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This poem deals with activities in the Kansas Statehouse from a Farmer's Alliance (or Populist) perspective. A number of Kansas politicians are named in the poem which implies that the Farmer's Alliance had some success against the Republican "bosses" of Kansas. The flyer was printed by the Spirit of Kansas, Topeka, a weekly newspaper published in Topeka from 1884 through 1892 (previously published in Lawrence).
Creator: Spirit of Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1892
If shortened for student use, the last four stanzas include the clearest account of the challenge posed by the Populists/Farmer's Alliance.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 203945
Call Number: K 329.84 P39 Pam. v. 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 203945
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Farmer's Alliance
Agriculture - Labor - Farmers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Entrepreneur
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Government corruption
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Rise of the third-party system
Date - 1890s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lyric sheet
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Printed materials - Lyric sheets
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