Populist Party

Noun

Meaning

a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads

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Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party. Ed Gillespie

Baack and Ray, p. 608. During the two decades following the expiration of the Civil War income tax, the Greenback movement, the Labor Reform Party, the Populist Party, the Democratic Party and many others called for a graduated income tax. Source: Internet

As a result of the mal-distribution of wealth and political power many from the developing middle-class and rural Midwest and South formed the Populist Party that gave birth to the Progressive party. Source: Internet

Populist Party Nomination Bo Gritz was on the ballot in eighteen states (161 Electoral Votes). Source: Internet

The yellow brick road represents the gold standard and the Silver Shoes which enable Dorothy to travel more comfortably symbolizes the Populist Party 's desire to construct a bimetallic standard of both gold and silver in place of the gold standard. Source: Internet

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