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Costs went down while profits went higher.
Goods could be transported more cheaply.
The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country's farmers and agrarian workers. The Populist movement was preceded by the Farmer's Alliance and the Grange. The People's Party was a political party founded in 1891 by leaders of the Populist movement.
Democratic-Republicans favored keeping the U.S. economy based on agriculture and said that the U.S. should serve as the agricultural provider for the rest of the world.
Wizard: it is thought that the Wizard of Oz represents Mark Hanna,
who was the Republican party’s chairman, or perhaps president of the
United States. In the book, the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Dorothy all saw
the Wizard quite differently. This symbolizes the cynicism that exists
in politics due to the fact that politicians tend to change face with
different people. hope it helps!