Whispers of Anti-Semitism and a Suicide in Missouri
He was a charismatic figure, homespun, with an I’m-just-one-of-you country boy approach. He was nationally known, and he might have become President. He had a populist economic agenda in a time of economic hardship. That hardship was grinding in its effect on ordinary people. He had a corn pone sort of theme song, “Every Man a King”, and a slogan, “Share Our Wealth”.