Populism “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer.

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Populism “What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more Hell!” Mary Elizabeth Lease (1890) Populist Organizer

2 Populism: What? Political movement that tried to help out the nation’s struggling farmers

3 Populism Why? 1. Mechanization - More machines = more debt 2. New Farm Land More land (on credit) = more debt Farmers were in trouble because of...

4 Populism Why? 3. Specialization of Crops - Farmers only raise one crop (leads to trouble if that crop has problems) 4. Disasters - floods, boll-weevil, grasshoppers Farmers were in trouble because of...

5 Populism Why? 5. Corporate Greed Barbed wire trust, Harvester Trust, Fertilizer Trust, Banks, and Railroads Farmers were in trouble because of... "The Iron Horse Which Eats Up The Farmers' Produce.” 1873

6 The Grange Farmer’s Union founded by Oliver Kelly (MN) What? Cooperative movement - farmers pooled their money to make shared purchases of machinery, supplies, insurance, etc. Worked for pro-farmer laws Ex. Interstate Commerce Act - regulated rates of railroads How?

7 Populist Party & Free Silver Why? Populists believed that this would solve nearly all of the farmer’s problems They wanted to use both silver and gold coins, thus increasing the amount of money in the country What? All money would be worth less, a situation that was bad for creditors (big banks) and good for debtors (farmers)

8 A Populist President? William Jennings Bryan Ran as a Populist President in 1896 on platform of Free Silver “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold” -- W.J. Bryan Big business opposes his run, Republicans win the white house, & Populists fade away

9 The Wizard of Oz Written by Active Populist L. Frank Baum Most things in the book represent something important to the populist movement

10 The Wizard of Oz Basic Symbols: Ruby Slippers - In the book, were actually “Silver Slippers” (magic of Free Silver) Yellow Brick Road - “Gold” many dangers for regular people (like Dorothy) Oz - Abbreviation for Ounce (way gold is measured)

11 The Wizard of Oz Characters: Dorothy - Everyman Scarecrow - Farmers Tin Man - Industrial Workers

12 The Wizard of Oz Characters: Lion - William Jennings Byran (a pacifist) Toto Temperance Activists (allies of the Populists) Wizard - President of the United States

13 The Wizard of Oz Places: Emerald City - Washington D.C. (in the book, the color came from Green Glasses that everyone wore, a trick) Good Witches of North & South - Directions where Populists had friends (Midwest and South)