The document summarizes the political and economic issues faced by farmers in the late 19th century that led to the rise of the Grange Movement and Populist party. Farmers struggled with falling crop prices, debt, railroad monopolies, and corruption in government which kept the gold standard and favored big business. They organized through the Grange Movement and formed the Populist Party to demand regulations of railroads, coinage of silver to raise prices, and government ownership of key industries.