-Silver backed money -people electing the senators -graduated income tax -government run railroads -8 hour work day
Urban workers and immigrants could save money and pay off debt easier.
As westward expansion was becoming more popular, so was farming the western land. Wanting to be represented, these farmers created the Farmer's Alliance, which fought for rights and privelages of farmers. The Farmer's Alliance later turned into the Populist Party.
The Populist Party sought to increase the money supply primarily to combat deflation and support farmers and laborers who were struggling with debt. They believed that expanding the money supply would lead to inflation, making it easier for borrowers to repay loans and improving economic conditions for the working class. The party advocated for policies like the free coinage of silver to achieve this goal, as they felt it would enhance liquidity and promote economic growth. Ultimately, their aim was to empower ordinary citizens and reduce the influence of wealthy elites in the economy.
to make the rich richer and so the trading industires would have money
In the late nineteenth century gold and silver were both still used as money exclusively, as mandated in the U.S. Constitution. The free silver movement began in reaction to the push to demonetize silver in favor of an exclusive gold standard. This was a populist movement because it would remove real wealth from the hands of working people and concentrate it ito the hands of bankers.
yes, it did they are the ones that wanted it to happen. the populist party was made up of farmers and farmers wanted it so they could pay of their debt
-Silver backed money -people electing the senators -graduated income tax -government run railroads -8 hour work day
Making money into coins
Money making machine
Urban workers and immigrants could save money and pay off debt easier.
As westward expansion was becoming more popular, so was farming the western land. Wanting to be represented, these farmers created the Farmer's Alliance, which fought for rights and privelages of farmers. The Farmer's Alliance later turned into the Populist Party.
"Turn over your silver " a reference to making more money in folklore.
The populist party appealed to a wide demographic mainly in the Midwest and in some areas of the south. The populist party appealed to so many because it was a political party devoted to help the farmers. They were devoted to ideas that farmers wanted like bimetalism (a money supply based on silver and gold, fixed prices for their crops, etc.
to make the rich richer and so the trading industires would have money
"Turn over your silver " a reference to making more money in folklore.
There were a few things hat the populist party wanted. The items that the party wanted were, a secret ballot, an election for senators, an income tax, to oppose legislature votes, free coinage of silver, farmers to get the money back that they paid on loans, and the railroad system, telephone system, and telegraph system to be owned by the public.