"They Can't Phase Her"

The United States gained an empire in 1898.  Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands became possessions, and Cuba became a protectorate.  Thus, the U.S. assumed the role of tutelage in the ways of statecraft for these so-called "inferior" peoples. As proponents of the Founding Fathers' anti-colonialism, most Populists opposed imperialism.  The nationalistic pride involved in empire building, however, served to mute many reformers.

The People's Party did very poorly in the 1898 Congressional elections, and virtually disappeared afterward.

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