Around the end of the 19th century, unpleasant and unjust actions were taken against farmers, workers, and minorities. The industrialist took advantage of their lack of power, bribed government officials and carried out corrupt actions against workers. However, the strongest voice of the group were America's agrarian workers and farmers. Ask yourself: Were the farmers' protests merely idle complaints about the malign actions of industrialists or potential abuses hampering an unbalanced industrialized society? Farmers were falling into unprofitable production and debt using all the innovative profit-making machines the government encouraged them to use. Foreign products led to an unprofitable life and farmers fell into depression. Many parties were formed to express what they had in mind, one of the main parties includes the populist party, which fights for what should truly be theirs. Businesses prospered towards the end of the 19th century. Many monopolies, centralized banks, and trust were produced because of this rush to industrialization. Standard Oil, Carnegie Steel, and other vicious corporations dominated not only workers and farmers, but also governors and their regulations. There was a deep pursuit of efficiency and actually making a profit for their own benefit, leaving other classes to fall apart. Farmers were the group of citizens most at risk. These businesses and corporations have found ways to manipulate the government by eliminating competition for farmers. Farmers feared for their production and that of consumers. With the lack of competition and the prices of their products skyrocketing, consumers will not be able to purchase items and farmers will not profit from what they...... middle of paper...... silver coins benefit from your unpaid debts. This idea was called bimetallism (Doc A). The money supply faltered as the population increased (Doc C). Higher powers like presidents would only help those who would keep them as presidents, this idea drowns in political corruption and cronyism. Populist and peasant groups brought about civil service reform, direct election of senators, and the 17th Amendment. All were produced in an attempt to end corruption and stop the circulation of unreliable money. Farmers were exploited to the point of feeling bought and mistreated (Doc D). But in reality their problem was poor diffusion. An attempt was made to sweep overproduction under the carpet (Doc E). J. Laurence Laughlin pointed out the fallacies of support and reimbursement “necessary” for farmers to improve.