Farmers and the populist movementMary Elizabeth Lease-Lived in the 1870s, moved to become a teacher, joined the Farmers Alliance movement and began speaking on the issues of the farmers had a unique quote "raise less corn raise more hell."Hardships on farmers-In the 1800s farmers were unduring hard times, most of the crops were failing, railroads were taking advantage of faremrs by charging excessive prices for storage.Oliver Hudson Kelly-Started the patrols of husbandry, becaome known as the grange, spent most of their time fighting railroads.Farmers Alliance-Sent people from town to talk, great speakers such as mary eilzabneth leqase helped get the message across, membership grew to 4 million.The rise and fall of the populism-REalised to make a big change they needed a foundation popuilism movement of the people populism was born july 2nd 1892.The panic of 1893-In february 1893 philidelphia and the reading railraods went bankrupt, followed by erie northern pacific union pacific and santa fe. The governments and gold supply was wearing thin.Brian and the cross of gold-Populis parties asked for free coinage of silever in the 1896 election the republican party nominated william mckinely, the democratic.Williams Jennings Bryan- WOn the democratic nomination, gave a speecj called the cross of gold got 6.5 million votes, carried the south.Populust- common people like farmers whom aren't rich. Populism was born in Omaha, NE. Peoples party.They wanted:1. Increase in the money supply in circulation, causing inflation2. Graduated income tax3. Direct election of US senators4. Single term for president and VP (NEVER HAPPENED)5. Secret ballot for voting6. 8 hour work days7. Restrictions on Imigration8.
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