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“Farmers should raise less corn
and more hell.”
-Mary Lease, Populist
Farmers in
Revolt
The Emergence of the Populist Party
Early Farm
Organizations

The Grange

Original Purpose 1867
 “To provide a social outlet and
educational services for isolated
farmers”
Populism
Farmer’s Poem
When the banker says he’s broke
And the merchants 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
who feeds them all.
Political Grange
• The Grange united to combat the
monopolistic practices of the
railroads and grain elevators
– Its aim was to advance the political,
economic, and social interests of the
nation's farmers
– 860,000 national members

• One way they did this was by Grange
members getting elected to local,
state legislature and Congress offices
Political Grange

• Elected members to state legislature
and Congress
• Passed “Granger Laws” in the states
to regulate the rates charged by
railroads and warehouses.
• Supreme Court overturns many of
these laws
Farmer’s
View of
the East
Farmers Revolt
• Populist Movement
– Farmers caught up in a new and
complex international market
– Factors that upset farmers:
1. Farm prices had steadily declined from
1865-1890.
2. Railroads charged high shipping rates.
3. Farmers mortgaged their farms to buy new
farm machines.
4. High tariffs increased prices of factory
goods that farmers needed.
The Populist Party
Platform 1892

• Increase money supply – create inflation
which would raise the prices for crops.
• Free coinage of silver – farmers wanted
silver on the currency system.
• Graduated income tax – taxes increase as
income increases.
• Direct election of Senators by the people.
• Secret Ballot during elections.
The Populist Party
Platform 1892
• Initiative –A way for people to rather
than legislature to originate laws.
• Referendum – A way for a proposed
law to be voted on by the people.
• Recall – A way for people to remove a
public official from office.
1892 Election
Election of 1892
• Impact:
• The Populists did not win the
presidential election, but did
achieve huge results throughout
the nation.
• Populists elected governors in Kansas
and North Dakota, 10 U.S.
Congressmen, 5 U.S. Senators, and 1500
members to state legislatures
Panic of
CAUSES:
1893
• Farmer’s debts

• Rapid railroad
expansion
• Drainage of gold from
treasury as a result of
the Sherman Silver
Purchase Act
Result of Panic
• By the end of the year, over 15,000
businesses and 500 banks had
collapsed.
• Farmers and Workers demand change.
• Populist Party and Democratic Party
nominate William Jennings Bryan who
favors money to be backed in both gold
and silver.
Election of 1896
• William Jennings Bryan

• William McKinley
Election of
1896

Republican Party
• Candidate =
McKinley
•Platform (Beliefs) :
U.S. Currency should
remain based on
Gold Standard
Election of 1896
Democratic and Populist Party
• Candidate = Bryan
Platform (what they stood for):
•Bimetallism – free coinage of silver
• Belief was to use gold and silver in the currency system.
Result would allow more money to be printed
• At this time currency was only backed by gold.

•Woman suffrage – voting rights
•Income Tax – tax on people’s income
Bi-Metallism
Issue
Bryan vs. McKinley
Who
Supported
What they
Wanted
Why
Effects

Farmers and
Laborers

Bankers and
Businessmen

Bimetallism
More money in
circulation

Gold Standard
Less money in
circulation

Products would sell for
higher prices

Loans would be paid in
stable currency

INFLATION
Prices rise
Value of money
decreases
More people have
money

DEFLATION
Prices fall
Value of money
increases
Fewer people have
money
Into
Which
Box
Will
the
Voter
of ’96
Place
His
Populism
Election Results
• McKinley wins
with 7 million
votes
• Populist Party
collapsed
Legacy of the
Populist Party
• The downtrodden (lower class) could
organize and have political impact
• Many of the ideas of the Populist
Party Platform became law during
the first years of the 20th century
Populist
Party in
Literature
L. Frank Baum, a reform-minded Democrat who supported
William Jennings Bryan's pro-silver candidacy,
wrote the book… The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a parable
of the Populists, an allegory of their failed efforts to reform
the nation in 1896.
Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy represented
the common person.
She was from Kansas
a farming/populist
state.

•The Munchkins represent the “little people”

The Wicked Witch of the East
represented all the things
back east that were
Bringing the farmers down…
bankers and factories.
In the book Dorothy’s slippers were silver. In the movie they are red.
As Dorothy walked along the Yellow Brick Road
(gold) in her silver slippers it represented the proper relationship between gold and silver.
The main cause of the Populist Party to put both gold and silver on the currency system.
Along the way, Dorothy meets three companions:
1.The Scarecrow, who represents the farmer. Farmers were considered uneducated
and dumb they were called names like “hicks” and “hayseeds.”
2. The Tin Man represents the industrial worker who had lost his heart and only focused
on working in the factories.
3. The Cowardly Lion represents William Jennings Bryan, who actually was not a coward,
but stepped up and took on the Populist cause of free silver as the 1896 Presidential
candidate for the Democratic Party.
The Wicked Witch of the West represents all the things out
west that are hurting the farmers…railroad rates, low farm prices, tariffs, etc.

The Emerald City
represents Washington D.C.
The Wizard represents
politicians who are not always
What they seem.

