HIST Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Working Conditions in U.S. Factories, c. late 19th CenturyA. SanitationB. Working HoursC. Work Stylea. TaylorismD. “Deskilling” of LaborE. WagesII. Unionization and StrikesA. 1866: National Labor UnionB. 1877: Great Railroad StrikeIII. Knights of Labor: 1870s – 1880sA. Radical GoalsB. The Eight Hour Movement, 1886C. Haymarket Square Riots (Summer 1886)IV. American Federation of Labor (1886) V. More Radical UnionsA. United Mine Workers of America – Ludlow Massacre 1914B. Industrial workers of the worldVI. Homestead Steel Strike 1892; Andrew Carnegie Fights BackOutline of Current Lecture I. “The Rectangle of Righteousness?”II. “Agrarian America”A. Before IndustrialismB. Jeffersonian agrarianismIII. Industrialism’s Threats to FarmersA. Financial TroubleB. MonopoliesC. Status AnxietyIV. Forming “alliances”A. Patrons of HusbandryB. National Farmers’ Alliancea. Knights of LaborV. The National Alliance’s Plan, The Ocala Demands, and the Omaha PlatformA. Public ownership of railroadB. Direct election of senators/graduated income taxC. No protective tariffs for industryD. The sub treasury systemE. Free coinage of silverVI. The Populist PartyA. James B. WeaverB. William BryanC. The Demise of PopulismCurrent Lecture: Silver and Gold: The populist Revolt Against IndustrialismI. “The Rectangle of Righteousness?”II. “Agrarian America”A. Before Industrialism, America Mostly ruralB. Jeffersonian agrarianism- farmers as ideal citizens: continuing American democracyIII. Industrialism’s Threats to Farmers: Takes over… Farmers are a little like union workersA. Financial Trouble, debt, etc: overproduction is the worst thing for the farmerB. Monopolies- railroads and banks: Farmers don’t like them… They keep having to borrow money from banks… both are out to screw you overC. 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 groupsA. Patrons of Husbandry (1867-1870): GRANGERS!! First alliance. Don’t do a wholelot.B. National Farmers’ Alliance (1880s): Starts in TX, have great organizers: preached farm vs. agrarians a. Links to the Knights of LaborV. POPULIST CONVENTION: The National Alliance’s Plan, The Ocala Demands, and the Omaha PlatformA. Public ownership of railroad: socialist conceptB. Direct election of senators/graduated income tax: If we don’t vote, they will getinto office and cause trouble… the more money you make the higher your tax bracketsC. No protective tariffs for industry: government should stop doing favors for industriesD. The sub treasury system: combination of grain elevator and a bank/credit unionE. Free coinage of silver: make more money available to back up the US Dollar… create inflationVI. The Populist PartyA. 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 parts- 1. 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 A COUPLE OF PAGES TO WRITE ABOUT