 Input on wages, hours, working and health conditions?  Who is hired? Fired?  Right to your job?  If the company is extremely successful should the worker share in that success?

 Ownership of property was the root cause of all social evil.  Ruling class would never relinquish power or authority.  Widespread revolt would be required to achieve change, and would be led by the labor class.  Mutual aid-any citizen would be willing to work for the good of anyone else, everyone would give to and take from the storehouse only what was needed, never more.

 Rapid industrialization  Flood of immigrants  Wanted work, family, and a home  Instead found poverty, hunger, disease, & crime  Workers frustrated by industrial statesmen

7 Policemen killed in bomb blast during labor dispute. 4 Workers are hanged in red scare that follows.

Pinkertons and striking workers battle in Pittsburgh.

William McKinley –R Support of big business, and Wall Street Marc Hanna helped raise huge sums $ William J. Bryan-D/P Free Silver, Cross of Gold Graduated Income Tax

 Panic of 1893 blamed on Democrats under Grover Cleveland.  Gold Standard vs. Free Silver major issue of the campaign.  Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech: “ You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”