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This short pamphlet discusses the problems that high tariffs and the gold standard create for workers and farmers. It clearly presents Populist ideas about the dire situation of Kansas farmers by giving several examples of how businessmen and merchants benefit from the oppression of common laborers. The pamphlet was written by H. B. Kelly and printed by the Jeffersonian Publishing Company in Lawrence, Kansas; each pamphlet cost five cents.
Creator: Kelly, H. B.
Date: 1896
For student use this source will be most useful when excerpted. The most useful sections include: 1) the first paragraph of the pamphlet which outlines the Populists' conviction that tariffs and the gold standard hurt Kansas farmers; 2) the full paragraph on page 3 (scanned image 4) giving a detailed example of a hypothetical farmer whose money and produce has depreciated in value; and 3) the sketches on pages 6 and 7 (scanned images 7 and 8) that illustrate the harvest of the farmer as compared to the harvest of the businessman.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 208181
Call Number: K 329.84 P39 Pam. v. 5 #27
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208181
Agriculture - Labor - Farmers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Entrepreneur
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Laborers, general
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - "Free silver"
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Disillusionment with big business
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - High debts and low prices for farmers
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Populism (Indicator 2) - Railroads
Date - 1890s - 1896
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Populist
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Pamphlet
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Type of Material - Printed materials - Pamphlets
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