Populist Party leaders
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Populist Party leaders were late-19th-century American political figures who championed agrarian interests, economic reform, and expanded monetary policy to aid farmers and workers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politicians
ⓘ
political leaders ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
farmers
ⓘ
industrial workers ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
alleviate rural debt
ⓘ
increase democratic participation ⓘ reduce economic inequality ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationStyle |
anti-elite rhetoric
ⓘ
appeals to the common people ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralHighPoint |
United States presidential election of 1892
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States presidential election of 1896 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Gilded Age
NERFINISHED
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agrarian unrest in the 1890s ⓘ |
| ideology |
agrarianism
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bimetallism ⓘ populism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Democratic Party platform of 1896
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Progressive Era reforms ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Herman E. Taubeneck
NERFINISHED
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Ignatius L. Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ James B. Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorenzo Dow Lewelling NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Elizabeth Lease NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Jennings Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
concentrated corporate power
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gold standard ⓘ large national banks ⓘ railroad monopolies ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Populist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American South NERFINISHED ⓘ American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Western miners
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rural laborers ⓘ small farmers in the Midwest ⓘ small farmers in the South ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
direct election of U.S. senators
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expanded monetary policy ⓘ free silver ⓘ graduated income tax ⓘ initiative referendum and recall ⓘ regulation of railroads ⓘ |
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