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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1896
Page
7
A fragmentary survey of populist and silver movement rhetoric attacks banks and the gold standard while praising direct legislation and farmer labor power. It contrasts silver versus gold, rails against corporate ownership, and laments political manipulation, urging independence and courage among populist readers.
An editorial laments public regulation of private enterprise as a failure. It argues Congress cannot constitutionally regulate commerce and criticizes policies that subsidized private railroads and other monopolies. The piece asserts government actions led to wrecked railroad properties and wealthy wreckers, claiming private interests dominate and corrupt the system.
The speaker at Martinsburg urges that money is a creature of law and must be plentiful or scarce depending on legislation. He attacks the redemption theory, argues government money should be issued to serve the people, and praises Bryan for framing money as a legal creature guiding reform.
A compact montage cites quotes from Bryan Jefferson Napoleon and Jackson on money, banking, and currency policy. It frames the clash between gold and paper money, stress on the power of those who control finance, and warnings of upheaval if a monetary standard shifts.
A garbled passage presents quotes on debt, government contracts, and money power. It quotes Abraham Lincoln and others, discussing corruption, banks, and the dangers of corporate influence, amid warnings about the republic and public virtue. The jumble includes reflections on slavery, currency, and national peril.
A dense anti gold standard polemic denounces rulers, editors, and society as slaves to gold. It argues profits corrupt kings, Asks if Turkish atrocities and English investments justify the system. Morals fade beside front pews, and aristocracy is revealed as powerless when gold is questioned.
A fragment quotes Garfield arguing that those who control a nation’s money influence government and trade. It claims England's gold dominance would enable it to steer the government and global commerce under a single gold standard financial approach.
A blistering critique of modern churches and Christian nations, charging hypocrisy in amassing wealth from the poor, supporting usury and gambling, and backing wars for profit. The writer condemns clerics and congregations for lending moral approval to exploitation while condemning the plight of laboring people. The piece laments corruption in Colorado politics, prostitution, and saloon law, and warns of a coming day of wrath.
A historic review of the 1870s push by the Grange and Senate committees on railway regulation. It outlines four core conclusions about congressional power to regulate interstate commerce by rail, including use of auxiliary powers, funding for rail projects, and the right of eminent domain to build railways or canals, with reference to key figures and states involved.
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