Preamble:
- country is run in corruption
- goal: restore the government to help
people have their say and influence that has been lost
- populist party wants:
-labor unions to stay legal
-railroad will belong to the people or if the government steps in the
corporation owns the people
-a
man should receive his full profit without industry taking it away
Finance:
- demanded a free coinage of gold and
silver
- wanted the amount of circulation to
increase
- believed that the countries money
should be held in the hands of who provide for it and profit from
it
Land/Transportation:
- telephones, telegraphs, and railroads
should be run by the government for the good of the people
Overall, the party wanted to compromise with the government in order to
benefit America as a whole and have it prosper in the upcoming years.
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