1. Do Now:
Using 6-7 vocabulary words (of your choice) from ch. 7 summarize the chapter in 30 words or less!!!!!
Think what is the gist of the chapter!

2. Populism, Political Bosses, Progressivism

3. Populist Revolt Whites hoped for a “white only democracy”
Some white leaders wanted to change the political system
To do so they had to do it from within the Democratic Party
Problems with farmers helped their cause

4. Problems of Farmers
Suffered from falling cotton prices, high tariffs, and hard money policies
Washington (nation’s capital) was favoring big business over farmers
Passed high tariffs to protect business
Farmers had to pay high prices for American goods

5. The Gold Standard money backed by gold only
Gold was scarce so therefore money was scarce
Farmers wanted/needed “cheap” money to help them buy things
Wanted money backed by silver (cheaper and plentiful)
Frank Burkett led MS Farmer’s Alliance
And because of election fraud, ballot box stuffing, and violence, Burkett left the Democratic Party and formed MS’s People’s Party in 1891 (Populist)

6. Populist Party Demanded for tariff reform Graduated Income tax
Railroad Regulation
Use of silver as money
Direct election of senators, not the legislature appointing them
*Democrats used the race card to win the next governors election against the Populists.

7. Corruption in the Cities: Political Bosses
Anselm McLaurin was the leader of the Democratic Party; became governor
Built his power on patronage (appointing people to government positions as rewards for political support)
Political bosses dominated politics
They controlled the conventions and were responsible for election fraud
Used their power with the poor to secure their political position

8. Primary Elections
Due to the corruption of politics there was a need for primary elections
All of the party’s members vote for a candidate of choice
PEOPLE would have a vote in the government and not the legislature choosing for them
However, politics continued as is under McLaurin
McLaurin appointed Longino for state Supreme Court Justice, he soon becomes governor

9. Mississippi under Longino
Brought industry to MS
Built the New Capitol (which is still used today)
Destroyed the old system and accepted primary elections
Some did not agree with this and rejected the new system
But a new state executive committee was appointed and people who favored the new system won the spot!
Primary Law was passed
“whites only” primary law eliminated political role for blacks

10. Populist Democrats With primary law, poor whites now had a say!
James Vardaman was elected governor in 1903
Did not trust big money
Complained about how railroads abused farmers
Opposed spending state money to educate blacks
Was different from other politicians and he was a showboat
His populism, showmanship, and racism got him elected by poor whites

11. Progressive Movement
The government was best equipped to correct the ills of society
Without racism, Vardaman was really a progressive
He tried to restrict child labor, help the mentally ill, and assist the deaf
Congress did not agree with these efforts
He increased money for schools
Wanted to break up big plantations and divide up the land to small farmers
Looked after the interest of poor whites who elected him
Helping poor whites was also helping black majority

12. Election of 1911 Theodore Bilbo ran for Lt. Governor
He supported Vardaman and his run for US Senate
Bilbo was basically a poor white “Man of the People”
Bilbo won the election and so did Vardaman
Vardaman could now control Democratic Party
Under Bilbo
Cooperated with legislature and created state tax commission
Found a tuberculosis hospital, charity hospital, and training school for delinquents
Passed school attendance law and anti-lobby law
Equally distributed school funds

13. 1. Using text evidence, what did Morton mean by “practical” farmers and “impractical” farmers?
2. Based on the reading, what did Morton mean when he wrote that the farmer was the “copartner of the elements”?
3. Using text evidence, what relationship, if any, did the government have with “natural” or “economic” laws?

14. Populist articles assignment
Facilitator- Keeps people on task and makes sure everyone knows where the idea is coming from… Page ?, Paragraph? Sentence?
Documenter- Makes sure that everyone has said their 3 ideas they found to be important
Everyone must talk and you may add on to others points, if you need to you may politely interrupt someone to correct them or add your idea
This is a FULL PARTICIPATION assignment, its not an option.