Section 5-3
in late 1800's prices for crops were dropping
not very good farm land farmers would mortgage their farms-for credit to get seed and supplies
greenbacks were issued, and were worth less than money
farmers and debtors pushed the government to issue more money
Oliver Hudson Kelley started the patrons of husbandry the Grange in 1867
this gave rise to other organization and their membership grew to about 4 million
the populist party was founded in 1892 and held a conventions in Omaha Nebraska on July 2 1892
they consisted of poor farmers their goal was to help farmers not to be so weighed down with debt and to give them a bigger voice in the government.
wanted normal people, not the government to fight rapid deflation of crop price
Populists decided to join with democrats and solved issues by electing their own V.P
candidate Thomas Watson
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