HIST Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Working Conditions in U S Factories c late 19th Century A Sanitation B Working Hours C Work Style a Taylorism D Deskilling of Labor E Wages II Unionization and Strikes A 1866 National Labor Union B 1877 Great Railroad Strike III Knights of Labor 1870s 1880s A Radical Goals B The Eight Hour Movement 1886 C Haymarket Square Riots Summer 1886 IV American Federation of Labor 1886 V More Radical Unions A United Mine Workers of America Ludlow Massacre 1914 B Industrial workers of the world VI Homestead Steel Strike 1892 Andrew Carnegie Fights Back Outline of Current Lecture I The Rectangle of Righteousness II Agrarian America A Before Industrialism B Jeffersonian agrarianism III Industrialism s Threats to Farmers A Financial Trouble B Monopolies C Status Anxiety IV Forming alliances A Patrons of Husbandry B National Farmers Alliance a Knights of Labor V The National Alliance s Plan The Ocala Demands and the Omaha Platform A Public ownership of railroad B Direct election of senators graduated income tax C No protective tariffs for industry D The sub treasury system E Free coinage of silver VI The Populist Party A James B Weaver B William Bryan C The Demise of Populism Current Lecture Silver and Gold The populist Revolt Against Industrialism I The Rectangle of Righteousness II Agrarian America A Before Industrialism America Mostly rural B Jeffersonian agrarianism farmers as ideal citizens continuing American democracy III Industrialism s Threats to Farmers Takes over Farmers are a little like union workers A Financial Trouble debt etc overproduction is the worst thing for the farmer B Monopolies railroads and banks Farmers don t like them They keep having to borrow money from banks both are out to screw you over C Status Anxiety When you ve been raised to believe that your work is the most important and all of a sudden the industry shows up and shows control how does that make you feel NERVOUS NOBODY LIKES TO BE PUSHED ASIDE IV Forming alliances Unionize Interest groups A Patrons of Husbandry 1867 1870 GRANGERS First alliance Don t do a whole lot B National Farmers Alliance 1880s Starts in TX have great organizers preached farm vs agrarians a Links to the Knights of Labor V POPULIST CONVENTION The National Alliance s Plan The Ocala Demands and the Omaha Platform A Public ownership of railroad socialist concept B Direct election of senators graduated income tax If we don t vote they will get into office and cause trouble the more money you make the higher your tax brackets C No protective tariffs for industry government should stop doing favors for industries D The sub treasury system combination of grain elevator and a bank credit union E Free coinage of silver make more money available to back up the US Dollar create inflation VI The Populist Party A James B Weaver runs for president 1892 B William Bryan The Great Communicator of populism he presents big problem for democratic party populists are going to steal their votes democrats populists fuse together 1896 He loses C The Demise of Populism EXAM You will need a blue book a writing implement Show up a little before two Test 2 parts1 Term identification worth 40 List of 7 8 terms Examples William Bryant Sub Treasury System etc Choose five and identify them and give significance paragraphs but precise 2 4 Quotes from Documents choose one of them and tell what is happening identify who author is i e a populist unionist Quotes reference themes The Ocala demands Populist quotes and fears of industrialism WRITE ABOUT QUOTE A COUPLE OF PAGES TO