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Farmer’s Problems
-weather problems
-falling prices
-increasing debt
-dependant upon railroads
-need for cheaper money
deflation and inflation
Railroad Abuses
-construction graft – using authority for political gain
-bribes
-stock watering- used in order to increase the weight of cows. Forced a cow to bloat itself with water before it was weighed for sale.
-unfair pricing
long haul
short haul
-use of rebates for large customers
The Grange
-also called the Patrons of Husbandry
-began as social group that evolved into a political group
-called for regulation of railroads
-“Granger Laws”- mid-western state laws that regulated railroad abuses
Granger laws ruled unconstitutional in Wabash v. Illinois, 1887
-ICC- Interstate Commerce Act
-Federal law that regulates commerce
-Grangers pushed for currency reform
Populism
-took the place of the Grange
-strong mid-west support
-reform based party
-Omaha Platform, 1892
increase $ supply
income tax
secret ballots
8 hour workday
Immigration control
Free Silver Crusade
-Panic of 1893
-nation enters a recession
-many people promote silver and gold standard for currency
-would create larger money supply
-”greenbacks” issued based on silver and gold bullion reserves
-Gold standard only would limit money supply as gold reserves were limited
End of the Populists
-1896 election
-William McKinley-Republican
Gold Standard – gold only currency
-William Jennings Bryan -Democrat./Populist
Free Silver
“Cross of Gold Speech”
(silver and gold should be equal)
-McKinley wins election
-Populism dies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTkT5-w5RA
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