LAD #19

LAD #19-Populist Party Platform

This platform by the Populist Party helped to address the major issue on the minds of the party members. Their most specific issues were focused on a belief for the abolition of national banks because they gave the government too much power. They also called for a graduated income tax to help pay for many projects and provide funding to expand and benefit their own lives in return. A direct election of senators to the government by the people to give them a much bigger role and say in government and their elected officials. They also felt that the government should abandon its lassiez-fair approach to business to help better the lives of employees who were exploited and taken advantage of. By passing labor laws, minimum wage and maximum hours the Populist Party felt that their lives would improve so much for the better. They called for many bold changes that influence many decisions still made today.