8 hour work days, Immigration restrictions, government control over the railroad, telephone, and telegraph system
The Democratic Party became the chief opposition to the Populist Party. By adopting several Populist issues, it lessened the Populist's national attention. The Democrats then convinced the Populists to vote for their candidate, William Jennings Bryan. Joining with the Democrats took away the support from the Republicans who had formed a political alliance with them in North Carolina.
The symbol of the Populist Party is a blue bell.
The Populist Party of the 1890s was an example of a party formed chiefly to help a
Populist Party
Populist Party in the late 1800s in order to expand the money supply. This was done in the attempt of the impoverished population of farmers, mechanics and other ordinary citizens (majority of Populist Party and its supporters) for finacial stability and elevation especially in times of "Panics" (Panic of 1893 esp; usually fluctuated every 5-6 yrs back then)
Farmers
A specific group of people.
i'm pretty sure that poor white farmers were one "group" of people that supported the populist party. you may want to double check.
The Populist Party (also known as the People's party)
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railroad Owners
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The populists considered themselves to be a party of the people because the new party claimed the gov't should own the railroads and the telegraph lines.
the coinage of "free silver"
farmers
The Populist party demanded government ownership over the railroads to combat high costs.
The populist movement grew out of the Farmers' Alliance that began in the 1870s. When the Farmers' Alliance moved into formal politics, it did so as the People's Party.