1. Agricultural Overproduction Periodic Natural Disasters
The Agrarian Movement
Problems of Farmers:
Agricultural Overproduction
High Costs
Farmer Indebtedness
Periodic Natural Disasters
Purpose
Granger Cooperatives
The Granger Movement
Munn v. Illinois (1877)
Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Granger Laws
The Populist Party:
Populist Platform (1892)
Unlimited coinage of silver
Term limits for presidents
Direct election of Senators
Secret ballot
Government ownership
Graduated income tax
Immigration restrictions
Shorter workdays

2. Agricultural Overproduction Periodic Natural Disasters
The Agrarian Movement
Problems of Farmers:
Agricultural Overproduction
High Costs
Farmer Indebtedness
Periodic Natural Disasters
Purpose
Granger Cooperatives
The Granger Movement
Munn v. Illinois (1877)
Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Granger Laws
The Populist Party:
Populist Platform (1892)
Unlimited coinage of silver
Term limits for presidents
Direct election of Senators
Secret ballot
Government ownership
Graduated income tax
Immigration restrictions
Shorter workdays

3. Election of 1892 Election of 1896 Election of 1900
Election Campaigns
Election of 1892
Election of 1896
Election of 1900
William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech “My friends, the question we are to decide is: upon which side will the Democratic Party fight; upon the side of ‘the idle capital’ or upon the side of ‘the struggling masses’? That question the party must answer. You tell us that we great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.” Which groups did Bryan appeal to in this speech to the Democratic National Convention? How did he try to show that farmers were superior?
Legacy of Populism
How have third parties, like the Populist Party, influenced American politics?

4. Election of 1892 Election of 1896 Election of 1900
Election Campaigns
Election of 1892
Election of 1896
Election of 1900
William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech “My friends, the question we are to decide is: upon which side will the Democratic Party fight; upon the side of ‘the idle capital’ or upon the side of ‘the struggling masses’? That question the party must answer. You tell us that we great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.” Which groups did Bryan appeal to in this speech to the Democratic National Convention? How did he try to show that farmers were superior?
Legacy of Populism
How have third parties, like the Populist Party, influenced American politics?