RESPONSE TO daisha's TA lead

I feel like each article is pretty emotional to a point. These people, now in the populist party are really upset and trying for big changes. "The urban workmen are dened the right of organization for self-protection," on page 713. This shows us an example of an obstacle these people are trying to overcome.
The authors are teaching us how the government are and are not involved in their lives, and important, necessary changes that need to be changed.
They want the government who accepts people as their brothers, and doesn't live with the survival of the fittest outlook on life anymore.
The significance of these writings is to show what these people went through, and the role the government/congress played in all this. "The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer."
Also, I think it is important to notice a certain part in this document I found interesting. When they talk about how the rich are allowed to walk on the poor peoples' property whenever they like, but the poor people can not do the same with the rich peoples' land. That is a perfect example of the levels of society they are dealing with, and how much more the government allowed the rich to get away with at this time.
I agree with you about the author's argument being convincing. Of course it is, the author is showing us how they lived and we can feel this sense from their descriptions. I'm not really sure what you mean about "facts" though.? Because to me, it seems like these are personal points of views, but either way, I still found it to be a convincing document.

RESPONSE TO garret miller's TA lead

The author tries to show the reader how the farmers during this time were feeling. No money, and their babies were born on the "unshelftered prairies," and finally they had no other choice but to ask for help. I agree that these people could only be helped by a higher authority figure and I feel that the 13 demands were very necessary.

Yes, farmers made up a high percentage of the population during this time, and I think it's great that from this the Populist Party was born. They were more hard working than ever and needed an alliance to help themselves out for once. I also like how you said congress may have had reason to be scared, because that is a very high possibility. The Populist party was very large, and that amount of people have the power to make changes and that is exactly what they were ready for, is change.

Being "robbed," is a good way to put how the farmers felt back then. These 13 demands were a great step in standing up and making themselves be heard finally. They were hard working individuals and tired of being ignored and not being treated correctly. They were fed up with their conditions they were forced to live with and I really feel that the Ocala demands were fair and not too much to ask for.