Populist Party Platform
The Populist Party represented an independent third party who opposed "concentrated capital". At this time there was a lot of corruption among voting and other governmental issues with the conditions in the industrial society. Currency had become an issue with silver and gold and some believed that this money was responsible for causing the destruction of civilization. The populists goal was to restore the government to the hands of the people. They wanted to change these ways of the government and take the power into their own hands in order to "correct these evils...". A very persistent party they were as they stated that they would not back down until equality was secure. Three strong statements were proposed by the populists: first the union be permanent, second wealth and labor conditions belong to those who deserve them, and third the railroads be managed and controlled by the people. Next there are a list of proposals and demands regarding finance, transportation and land. Lastly there is a list of some expressions of sentiments which state that these things must be resolved in order for this to work out in their favor. This time emerged as the Populist Movement and their prepositions proved them to be helpful throughout the Gilded Age.
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