Decentralizing the railroads
Farmers
The Populists Party represented the views of the ordinary people. It mostly consisted of farmers and those who preferred the free coinage of silver.
Bimetallism and fair food prices
They wanted the government to create a graduated income tax.
The populists which where formed in 1891.
Farmers
The Populists Party represented the views of the ordinary people. It mostly consisted of farmers and those who preferred the free coinage of silver.
They hoped to win votes from farmers.
Populists
Bimetallism and fair food prices
The populists which where formed in 1891.
Bimetallism and fair food prices
It was a political party; Made up of farmers who wanted tariff reform, a graduated income tax, regulation of railroads, the use of silver money, and the direct election of U.S. senators.
The populists failed to receive support from urban workers because their focus was on helping small-scale farmers. The party was founded via the merger of the Farmer's Alliance and the Knights of Labor in 1892. They wanted to ensure stability for farmers by opposing large-scale commercial agriculture that they believed would surely put them out of work. These ideals were not what urban workers were bothered with at the time.
They wanted the government to create a graduated income tax.
Populists
they didn't want competition for jobs.