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You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard ; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies . Burn down your cities and leave our farms , and your cities will spring up ...
You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard ; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies . Burn down your cities and leave our farms , and your cities will spring up ...
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At the close of the nineteenth century , in all the great cities of America , there was a terrible outbreak of the workingmen ; they destroyed much property and many lives , and held possession of the cities for several days .
At the close of the nineteenth century , in all the great cities of America , there was a terrible outbreak of the workingmen ; they destroyed much property and many lives , and held possession of the cities for several days .
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Governor Lewelling , again in the Kansas City speech , warned that unless the government exerted greater control over industrial capitalism there would be “ a state of barbarism and everywhere we slay , and the slayer in turn is slain ...
Governor Lewelling , again in the Kansas City speech , warned that unless the government exerted greater control over industrial capitalism there would be “ a state of barbarism and everywhere we slay , and the slayer in turn is slain ...
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Contents
Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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| Title | Myth and Reality in the Populist Revolt Volume 567 of Basic concepts in history and social science |
| Author | John C. Matlon |
| Editors | Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon |
| Publisher | Heath, 1966 |
| Length | 112 pages |
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