful committee is active with agents ready to report and spread misinformation. Citizens are urged to organize a club and seek rates.
The legislature faced scrutiny for expenses of investigations. The accused were all Republicans, but the charges were proven morally guilty. Dynamite Henrie Humphrey and other officials, including judges, contractors, and police commissioners, were named amid calls for reform.
An old Kansas Republican figure, Mr. Ady of Manhattan, is depicted as a steadfast near wheel in party campaigns. The piece uses wartime imagery and references to past unions and alliances, noting Ady’s persistent role amid shifting political fortunes and legal challenges.
The Republican party of Reeder township lists a Democrat on the trustee ticket labeled Citizens Ticket by The Eagle. The note calls it a fanny ticket designed to entice anti Democrat voters to support a straight Republican on election day.
In League Bulletin No 1 Mr Aoy explains that land loan finance has a long history. Some funds were full or partial legal tender and some not, but all failed. The wreck was caused by money lacking legal tender quality, proving there is no perfect money without that status.
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