Compare And Contrast Jacksonian Democrats And Populists
Nineteenth Century Populists Were the Political Heirs of Jacksonian Democrats
The Populists that emerged in the late nineteenth century were in many ways the political heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats, harboring several similar objectives and proposals for reform. Jackson grew up in the backwoods of the Carolinas and as president fought for the common man. Populists were the common people, made up of industrial workers and farmers and created their party to fight politically for what they needed. Fighting for the ordinary person meant fighting for reforms that would provide best for them, including direct election, the demolition of the national bank, and a graduated income tax. Jacksonian democracy, which flourished from about 1828 to1842, began when Andrew Jackson was elected president. This time period was known as the era of the "common man." Jackson was a war hero …show more content…
This was very similar to the Jacksonian policy of ending the bank of the United States and putting the money in "pet banks," or state banks, around the country. However, to the dislike of Jackson, these banks were now able to print large amounts of paper money that helped fuel the economy. Populists wanted this to continue, to help counter the deflation of agricultural goods. Some Jacksonians liked this paper money, others wanted hard money, meaning gold and silver coins. The free coinage of silver and the opposition to the gold standard was a Populist quality. Sticking with just silver would allow inflation, good for the farmers, who had suffered from deflation. Populists continued the common man's fight over the currency issue. They also pushed hard for a graduated income tax. This kind of tax, forcing the rich to pay more money than the poor, soon became the law of the land with the passage of the 16th Amendment to the
The Populists that emerged in the late nineteenth century were in many ways the political heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats, harboring several similar objectives and proposals for reform. Jackson grew up in the backwoods of the Carolinas and as president fought for the common man. Populists were the common people, made up of industrial workers and farmers and created their party to fight politically for what they needed. Fighting for the ordinary person meant fighting for reforms that would provide best for them, including direct election, the demolition of the national bank, and a graduated income tax. Jacksonian democracy, which flourished from about 1828 to1842, began when Andrew Jackson was elected president. This time period was known as the era of the "common man." Jackson was a war hero …show more content…
This was very similar to the Jacksonian policy of ending the bank of the United States and putting the money in "pet banks," or state banks, around the country. However, to the dislike of Jackson, these banks were now able to print large amounts of paper money that helped fuel the economy. Populists wanted this to continue, to help counter the deflation of agricultural goods. Some Jacksonians liked this paper money, others wanted hard money, meaning gold and silver coins. The free coinage of silver and the opposition to the gold standard was a Populist quality. Sticking with just silver would allow inflation, good for the farmers, who had suffered from deflation. Populists continued the common man's fight over the currency issue. They also pushed hard for a graduated income tax. This kind of tax, forcing the rich to pay more money than the poor, soon became the law of the land with the passage of the 16th Amendment to the