The Populist Party (originally the People's Party) was established in 1891 when theKnights of Laborand Farmers' Alliance joined forces. The party advocated the public ownership of the railroads, steamship lines and telephone and telegraph systems. It also supported the free and unlimited coinage of...
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Between 1892 and 1896, the most pressing issue for the People's Party was the Free Silver initiative. Many populists realized that the Democrat Party had since picked up the Free Silver platform point. This fact, combined with intimidation from Democrats living in the state, caused many populis...
38 、It was, in fact, the most important American political document between the populist platform of 1892 and the Democratic platform of 1936.───实际上,这是1892年平民党政纲和1936年民主党政纲之间美国最重要政治文献。 39 、From Confucius to Dr.Sun Yat-sen,traditional Chinese culture presents...
It’s easy to lose count of the ways Trump’s election win turned conventional wisdom on its head: the polls were wrong, the party elite was overthrown, the traditional policy platform was torn up, endorsements didn’t matter, disqualifying behaviour and comments were not disqualifying at all...
In 1896, while the Republican party adhered to the “sound money” platform, the Populists kept intact their platform of 1892; the Democratic party, however, adopted the plank of free coinage of silver and nominated William JenningsBryanfor President. Although the Populists tried to retain their...
It was also in 1892 that the national People’s Party was founded—and soon became known as the Populist Party in the political shorthand of the day. In their landmark Omaha Platform, the insurgent leaders of the Populist movement declared “that the civil war is over, and that every passi...
In 1892 the Populist presidential candidate,James B. Weaver, polled 22electoralvotes and more than one million popular votes. By fusing with Democrats in certain states, the party elected several members to Congress, three governors, and hundreds of minor officials and legislators, nearly all in ...
populism seeks to defend the interests and maximize the power of ordinary citizens, through reform rather thanrevolution. In theUnited Statesthe term was applied to the program of thePopulist Movement, which gave rise to thePopulist, or People’s, Party in 1892. Many of the party’s demands ...