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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1891
Page
1
The piece argues that opponents across Kansas Georgia and religious newspapers misstate the People’s party calling it a Democratic annex Republican annex or Union Labor in disguise. It contends rival charges prove the need for a third party and asserts the party’s principles are clear and honest without reliance on deception.
The Kassas Actrator will be sent after the election at specified rates. Local edition costs 1 cent. foreign edition 10 cents. Rush in the names, in clubs or singly.
The piece critiques how the Republican state league praises the Senate for blocking house measures on railroad penalties bribes anti corruption and election finance. It urges opponents to meet the challenge on the ground of merit, noting battles over freight rates detective use mortgage sales and the Australian ballot system.
A fragment urges readers to gather a bundle of papers for distribution among friends and to form a club to support a benevolent cause. The tone hints at coordinated local action and collective effort.
The article recounts Kansas farmer complaints about railroad discrimination and charges over twenty years, noting Grange pressure, legislative attempts, and a proposed bill to elect railroad commissioners and fix maximum rates. It cites Republican opposition and quotes Ike Keecer about corn priced at five cents per bushel, framing political fault lines and public sentiment.
A critical portrait of Mr. Plumb as a political fighter who shuns bayonet charges yet pursues victory. The piece accuses him of abusing the Alliance and the People’s party while denouncing the Democratic party, labeling rivals with harsh epithets and exposing his strategy to win at any cost.
In a noisy debate Lou and Murcer from the Troy Chief mockingly accused others of corruption over Kansas city revenues. P J Longbrake and John J Tygalla pressed the issue as Aller was brought to Topeka to testify about beer purchases. Miller admitted a man with him bought the porter and beer but refused to name him. The court exposed the lies and Sol was blamed, while a fictional governor figure would pardon the culprit.
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