2. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO: 2. POPULISTS AND OZ

3. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ SONG FOR THE DAY: EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD Daily Comment & Card CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH -Address given by William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee during the national convention -Criticized the gold standard and supported coinage of silver -Bryan’s beliefs popular with debt- ridden farmers -”…you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” 1896

4. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ SONG FOR THE DAY: FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Daily Comment & Card POPULIST PARTY -Consisted mostly of farmers -Members wrote “Omaha Platform” -Demands of the platform included free and unlimited coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of telephones, telegraph, and railroad -Many of these ideas later adopted by the Progressive Party 1890

5. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others..” -THE WIZARD OF OZ SONG FOR THE DAY: FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Daily Comment & Card POPULIST PARTYCROSS OF GOLD SPEECH -Consisted mostly of farmers -Members wrote “Omaha Platform” -Demands of the platform included free and unlimited coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of telephones, telegraph, and railroad -Many of these ideas later adopted by the Progressive Party -Address given by William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee during the national convention -Criticized the gold standard and supported coinage of silver -Bryan’s beliefs popular with debt- ridden farmers -”…you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” 1890 1896

6. IN THE LATE 1800s, FARMERS WOULD BEGIN TO ORGANIZE TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THEY FACED… 1.NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT 2.DEPRESSION OF 1890s 3.DIFFICULT LIFE/ LONG HOURS 4.CHILDREN HAVE LITTLE SCHOOLING 5.NO PLUMBING/ ELECTRICITY 6.ISOLATION

7. B. FARMERS START TO ORGANIZE 1. OLIVER KELLY FOUNDED THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY IN 1867. -SOCIAL CENTERS & COOPERATIVES -MONTGOMERY WARDS CATALOG -”GRANGE LAWS” PASSED

8. 2. Farmers’ Alliances Formed at the regional level Included the forgotten farmers -tenant farmers/ sharecroppers -colored farmers’ alliance Very successful politically!

9. c.People’s party (POPULISTS) PLATFORM: -graduated income tax -nationalized railroads -secret ballots -veterans pensions -direct election of senators -immigration restriction -abolition of national banks Big issue-FREE SILVER (unlimited coinage of silver, 16 oz. To 1 oz of gold ratio)

10. D. ELECTION OF 1896 WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (DEM/POP) vs. WILLIAM MCKINLEY (REP) MCKINLEY BRYAN

11. L FRANK BAUM WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK—VERY POPULAR. IT IS ALSO AN ALLEGORY ABOUT THE POPULIST MOVEMENT… AN ALLEGORY IS A STORY THAT HAS A SECOND LEVEL OF SYMBOLISM… ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, OBJECTS, AND EVENTS ILLUSTRATE AN IDEA OR MORAL OR RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE

12. OZ IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PLIGHT OF WORKERS & FARMERS IN THE LATE 1800s WHEN IT BEGINS, THE STORY IS GRAY… EVERYTHING IS DOMINATED BY THE DEADLY ENVIRONMENT…EXCEPT DOROTHY AND HER DOG. DOROTHY = EVERY MAN TOTO = HAPPINESS A CYCLONE TAKES DOROTHY TO OZ—A LAND FULL OF COLOR…

13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQySxqSANU TORNADO SCENE

14. DOROTHY MEETS 3 IMPORTANT CHARACTERS… KANSAS FARMERS- WANTS BRAIN WILLIAM J. BRYAN-WANTS COURAGE DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS-WANTS HEART

15. WHEN SHE LANDS SHE MEETS THE MUNCHKINS THEY’VE BEEN IMPRISONED BY THE WICKED WITCH WHO MADE THEM “SLAVE FOR HER NIGHT AND DAY.” SHE ALSO MEETS THE WITCHES… EAST WEST NORTH THE ENVIRONMENT THE GOOD WITCH SHE’S KILLED BY WATER…

16. Lollipop Guild http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSiyaqnZYs WICKED WITCH KILLED BY WATER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7GJcKuVGm8

17. YELLOW BRICK ROAD=GOLD STANDARD IN THE B00K, THE RUBY SLIPPERS ARE SILVER… EMERALD CITY= CAPITAL RUN BY PRESIDENT

18. WHAT ABOUT… WINGED MONKEYS? NOT EVIL, JUST DOING BIDDING OF OTHERS… NATIVE AMERICANS OR SLAVES BIBLICALLY IMPORTANT 40 WOLVES, 40 VICIOUS CROWS

19. 1 OUNCE OF GOLD = 16 OUNCES OF SILVER

20. THE WIZ MOVIE TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DkwSqNDJbM

21. The most recent OZ installment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcgMP6SfxgE

22. TAKE A PIECE OF PAPER AND FOLD IT SO THAT YOU HAVE SIX SECTIONS (IN HALF AND THEN FOLD IT SO THAT IT HAS THREE EQUAL SECTIONS)… YOU ARE GOING TO DRAW IN EACH SECTION. 1= SOMETHING TO REPRESENT THE GOLD STANDARD BEING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD OF OZ 2= SOMETHING TO REPRESENT DOROTHY AS THE “EVERYMAN” 3= THE SILVER ISSUE 4=THE SCARECROW AS KANSAS FARMERS 5=THE TINMAN AS DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS 6=THE LION AS WILLIAM J. BRYAN 123 456