People's Party

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The People's Party was a late 19th-century American political party that championed agrarian interests and economic reforms such as railroad regulation, a graduated income tax, and the free coinage of silver.

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Label Occurrences
People's Party canonical 11
People's Party (United States) 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
third party in the United States
activePeriod late 19th century
adoptedPlatform Omaha Platform
advocatedPolicy banking reform
direct election of U.S. senators
free coinage of silver
graduated income tax
initiative and referendum
railroad regulation
restrictions on immigration
shorter workday
subtreasury plan
alsoKnownAs Populist Party
linked to: Greenback Party
color green
silver
continent North America
country United States
dissolved early 1900s
founded 1891
headquartersLocation Nebraska
ideology agrarianism
populism
progressivism
influenced Democratic Party platform of 1896
Progressive Era reforms
later agrarian movements in the United States
language English
mainSupportBase farmers
rural laborers
small landowners
mergedInto Democratic Party
notableElection United States presidential election of 1892
United States presidential election of 1896
opposedPolicy gold standard
laissez-faire capitalism
monopolies
railroad trusts
originatedFrom Farmers' Alliance
Knights of Labor
platformAdopted 1892
platformDocument Omaha Platform
politicalPosition center-left
left-wing
presidentialCandidate James B. Weaver
William Jennings Bryan
shortName Populists
vicePresidentialCandidate James G. Field

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Referenced by (14)

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Populist movement hasPart People's Party
Populist movement hasKeyOrganization People's Party
PP fullNameInEnglish People's Party
PP isCommonlyKnownAs People's Party
Greenback Party succeededBy People's Party
Thomas E. Watson politicalParty People's Party (United States)
linked to: People's Party
Thomas E. Watson nominatedBy People's Party (United States)
linked to: People's Party
Thomas E. Watson memberOfPoliticalParty People's Party (United States)
linked to: People's Party
Farmers' Alliance influenced People's Party
Farmers' Alliance helpedForm People's Party
Jacob Coxey politicalParty People's Party
subject linked to: Jacob
Silverite movement influenced People's Party