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POPULISM: Fire on the Prairie 1880s-1890s

Explore the challenges faced by farmers in the 1880s-1890s, their grievances against middlemen, and proposals for solutions. Dive into questions on debt, deflation, evil middlemen, cooperatives, alliances, government intervention, silver coinage, and the power struggle between workers and corporate elite.

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POPULISM: Fire on the Prairie 1880s-1890s

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  1. POPULISM: Fire on the Prairie1880s-1890s

  2. Three Overall Questions…1. Why are farmers hurting?2. Who do they blame?3. How do they propose to solve their problems?

  3. If I’m producing MORE, why am I making LESS??

  4. Farmers’ Common Problems: 1.Debt 2. Middlemen and Speculators

  5. Why are Prices So Low?

  6. What is DEFLATION and How Does it Affect DEBT?

  7. Who are the EVIL MIDDLEMEN?

  8. Who are the EVIL MIDDLEMEN? • RAILROADS

  9. Who are the EVIL MIDDLEMEN? • RAILROADS • GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATORS

  10. Who are the EVIL MIDDLEMEN? • RAILROADS • GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATORS • SPECULATORS AND TRADERS

  11. How do you get around the Middleman?

  12. Look to Themselves: ORGANIZE1. Cooperatives2. Farmer Alliances

  13. Look to Government 1. Create Fair Credit System2. Regulate the Railroads

  14. When all else fails…Inflate the CurrencyWhy Silver?

  15. What’s the argument for Gold?

  16. Who else might be for coinage of Silver?

  17. Who else might be for coinage of Silver?

  18. What happens in 1893?

  19. William Jennings Bryan

  20. Why didn’t city workers join with farmers against the guys with money?

  21. William McKinley

  22. The Real Lesson of the Election of 1896?As long as “have nots” (workers and farmers) remain divided, it will be hard to challenge the power of the corporate elite

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