1. The Gilded Age-Farmer’s Revolt Economic Conditions Problems with the currency Granger Movement Farmer’s Alliances The Omaha Platform of 1892 The Election of 1896

2. Farmer’s “villains” The Railroads

3. Farmer’s “villains” The Railroads High Tariffs

4. Farmer’s “villains” The Railroads High Tariffs High Debt

5. Farmer’s “villains” The Railroads High Tariffs High Debt Inadequate Currency in circulation

6. Three Types of Currency

7. Greenbacks

8. Three Types of Currency Greenbacks National Bank Notes

9. Three Types of Currency Greenbacks National Bank Notes Metallic Currency - gold and silver (specie)

10. The Grange Known as the Patrons of Husbandry Initiated to relieve the loneliness of farmers and their families Also intended to be a forum where they could exchange ideas

11. Farmer’s Alliances Northwestern Alliance Southern Alliance Colored Farmer’s Alliance

12. Mary Lease

13. The Subtreasury Plan

14. Allow the farmers to store their crops in Government Warehouses

15. The Subtreasury Plan Allow the farmers to store their crops in Government Warehouses Have the government loan them 80% of the value of their crops at 1% interest

16. The Subtreasury Plan Allow the farmers to store their crops in Government Warehouses Have the government loan them 80% of the value of their crops at 1% interest This would accomplish: immediate source of cheap credit

17. The Subtreasury Plan Allow the farmers to store their crops in Government Warehouses Have the government loan them 80% of the value of their crops at 1% interest This would accomplish: immediate source of cheap credit would bring higher prices for crops

18. The Subtreasury Plan Allow the farmers to store their crops in Government Warehouses Have the government loan them 80% of the value of their crops at 1% interest This would accomplish: immediate source of cheap credit would bring higher prices for crops solve the lack of currency problem

19. Tom Watson

20. Omaha Platform 1892 Subtreasury Plan Unlimited Coinage of Silver currency Increase $ supply to $50/capita Graduated income tax postal savings banks nationalize rr’s, telephone and telegraph 8 hour work day and outlaw Pinkertons

21. William Jennings Bryan

22. William McKinley

23. The Election of 1896 Democrat- Wm. Jennings Bryan Republican- William McKinley