Describe the key items on the Gilded Age farmer’s agenda for economic,

Describe the key items on the Gilded Age farmer’s agenda for economic, political, and social reform.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Farmers hoped a more activist government would result from direct election of senators, direct primaries, secret ballots, and the initiative and referendum. They sought labor’s support by backing the eight-hour day and immigration restriction. Farmers hoped their own problems would be addressed by government ownership of the railroads, an income tax and inflated currency, and the subtreasury plan.