Many people believe the Wizard of Oz is, in secret, a populist reference to the contemporary debate between the gold, bimetallic, and other monetary standards but the proof is inconclusive.
That they symbolize native American nomads of the Great Plains is how populism relates to the monkeys in 'The Wizard of Oz'. Populism was a political movement of the late 19th century. Its leaders...
It is as a slick politician that the Wizard relates to populism in "The Wizard of Oz." Specifically, author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919) never left any known...
The evidence tends not to present the Wizard as a believer in, or supporter of, Populism. For the Wizard of Oz seems more like a benevolent despot at best, a dictator at worst. He's the Supreme Ruler...