People's Party (United States, 1891–1908)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/People's_Party_(United_States,_1891–1908)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Populist_Party
gptkbp:color	green silver
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1908
gptkbp:founded	1891
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	People's Party (United States, 1891–1908)
gptkbp:ideology	progressivism agrarianism populism
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1912) New Deal policies
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Jerry_Simpson gptkb:James_H._Kyle gptkb:Tom_Watson gptkb:Davis_Waite gptkb:John_W._Leedy gptkb:Marion_Butler gptkb:William_Peffer gptkb:John_P._Altgeld gptkb:Silas_A._Holcomb gptkb:William_Lamb gptkb:Lorenzo_D._Lewelling
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:1892_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Ignatius_L._Donnelly gptkb:James_B._Weaver gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Lease gptkb:Thomas_E._Watson
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:The_Omaha_Platform
gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan gptkb:James_B._Weaver gptkb:Thomas_E._Watson
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:gold_standard
gptkbp:platform	direct election of Senators free silver graduated income tax immigration restrictions postal savings banks secret ballot public ownership of railroads initiative and referendum shorter working hours
gptkbp:political_position	left-wing
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Greenback_Party gptkb:Farmers'_Alliance
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:The_People's_Party_of_America
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Populist_movement
gptkbp:supports	farmers laborers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:People's_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6