Gilded Age
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Primary SourceThe Mission of the Populist Party
http://www.historytools.org/sources/peffer.html Summary: The Populist Party wants to enforce the belief of equality and to leave the past of special privileges behind. They also want to perfect unions and establish justice by securing the jobs and the money they earn. Their main ideals are shown through their favor of a Popular Government which is described as wanting: exclusive national currency in an amount that is strictly enough for all the peoples uses, reduced interest, transportation brought under public control, and large, private land-holdings be discourage (by the law). Significance: These ideals pave a way for progrerssivism and throw out a red flag of what the people need. A majority struggle to continue feeding their families and many are dying young due to unsafe labor conditions. The social problems were being unheard at the time until local opinions began to be voiced louder. People wanted change and they wanted it immdeiately- therefore they began taking poitical roles and striking for all to see. Ariana Snell Primary Source
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Primary SourceDennis Kearney on Chinese Immigration
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5046/ Summary: Dennis Kearney, a working Irishmen and president of the California Working Man's Party, appeals to the public in his article that was published in the Indianapolis Times. He begins by recalling some past problems of America with slave labor and then moves on to outline the strifes of the current times by reminding the public of the oppressive banks, markets and railroads. He then draws the conclusion that a main problem in the system is the immigration of workers from China. He claims that the young men are a force of slave labor that is stagnating the American society by denying citizens the chance to get their jobs. He spends a while explaining their strange customs then goes on to emphasize their poisoning effects and personal hatred for the Chinese man. Significance: This passionate and highly irrational account is and example of the growing popularity of nativist ideals in America. It shows how inherent, long standing problems can fester a nation from the inside. It also sets a sort of precedent to the very racist and stereotypical notions that plagued the country in later decades. It also serves to exemplify the power of free speech, and how it can be used in a negative and degrading way. Natalia Zamarripa Primary SourceSummary
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