Populism

Agrarian Radicalism

South and West

Problems: international competition

Transportation

Mechanization

Grange (Patrons of Husbandry), 1860s & 70s

Oliver H. Kelly

Cooperatives

“Granger Laws”

Farmer’s alliance, 1890s

Southern and Midwest

Cooperatives

Sub treasury plan

Regional differences

Program: regulation of transportation, liberal credit, equitable taxation, currency reform, prohibit foreign investors

Populist Movement

Fusing

People’s Party

Omaha, July 4, 1892

James B. Weaver

Depression of 1893-97

Election of 1896

Free Silver

William J. Bryan

William McKinley

Crisis of the 1890s and appeal to labor