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This article presents a condensed version of the Secretary of the Treasury's 1890 report on how much paper money was currently in circulation. Most of this money, according to the report, was tied up in large bills that would never make it into the hands of the common man. One of the major objectives of the Populist Party was to increase the coinage of silver.
Creator: Topeka Populist
Date: November 5, 1892
Because this source has quantifiable data, it can compliment the Populists' other discussions of "free silver" by contextualizing the debate and explaining why the Populists were upset with the status quo.
KS:7th:4.2:Populism (2005)
Item Number: 210885
Call Number: Microfilm: T2735
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210885
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) - Government corruption
Date - 1890s - 1892
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Treasury
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Populism
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Newspapers
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