Populist Party Platform
Summary: This platform seems to be an early precursor to socialism/communism. The Populist Party is very in favor of Labor Unions, and wants all wealth to be kept by those who created it (workers). Additionally, the Party supported increased minting of specie, and a graduated income tax. Finally, the party wanted government control of the rails, and all land to be held by American Citizens, not aliens or large corporations who do not need it. This platform was clearly that of common workers, who rightly felt exploited by big business, and ignored by government.
(Similar in platform to the Populist Party of the late 1800's, the US would battle Communists all the way until the collapse of the USSR in the late 20th Century).
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