Silver and Gold the Populist Revolt against Industrialism I I The Rectangle of Righteousness a Kansas republican for 60 years Populism 1880s 1890s a Primarily farmers b Midwest NB Kansas TX OK c Populist movement one of the biggest 3rd party d Populists wanted opportunity fair compensation trying movements in history to reform industrialism Unions Industrialism was like Populism Rural Areas II Agrarian America a before industrialism America mostly rural b Jeffersonian agrarianism farmers as ideal citizens full Grew your own food of virtue i ii Made your own clothes iii Don t rely on others iv Not corruptible v Self sufficient Those who till the soil are the republic s most virtuous citizens Thomas Jefferson IV Industrialism s Threats to Farmers a Financial trouble debt etc i ii iii iv v Producing more food with less labor Over producing Prices bottom out Perpetual debt Depression of 1893 b Monopolies railroads and banks i Why the crops are selling for nothing 1 V VI ii People blamed them because they didn t know how the system worked RR owners were price gouging iii iv Usually only one bank in rural areas c Status Anxiety i Form farmer s alliances essentially unions but no strikes Forming Alliances a 1867 70 Patrons of Husbandry b 1880s National Farmers Alliance The National Alliance s Plan the Ocala Demands 1890 a regulate the railroads b direct election of senators c no protective tariffs for industry d the subtreasury system i ii iii bank connected to grain elevator all farmers store grain and grain sold when prices are highest farmers given money by the bank to get by e free coinage of silver VII 1892 96 The Populist Party a 1892 James B Weaver runs for President i Lost to Grover Cleveland b 1896 William Jennings Bryan runs as Populists combine with Democrats He loses c The demise of Populism 2
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