The Great West: The Populists

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The Great West: The Populists

Problems for Farmers Following the Civil War millions of men and women have migrated to the West to stake their claim to farmland and pursue their American Dream, but by the late 1880’s, it was turning into a nightmare: Falling Prices of Farm Products Rising Cost of Farming Equipment Rising Railroad rates (monopolies) and Banking interest rates The farmers were going into debt producing necessary crops, while industrialists, bankers and businessmen were getting rich! And the government seemed to be on the side of big business!!!

The Farmers Organized to Address their Problems- -First in the Midwest, then in the West and the South The Grange was organized in 1867 (Oliver Kelly) The Grange tried to educate farmers on farming techniques and advocated for lower railroad costs. The Grangers were somewhat successful in achieving some of their goals (“Grange Laws”).

The Populist Party Formed Although the Grange declined in the late 1870’s other Farming Alliances continued to grow and spread. This spread resulted in the forming of the Populist party in 1892. The “people’s party”, Populists stood for seeking remedies to the “problems” of political corruption, unresponsive government, and inadequate monetary supply. Populist support reached across regional/sectional political divisions…appealing to farmers in the south and west and industrial workers in the north (whether black or white) against the industrial elite. Achieved a great deal of success in 1892, electing governors, senators, and congressmen and getting some electoral votes for their presidential candidate

Populist Goals Unlimited coinage of silver Government ownership of the railroads and telegraph companies. Bank Regulations Less government corruption Graduated income tax

1896 Election: the Dilemma The populists have to decide whether to support their own candidate and continue building support for their small party or support the Democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan, who, while a Democrat, proposed many Populist ideals…

Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech The “boy orator’s” address to the 1896 Democratic National Convention Electrifying…he became the 1896 Democratic Candidate In it, he supported the idea of free silver and other Populist platform ideas….thus the dilemma.

Populism: So What? Democrats/Populists (aka Bryan) lost both the 1896 and 1900 elections, despite good fights, to Republican William McKinley. The Populists lingered on for another decade, but basically disappeared as a feasible alternative to Democrats and Republicans after 1900. However…what is the Populist Legacy…what kind of lasting impact did populism provide?