The Populist Party was created in an effort to address and attempt to diminish some of the political, economical, and social issues that have corrupted balloting, among many other things, and has resulted in an even larger gap between rich capitalists, who owned all the land, and poor people, who had pretty much nothing. Urban workmen, time and time again, have been denied the right to organize among themselves to gain self-protection, and wages have tanked even lower, which in turn furthered said gap between rich and poor. The Populist Party declares that the nation, as a whole, has yet again begun to favor the rich creditors, which in turn led to an increase in corruption, as expected. They also declare that the country desires a return of the Republic back to the common man, as well as wanting to expand the government in an effort to end issues such as injustice, poverty, and oppression in general. Next, they demand that labor unions be constitutional (legal), for they believe that the wealth should belong to those who created it. They also suggest that telephones, railroads and telegraphs should be under the control and power of the government. The Populist also requested a change to a more stable and safe currency, like soft money, rather than gold and silver hard coin, as well as the institution of postal savings banks. They also request for monopolies to be prevented, especially over natural resources. The Populist Party concludes in demanding, as the main issues they wanted to resolve, an anonymous voting system that was free of charge, so voters could have privacy, as well as a request for the limit of a President's power of rule (and VP) to one term only.
This is a picture of the logo for the U.S. Democratic Party, for they too are a political party, advocate for better wages and such as well.
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