The Illinois State Farmers’ Association, April 1873 “Resolved, That we regard it as the undoubted power and the imperative duty of the legislature, to pass laws fixing reasonable maximum rates for

The Illinois State Farmers’ Association, April 1873 “Resolved, That we regard it as the undoubted power and the imperative duty of the legislature, to pass laws fixing reasonable maximum rates for freight and passengers. . . .”

Who would be MOST likely to support this resolution?

a. a Republican, such as William McKinley

b. a miner, such as Henry Comstock

c. a trailblazer, such as Jesse Chisholm

d. a Populist, such as William Jennings Bryan