OZ represents ounces –
16 ounces of silver = 1 bar of gold
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• In Baum’s book, Dorothy pours water
over the Wicked Witch of the West
and she melts. This represents the
long drought that farmers had to
endure in the Great Plains. Dorothy
returns to Kansas using her magical
silver slippers (free coinage of silver)
and the scarecrow (farmer) rules
over Oz.
Legacy of the Populist Party
• Direct election of senators (17th
Amendment)
• Federal Income tax (16th
Amendment)
• Women’s suffrage (19th Amendment)
• Initiative
• Referendum
• Recall

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Populism

  • 1. “Farmers should raise less corn and more hell.” -Mary Lease, Populist
  • 2. Farmers in Revolt The Emergence of the Populist Party
  • 3. Early Farm Organizations The Grange Original Purpose 1867  “To provide a social outlet and educational services for isolated farmers”
  • 5. Farmer’s Poem When the banker says he’s broke And the merchants 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 who feeds them all.
  • 6. Political Grange • The Grange united to combat the monopolistic practices of the railroads and grain elevators – Its aim was to advance the political, economic, and social interests of the nation's farmers – 860,000 national members • One way they did this was by Grange members getting elected to local, state legislature and Congress offices
  • 7. Political Grange • Elected members to state legislature and Congress • Passed “Granger Laws” in the states to regulate the rates charged by railroads and warehouses. • Supreme Court overturns many of these laws
  • 9. Farmers Revolt • Populist Movement – Farmers caught up in a new and complex international market – Factors that upset farmers: 1. Farm prices had steadily declined from 1865-1890. 2. Railroads charged high shipping rates. 3. Farmers mortgaged their farms to buy new farm machines. 4. High tariffs increased prices of factory goods that farmers needed.
  • 10. The Populist Party Platform 1892 • Increase money supply – create inflation which would raise the prices for crops. • Free coinage of silver – farmers wanted silver on the currency system. • Graduated income tax – taxes increase as income increases. • Direct election of Senators by the people. • Secret Ballot during elections.
  • 11. The Populist Party Platform 1892 • Initiative –A way for people to rather than legislature to originate laws. • Referendum – A way for a proposed law to be voted on by the people. • Recall – A way for people to remove a public official from office.
  • 13. Election of 1892 • Impact: • The Populists did not win the presidential election, but did achieve huge results throughout the nation. • Populists elected governors in Kansas and North Dakota, 10 U.S. Congressmen, 5 U.S. Senators, and 1500 members to state legislatures
  • 14. Panic of CAUSES: 1893 • Farmer’s debts • Rapid railroad expansion • Drainage of gold from treasury as a result of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
  • 15. Result of Panic • By the end of the year, over 15,000 businesses and 500 banks had collapsed. • Farmers and Workers demand change. • Populist Party and Democratic Party nominate William Jennings Bryan who favors money to be backed in both gold and silver.
  • 16. Election of 1896 • William Jennings Bryan • William McKinley
  • 17. Election of 1896 Republican Party • Candidate = McKinley •Platform (Beliefs) : U.S. Currency should remain based on Gold Standard
  • 18. Election of 1896 Democratic and Populist Party • Candidate = Bryan Platform (what they stood for): •Bimetallism – free coinage of silver • Belief was to use gold and silver in the currency system. Result would allow more money to be printed • At this time currency was only backed by gold. •Woman suffrage – voting rights •Income Tax – tax on people’s income
  • 20. Bryan vs. McKinley Who Supported What they Wanted Why Effects Farmers and Laborers Bankers and Businessmen Bimetallism More money in circulation Gold Standard Less money in circulation Products would sell for higher prices Loans would be paid in stable currency INFLATION Prices rise Value of money decreases More people have money DEFLATION Prices fall Value of money increases Fewer people have money
  • 23. Election Results • McKinley wins with 7 million votes • Populist Party collapsed
  • 24. Legacy of the Populist Party • The downtrodden (lower class) could organize and have political impact • Many of the ideas of the Populist Party Platform became law during the first years of the 20th century
  • 25. Populist Party in Literature L. Frank Baum, a reform-minded Democrat who supported William Jennings Bryan's pro-silver candidacy, wrote the book… The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a parable of the Populists, an allegory of their failed efforts to reform the nation in 1896.
  • 26. Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dorothy represented the common person. She was from Kansas a farming/populist state. •The Munchkins represent the “little people” The Wicked Witch of the East represented all the things back east that were Bringing the farmers down… bankers and factories.
  • 27. In the book Dorothy’s slippers were silver. In the movie they are red. As Dorothy walked along the Yellow Brick Road (gold) in her silver slippers it represented the proper relationship between gold and silver. The main cause of the Populist Party to put both gold and silver on the currency system.
  • 28. Along the way, Dorothy meets three companions: 1.The Scarecrow, who represents the farmer. Farmers were considered uneducated and dumb they were called names like “hicks” and “hayseeds.” 2. The Tin Man represents the industrial worker who had lost his heart and only focused on working in the factories. 3. The Cowardly Lion represents William Jennings Bryan, who actually was not a coward, but stepped up and took on the Populist cause of free silver as the 1896 Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.
  • 29. The Wicked Witch of the West represents all the things out west that are hurting the farmers…railroad rates, low farm prices, tariffs, etc. The Emerald City represents Washington D.C. The Wizard represents politicians who are not always What they seem. OZ represents ounces – 16 ounces of silver = 1 bar of gold
  • 30. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz • In Baum’s book, Dorothy pours water over the Wicked Witch of the West and she melts. This represents the long drought that farmers had to endure in the Great Plains. Dorothy returns to Kansas using her magical silver slippers (free coinage of silver) and the scarecrow (farmer) rules over Oz.
  • 31. Legacy of the Populist Party • Direct election of senators (17th Amendment) • Federal Income tax (16th Amendment) • Women’s suffrage (19th Amendment) • Initiative • Referendum • Recall

Editor's Notes

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