This new doctrine was a true Agrarianism, since it followed in the steps of the original "agrarians," the brothers Gracchi in ancient Rome.
"A History of Trade Unionism in the United States"
Selig Perlman
There are those of them called "agrarians," who contend that there should be a law passed to prohibit individuals holding beyond a certain quantity of ground; and that at given intervals of time there should be an equal division of property throughout the land.
"A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America"
S. A. Ferrall
Not content with their achievements in the state legislatures, the agrarians entered national politics in 1876 in the form of the Independent National or Greenback party, designed to "stop the present suicidal and destructive policy of contraction."
"Contemporary American History, 1877-1913"
Charles A. Beard