5.7 Granger and Populist Party Movement

Populist Party's stance on communication systems.

• Supported government ownership of telephone and telegraphs.

• Advocated for privatization of communication systems.

• Promoted deregulation of the telecommunications industry.

• Called for international control of communication networks.

Acts given to regulate business practices, but were difficult to enforce

• Interstate Commerce Commission (1887) and Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

• Federal Trade Commission (1914)

• Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

• Robinson-Patman Act (1936)

Shows the influence of Populism in US history: ideas are adopted by major parties

• The Election of 1896

• The New Deal

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Great Society

Populist Party's labor reform proposal.

• An eight-hour workday for factory workers.

• A minimum wage for all employees.

• Mandatory overtime pay for all workers.

• A ban on child labor in factories.

The Populist Party’s ideas are adopted by the Democratic Party

• The Election of 1896

• The Great Depression

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The New Deal

Lack of regulation in which industry hurt farmers?

• Railroad industry

• Agricultural industry

• Textile industry

• Mining industry

Outcome of EC Knight v. US (1895)

• Expanded the effectiveness of the Sherman Act

• Limited the effectiveness of the Sherman Act

• Declared the Sherman Act unconstitutional

• Strengthened federal regulation of monopolies

Purpose of the Populist Party

• Support policies for the 'common man' like workers and farmers

• Promote industrialization and urbanization

• Advocate for the interests of big business

• Encourage immigration and foreign investment

The broader class of businessmen includes workers, farmers, and pioneers

• William Jennings Bryan’s "Cross of Gold" Speech

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

• The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The speech emphasizes equality and the defense of homes, families, and posterity

• William Jennings Bryan’s "Cross of Gold" Speech

• Abraham Lincoln’s "Gettysburg Address"

• Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" Speech

• Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" Speech