POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OF

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • GRADUATED INCOME TAX – Rate of taxation goes up as

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SECRET (AUSTRALIAN) BALLOT • Voting often in public – Avoid

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • DIRECT ELECTION OF US SENATORS – Constitution; • Article I

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • INITIATIVE • REFERENDUM • RECALL • Give the PEOPLE more

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SHORTER WORKING HOURS • RESTRICT IMMIGRATION • Improve working conditions

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SUBTREASURY • Blamed bankers for farmers’ problems • Want to

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF RAILROADS, TELEPHONE, AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM • Angered

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POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OF SILVER • 16 : 1 RATIO • Why? – More $ in circulation • Help farmers obtain loans – Ease inflation • Help farmers purchase necessary machines

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • GRADUATED INCOME TAX – Rate of taxation goes up as income goes up. – 16 TH Amendment (1912) • Reduce power of wealthy over country • Promote programs to help common man with increased tax dollars.

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SECRET (AUSTRALIAN) BALLOT • Voting often in public – Avoid pressure from boss and landlord

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • DIRECT ELECTION OF US SENATORS – Constitution; • Article I – State legislatures chose US Senators from their state – 17 TH Amendment • Unfair influence by business lobbyists • Want PEOPLE to have a direct involvement in choosing their elected officials.

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • INITIATIVE • REFERENDUM • RECALL • Give the PEOPLE more direct voice in government – Initiative enables citizens to draft laws and constitutional amendments and place them on the ballot for a popular vote. - Referendum provides for a popular vote on laws passed by the legislature. - Recall allows citizens to remove elected officials from office.

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SHORTER WORKING HOURS • RESTRICT IMMIGRATION • Improve working conditions of laboring class • Prevent increase in workers from driving wages down.

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • SUBTREASURY • Blamed bankers for farmers’ problems • Want to end national banking system FAILS: Federal Reserve System established 1913.

POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM • GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF RAILROADS, TELEPHONE, AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM • Angered by unfair rates – Want federal gov’t to take ownership of these companies • FAILS: Socialist policy; little support • T. Roosevelt will reform RR practice.