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Farmers and the Populist Movement: Farmers unite to address their economic problems, giving rise

Farmers and the Populist Movement: Farmers unite to address their economic problems, giving rise to Populism Economic Distress • Farmers borrow a lot of money to buy new technology, like mechanical reapers and tractors • Farmers buy more land to grow more crops to pay off debts • After Civil War, government takes Greenbacks out of circulation • Debtors have to pay loans in dollars worth more than those borrowed • Prices of crops fall dramatically, deflation • 1870 s, debtors push government to put more money in circulation to cause inflation • 1878 Bland-Allison Act-money supply increase not enough for farmers

Problems with the Railroads • Lack of competition lets railroads overcharge to transport grain

Problems with the Railroads • Lack of competition lets railroads overcharge to transport grain • Farms mortgaged to buy supplies; suppliers charge high interest

The Silver Issue Ø “Crime of ’ 73” demonetization of silver (govt. stopped coining

The Silver Issue Ø “Crime of ’ 73” demonetization of silver (govt. stopped coining silver). Ø Bland-Allison Act (1878) limited silver coinage to $2 -$4 mil. per mo. (based on the 16: 1 ratio of silver to gold). Ø Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890) § The US Treasury must purchase $4. 5 mil. oz. of silver a month. § Govt. deposited most silver in the US Treasury rather than circulation. Farmers Demand the unlimited coinage of Silver!!

Bi-Metallism Issue

Bi-Metallism Issue

Price Indexes for Consumer & Farm products: 1865 -1913

Price Indexes for Consumer & Farm products: 1865 -1913

Founder of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry (1867)

Founder of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry (1867)

The Grange Movement Ø First organized in the 1870 s in the Midwest, the

The Grange Movement Ø First organized in the 1870 s in the Midwest, the south, and Texas. Ø Set up cooperative associations. Ø Social and educational components. Ø Succeeded in lobbying for “Granger Laws. ” Ø Rapidly declined by the late 1870 s.

The Farmers Alliances Ø Begun in the late 1880 s (Texas first the Southern

The Farmers Alliances Ø Begun in the late 1880 s (Texas first the Southern Alliance ; then in the Midwest the Northern Alliance ). Ø Built upon the ashes of the Grange. Ø More political and less social than the Grange. Ø Ran candidates for office. Ø Controlled 8 state legislatures & had 47 representatives in Congress during the 1890 s.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall Ø In 1889 both the Northern and Southern

United We Stand, Divided We Fall Ø In 1889 both the Northern and Southern Alliances merged into one—the Farmers’ Alliance.

 • "What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more

• "What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell. " • -Mary Elizabeth Lease, 1890

Platform of Lunacy

Platform of Lunacy

The Populist (People’s) Party Ø Founded by James B. Weaver and Tom Watson around

The Populist (People’s) Party Ø Founded by James B. Weaver and Tom Watson around farmer’s interests. Ø Omaha, NE Convention in July, 1892. Ø Got almost 1 million popular votes. Ø Several Congressional seats won. James B. Weaver, Presidential Candidate & James G. Field, VP

Omaha Platform of 1892 1. System of “sub-treasuries. ” 2. Abolition of the National

Omaha Platform of 1892 1. System of “sub-treasuries. ” 2. Abolition of the National Bank. 3. Direct election of Senators. 4. Govt. ownership of RRs, telephone & telegraph companies. 5. Government-operated postal savings banks. 6. Restriction of undesirable immigration. 7. 8 -hour work day for government employees. 8. Abolition of the Pinkerton detective agency. 9. Australian secret ballot. 10. Re-monitization of silver. 11. A single term for President & Vice

Govt. -Owned Companies

Govt. -Owned Companies

1892 Election

1892 Election

The Panic of 1893 Here Lies Prosperity

The Panic of 1893 Here Lies Prosperity

Written by a Farmer at the End of the 19 c When the banker

Written by a Farmer at the End of the 19 c When the banker says he's broke And the merchant’s up in smoke, They forget that it's the farmer who feeds them all. It would put them to the test If the farmer took a rest; Then they'd know that it's the farmer feeds them all.

Coxey’s Army, 1894 Ø Jacob Coxey & his “Army of the Commonwealth of Christ.

Coxey’s Army, 1894 Ø Jacob Coxey & his “Army of the Commonwealth of Christ. ” Ø March on Washington labeled “hayseed socialists!” Ø Demanded the government to create public works jobs for the unemployed

Result of Election Returns Ø Populist vote increased by 40% in the bi-election year,

Result of Election Returns Ø Populist vote increased by 40% in the bi-election year, 1894.

