Kansas Agitator (Garnett, Kan.)
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779 issues from 1890 to 1905, published in Topeka, Kansas, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Kansas Agitator of Garnett, Kansas, was founded by William O. Champe in 1890. Champe was the sole proprietor of the newspaper until its end in 1905, with Joseph M. Alexander, William E. Alexander, William H. Ambrose, and wife Anna Champe serving as associate editors at various times throughout its run. The Agitator was affiliated with the People’s Party and published four to eight pages once weekly. Circulation reached 1,000 subscriptions in 1895 and exceeded that number by 1897 when the population of Garnett was just under 2,200. The Agitator was published simultaneously in nearby Greeley until 1891, and in Topeka, Kansas, from September 21, 1894, to February 22, 1895. The paper featured illustrative mastheads, regional and national news, frequent mentions of socialism and prohibition, a large amount of genealogical information, and continued heavy support for Populist ideals.
The Kansas Agitator published its first issue on June 7, 1890, with the motto “Devoted to the Interests of the Masses: A Wide-Awake Advocate of All the Reforms of the Day”; this slogan was later adapted to “A Fearless, Aggressive, Progressive Advocate of all Reforms.” Champe was faithful to Populist ideals and strongly opposed the growing idea of fusionism with the Democratic Party: “If the Democratic party believed in People’s party principles, or did the Republican party, then the organization of the People’s party was folly to begin with, and to fuse with either party is virtually an…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress