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GreenbackerIn US history, a supporter of an alliance of agrarian and industrial organizations 1874–88, known as the Greenback Labor Party, which campaigned for currency inflation by increasing the paper dollars (‘greenbacks’) in circulation. In 1880 the party's presidential nominee polled only 300,000 votes; the movement was later superseded by Populism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He had been a reform member of the city council, he had been a Greenbacker, a Labor Unionist, a Populist, a Bryanite--and after thirty years of fighting, the year 1896 had served to convince him that the power of concentrated wealth could never be controlled, but could only be destroyed. |
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