William Jennings Bryan Democrat The “Great Commoner”

William Jennings Bryan Democrat The “Great Commoner”

William Jennings Bryan Ø Revivalist style of oratory. Prairie avenger, mountain lion, Bryan, Gigantic

William Jennings Bryan Ø Revivalist style of oratory. Prairie avenger, mountain lion, Bryan, Gigantic troubadour, speaking like a siege gun, Smashing Plymouth Rock with his boulders from the West.

Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” Speech You shall not press down upon the brow of

Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” Speech You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!

Democrat ic Party Taken Over by the Agrarian Left Platform tariff reductions; income tax;

Democrat ic Party Taken Over by the Agrarian Left Platform tariff reductions; income tax; stricter control of the trusts (esp. RRs); free silver.

Bryan: The Farmers Friend (The Mint Ratio) 18, 000 miles of campaign “whistle stops.

Bryan: The Farmers Friend (The Mint Ratio) 18, 000 miles of campaign “whistle stops. ”

Gold / Silver Bug Campaign Pins

Gold / Silver Bug Campaign Pins

William Mc. Kinley Republican

William Mc. Kinley Republican

Mark Hanna: The “Front-Porch” Campaign

Mark Hanna: The “Front-Porch” Campaign

HALF A BILLION BACK OF M'KINLEY. The following is a list in part of

HALF A BILLION BACK OF M'KINLEY. The following is a list in part of the members of the Union League Club Committee that has been appointed to provide funds to combat the free silver sentiment. Each man is possessed of great wealth and in control of much more: • NAME: John D. Rockefeller OCCUPATION: Manufacturing WORTH: $125, 000 • Cornelius Vanderbilt, Railroads 100, 000 C. P. Huntington, Railroads 60, 000 J. Pierpont Morgan, Banker 25, 000 Joseph Milbank, Banker 20, 000 Andrew Carnegie, Manufacturer 20, 000 William D. Sloane, Carpets 15, 000 John Sloane, Carpets 15, 000 David Dowes, Banker 12, 000 Herman O. Armour, Provisions 12, 000 Brayton Ives, Banker 10, 000 • • • John H. Starin, Transportation 10, 000 George Bliss, Banker 8, 000 Samuel Thomas, Contractor 7, 500, 000 Charles L. Tiffany, Jeweler 7, 000 Le. Grand B. Cannon, Railroads 6, 500, 000 Henry H. Cook, Financier 6, 500, 000. (If the wealth of this committee were converted into metallic money it would absorb all the gold in the United States and about $75, 000 of the silver. ) --Raleigh News and Observer, September 6, 1896, reprinted from New York Journal, 3 August 1896 Are you rich? If yes, how did you get rich? Is somebody else poor because you are rich? Are you rich because somebody else was willing to work while you loafed around? Did you get rich by taking from the man who worked for you four-fifths of all he produced? If yes, is that sort of thing creditable to you? When you started out to get rich why didn't you do it by working yourself? Couldn't you get rich without stealing what another produced? --The Coming Nation, August 1, 1896

The Seasoned Politician vs. The “Young” Newcomer

The Seasoned Politician vs. The “Young” Newcomer

1896 Election Results

1896 Election Results

Gold Triumphs Over Silver Ø 1900 Gold Standard Act Ø A victory for the

Gold Triumphs Over Silver Ø 1900 Gold Standard Act Ø A victory for the forces of conservatism.

The End of Populism • Mc. Kinley gets East, industrial Midwest; Bryan South, farm

The End of Populism • Mc. Kinley gets East, industrial Midwest; Bryan South, farm Midwest • Mc. Kinley elected president; Populism collapses; leaves legacy: – the powerless can organize – agenda of reforms enacted in 20 th century by Progressives – Victory for the gold standard and conservatives – Election ends the politics of paralysis and stalemate and leads to the domination of Republican rule until the New Deal coalition of 1932 – Overall, the election showed the emergence and domination of big business, urban America.

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

What Are the Metaphors? Ø Dorothy ? Ø Slippers ? Ø Kansas ? Ø

What Are the Metaphors? Ø Dorothy ? Ø Slippers ? Ø Kansas ? Ø Emerald City ? Ø Wicked Witch of the East ? Ø Oz ? Ø The Wizard ? Ø Munchkins ? Ø Wicked Witch of the West ? Ø Flying Monkeys ? Ø Tinman ? Ø Scarecrow ? Ø Cowardly Lion ? Ø Yellow Brick Road ?

Oz = Ounces of Gold

Oz = Ounces of Gold

The Yellow Brick Road = paved with gold bricks, and leads to D. C.

The Yellow Brick Road = paved with gold bricks, and leads to D. C.

