The Populist Movement

Warm up: Week 21 Pg:147 Directions: Using 5-7 sentences answer the following question. What educational goals do have for this year? How will you follow through to make sure you meet your goals?

Populism What is populism? A political philosophy which focus on standing up for the rights and positions of the common people as opposed to the elite and the government. Given what you have been studying, does the rise of populism in the 19th century correlate with what was going on during the time period?

Farmers Problems People moving west leads to farmers dependent on railroad and debt (Why?) High Tariffs Soil exhaustion, drought High railroad rates (Why?) High interest on loans (farmers high risk)

The Grange Grange: a farm Grangers groups established in 1867 by Oliver H. Kelly Grangers establish cooperatively owned stores, and warehouses Formed Farmer Alliances pooled money to buy farm machinery and share it/ lobbied for granger laws State laws to regulate railroads Mann vs Illinois ranger law constitutional

The Populist Party 1880s farmers party 1st significant 3rd party Believed government favored big business Pushed for silver standard Graduated income tax 16th Amendment Secret ballot Direct election of Senators 17th Amendment

Hiram Johnson 1866-1945 Former Governor of California Leading American Progressive/founder of progressive party Ran as Theodore Roosevelt running mate on the Bull Moose Ticket Member of the Populist party Anti-Southern Pacific Railroad Helped implement important reforms including: initiative, referendum, recall, direct election of senators, regulation of Southern Pacific Railroad

The End of the Populist Movement The populist party came to an end with election William McKinley