10. Ye Have Turned it into a Den of Thieves     

Source:  Kansas Populist (Cherryvale, KS), June 14, 1895

Religion almost certainly played a part in Populist's moralistic orientation.  This cartoon probably was inspired by the publication of If Christ Came to Congress (1895) by Populist Congressman Milford Howard of Alabama.  There is a "Populism and Religion" section to the bibliography provided elsewhere on this website.

For more on Populism and religion, see

Argersinger, Peter Hayes. "Pentecostal Politics in Kansas: Religion, the Farmers' Alliance, and the Gospel of Populism." Kansas Quarterly. 1(4):24‑39. Fall 1969.

Lengel, Leland Levi. "Radical Crusaders and a Conservative Church: Attitudes of Populists Toward Contemporary Protestantism in Kansas." American Studies. 13(2):49‑59. Fall 1972.

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