The Emerald City = Washington D. C. , the color of money

The Emerald City = Washington D. C. , the color of money

Dorothy’s journey on the Yellow Brick Road Coxey’s March on Washington

Dorothy’s journey on the Yellow Brick Road Coxey’s March on Washington

Dorothy= the common person, a farmer

Dorothy= the common person, a farmer

Kansas heart land of the country, populist stronghold

Kansas heart land of the country, populist stronghold

The Wicked Witch of the East = Eastern bankers, New York City

The Wicked Witch of the East = Eastern bankers, New York City

The Munchkins = subjects, pawns of the eastern banking and industrial interests

The Munchkins = subjects, pawns of the eastern banking and industrial interests

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Synchronicity: Match Pink Floyd & The Dark Side of the Moon

Synchronicity: Match Pink Floyd & The Dark Side of the Moon

The Scarecrow = western farmers. They were Populists who could not make money, thus

The Scarecrow = western farmers. They were Populists who could not make money, thus had no brain

Tinman= Eastern industrial workers, factory work dehumanized them, they did not have a heart

Tinman= Eastern industrial workers, factory work dehumanized them, they did not have a heart

The Cowardly Lion = William Jennings Bryan.

The Cowardly Lion = William Jennings Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan Prairie avenger, mountain lion, Bryan, Gigantic troubadour, speaking like a siege

William Jennings Bryan Prairie avenger, mountain lion, Bryan, Gigantic troubadour, speaking like a siege gun, Smashing Plymouth Rock with his boulders from the West.

Toto = teetotaler The Temperance party.

Toto = teetotaler The Temperance party.

The Wicked Witch of the West = Republicans & William Mc. Kinley

The Wicked Witch of the West = Republicans & William Mc. Kinley

Monkeys= Plains Indians

Monkeys= Plains Indians

The Wizard of Oz = Presidents of the Gilded Age, they have no real

The Wizard of Oz = Presidents of the Gilded Age, they have no real power, or Mark Hana, the rich businessman behind the scenes controlling policy.

Ruby Red Slippers= They were SILVER slippers in the book! Money backed by silver

Ruby Red Slippers= They were SILVER slippers in the book! Money backed by silver would solve the country’s problems.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Name one economic problem farmers faced

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Name one economic problem farmers faced in the late 19 th century? What political party was formed (created) to represent the farmers? Did farmers support a money supply backed by gold or gold and silver? Who won the Presidential election of 1896, William Mc. Kinley or William Jennings Bryan? What city did the Emerald City represent in the Wizard of Oz? What type of worker did the Tin Man represent in the Wizard of Oz? What was the symbolism behind the Scarecrow not having a brain? In the BOOK, The Wizard of Oz, what color were Dorothy’s shoes?

 • Analyze the ways in which people organized in the US in response

• Analyze the ways in which people organized in the US in response to corporate consolidation and industrialization from 1865 -1915.

 • Analyze how TWO of the following groups responded to the “New Stock”

• Analyze how TWO of the following groups responded to the “New Stock” of immigrants in American urban centers from 1865 to 1900 – Reformers – Nativists – Political Machines

 • Analyze the impact of the following on the American industrial worker between

• Analyze the impact of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865 and 1900. • • Government actions Immigration Labor Unions Technological changes

 • “The period from 1870 to 1900 experienced more conflict than consensus over

• “The period from 1870 to 1900 experienced more conflict than consensus over labor relations. ” – Assess the validity of this statement with respect to TWO of the following: • Government • Industrialists • Organized Labor

 • Choose TWO of the following organizations and explain their strategies for advancing

• Choose TWO of the following organizations and explain their strategies for advancing the interest of workers. To what extent were these organizations successful in achieving their objectives? Confine your answer to the period from 1875 to 1925. – Knights of Labor – American Federation of Labor – Socialist Party of America – Industrial Workers of the World

 • Explain how TWO of the following individuals responded to the economic and

• Explain how TWO of the following individuals responded to the economic and social problems created by industrialization during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. – Jane Addams – Andrew Carnegie – Samuel Gompers – Terrance Powderly

 • Identify and analyze the factors that changed the American city in the

• Identify and analyze the factors that changed the American city in the second half of the nineteenth century.

 • How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period

• How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period from 1860 to 1900 in the United States?

Heyday of Western Populism

Heyday of Western Populism

Gift for the Grangers: The Farmer Pays for All!

Gift for the Grangers: The Farmer Pays for All!

Mark Hanna to Candidate Mc. Kinley

Mark Hanna to Candidate Mc. Kinley

Into Which Box Will the Voter of ’ 96 Place His Ballot?

Into Which Box Will the Voter of ’ 96 Place His Ballot?

Wanted, dead or alive`

Wanted, dead or alive`

AFL v. Knights v. IWW

AFL v. Knights v. IWW

New v. Old Stock Immigrants

New v. Old Stock Immigrants

Gospel of Wealth v. Social Gospel Movement

Gospel of Wealth v. Social Gospel Movement

Robber Barron v. Captain of Industry

Robber Barron v. Captain of Industry

Farmers and Workers Organization

Farmers and Workers Organization

Gold v. Silver

Gold v. Silver