rise of organised labour in agriculture
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- The rise of organised labour in agriculture
- The Granger Movement (railroads, farmers isolation)
- founded 1867 by Oliver Kelley 'Patrons of Husbandry'. By early 1970's, had 1.5 million members
- started as a social and educational response to farmers' isolation. Promoted farmer-owned co-operatives.
- in 1873-74, won control of 11 Midwestern state legislatures.
- In five Western States, namely Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, passed 'Granger' laws attempting to regulate rates charged by railroads and warehouses.
- Supreme Court in Munn versus Illinois (1877) supported regulatory laws, short-lived victory.
- Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
- railroads show great ingenuity in frustrating the act.
- Supreme Court reversed many of the Commission'sdecisions.
- Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
- Farmers' Alliance
- Northwestern Alliance- strength mainly in wheat-belt states (Kansas and Nebraska)
- st Louis, Missouri 1889 leaders tried to form a single org- but North objected to South refusal to admit blacks as equals.
- the Southern Alliance- larger with 1.5 million members
- coloured farmers alliance 1 million members
- political objectives: free and unlimited coinage of silver, nationalization of transportation and communication and intro graduated income tax.
- South supported subtreasury plan: gov warehouses, loans of 80% value of crop 1% interest rate
- Northwestern Alliance- strength mainly in wheat-belt states (Kansas and Nebraska)
- The Populist Party
- Feb 1892- St Louis dominated farmers reps organised the Populist or People's party.
- platform:
- subtreasury plan
- free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16:1
- income tax
- nationalising railroad and communication
- secret ballot and direct election of senators
- eight hour working day, restrictions immigrants (gain vote urban workers
- The Granger Movement (railroads, farmers isolation)
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