... influence over the money supply. The monetary base and money supply are controlled by the supply of the two metals that are the base of the currency, silver and gold. We all know how the story begins; Dorothy, who is the main character, lives on a farm in the middle of Kansas with her ... left the state. A tornado whisks away Dorothy's house one day with her and her dog Toto inside of it. Apparently, the push for the free-silver movement was called the cyclone of the 1890's. One could obviously make the correlation there between the cyclone that took away Dorothy and her house and the ...

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... unfair practices of railroads along with the dropping prices of crop sand problems regarding currency. Farmers proposed to resolve these problems by advocating for the silver standard and through the organization of groups such as the Populist Party in order to protect their interests. By coming together farmers were able to ... advocated by members of the Greenback Party. Others, such as members of the Populist Party, demanded free and unlimited coining of silver (Dc. 1). Farmers wanted money to be backed by silver because gold was more finite/rate, so money back by gold could not be as ...

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... believed that the railroad companies were conspiring to put them out of business. Also they were angry with the government for not inflating currency and adopting the free coinage of silver in order to pay off their debts more easily. Furthermore, the farmers had bad luck with Mother Nature during these years. Some of these complaints were valid yet it seems ... ; they paid the easterners as much as they made from them. (Doc D) Another thought provokes many minds was about the money situation. The government refused to adopt free coinage of silver and inflate the monetary base of the cou...

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... Far West and the South. In the Far West, the populist agenda was not a powerful draw but their advocacy of silver coinage was popular enough to mold the organization into a single-issue party. Colorado elected Davis H. Waite governor on such a silver platform but he tried to implement a series of Populist reforms and used the military to enforce his political will, discrediting the ... Populists throughout the West. Though Populist vote totals in the West continued to increase until the implementation of the fusion strategy, Republicans won back control of several Western states and a S...

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... cotton prices dramatically. Together, the farmers of the plains and the South formed the backbone of a new political movement: the Populists (The People's Party). Populism's two big issues were Free Silver and railroad regulation. Also, the Populists pushed for a Sub treasury Plan to help provide low- interest loans to farmers. This was defiantly the rebellion against industry. In 1892, the Populists ... alienated by the Democrat and anti-tariff President Grover Cleveland, developed a set of policies known as the "Omaha Platform." This platform demanded inflationary measures such as the...

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... power was given to the people. The Populists during 1890 to 1896 also attempted to attain power, but were not successful, due in part to ideas such as the "free silver" platform and racial controversy. The Jacksonian Democrats were descendants of the Jeffersonian Democracy in that they opposed excessive government rule. They built on this idea and felt that the common ... literacy tests, poll taxes, and other laws made it hard for black citizens to vote. The Populists were strong advocates of the gold standard being replaced by silver at a sixteen-to-one ratio (making the silver in ever...

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... 33-34). The Alliance began to seem militant by the 1890 meeting in Ocala, Florida. At this meeting the Alliance gave a list of demands that included: the free coinage of silver, the direct election of U.S. senators, and the sub-treasury system. After 1890-1891 Alliance members in plains states start third- parties, and in the South Alliance members ran as Alliance ... -party in 1892, the Peoples Party. The People's Party issued a platform in the 1892 presidential election that called for government ownership of railroads, telephones, and telegraphs; the free coinage of silver; favoring lo...

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... formed reform movements and the Populist Party emerged. The scarcity of money in the United States was directly related to another major problem that farmers faced; there was very little silver in America, and that which was in circulation, was demonetized. As a result, the purchasing power of gold increased tremendously, benefiting the wealthy, but impoverishing the poor. The farmers demanded that ... silver be coined at a ration of 16:1 in order to increase the amount of silver in the country. The farmers also wanted inflation, as opposed to the tight money policy in America, because ...

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... difficult to pay off loans and this was also complicated by the deflation of money as the population increased. Since many farmers were falling into debt, they yearned for a gold-silver standard to help them pay off their debt, as this would result in the necessary inflation. As a result, the Bland Allison Act of 1878 was passed and forced the government ... to buy $2 to $4 million in silver each month but this proved ineffective, as the government only bought the minimum amount and the inflation rates did not change significantly. Moreover, aside from lobbying for a gold ... -silver st...

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... 33-34). The Alliance began to seem militant by the 1890 meeting in Ocala, Florida. At this meeting the Alliance gave a list of demands that included: the free coinage of silver, the direct election of U.S. senators, and the sub-treasury system. After 1890-1891 Alliance members in plains states start third- parties, and in the South Alliance members ran as Alliance ... -party in 1892, the Peoples Party. The People's Party issued a platform in the 1892 presidential election that called for government ownership of railroads, telephones, and telegraphs; the free coinage of silver; favoring lo...

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... the West and the South, the Populist party attempted to improve the farmers" economic tensions, while the business-run government testified against the inevitable economic stagnate that would be caused silver currency and labor appeasement, pictured in the long-term view. In an effort to attain social reform, the Populist Party swayed the outcome of elections and platforms in the latter ... 19th century. In this, the populists rallied for improvement of the farmers" welfare. They demanded silver currency, graduated income tax, and government ownership of telephone, telegraph, and railro...

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... also didn't win. Bryan radiated honesty, sincerity, and energy, and the also won the hearts of the Democratic party, combining the confused Populist party with the Democratic in the "Free Silver" election. The progressive movement occurred more in the urban areas, and the middle-class and well educated were usually the ones involved. It was described as a movement of the early ... to provide farmers with loans for crops stored in government-owned warehouses, where they could be held until market prices rose. They also wanted the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The Progressives ins...

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... land that was sold to the railroad and foreign investors, government ownership of the railroads and telegraphs to halt the practice of discriminatory rates. They also wanted a cheaper currency, like silver or greenbacks. They supported eight-hour workdays and wanted an end to contract labor. They wanted to empower the common people, to have direct elections of senators and the secret ... ...

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... others to improve the chances of winning an election. They expected by backing the issues, they would receive backing from the northeast. Their ideas included: free and unlimited making of silver coins at the 16:1 ratio; inflation at a rate of $50 per person; transportation, telephone, and telegraph; implementation of the sub-treasury plan; wanted excess lands given to railroads; direct election ... ...

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... others to improve the chances of winning an election. They expected by backing the issues, they would receive backing from the northeast. Their ideas included: free and unlimited making of silver coins at the 16:1 ratio; inflation at a rate of $50 per person; transportation, telephone, and telegraph; implementation of the sub-treasury plan; wanted excess lands given to railroads; direct election ... ...

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... others to improve their chances of winning an election. They expected by endorsing these issues, they would receive support from the northeast. Their platform included: free and unlimited coinage of silver at the 16:1 ratio; inflation at a rate of $50 per capita; transportation, telephone, and telegraph; implementation of the sub-treasury plan; wanted excess lands given to railroads; direct election of ... ...

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... was the root cause of farm distress and the nationwide depression, continued to call for a return of government to the people and crusaded for the "free and unlimited coinage of silver."" The frustrations that had built up in the Gilded Age "an age of transition from rural to urban, from agrarian to industrial society "came to a head in the ... ...

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... , telephone and telegraph to lower consumer costs, and graduated income tax, to achieve a more equitable distribution of taxes. The most notable issue of the Populist Party was free coinage of silver. It became a huge controversy in the presidential election of 1896. Economic depression, inflation, and debt all led to the emergence of the populist movement. Southern and western farmers were angry ... ...

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