Similarities Between Populism And Huey Long

In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and began the New Deal, which was an enigmatic reformation in the early to mid-thirties. In the thirties era, there were two influential individuals by name Huey Long and Charles Coughlin. Huey Long was killed in 1935, but before he was killed, he accomplished and lead a wave of new ideas, such as the launch of the share our wealth movement. Charles Coughlin was a radio host who used the radio to promote his views and gain the attention of followers. “Long and Coughlin evoked deep images in the populist past, for example the famous free coin tract coin's financial school, one of the widely read books in the 1980, known as the “English octopus” which had consumed so much of the world’s wealth …show more content…
“Long talked about his ideas as they resonated from the bible, particular the Hebrew codes, the law, especially the Napoleonic system in Louisiana, and unspecified readings in history and economics (p.g.162).” This three concepts are completely different, but make up a system in which Long believed heavily in and wanted to use a new system. Huey Long had similar ideas to Charles Coughlin, but the two were completely different, Charles is a man from the mid-west and Huey Long is a man from the south. The similar views on the people, made them alike in many ways. “Huey Long and Charles Coughlin viewed their foes as scheming financiers and plutocrats (p.g.163).” This could be seen as how they formulated their ideas towards what was right and how they could be seen as populist. Populist stood for the common man and Long and Coughlin did that exactly with their …show more content…
This limits came from lack thereof when concerning their movements and their movement ideas. Long and Coughlin ideas were had limits because they did not have substance. “Nowhere in their messages were there active building of local economic institutions, nowhere did they state an individual or a community could counter the strength of the modern consolidated economy through independent, local efforts (p.g.166).” This is a major flaw when concerning the two individuals and what they wanted to accomplish. They left out an important aspect towards their goals. This would limit them greatly because people cannot get behind a movement fully without proper information regarding their ideas. “Long and Coughlin ideas were based on protecting the integrity of local institutions (p.g.164).” This would be a very difficult job for anyone of the two without showing how they will accomplish the goals they set out to do. They would possibly failed or lose follower due to the lack of valuable information that is essential for a project to