Populist
By: Samantha and Daniella
Populist Movement
A member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people is known as a populist. Populism was made by struggling farmers who wanted political power to work to pass laws in there interest. The populist movement was a revolt by farmers in the South and Midwest against the Democratic and Republican Parties for ignoring their interests and difficulties. For over a decade, farmers were suffering from crop failures, falling prices, poor marketing, and lack of credit facilities.
Populist Party 19th century
Populist Timeline
1876- Farmer Alliance formed in Lampasas, North Texas.
1880- National Farmer Alliance formed oafishly
1886- General Strike for the 8-Hour Day on May 1st AFL formed
1890- Sherman anti trust act
1891- Peoples Party formed in Cincinnati out of "alliance"
1892- First National convention of Peoples Party held in Omaha, Nebraska
1893- Great depression begens
1894- Pullman Strike broken by federal troops; ARU launches solidarity to strike
1896- Co-optation. Populist support Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings who ran "Cross of Gold"
1898- Gold discovery's in Yukon and Australia trump Populist issue of lack of specie/ it ended
Sources
www. occupycentralvt.org